Parents and teachers can use these CVC picture cards for the Montessori moveable alphabet lesson. 81 CVC words are represented in colorful and interesting photographs, along with visual arrow cues to draw children in to the lesson. An answer key is provided to ensure the teacher can guide the child to spell the correct word.

****PLEASE NOTE SPACING SIZE PRIOR TO PURCHASE****

I designed these cards with 2.5 inches from the top to baseline, 1.25 inch to dotted midline. They can used with the small wooden moveable alphabet available from most Montessori material sellers (see thumbnail photos). Please check the size of your letters prior to purchasing this set.

Materials needed

• Print on paper and use sheet protectors
• Print on cardstock per your printer's specifications
• Small Moveable alphabet
  

How to use these cards

• These cards should be used only once the student has had extensive practice with sound awareness through use of language objects, sound games, sandpaper letter tracing, and rainbow writing. This is usually around the age of 4, but could be earlier or later.
• Present 2-3 cards at first, such as with the same beginning sound, ending sound, or middle sound or in 2nd and 3rd sound groups: -at, -ap, -og, etc.
• Ensure the child can hear each sound, or phoneme, and identify the moveable alphabet letter that corresponds to the sound. If the child struggles during this initial presentation, simply conclude the lesson and go back to prior lessons for more practice.
• The lesson key can also be used to track which words and sounds the child can successfully identify.
• The children can write the words in a list or booklet, but only once their fine motor and writing skills are developed enough to do so without being discouraged.

Purpose of the Moveable Alphabet

• Children can write words with the moveable alphabet before they can write them mechanically.
• Writing and spelling are different cognitive processes - the moveable alphabet allows children to practice their encoding (spelling) skills without needing to write the letters themselves.
• The moveable alphabet is a wonderful tool for reluctant writers or children with physical limitations that would prevent writing.
  

For more about the purpose of the moveable alphabet, you can check out my blog post on the topic.

You may also be interested in the following CVC products:

CVC Word Moveable Alphabet Cards

Cursive CVC Sentence to Picture Matching and Tracing

Short Vowel CVC Writing and Matching Bundle

• Short A CVC Writing and Matching
• Short E CVC Writing and Matching
• Short I CVC Writing and Matching
• Short O CVC Writing and Matching
• Short U CVC Writing and Matching

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