Digraphs Rime Mats – Free Phonics Builders for Reading and Spelling
Guided Phonics + Beyond
Free digraphs rime mats. Students add beginning sounds to word families like -ash or -ath to build and read multiple words.
These Digraphs Rime Mats give students hands-on practice with word families and phonics decoding. Each mat features a rime, and students add beginning sounds or digraphs to build multiple words. This process highlights patterns, strengthens phoneme-grapheme mapping, and boosts fluency in a science of reading-aligned way.
Example mats: -ash → rash, sash, lash, mash • -ath → path, math, bath
Students add beginning consonants or digraphs to create new words
Builds recognition of rime patterns and spelling chunks
Encourages word chaining and blending for fluency
Great for small-groups, independent centers, or at-home reinforcement
Flexible to use with magnetic letters, tiles, or dry-erase markers
These mats make phonics practice efficient by showing how many words can be built from a single rime pattern.
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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.
