Download this free CVC word builder mat and picture card set for hands-on phonics practice using magnets and writing for Science of Reading-aligned instruction.
Support your early readers with this hands-on, phonics-based word building freebie. Students will pull a decodable CVC picture card, say the word aloud, and segment the sounds. Using magnetic letters or letter tiles, they’ll build the word on the included mat and then write it for encoding practice. This resource is ideal for small-group intervention, phonics centers, and Science of Reading instruction.
CVC builder mat with green-yellow-red sound prompts
20 decodable CVC picture cards included
Students build, say, and write each word
Great for centers, small-groups, or early finishers
Reinforces decoding and encoding together
SOR-aligned and fully decodable
Use magnetic letters, letter tiles, or dry-erase markers to make this phonics routine hands-on and engaging.
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