Valentine-Themed CVC Word Worksheets – Short Vowel Practice for Kindergarten

Celebrate Valentine’s Day while building essential early reading skills with these engaging CVC word worksheets. Designed to help young learners practice short vowel sounds, this resource combines phonics with themed puzzles that make learning fun and interactive. Each worksheet features charming Valentine’s Day visuals, such as hearts and cute holiday-themed illustrations, paired with CVC words to encourage recognition, spelling, and writing. Children are introduced to short vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u) through carefully structured activities that reinforce phonemic awareness. The worksheets provide opportunities for building words by matching letters to visual clues, writing the completed words, and coloring fun heart shapes to enhance engagement. These activities are designed to improve letter-sound correspondence, word decoding, and handwriting skills while keeping the experience playful and festive. The variety of exercises ensures repeated practice with different short vowel sounds, helping children build confidence and mastery over time. The Valentine’s Day theme adds excitement to learning, making these worksheets perfect for classroom centers, homeschool activities, or independent practice at home. The layout is easy to follow, visually appealing, and sized at 8.5″ x 11″ (Letter Size), allowing for easy printing and use. Activities include cutting and pasting letter tiles, identifying picture clues, writing CVC words, and coloring heart shapes. These hands-on learning exercises support fine motor development and reinforce visual memory for letters and words. By combining phonics, writing, and coloring, this resource provides a multi-sensory approach to early literacy. Ideal for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary learners, these worksheets make short vowel practice exciting and holiday-themed. Children can enjoy learning while celebrating Valentine’s Day, making it a perfect addition to any early literacy program.

Usage

These worksheets are ideal for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary students to practice short vowel CVC words, improve spelling, phonics skills, and handwriting, or to use as part of Valentine’s Day-themed literacy activities.

Activity

• Identify the worksheet page for a specific short vowel sound
• Cut out the letter tiles
• Build the CVC word using picture clues
• Write the word in the space provided
• Color the heart shape for fun
• Optional: Repeat writing for extra practice

Tools Needed

Crayons, markers, colored pencils, scissors, glue

Page Size

8.5″ x 11″ (Letter Size)

User Instruction

Children choose a page, cut out the letter tiles, match letters to form the CVC word using picture clues, write the word neatly, and color the heart for added engagement. Optional repeated writing reinforces learning.