Practise decoding and word recognition with our CVC Words Thumbs Up Thumbs Down PowerPoint. This interactive resource supports students as they read CVC words and determine whether they match the given picture - developing early reading accuracy and comprehension skills.

Each slide displays a CVC word alongside an image. Students decide if the word correctly matches the picture, then give a thumbs up or thumbs down before clicking to reveal the answer. The inclusion of real and nonsense words adds an extra layer of phonics challenge and fun!

CVC Words Thumbs Up Thumbs Down PowerPoint is ideal for whole-class practise, small group intervention, or as a fast finisher task to build phonics fluency and engagement.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Read and decode CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words
• ✅ Recognise and differentiate between real and nonsense words
• ✅ Match words to visual representations to support comprehension

What’s Included:

• Interactive PowerPoint featuring CVC word and image pairings
• Mix of real and nonsense words for phonics-based decision-making

Materials Needed:

• Interactive whiteboard or device capable of running PowerPoint
• Optional: small whiteboards to use for extra hands-on learning

How to Use:

1. Open the PowerPoint on your interactive whiteboard or device.
2. Display a slide and have students read the word and look at the image.
3. Students show thumbs up or down depending on whether the word matches.
4. Click to reveal the correct answer and discuss it with the class.
5. Repeat regularly to build confidence in reading and decoding skills.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during your phonics block to reinforce CVC decoding
• 💡 Add to reading groups for quick word recognition practise
• 💡 Use during small group work to assess reading accuracy
• 💡 Encourage students to justify their thumbs up/down response with phoneme reasoning
• 💡 Use as a fun, no-prep filler activity between literacy tasks

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Have students segment and blend the CVC words aloud before deciding
• 💛 Use small whiteboards for students to write the word or sound it out
• 💛 Challenge students to create their own real/nonsense word and picture combos

CVC Words Thumbs Up Thumbs Down PowerPoint is a simple, effective tool for building decoding confidence and word-picture understanding in your early years literacy classroom.