Digraphs Arc Builder Mats – Free Rainbow Phonics Center for Building and Blending Digraph Words
Guided Phonics + Beyond
Free digraph arc builder mats. Students build and blend digraph words along rainbow arcs for phonics practice.
These digraph Arc Builder mats bring a rainbow theme to phonics practice. Students use letter cards or manipulatives to place sounds along the rainbow arcs, blending them together to read the full word. By visualizing each sound’s placement, students strengthen phoneme-grapheme mapping and decoding accuracy.
Color system: digraphs are treated as one sound (green), followed by vowel (yellow), and final consonant (red)
Example: shop → /sh/ (green), /o/ (yellow), /p/ (red)
Students say each sound, build it along the arc, and blend into a complete word
Hands-on decoding practice aligned with the science of reading
Perfect for small-groups, literacy centers, or partner activities
Can be reused with chips, tiles, or dry-erase markers for repeated practice
These mats make digraph decoding engaging and interactive while supporting fluency and orthographic 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.
