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Word Building Cards

In English Language Arts and Reading ... Spelling

$2.99 or Free on Plus | 32 pages (PDF, Word)|Grades: K, 1 - 2

A comprehensive set of phonemes and letter combinations to help your students build words.

Use this teaching resource to practice word building with phonemes with your students.

Ask your students to create sight words using the correct phonemes with this activity. We have also provided a sheet with 4 unique activities to do with this resource.

Containing 84 spelling combinations of phonemes, these cards will help your students develop their phonological awareness and grapheme/phoneme recognition.

Editable downloads are available for you to create word parts or syllables with these cards.

Common Core

Common Core Curriculum alignment

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3.A
Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
In Kindergarten English Language Arts Standards Reading: Foundational Skills Phonics and Word Recognition CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3.D
Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
In Kindergarten English Language Arts Standards Reading: Foundational Skills Phonics and Word Recognition CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.2.D
Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
In Kindergarten English Language Arts Standards Language Conventions of Standard English CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.2
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3.A
Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs.
In Grade 1 English Language Arts Standards Reading: Foundational Skills Phonics and Word Recognition CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2.D
Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words (e.g., cage → badge; boy → boil).
In Grade 2 English Language Arts Standards Language Conventions of Standard English CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2

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