Phonics Blending Board for Spanish Speakers
Category: Education / ESL Resources
Help Spanish-speaking children hear and read new English sounds in 5 minutes a day: blending boards, 117 cards, minimal pairs and a bilingual guide.
Watch your Spanish-speaking student finally hear the difference between ship and sheep, then read both words with a proud smile. This phonics blending board for Spanish speakers is made for ESL and ELL teachers, tutors and families with children ages 5 to 10. In five calm minutes a day, the child changes one card, hears the new English sound and knows what each word means in Spanish. It is a printable kit of boards, letter cards, minimal pairs and a bilingual teacher guide.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 1 ZIP file with 3 PDF files
• Phonics Blending Board for Spanish Speakers, US Letter (8.5 x 11 in), 46 pages
• Phonics Blending Board for Spanish Speakers, A4 (210 x 297 mm), 46 pages
• Print guide (2 pages): which file to print, how to print, and simple meanings of every term
• Cards and boards are the same real size in both files
INSIDE EACH PDF
• 4 boards: 3-sound board, 4-sound board, pair board with a swap spot, and a Same or Different listening mat
• 117 letter cards, each 2.1 x 2.8 in, 9 per page with cut lines: 42 START, 21 VOWEL, 30 END, 15 ANY and 9 blank cards
• 42 NEW SOUND cards: every sound that does not exist in Spanish has a tag and a short mouth tip printed on the card (for example: Top teeth on bottom lip. Hum: vvv.)
• Shared Sounds and New Sounds page: what Spanish already gives your student, and what is new
• 12-week plan: weeks 1 to 3 start with the sounds closest to Spanish, weeks 4 to 12 each have one main new-sound focus: short i vs. ee, short a and o, short u, sh vs. ch, th, v vs. b, z, j and h, ending blends, s-blends at the start
• One page for each week: 90 minimal pair sets in all, 176 real words, each with its meaning in Spanish, every pair shown card by card, plus a change-one-card chain
• Real words only, no made-up words
• The 5-minute daily routine, 6 minimal pair games and blending tips
• Mouth tips page in English and Spanish
• Teacher guide in English and Spanish: 13 common mistakes, why they happen and exactly what to say
• Letter for families in Spanish, with simple ways to help at home
• My Sound Tracker for the child, a group tracker for teachers and a Super Blender award
• Black and white pages with red only for vowels, easy on ink
PERFECT FOR
• ESL, ELL and ESOL teachers working with Spanish-speaking students
• Bilingual and dual-language classrooms
• Newcomer students, ages 5 to 10 (kindergarten to 4th grade)
• Parents and homeschool families
• Tutors, small reading groups and literacy centers
HOW TO USE
• Print, cut and sort the cards into stacks using the word at the bottom of each card
• Build the first word of a pair: touch each dot, say each sound, slide and read
• Change ONE card to make the other word, then read both and talk about the meaning
• Play Same or Different on the listening mat
• Follow the 12-week plan, 5 minutes a day
HOW TO PRINT
• Print at Actual size (100%), not Fit or Shrink
• Cards: white cardstock, 65-110 lb (176-300 gsm), single-sided
• Boards: cardstock, or plain paper inside a sheet protector
• Laminate if you like, so the cards last all year
• Choose the US Letter file or the A4 file to match your paper
PLEASE NOTE
• This is a digital download. Nothing will be shipped.
• Your files are ready right after purchase. Because this is a digital item delivered right away, the 14-day right of withdrawal for EU buyers does not apply once the download starts.
• Colors may look a little different on each screen and printer.
• Designed by Printivora: an exclusive design for our shop, built from our own original ideas and prompts, with the help of AI tools.
• For personal use and use with your own class or the students you tutor.
• Please do not resell, share or upload the files.
• The mouth tips are simple teaching tips for reading practice, not speech therapy.
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