CCVCC Quick-Fire Team Relay
A fast-paced, two-team relay that gets the whole class racing to read, build and match CCVCC words.
What's included
Nine sets of 9 words. Sets 1–7 are fully illustrated through all four stages. Sets 8–9 are word-only extension challenges.
Plus a Teacher's Master Card and 3 blank Teacher's Choice templates.
How it works
A Teacher's Master Card lines up 81 target words across nine sets — seven picture-supported sets plus two word-only extension sets — so you always know what's coming next.
Four stages of increasing challenge
- Stage 1 — Picture Relay: listen to the target word and race to find the matching picture.
- Stage 2 — Find the Blend: look at each picture and choose the correct initial blend.
- Stage 3 — Match Picture & Word: race to match each picture to the correct word.
- Stage 4 — Word Relay: listen to the word and race to find it on the word grid, moving on to word-only extension sets for faster visual scanning and decoding.
- Teacher's Choice: blank grids so you can drop in your own words or pictures for extra practice.
What is the CCVCC Quick-Fire Team Relay?
The CCVCC 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 CCVCC 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.
- Nine word sets (81 words) — Sets 1–7 work through all four stages, and Sets 8 & 9 are word-only extension challenges.
- Blends at both ends of the word give children plenty of practice decoding longer 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 CCVCC Spin Game and CCVCC Toolkit, or as a lively review at the end of a CCVCC unit.
Pairs with your other CCVCC resources
Use the CCVCC Spin Game and CCVCC Toolkit for repeated interactive and printable practice, the CCVCC 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 CCVCC 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.