Student Booklets - Letter Groups

About This Product

Ready to take your phonics instruction to the next level? The Bluewater Phonics: Student Booklet – Letter Groups is the perfect follow-up to the Alphabet series, designed for students who have mastered basic alphabet and short vowel sounds and are ready to tackle more complex phonics patterns with confidence.

This resource includes six booklets (available in both greyscale and vibrant color) that support students as they learn, scaffold, and blend more advanced letter group sounds.

Each booklet is thoughtfully divided into two parts for easy stapling and classroom use.

Books 4 & 5: Learning Letter Group Sounds

Introduce students to:

• R-Controlled Vowels
• Digraphs
• Vowel-Consonant-e
• Vowel Teams and Diphthongs

Each page includes:

• A targeted grapheme
• A visual/gesture cue for the phoneme
• Two decodable words (3–4 sounds) for practice

Use for:

• Introducing new phonics patterns
• Whole-group or small-group instruction
• Independent or partner reading
• Home reading support

Books 6 & 7: Scaffolded Blending

Support students as they begin blending more complex words with:

• 3–7 sound decodable words
• Bluewater Phonics emoji scaffolds under each targeted grapheme

Use for:

• Guided reading and intervention
• Diagnostic assessments
• Building decoding fluency with support

Books 8 & 9: Blending Practice

Remove the scaffolds and build fluency with:

• 6 decodable words per page
• Continued focus on R-controlled vowels, digraphs, VCe, vowel teams, and diphthongs

Use for:

• Independent blending practice
• Literacy centers
• Progress monitoring
• Take-home fluency work

Why Teachers Love It:

• Differentiated & Flexible: Choose the right level for each learner
• Print-Friendly: Easy to photocopy and assemble—just fold and staple!
• Classroom & Home Ready: Perfect for centers, small groups, or home practice
• Whether you're introducing new phonics patterns or reinforcing tricky blends, the Student Booklet – Letter Groups is a must-have tool for building confident, capable readers

File Count: 12

Grayscale

• Booklet 4 - Learning (1 of 2) - Page Count: 12
• Booklet 5 - Learning (2 of 2) - Page Count: 12
• Booklet 6 - Scaffolded Blending (1 of 2) - Page Count: 12
• Booklet 7 - Scaffolded Blending (2 of 2) - Page Count: 12
• Booklet 8 - Blending (1 of 2) - Page Count: 12
• Booklet 9 - Blending (2 of 2) - Page Count: 12

Vibrant

• Booklet 4 - Learning (1 of 2) - Page Count: 12
• Booklet 5 - Learning (2 of 2) - Page Count: 12
• Booklet 6 - Scaffolded Blending (1 of 2) - Page Count: 12
• Booklet 7 - Scaffolded Blending (2 of 2) - Page Count: 12
• Booklet 8 - Blending (1 of 2) - Page Count: 12
• Booklet 9 - Blending (2 of 2) - Page Count: 12

Bonus Included: Teacher Support Materials Included: Every purchase includes a Digital Overview of Resources Guide, featuring:

• A how-to-use introduction
• Optional scope and sequence
• Common phoneme-grapheme representations
• Gesture descriptions
• Blending scaffolds
• Syllable spelling patterns
• Vowel and consonant phoneme charts
• Student reference pages for Alphabet and Letter Groups