Dot Cards

• Model for and have students tap out the sounds of the word, and then blend the sound together
• Change the beginning or ending sound to make a new word (fox – box) just by putting out two dot cards
• Use counters for students to slide up for each phoneme or letter sound
• Laminate for students to write the word in the dots with a dry erase marker (or write words on a whiteboard)

CVC Strips

• I cut these into strips from left to right to have all 5 vowels on one strip. You can cut the strips up and down to work on one medial vowel. I punch a hole on the corner and put on a ring, or secure together with a rubber band.
• Work on beginning, middle, or ending sounds (“Say the sound you hear at the beginning of ‘boy.’ Say the sound you hear at the end of ‘hen’”)
• Write the 5 words on a whiteboard or piece of paper as a warmup, quick check, progress monitoring, etc.

Arrow Cards

• I honestly use these the least often, and normally only when students are struggling to “chunk” sounds when reading.