VC Blending Cards Freebie – 75 Blending Cards with Green–Yellow–Red Mapping
Guided Phonics + Beyond
Strengthen early decoding with this free set of 75 VC blending cards. Students blend short vowel VC words using color-coded green–yellow–red mapping for clear sound organization.
This VC Blending Cards Freebie includes 75 printable blending cards designed to help students master the earliest stage of phonics decoding. These cards use the green–yellow–red color coding system, where:
• Green = beginning sound
• Yellow = vowel
• Red = ending sound
Students tap each color box, blend across the strip, and read the complete VC word. This structured routine makes blending clear, visual, and predictable — perfect for whole-group instruction, small-group work, literacy centers, or at-home decoding practice.
The freebie features VC words such as at, it, in, if, on, up, us, ox, ax, giving students repeated practice with short vowel sounds and clean sound-spelling patterns.
🎁 Additional VC Blending resources HERE and HERE.
🛒 View a full set of 10,000 blending cards HERE.
Ideas for use:
• Use during daily phonics warm-ups for quick blending practice.
• Add to small-group lessons to support early decoders.
• Place in literacy centers for independent practice.
• Use with counters or chips for sound tapping.
• Send home for family-friendly blending review.
What’s Included:
• 75 VC blending cards
• 10 styles of blending formats
• Green–yellow–red color-coded sound boxes
• Short vowel VC words only
• Print-and-go layout for classroom or home
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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.
