• Full-color game board with a cheerful Christmas ornament path
• Matching spinner to determine movement after each correct word
• Game pieces (or use your own manipulatives!)
• Over 160 printable CVCe word cards across all five long vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u)
• Teacher instructions and easy differentiation ideas
• Suggested file folder game setup for easy storage
• Two-player and small group options (2–4 players)

• Spelling CVCe words with confidence
• Long vowel recognition (a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e patterns)
• Phoneme-grapheme mapping for decoding CVCe words
• Listening and speaking skills during peer interaction
• Sight word support for early readers

• Turn-taking and cooperative play
• Verbal communication with a partner or group
• Self-regulation and patience while waiting for a turn
• Fine motor skills as students move pieces and flip cards
• Confidence building through repetition and mastery

1. Shuffle the word cards and place them face down on the table.
2. Each player places their game piece on the yellow Start star.
3. On each turn, the player to the left reads a word aloud (without showing the card).
4. The current player spells the word aloud or writes it down.
5. If correct on the first try, they spin the spinner and move forward!
6. If not, they stay on the same spot and the next player goes.
7. The first player to reach the green star wins!

• Literacy centers and morning tubs
• Guided reading groups or RTI
• Early finishers and phonics stations
• Homeschool reading practice
• Partner games for tutoring or speech therapy
• Sub plans and small group rotations
• File Folder Games

• RF.K.3b: Associate long and short vowels with common spellings
• RF.1.3c: Know final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds
• RF.1.2d: Segment spoken single-syllable words into complete sequences of individual sounds (phonemes)

• K.2.B.: Demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by identifying and reading CVCe words
• 1.2.B.ii.: Decode words with silent e
• 1.2.A.iii.: Orally generate, segment, and blend sounds in spoken words

• K.4b: Understand that letters represent sounds
• 1.5c: Use knowledge of vowel patterns including final-e to decode words
• 1.6b: Use phonetic strategies when reading and spelling

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1. On the 'thank you' page after checkout
2. In your email
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