With over 175 short-vowel blend and digraph word cards and a colorful game path shaped like stars and circles, this board game brings joyful movement and purposeful learning to your literacy centers.

Perfect for kindergarten and 1st grade, it’s easy to prep, fun to play, and packed with meaningful phonics skill-building.

What’s Included in the Blends & Digraphs Game?

This low-prep CCVC word activity includes everything you need for simple setup and classroom success:

• Full-color game board with a vibrant rainbow theme and playful star path

• Spinner for movement-based gameplay

• 175+ CCVC word cards featuring beginning blends and digraphs

• Printable game tokens (or use your favorite manipulatives like mini erasers!)

• Black-and-white version for ink-saving convenience

• Easy-to-follow instructions, optional file folder label, and teacher-friendly tips

• Great for 2–4 players, with a built-in 2-player variation

Each element is student-friendly and clearly designed to keep learners focused, excited, and successful.

Skills Addressed with This CCVC Board Game

Primary Academic Skills:

• Reading and spelling CCVC words

• Identifying and applying beginning blends and digraphs (e.g., bl, cl, tr, ch, sh, th)

• Short vowel decoding and phoneme-blending

• Grapheme-to-phoneme mapping for early literacy

• Fluency and word recognition in real-time play

Secondary Life Skills & SEL:

• Turn-taking and respectful gameplay

• Verbal communication and listening skills

• Self-regulation and patience

• Fine motor control (moving pieces, flipping cards)

• Confidence boosting through repetition and mastery

How to Play the Spell It! Blends & Digraphs Game:

1. Shuffle the CCVC word cards and place them in a stack.

2. Each player picks a game piece and places it on the yellow star to begin.

3. The player to the left draws a card and reads the word aloud.

4. The current player spells the word aloud (or writes it).

5. Correct? They spin the spinner and move that many spaces!

6. Not quite right? Stay put and try again next time.

7. First player to reach the green star wins!

This flexible format includes a 2-player variation and works beautifully in small groups or partner games.

How and Where to Use This Game:

The Rainbow Blends & Digraphs board game fits perfectly into:

• Literacy centers and word work stations

• Morning tubs and early finisher activities

• Guided reading or RTI groups

• Homeschool phonics instruction

• Special education or speech therapy practice

• Tutoring sessions and intervention support

• File folder games for grab-and-go skill review

Standards Alignment:

Common Core State Standards (ELA):

• RF.K.3a: Demonstrate basic knowledge of letter-sound correspondences

• RF.1.3a: Know spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs

• RF.1.2b: Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds

Texas TEKS:

• K.2.B.ii: Identify and read CCVC words with blends and digraphs

• 1.2.B.iii: Decode initial blends and digraphs in single-syllable words

Virginia SOL:

• K.4b: Understand that letters represent sounds in spoken words

• 1.5b: Apply phonetic strategies including blends and digraphs to decode unfamiliar words

• 1.6a: Spell words using phonics knowledge including short vowels and beginning blends

Please note: This is a digital download that will be available to you directly after purchase. Nothing will be mailed to you.

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