CCVC Quick-Fire Team Relay
A fast-paced, two-team relay that gets the whole class racing to read, build and match CCVC words.
What's included
Eight sets of 9 words. Sets 1–4 (L-blends, R-blends, S-blends and digraphs) are fully illustrated through all six stages. Sets 5–8 (W-blends, plus extra L-, R- and S-blend words) are word-grid challenges.
Plus a Teacher's Master Card and 3 blank Teacher's Choice templates.
How it works
A Teacher's Master Card lines up the target words across eight sets — L-blends, R-blends, S-blends, digraphs and W-blends, then “More” L-, R- and S-blend sets for extra practice — so you always know what's coming next.
Six stages of increasing challenge
- Stage 1 — Find the Picture: listen to the word and race to find the matching picture.
- Stage 2 — Hear the Blend: listen to the blend and choose the correct beginning sound.
- Stage 3 — Choose the Blend: choose the initial blend for each picture.
- Stage 4 — Connect the Sounds: join the beginning blend to the ending to make the word.
- Stage 5 — Match the Word: race to match each picture to the correct word.
- Stage 6 — Word Relay: listen to the word and race to find it on the word grid.
- Teacher's Choice: blank grids so you can drop in your own words or pictures for extra practice.
What is the CCVC Quick-Fire Team Relay?
The CCVC Quick-Fire Team Relay is a lively, whole-class team game. Split the class into two teams and work through rounds of increasing challenge, all drawn from the same bank of CCVC words — with an included Teacher's Master Card so every answer is ready at a glance.
It's designed as a quick, no-prep review — open the file on your whiteboard, split into teams, and go.
How We Play
Two teams, one board each — children take turns racing up to complete their team's challenge while their teammates cheer them on, then swap rounds and go again.
Why teachers use it
- Two-team relay format keeps every child engaged, whether they're racing or cheering their team on.
- Eight word sets work through L-, R- and S-blends, digraphs and W-blends, with a few nonsense words in the later sets for extra decoding practice.
- A dedicated Choose the Blend stage lets children focus on the new beginning blends before moving on to whole words.
- Includes blank Teacher's Choice grids so you can adapt the game with your own words or pictures.
- A Teacher's Master Card keeps every answer ready to check at a glance.
- No prep beyond opening the file on your whiteboard — just split into teams and go.
- Works well after the CCVC Spin Game and CCVC Toolkit, or as a lively review at the end of a CCVC unit.
Pairs with your other CCVC resources
Use the CCVC Spin Game and CCVC Toolkit for repeated interactive and printable practice, the CCVC Word Scrambles for extra spelling practice, and the Quick-Fire Team Relay to review what's been learned as a class.
Downloadable resource
After purchasing the CCVC Quick-Fire Team Relay, you'll receive the printable resource as a digital download.
Download details will be added once the secure purchase system is in place.