Say it slowly, push a counter for each sound
Make sound box mats, also called Elkonin boxes. Each mat has a picture and a row of empty boxes, one for each sound in its name. Your child says the word slowly and pushes a counter into a box for each sound: c, a, t. Blank mats with two to five boxes work for any word you say.
Your worksheet:
Hearing the separate sounds in a spoken word is the skill under both reading and spelling. The boxes make each sound something a child can touch and count.
The word ship gets three boxes, because sh is one sound. The maker only uses words whose sounds can be counted for sure from their letters.
The picture is the question, so only pictures a young child would name with that word are used.
Yes. Choose “Type your own words” at the top of the word list and type them. What you type stays on your device.
A picture mat needs a picture a child can name, and a word with one short vowel so its sounds can be counted. Other words are left out and the page says which. Use a blank mat for those.
Yes. Turn on “Answer key page” to get each word split into its sounds.
Laminate the page or slip it into a page protector. Then it can be wiped clean and used again.
Yes, with no sign-up and no limit.
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Number line generator0 to 10, 0 to 20 or any range: filled in, blank, or with numbers missing.
Ten frame generatorTen frames to count, to fill in, or blank, for numbers to 10 or 20.
Addition and subtraction worksheet generatorAdding and taking away within 5, 10 or 20, with pictures to count.
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Word sort generatorCut and paste sorts by word family, vowel or spelling pattern, from our checked word sets.
Number bonds worksheet generatorNumber bonds within 5, 10 or 20, with a part or the whole missing.
Decodable text generator: story sheetsHand-checked stories by level and topic, with picture words and questions. Or type your own.
Reading passage generator with questionsA passage to read with questions and answer lines. Type your own or pick a checked story.
Fluency passage generatorAny passage with a running word count on every line and a box for timed reads.
Mini book maker: fold-up booksOne sheet folds into a little book of 8 pages. A checked story, your own lines, or blank.
Word ladder generatorWord chains where one letter changes each time, ready or typed by you: to write or to read.
Heart word worksheet generatorTricky words with a heart over the part to learn by heart. Ready sets, or type your own words.
Color by sight word generatorColor by code with ready words or words you type, letters, numbers or sums. A hidden shape too.
Dot marker letter and word makerLetters, numbers and words you type, drawn as circles for dot markers, stickers or crayons.
Sight word board game makerA game board with your words on the path. Type your own words, or pick sight words, CVC words or letters.
Name and word mat makerType a name or your own words. A mat to say it, build it with tiles or playdough, trace it and write it.
Playdough letter mat makerBig hollow letters to fill with playdough, with the picture for the sound. Type your own letters or words.
Clip card makerPicture cards with three letters or words to clip with a clothespin. Beginning sounds, CVC words, or type your own words.
Letter sound puzzle makerTwo-piece and three-piece puzzles: letter, picture and word. Only the right pieces fit. Type your own words too.
Word building mat makerPictures or words, empty boxes, and letter tiles to cut out. Ready word sets, or type your own words.
Find the letter worksheet generatorA big shape made of circles. Find every s, or every “the”, and dab it. Type your own letters or words.
Journal page makerDraw and write paper with a picture box and primary lines. Pick a writing prompt or type your own.
Sentence writing paper generatorWriting paper with a checklist for a good sentence: capital letter, finger spaces, end mark.
Scissor skills worksheet generatorCutting practice: straight, zigzag, wavy and bumpy dashed lines, each ending at a picture.
Pre-writing worksheet generatorPre-writing strokes to trace: straight, slanted, zigzag, bumps and waves, between two pictures.
Morning work generatorOne page a day: the date, a letter to trace and find, and a word of the day. Type your own word or pick a set.
Letter sound checklist makerA letter and sound checklist: big letters for the child, a record sheet for the grown-up.
Sight word checklist makerA sight word tracker with three check boxes for each word. Ready lists, or type your own words.
Reading log makerA reading log with the date, the book, the minutes and a star to color each day.
Bookmark makerFour bookmarks a page: stars to color, what to do when stuck, or words you type or pick.
Phonics flashcard makerCards for sh, ch, th, quiet e and vowel teams, each with a key word. Or type your own patterns.
Alphabet chart makerAn ABC chart with a hand-drawn picture for every letter sound. One page, or two bigger ones.
Task card makerWrite the room: numbered word or picture cards and a recording sheet. Type your own words or pick a set.
I Spy worksheet generatorI Spy pages with pictures, letters or words to find and count. Type your own letters or words.
Word family flip book makerA flip book for one word family: the ending stays and the first letter flips. Pick a family or type your own words.
Write the room makerNumbered picture and word cards to post around the room, with a recording sheet at four levels. Type your own words.
Read the room makerNumbered word cards for the walls and a sheet with a star to color for each word read. Type your own words.
Sentence building cards makerWho, did what and where cards that build silly sentences a beginner can read. Type your own words too.
Phonics poster makerAn anchor chart for one sound pattern: the letters, a key picture, a short rule and words. Or type your own.
Letter crown makerA paper crown with a big letter or sight word to color, and bands to tape so it fits. Type your own letters or words.
Interactive notebook page makerStrips of flaps to cut, glue into a notebook and lift: a picture or a word on top, the answer written under it.
Phonemic awareness card makerPicture cards for sound games: first sounds, rhyming pairs, syllables to clap. With a script for the grown-up.
Letter scavenger hunt makerA hunt list of letters or words to find at home or in a book, with a box to check. Type your own letters or words.
Make the letter task card makerMorning tub cards: a letter and one way to make it, with playdough, blocks, sticks or yarn. Type your own letters.
Zap! word game makerA draw-a-card game: word cards, a few Zap! cards, the rules and a label for the cup. Type your own words.
Story map makerGraphic organizers for after a story: a story map, beginning, middle and end, problem and fix, or a bubble map.
Beginning sound mat makerA mat for each letter and picture cards to cut out and sort by first sound. Pick the letters or type your own.
Bubble letter template makerBig hollow letters to color, decorate or cut out. Type your own letters or a name, or print the alphabet.
Alphabet matching worksheet makerCut and stick alphabet matching: small letters to glue under their capitals. Pick the letters or type your own.
Picture sort makerCut and paste picture sorts by rhyme, syllables or first sound, with an answer key. Or type your own words.
Calendar page makerA month calendar with a letter of the day or a word of the day in every box. Type your own letters or words.
Spelling list makerA weekly spelling list: numbered words, a line to write each one, a check box for each day. Type your own words.
Picture crossword makerA small crossword with picture clues, a word bank and an answer key. Pick a word set or type your own words.
Name tag makerDesk name plates with an alphabet strip, or eight name tags on a page. Type one name or a whole class list.
Reading certificate makerReading awards for letter sounds, sounding out, sight words and a first book. Type one name or a class list.
Go Fish word card makerA Go Fish deck of word cards in pairs or sets of four, with the rules. Sight words, CVC words or your own.
Memory match game makerMemory match pairs: word and word, word and picture, or capital and small letter. Type your own words or letters.
Old Maid word card makerAn Old Maid style deck: word pairs and one odd card, with the rules. Sight words, CVC words or your own.
I have, who has game makerA loop of “I have, who has” cards for a group. Sight words, CVC words or your own words.
Word dominoes makerDomino tiles with a word and a picture, or a capital and a small letter. The whole set makes one loop.
Word family spoons card gameCards for the game of spoons: sets of four words from the same word family. Or type your own sets.
Tumbling tower word labelsSmall word labels sized for the blocks of a tumbling tower game, with the rules. Type your own words.
Cup stacking word labelsWord labels sized for paper or plastic cups, with the rules of stack and read. Type your own words.
Alphabet mini book makerA fold-up book of eight small pages for one letter: trace it, name its pictures, find it and write it. Type any letters.
Decodable book makerA checked decodable story as a half-page book: one sentence a page, with pictures. Cut and staple, or fold. Or type your own story.
Foldable word book makerOne sheet folded in half with three to six flaps. A word outside, a drawing inside. Or a picture outside and the word inside.
Word slider makerA card with a word ending and a strip of first letters to pull through it. Pick a word family or type your own words.
Word wheel makerTwo wheels and a paper fastener: the ending stays, the first letter turns. Pick a word family or type your own words.
Lift the flap page makerA page of pictures and word flaps to glue over them. Read the word, lift the flap and check. Type your own words.
Class book page makerA cover and a page for each child: a drawing box and one short sentence to finish. Type a class list and your own sentence.
Lapbook template makerLapbook pieces for a word list: a name label, a pocket with word cards, a flap book and a list book. Type your own words.
Color path game word cardsWord cards with color squares for any color path board game, and a plain path board to print. Type your own words.
Color match word card gameA deck in four colors and shapes: play a card with the same color or the same word and read it. Skip and other-way cards too.
Swat the word game makerA mat or big cards with words on plain shapes, and a list for the caller. Sight words, CVC words or your own.
Word fishing game makerPlain fish shapes with a word on each for a magnet fishing game, with the rules. Sight words, CVC words or your own.
Category sorting mat makerA sorting mat with two or three boxes and picture and word cards to read and sort: animals, food, things that go and more.
Roll and write worksheet makerSix words under the six faces of a die. Roll, then trace or write that word. Sight words, CVC words or your own.
Race to the top letter gameSix letters under the six faces of a die. Roll, say the sound and trace or write the letter. Type any letters.
Roll and cover game makerA die key of six words and a page of spots. Roll, read the word, cover it with a counter or color it in. Type your own words.
Bump game makerA two-player bump board for six words, with a die key and the rules on the page. Sight words, CVC words or your own.
Spin and read game makerA word spinner to use with a pencil and a paper clip, and a chart to color or write on. Sight words, CVC words or your own.
Four in a row word game makerA grid of words for two players and two colors of counters. Read it, cover it, four in a row wins. Type your own words.
Connect the path word gameA grid of words for two players with crayons. Read a word, color its box, and be first to join a path across the board.
Tic-tac-toe word game makerFour or six tic-tac-toe boards on a page, each with nine words. Read a word to mark its box. Type your own words.
Cover-up letter mat makerA mat of letters and matching draw cards. Take a card, say its sound, cover that letter. Type the letters you want.
Word mapping mat makerA blank mat for mapping any word: say it, tap the dots, one sound in each box, write it. With a word list for the grown-up.
Blending slide mat makerThe sounds of a word spaced out on a slide with a dot under each. Touch, say, slide and read. Type your own words.
Drive and blend mat makerA plain road under the sounds of a word, for a toy car. Drive, say each sound, read the word. Type your own words.
Sight word playdough mat makerOne sight word a page in big hollow letters for playdough, with a line to trace and a line to write. Type your own words.No maker matches that yet. Clear the box to see them all.
“Behind in reading” can mean ten different things, and each one needs different help. Check off what is true for your child. You will see the one thing to work on first, and what can wait.
