Draw It! CVC Sentences: A Free Phonics Activity

 Draw It! CVC Sentences: 

A Free Phonics Activity

These new sets go with my FREE phonics companion booklets and phonics stories!

Get those crayons and markers ready! Your learners are going to have some coloring FUN while practicing their reading!

These new Draw It! CVC Sentences phonics units go right along with my free Phonics Booklets and Phonics Stories to help assess and grow your learners' reading skills.

How the Units Work

Inside each Draw It! CVC Writing Set, you'll find sentences containing CVC words that belong to a certain word family (in this set, the -at word family) as well as sight words. These units will also follow the same sequence as my CVC Booklets do and include words learned in previous booklets. Since this is the first unit, there are no other words except the words found in CVC Booklet 1.

The idea is to help you assess whether your kids are actually reading and comprehending what they read - or just guessing the words on the page. So, after practicing their words for the week, you can give them these sheets and, without giving any clues, have them read the sentence and draw what they read.

For example, if they read one page that said "I see a bat" - you could have them read it out loud to you, then say "Great! Now, draw a picture of that sentence." If they seem to be having troube with that, guide them along by saying, "What is the sentence telling us?", "What is happening in the sentence?" or even "Act out the sentence for me, then let's draw it!" You want to guide them to comprehension without giving away the answer.

Download the Unit Below!

You can download this Draw It! CVC unit for FREE below by clicking on the link. You will be brought to a page on Dropbox, and need to download or print the file.

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*Exception: sharing for free within schools, homeschool co-ops, online schools, and tutoring groups. But the digital or printed files cannot be sold.

Download Draw It! CVC Unit 1 here!

 Coming in September 2026: What's New and Upcoming

Addition & Subtraction Math Centers for K-2

Have you seen my growing math center bundle for addition and subtraction within 20?

I have been having so much fun making these! They are the centers I used to help my own kids memorize their math facts, and I know they will be a huge help with your learners too! 

Whether you're in a homeschool or classroom, making math a little more active and fun is always one way to boost kids' engagement. Especially when it comes to something as mundane as memorizing math facts!

These math centers all surround a certain theme. So far, I have added ten to the bundle - or you can buy each set separately. 

BUT

If you do buy the growing bundle, you will get ALL future sets for FREE! And I will be adding some more new ones just this coming week! I am also planning to add more surrounding each season, holiday, plus a few fun themes I know kids love, like dinosaurs (coming this week!), space, shopping, community helpers, etc. I'll be making some posts about these centers and showing them in action soon!

They are SO much fun to get creative with too! For example, using the apple picking set, I used to love to tape the answer posters to actual containers so they could put their apple equations into a real barrel, and give each of them a basket to carry around their cards. 

You can find the individual sets in my shop here.
You can buy the growing bundle at a super low price right now here!

More CVC Stories!

I am so happy to see that so many people have been downloading and loving my free CVC stories! I am happy to say that more will be coming out this month with all the great stories, comprehension questions, and literacy activities you love.

In September, I am hoping to make the next set of books for the -ad word family! I already have 3 word families covered with these stories, so you can feel free to start anytime using my CVC Stories, CVC Booklets, and my upcoming CVC Activities...

CVC Activities!

I really want to make my CVC resources well-rounded. SO I will begin adding some fun centers and reading activities to help boost your learners' reading this month! Coming out in the next week I am going to be releasing CVC Draw It! units. These pages will have a sentence that uses CVC and sight words, following the order of my CVC Booklets. Your students will need to illustrate the sentences to show their understanding. It's a fun way to assess if your learners are really holding onto everything they are learning.

I am also planning to release some more centers, such as CVC word and sentence puzzles, tracing pages, spelling lists, and more! SO stay tuned!

Social Studies Unit 2

I am also going to be releasing the second social studies unit this month! These free units are great to use at home or in the classroom to help cover your social studies topics for kindergarten or preschool. 

The first unit, I Am Unique, focused on kids talking and writing (or drawing) about themselves and their homes and families. In this second unit, we'll bring the focus outside the home and onto school and community! 

Your learners will make class rules, volunteer for classroom jobs, look at community helpers and more!

I can't wait to share it with you in the coming weeks!

More Grammar!

I am happy to be releasing more grammar units too! These grammar units are quick and no-prep (besides printing the worksheets!). They let you teach grammar concepts from grades 3-5 (or 3-6 in Canada) easily each week, so your learners understand the concept without spending too much time on it.

I already have plenty of units ready to go if you'd like to start off your year with a few lessons, as well as a nouns bundle you can buy with all of my noun lessons! More will be coming in the following weeks and months too!

You can grab any of my grammar units in mt TPT shop here!

Loads to come!

There will be all this and more coming to my shops, blog, and newsletter subscribers! I can't wait to share all of these things with you and really hope that all of my resources help you in your classrooms and homeschools! We have a tough job as educators, and having access to affordable and free resources is my way of helping us all feel just a little bit more confident!

Be sure to follow my socials (below) to stay updated and see my kids' activity shares each week too!

See you soon!

Look out for the next resource on September 1st!

Debbie

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Back to School Alphabet and Number Tracing Mats

Back-to-School Alphabet and Number 

Tracing Mats

 It's back-to-school time! While some of you are already back in the classroom (or homeschool!), we still have a few weeks to go here before the big day! 

Some of you may remember that years ago, I used to release a monthly newsletter of freebies before I started mainly posting them on my blog. These freebies would always circulate around a main theme and include a few different items - these alphabet and number mats being one of them. Now, I've been looking through all my old files and decided I could begin releasing some of these 'oldies' here on the blog for everyone to enjoy :)

Starting with this set...

These alphabet and number tracing mats are a great way to get your littles practicing their penmanship!

This set has a cute school bus theme for back-to-school, and comes in both color and black/white versions. 

One of my favorite ways to use this free printable is to put it in a page protector and have kids use whiteboard markers to trace the letters and numbers. It could also be laminated and used in this way if you have a laminating machine.

Of course, it could also be used as a one-time activity and is a great sheet to give out during free time, center time, or to your early finishers. It works great in classrooms, online classes, homeschools, and tutoring sessions too!

Download the Free Tracing Mats!

I wanted to give these themed mats their own dedicated page, so I am making one here and hoping to add more soon! You can download the PDF below.

***TERMS & CONDITIONS*** As per my terms and conditions, this product may be used and printed for personal use in classrooms, homeschools, for parents and educators, in online classes, or kept in school directories. It CANNOT be sold in either printed or digital form. My watermark (messybeautifulfun.com or MessyBeautifulFun.com) must be kept on all pages at all times.

Thank you and enjoy learning! <3 

Download the Free Tracing Mats Here!

I Can Math Booklets: Count by Tens!

 I Can Math Booklets: 

I Can Count by Tens!

Want MORE I Can Math Booklets? Check out my I Can Books page here!

Another math I Can booklet is here :)

This is one of my favorites so far! I've included plenty of sheets for kids to practice counting by tens - without the focus being on writing!

My goal with I Can books is to help kids master skills at an age-appropriate level, while helping educators by including little prep time! This booklet makes it simple for kids to cut and paste or color in answers, without the focus being on penmanship or numeral formation. The focus is all on counting!

Every I Can Math Booklet focuses on a specific standard (or sometimes groups of standards) that we need to teach our learners by the end of the year. In this book, we focus on counting to 120 by tens. Learning to group amounts into tens is a crucial skill that will help kids a LOT when they go into older grades.

This booklet starts out with an easy way to get kids comfortable counting by tens. Kids start by counting by tens, following a chart. Then, on another few pages of charts, they will say the missing numbers out loud. This can also be a great whole-group activity, small-group activity, or even a great tool for tutors.

Also Included Are:

• Subitizing: Kids count fingers by tens to 100
• Cut & Paste Activities: Kids cut and paste the numbers in order or glue in the missing numbers
• Mazes: Kids will need to count by tens to follow a path and complete the maze
• Dot-to-dot: Kids will complete a picture, counting by tens in order to connect the dots.
• Simple Number Line Activity: Kids help a frog hop from one number to the next
• Money: Kids fill a piggy bank with ten-cent coins until they reach 100 cents.
• Fun Craft: Kids trace their hands to make a count-by-tens garden!

Download the I Can Book Below!

You can download this Kindergarten Math I Can Booklet below! It is great for classrooms, homeschools, after-school programs, and tutoring. It's also a fun way to practice some math skills over the summer. 

All I ask is that you leave my website watermark on every page (www.messybeautifulfun.com), as per my terms. *This booklet can NOT be sold in digital or printed formats. It is, however, allowed to be stored and shared by schools, homeschools, tutors, or co-ops/tutoring groups. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions, corrections, or fair use policy questions.

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Thank you and ENJOY LEARNING!

Download I Can Count by Tens Book here!

 

Free CVC Phonics Story 10: We Can See It!

Free CVC Phonics Story 10: 

We Can See It!

It's another phonics story! Want to get more? See my Phonics Resources page!

Another phonics story is here! In this set, your learners will practice reading previously learned sight words and CVC words, answer questions about their reading using the comprehension questions, and learn that sentences need an action word. 

Just like all of my other CVC Stories, this unit goes beyond simply reading words and helps kids realize that literacy is more than just words on a page.

What's Inside a CVC Story?

Inside each CVC story, you'll find activities that support your learners' literacy development. In this book there is:

• A simple CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) and sight word story. This focuses on words kids have learned in order using my Phonics Booklets.
• Reading comprehension questions. These help assess if kids are simply reading words off a page from memory, or actually thinking about and absorbing what they are reading.
• A simple grammar or language lesson. In this unit, the focus is on 'sentences need an action' (a verb).
• Literacy activities. These include drawing comprehension (draw what the story was about), making connections, making predictions, and more.

Simple Stories & Activities

All of the included activities that go with each CVC story are made with preschool and kindergarten-age kids in mind. They focus on conversations and drawing rather than writing, since those skills are still developing. But this doesn't mean you necessarily have to use the pages as they are.

Although they could use the drawing comprehension page to draw what the story was about, you could also ask them what the story was about and write down their answer for them. Then, if they'd like to draw a picture or try to copy your sentence on the page, they can. There are many ways you could use these pages to best suit your class or kids.

Grammar & Language Lessons

Although kids at this age are too young to do traditional grammar lessons, I always like to point things out to them during reading and writing time. Sentences are made up of words. Sentences need a subject or an action word. These mini lessons use simple language, are to the point, and can be done orally without any writing or worksheets, although many of them do include simple drawing worksheets.

In CVC STory 8, the lesson focused on sentences needing to be about a person, a place, or a thing (a subject). In this story, the lesson focuses on sentences having an action word. The pages contain different examples, and I encourage you to go through the story with your learners after and pick out any action words you see in the sentences. Saying your own sentences with action words in them out loud is another great way to practice too.

Download CVC Book 10 Below!

 Download CVC Story10 Here!

Free CVC Story 9: The Cat and the Rat

 Free CVC Story 9: 

The Cat and the Rat

It's time for an all-new phonics story! Want to see all of my phonics stories and resources? Click here!

I already have another new CVC storybook and lesson for you! This is the third book in the -AP word family and features a story about a cat chasing a rat. Like all of my CVC stories, it includes a short story, plus some extra literacy and language resources you can use along with it!

What's Inside a CVC Story

What's Inside a CVC Story

Inside each of my CVC story units, you'll find a story that focuses on a specific word family, but also spirals in previously learned CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words, as well as sight words. These are meant to be paired with my CVC/Sight Word Phonics Booklets here.

Along with each story, you'll also find some easy-to-use, low-prep resources that help your learners go beyond reading simple words on a page. These include reading comprehension questions for you to discuss out loud, a simple grammar or language lesson, and some easy literacy activities such as drawing what happened in the story or making a simple connection to the story.

In this unit, you'll find:

• -AP family word story (gap, lap, nap)
• A language lesson (Reading longer two-line sentences on a page from left to right)
• Reading comprehension questions about the story
• Making predictions worksheet
• Drawing comprehension worksheets
• Making connections worksheet (Have you ever read a story or seen a movie about an animal? Draw your favorite part.)

Download the CVC Story

TO download this CVC story, just click the link below!

Enjoy learning <3 

You will not sell or share the digital or printed file without permission.

*Exception for sharing for free within schools, homeschool co-ops, online schools, and tutoring sessions. But the digital or printed files cannot be sold.

Download CVC Story 9 Here!

Free CVC Book 8: The Cat Nap for Beginner Readers and Phonics Lessons

 Free CVC Book 8: 

The Cat Nap for Beginner Readers and Phonics Lessons

A new phonics story is here! 🎉🎉🎉

Want to see my other phonics stories and booklets? Click here!

I love that so many have been enjoying and using these CVC phonics stories! 

As pointed out in my update post, I'll be releasing a few new ones in August, starting with today's: The Cat Nap.

In this booklet, your learners will practice using some new CVC words and sight words, as well as some simple grammar and literacy concepts. As with all of my CVC stories, these books go beyond simple phonics and bring kids deeper into the literacy they're able to read on their own. 

This CVC story focuses on the -ap family words that go with my phonics booklet, as well as some previously learned CVC and sight words. It's a cute story about a cat, a rat, and two kids.

The optional grammar lesson teaches that every sentence needs a subject, who or what the sentence is about. I have included some lesson pages as well as a practice page. 

Of course, this book also includes reading comprehension questions and some literacy activities such as making connections and making predictions.

You can download this free unit below, or by heading to my Phonics tab on the menu at the top of the page - here you can also see all of the other phonics and pre-reading resources I have shared.

Download the Unit Below!

You can download this free CVC Story unit by clicking on the link below, as long as you agree to these terms:

*You will not sell or share the digital or printed file without permission.

*Exception for sharing for free within schools, homeschool co-ops, online schools, and tutoring sessions. But neither digital nor printed files can be sold.

Enjoy learning!

Download CVC Story 8 Here!