Phonics Blending Board Printable
Category: Education / Reading Activities
A printable phonics blending board with 3-sound and 4-sound boards, 153 color-coded letter cards and a 5-minute daily routine, in A4 and US Letter.
Watch your child slide a finger along the arrow and read their very first words, fr + o + g = frog, with a happy little train that makes blending feel like a game.
This Phonics Blending Board is a printable blending kit for kindergarten and 1st grade: boards with 3 and 4 places, 153 color-coded letter cards and a simple 5-minute routine for every day, at home or in the classroom.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 1 ZIP file with 3 PDF files
• Phonics Blending Board, US Letter (8.5 x 11 in), 37 pages
• Phonics Blending Board, A4 (210 x 297 mm), 37 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 blending boards: 3 sounds (cat, ship, frog) and 4 sounds (stop, milk), in full color and in low-ink versions
• 153 letter cards, each 2.1 x 2.8 in, 9 per page with cut lines
• Color code: consonants blue, short vowels red, digraphs green, blends purple
• 54 START cards (consonants, digraphs like sh, ch, th, kn, wr and blends like bl, fr, st, str)
• 20 VOWEL cards: short a, e, i, o, u, including 5 picture cue cards (apple, egg, igloo, octopus, umbrella)
• 40 END cards (consonants, ff, ll, ss, zz, digraphs like ck, ng, nk, tch and ending blends like nd, mp, st)
• 21 ANY cards for 4-sound words, one card for each sound
• 18 blank cards to write your own sounds
• Stack labels for bags, boxes or rings
• The 5-minute daily routine, minute by minute, with what to say
• Blending tips, including what to do when a child gets stuck
• 12-week plan with a day-by-day pattern
• Word lists for every week: 192 practice words and 48 silly words, each shown card by card
• My Blending Train tracker for the child, a group tracker for teachers, and a Super Blender award
PERFECT FOR
• Kindergarten and 1st grade readers learning to blend sounds
• Parents and homeschool families
• Teachers, small reading groups and literacy centers
• Tutors and reading specialists
• Older beginners who need extra blending practice
HOW TO USE
• Print, cut and sort the cards into stacks using the word on the bottom of each card
• Put one card on each place of the board
• Touch each dot and say the sound, then slide along the arrow and read the word
• Change one card at a time and read the new word
• 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.
• For personal use and use with your own class or the students you tutor.
• Please do not resell, share or upload the files.
• All illustrations and layouts are designed by our shop.
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