Skip to content
PlayOwl

English · Kindergarten

Build and Spell Simple Words

Children learn Step 4 of the PlayOwl sequence (b, e, r, l, k, u), so they now know all five short vowels. Then they turn sounds into spellings: they say a word, tap its sounds and build it with letter tiles, learn when /k/ is spelled c or k, and learn five new heart words (he, me, be, said, of).

  • 4 lessons
  • About 65 minutes
  • Build and spell check: 6 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, label a picture, match pairs, sort into groups and arrange tiles
See plans Included with Family, Teacher and School plans. Open in PlayOwl

What learners will discover

  • Link the Step 4 letters b, e, r, l, k and u to their sounds (e as in egg, u as in up) and use them to read CVC words.
  • Spell a heard CVC word by saying its sounds and building it with letter tiles, using all five short vowels.
  • Choose c or k for /k/ at the start of a word: k before e and i, c before a, o and u.
  • Read and spell the heart words he, me, be, said and of, and name their tricky parts.

Lessons

  1. Step 4: b, e, r, l, k, u 5 steps3 practiceabout 16 min
  2. Build words from sounds 5 steps3 practiceabout 17 min
  3. c or k? 4 steps2 practiceabout 15 min
  4. New heart words 4 steps2 practiceabout 17 min
  5. Build and spell check 6 questions at the end

Keep exploring

Games to practice with

  • Memory LanternsFlip glowing lanterns to find pairs that belong together.
  • Sound GardenListen closely and grow the garden: find the word that starts, rhymes or claps just right.
  • Word WorkshopBuild the word for each picture, one sound at a time.

More kindergarten reading

Guides for grown-ups