December Gingerbread Digital Phonics Decoding Slides Free Download – CVC, Digraphs, Blends, CVCE, CVCC, R-Controlled, Vowel Variants

This December Gingerbread Digital Phonics Decoding Slides Free Download gives you a full month of systematic decoding review with a fun gingerbread theme. The slides are designed to align with Science of Reading and Guided Phonics + Beyond, giving students repeated practice reading skill-based words across multiple phonics patterns.

Students read and blend CVC words, digraph words, CCVC words, CVCE long vowel words, CVCC words, r-controlled vowel words, and vowel variant words. Each slide follows a predictable format so students can focus on the decoding, not on figuring out the routine.

The slides use the familiar green, yellow, red color mapping to support sound-by-sound reading:

• Green boxes show beginning sounds.

• Yellow boxes show the vowel sound.

• Red boxes show the ending sound or final sound chunk.

For example:

• CVC: green – yellow – red (c – a – t)

• Digraph / CCVC: green – green – yellow – red (sh – o – p, pl – a – n)

• CVCC: green – yellow – red – red (m – a – s – k)

You can display the slides for whole-group decoding, use them in small groups, or assign digitally as independent decoding practice.

Offered Formats:
• Google Slides
• PDF
• Option to download Google Slides as PowerPoint

Skills Covered:
• CVC words
• Digraph words
• CCVC (blend) words
• CVCE long vowel words
• CVCC words
• R-controlled vowels
• Vowel variants / vowel teams

Ideas for use:
• Use as a daily December phonics warm-up.
• Add to small-group decoding practice for targeted review.
• Assign as independent digital practice during literacy centers.
• Project on your interactive board for quick whole-group blending.
• Print 4-to-a-page to create December decoding flash cards.

What’s Included:
• December gingerbread-themed phonics decoding slides
• Skill-based word lists organized by phonics pattern
• Color-coded green, yellow, red mapping to support blending
• Google Slides and PDF formats, with PowerPoint option
• Perfect for December Science of Reading phonics routines