CVCe Chip and Swipe Cards – Free Silent E Phonics Practice for Small-Groups
Guided Phonics + Beyond
Free CVCe chip and swipe cards. Students map sounds with chips, then swipe to blend and read silent e words.
These CVCe chip and swipe cards make silent e decoding hands-on and fun. Students say the picture name, place letter chips to map each sound, then swipe across with a magnetic wand or finger to blend the word. The silent e is marked in orange to remind students that it changes the vowel sound but does not make its own sound. Science of reading aligned and perfect for small-groups.
Example: bike → /b/ = green, /i/ = yellow, /k/ = red, silent e = orange
Chips visually represent each phoneme for easier sound-to-letter mapping
Students swipe chips left to right to practice blending and fluency
Use with magnetic chips, counters, or any small manipulatives
Great for decoding centers, small-group phonics instruction, or interventions
These cards give students repeated, interactive practice with silent e patterns while reinforcing phoneme-grapheme mapping.
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Tara West
Teacher-Author
Tara West is a dedicated educator and the founder of Little Minds at Work, an educational platform designed to provide teachers with creative and engaging resources for early childhood education. With a focus on developing innovative lesson plans, classroom strategies, and activities, Tara brings her passion for teaching to life, empowering teachers to foster meaningful learning experiences for their students.
