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Spelling Spots: Independent Spelling Practice for Alphabet-CVC Word Review

Master Spelling Success: Heart Words, CVC, Elkonin Boxes for K-2 ELA

Are you struggling to provide consistent, high-quality spelling practice for your Kindergarten, 1st Grade, or 2nd Grade English Language Arts students, especially when time is tight? These new Spelling Practice Articulation and Mouth movement videos buy you more spelling practice time in the classroom. Aligned to UFLI Scope and Sequence Short Vowel Review lessons 35-41.

Introducing the ultimate solution: This comprehensive resource is meticulously designed to boost your students’ spelling proficiency and give you back precious classroom time. Say goodbye to repetitive drills and hello to engaging, independent learning that truly sticks!

Let’s get your kiddos some more time to practice spelling the letters that go with the sound, more practice spelling heart words and high frequency words, and more practice with sentence dictation. How can this possibly be independent without a teacher leading the practice? Don’t kids need to SEE the teacher’s mouth while listening to the sounds? The quick answer is YES.

So, how does this work? Let me bring the teacher to your students. While you teach small groups, bring a highly qualified master teacher into your classroom through these teacher led video sessions. I show close ups of my mouth as I pronounce each letter sound, word and sentence. Correct articulation is top priority making sure all voiced, unvoiced, continuous and stop sounds are articulated correctly without the extra “schwa” sound. Students will see and hear the same sounds you have been teaching in your phonics lessons.

These videos are aligned to, not endorsed by, the UFLI scope and sequence which is a typical letter sequence in many curriculums, so this can be used with ANY curriculum. I have included the scope and sequence of the videos in the preview so you can see how it can be used with your phonics curriculum.

Purposefully designed as SIMPLE and to utilize student independent time to improve spelling through REPETITIVE practice, this video keeps the kids focused with CLEAN, SIMPLE, letter, heart word, and sentence spelling.

After teaching students how to pause, go back, relisten on their own devices, your students can put on their headphones and begin practicing spelling. They listen to the sound, write the letter. Listen to the word, write the word. Listen to the sentence, write the sentence. Pause as needed. Rewind as needed. Instead of YOU repeating yourself 14 thousand times for all of the…”Wait, what? and what was that last letter sound?” The teacher in the video never loses patience, never raises her voice, and never loses her marbles no matter HOW MANY TIMES the student goes back to listen. GENIUS!

These are purposefully SIMPLE, yet powerfully EFFECTIVE. By utilizing these videos during independent practice, you will see increased letter sound spelling, heart word spelling and sentence spelling. Now THAT’S a winner!

Here’s what you’ll get:

• 3 Videos in MP4 Format-Each a full review of short vowels from lessons 1-34 in UFLI (See preview for specific scope/sequence) to align with any curriculum
• 3 corresponding recording sheets (black & white or color options)
• Anchor chart defining “What is a sentence?”
• Dedicated sections for letter sounds (with dotted midline), heart words (with Elkonin boxes), and decodable CVC words
• Sentence dictation practice area
• Blank space for drawing to assess sentence comprehension
• Answer keys for easy grading
• A helpful Teacher’s Guide with usage suggestions

📚 Learning Objectives

• Students will accurately spell letter sounds and common heart words.
• Students will practice decoding and spelling CVC words.
• Students will improve their ability to transcribe dictated sentences.
• Students will develop phonemic awareness through Elkonin boxes.
• Students will enhance their understanding of sentence structure and comprehension.

🧠 The Pedagogy: Why It Works

This resource leverages the power of technology integration by providing engaging, teacher-led video instruction that students can access independently. The systematic and cumulative nature of the videos ensures a logical progression of skills, building from basic letter sounds to complex sentences.

The inclusion of Elkonin boxes, heart word indicators, and decodable word practice directly supports foundational phonics and word recognition strategies. This approach allows for effective formative assessment opportunities as students complete their recording sheets, providing valuable insights into their progress with spelling patterns and heart words.

Ready to transform your spelling instruction and empower your students to become confident spellers? Click Add to Cart now and unlock a new level of engagement and mastery!

Go check out the preview video for scope and sequence and the video preview for a sample!

Why you’ll LOVE ❤️it:

• Purposefully SIMPLE-Powerfully EFFECTIVE
• Students will gain in their ability to spell letter sound, words and sentences.
• Students will improve their letter formations and writing skills
• A teacher led spelling practice-like a 2nd teacher in the room!

PERFECT for:

• Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade ELA classrooms and ANY intervention classroom at the short vowel CVC, CCVC, CVCC level.
• Teachers seeking to increase independent spelling practice time.
• Students needing targeted practice with heart words, CVC words, and dictation.
• Intervention or special education settings requiring structured, repetitive practice.
• Integrating technology to support foundational literacy skills.

Related Products for students ready for more mastery:

Spelling Spots Level 1: UFLI aligned lessons 1-34

Alphabet Fluency Cards for Small Group: Graphemes and Phonemes

Phonics Fluency Charts for Small group

Vowel Practice Games for Small Group

Write the Room Scavenger Hunts

Letters Worksheets, Matching Uppercase and Lowercase

Mega Match Mania Kindergarten Phonics Skills

Spelling Rules Game Board Blitz Kindergarten Skills

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Here’s to making learning COME ALIVE,

Lori ✨