Free Shark Fin CVC Words Break the Code Printable
CVC words are the start of learning phonics for kids. And it can be hard to work on them. But we can be creative in how we teach them to kids!
Today I have a fun free shark fin decoding CVC words that are great for kids to work on CVC words that end in n.
You will have fun with letter sounds and matching pictures to the corresponding letters.
The Shark Fin CVC Words Break the Code Printable is part of our fun Shark Week.

The Shark Fin CVC Words Break the Code Printable is a great addition to our shark printables, ocean printables, and CVC printables on the site.
What is a CVC Word?
A CVC word is a consonant vowel consonant word. They are words like fin, hen, and can. Most CVC words are easy to sound out. You can find examples of CVC words on the CVC Word Family Wall Cards.
They are some of the basic beginning phonics that kids learn.
Shark Fin CVC Words Break the Code Printable
I love that these shark cards work on CVC words in a fun way for kids. You get to work on letters sound and sounding them out. You can find the matching letter for the sound. Then sound out the word. Then you get to match the picture to the word!
All great ways to work on words!
You have several word cards to learn with. They all end with n. So you have a similar ending sound. They have -an, -en, -in, and -un words. There are three word cards for each CVC ending.
Break the Code CVC Cards
You can see what the cards look like right here. They have a space for the letters below the pictures and a space for matching the picture to the card. The set has matching letters for each CVC card.

Shark Fins with pictures of CVC Words
There are several share fins. These have the matching pictures to the words. There are shark fins for each CVC n ending.

Break the Code Page
There is a decoding page that can help with the letter sounds. It shows the pictures of the vowels up top and the rest of the letters in order below. You can see the uppercase and lowercase of the letters.

Things to use with the Shark Fin CVC Words Break the Code Printable
These are things we use the prepare or use with these printables.
- printer
- white copy paper
- white cardstock
- laminator
- laminating pouches
- lacing letters
- CVC Word Family Coloring Pages
Ways to use the Shark CVC Decoding Printable
You will see ways that we have use the Shark CVC decoding printable.
Setting up a Break the Code Center with the Shark CVC Printables
Here is an example of how you might set up the center. You give them a set of decoding cards, fins, lacing letters, and decoding chart. You can limit the letters to the ones they will need or give them more. It depends on the level of the student.

Match the CVC Shark Fins to the Correct Code
You can see the card filled out here. It has the shark fin and the matching letters.

Just use the Shark Fins and the Cards
Another way to set up these cards would be to do just the shark fins and the cards. I also used the lacing letters.

Just keep using the Shark CVC Cards to learn CVC words
Then you have fun, either way, matching the shark fins and building cvc words! And remember this is a fun summer learning activity for kids.

Looking for more CVC Word Printables?
If you are looking for something to use with this printable then check out the no-prep CVC Word Family Coloring pages! They are great for working on the words. You can do the cards and follow up by doing the coloring page. It has tracing or writing. You can see the tracing option below.

Looking for more Break the Code CVC Word printables?
Check out the CVC Word: Break the Code. It is a great no-prep printable that words on breaking the code with CVC words. You have a letter chart at the top and 6 options with short a only, short e only, short i only, short o only, short u only, or mixed vowels.

No-Prep CVC Word Family Coloring Pages
There are fun coloring pages to work on CVC words. They have two options for trace the word or write the word. It is a great way to work on CVC Word Family words.

What you will find in the CVC Word Family Coloring Pages Selling Set
- It has the following CVC Word Families: -ab, -ad, -ag, -am, -an, -ap, -ar, -ap, -at, -ed, -eg, -en, -et, -ib, -id, -ig, -im, -in, -ip, -it, -ix, -ob, -od, -og, -op, -ot, -ox, -ub, -ud, -ug, -um, -un, -up, -ut.
- Tracing the Words
- Write in the word option
- 67 pages of printables
- Price: $4
What you will find in the Free Shark Fin CVC Word Family Break The Code
- Break the Code Chart
- 3 cards for each CVC Word Family endings : -an, -en, -in, -un
- 12 shark fins with pictures matching the cards
- Letter cards to use with the cards.
- 10 pages of printables

CVC Word: Break the Code Selling Set
A great CVC word activity with no-prep worksheets that work by vowels or by mixed vowel sounds. It is easy to use with code at the top and

What you will find in the CVC Word: Break the Code Selling Set
- 8 words on each page and letter code at the top
- 4 Break the Code CVC Short A
- 4 Break the Code CVC Short E
- 4 Break the Code CVC Short I
- 4 Break the Code CVC Short O
- 4 Break the Code CVC Short U
- 10 Break the Code CVC Mixed
- Answer Key Word lists Word list for each of the pages
- 34 pages
- Price: $3.50
Check out these other CVC Word Family Activities:
CVC Word Family Playdough Mats has a great collection of mats to use to build words. You have a mat with the CVC endings for kids to build the beginning sounds on each CVC word.
CVC Word Playdough Mats with Pictures has picture, playdough words, trace the word, and write the word. They are great for different types of sensory learning.
CVC Interactive Word Books works on one CVC word family at a time and has reading CVC words, writing CVC words, tracing CVC words, and finding of CVC words.
CVC Word: Break the Code has a code at the top of the page and different CVC words for kids to break the code and write the CVC words. You have several pages by vowel and then mixed vowel.
Swimming CVC Decode The Word Printable is a fun CVC printable with decoding CVC words based on the beginning sounds of pictures with matching kids and pool. Plus there is a recording sheet as well.
Candy Break the Code CVC Word Cards has several words for kids to work on. You have a candy jar with pictures of beginning sounds for each letter. Then you use that to make the correct picture for the word. Then you can record the CVC word you made.
Mittens Rhyming Matching CVC Words – You have 12 rhyming matching CVC words for kids to match. With three short a, two short e, two short i, three short o, and two short u words. Plus this is cute for winter!
Check out all the fun Shark Activities & Printables on 3 Dinosaurs.
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