CVC Word Mastery

Skill 2 of the Wiggler phonics curriculum: lessons 12–21, 10 in all. All 5 short vowels automatic; CVC fluency 20+ words/min; s=/z/ plurals in context.

Skill 2 · 10 lessons

What this skill covers

• Lessons 12–21 · 10 lessons · about 2 weeks
• Sounds and patterns: a · e · i · o · u · s=/z/
• New heart words: was, of, do, you, said

Lessons in this skill

Every lesson below is a decodable story a child reads once the sounds in it have been taught.

• Lesson 12 · The Cap Nap — New Concept — A cat naps in a cap.
• Lesson 13 · Pip Digs a Pit — New Concept — Pip the pig digs a big pit.
• Lesson 14 · Hot Pot Hop — New Concept — A frog hops over hot pots.
• Lesson 15 · The Mud Tub — New Concept — A cub and a bug share a mud tub.
• Lesson 16 · Ten Red Hens — New Concept — Counting hens who won't stay in the pen.
• Lesson 17 · Vowel Mix-Up Market — New Concept — A shop where one vowel changes everything.
• Lesson 18 · Ben's Pets — New Concept — Ben lists his pets (natural /z/ plurals).
• Lesson 19 · The Fast Fox — New Concept — A speed-themed decodable.
• Lesson 20 · The Big Job — Heart Words — Friends help; heart words carry the dialogue.
• Lesson 21 · The Sun Hut — Checkpoint — Checkpoint story with only taught patterns.

• Previous skill: First Sounds & Blending
• Next skill: Consonant Digraphs
• All 14 skills

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