Sound Slider Activity Cards
Set 1: -at Family Short /æ/ Vowel Practice
Sound Slider Cards • Blending & Segmenting
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Jumbo Flash & Slide Cards
1 Target Word: pat
3 Sounds: /p/ • /æ/ • /t/
p
Onset /p/
a
Vowel /æ/
t
Coda /t/
Tap Dots
Slide & Say: "pat!"
2 Target Word: mat
3 Sounds: /m/ • /æ/ • /t/
m
Onset /m/
a
Vowel /æ/
t
Coda /t/
Tap Dots
Slide & Say: "mat!"
3 Target Word: fat
3 Sounds: /f/ • /æ/ • /t/
f
Onset /f/
a
Vowel /æ/
t
Coda /t/
Tap Dots
Slide & Say: "fat!"
Routine: 1. Point & sound out each box. 2. Tap sound button. 3. Sweep finger left-to-right to blend! Page 1 • -at Set
Set 2: -it Family Short /ɪ/ Vowel Practice
Sound Slider Cards • Blending & Segmenting
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Jumbo Flash & Slide Cards
4 Target Word: fit
3 Sounds: /f/ • /ɪ/ • /t/
f
Onset /f/
i
Vowel /ɪ/
t
Coda /t/
Tap Dots
Slide & Say: "fit!"
5 Target Word: lit
3 Sounds: /l/ • /ɪ/ • /t/
l
Onset /l/
i
Vowel /ɪ/
t
Coda /t/
Tap Dots
Slide & Say: "lit!"
6 Target Word: sit
3 Sounds: /s/ • /ɪ/ • /t/
s
Onset /s/
i
Vowel /ɪ/
t
Coda /t/
Tap Dots
Slide & Say: "sit!"
Contrast Check: Listen to the short /ɪ/ sound ("ih") in fit, lit, and sit! Page 2 • -it Set
Set 3: /n/ Target Words Initial & Final /n/ Sound Shift
Sound Slider Cards • Blending & Segmenting
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Jumbo Flash & Slide Cards
7 Target Word: nip
3 Sounds: /n/ • /ɪ/ • /p/
n
Onset /n/
i
Vowel /ɪ/
p
Coda /p/
Tap Dots
Slide & Say: "nip!"
8 Target Word: nap
3 Sounds: /n/ • /æ/ • /p/
n
Onset /n/
a
Vowel /æ/
p
Coda /p/
Tap Dots
Slide & Say: "nap!"
9 Target Word: pin
3 Sounds: /p/ • /ɪ/ • /n/
p
Onset /p/
i
Vowel /ɪ/
n
Coda /n/
Tap Dots
Slide & Say: "pin!"
Notice the sound shift: /n/ is at the beginning in "nip" & "nap", but at the end in "pin"! Page 3 • /n/ Set
Student Workmat Hands-on Segment & Blend Station
Name:
Tap, Map & Blend Workmat
Use with bingo chips, math cubes, play-dough balls, or letter tiles to decode the 9 target words.
1
TAP & PUSH Say phoneme & push token into box
2
SWEEP ARROW Slide finger left to right smoothly
3
FAST READ Say whole word & check it off below
Place Letter Tiles or Counters in the Boxes
1 Beginning
Press 1st Sound
2 Middle
Press 2nd Sound
3 Ending
Press 3rd Sound
START SLOW SMOOTH BLEND ➔ ➔ ➔ FAST READ!
Slide Your Finger Along The Rainbow Track
Target Word Mastery Checklist
Check each box when read accurately
Set 1: -at
p - a - t
m - a - t
f - a - t
Set 2: -it
f - i - t
l - i - t
s - i - t
Set 3: /n/ Words
n - i - p
n - a - p
p - i - n
Tip: Laminate this page or place inside a dry-erase sleeve for reusable center practice! Page 4 • Workmat
Sound Check Exit Ticket
Phonics Quick-Check Blending & Segmenting
Score: / 10
Date:
Sound Check Exit Ticket
Demonstrate your skills with the -at, -it, and /n/ target sound sets.
Name:
1
Segment & Write: Break the word into 3 sounds
Write 1 letter per sound box
Word: "mat"
/m//æ//t/
Word: "fit"
/f//ɪ//t/
Word: "pin"
/p//ɪ//n/
2
Blend & Choose: Which word do these sounds make?
Fill in the bubble
A. /p/ + /æ/ + /t/ ➔
pat pet pit
B. /s/ + /ɪ/ + /t/ ➔
sat set sit
C. /n/ + /æ/ + /p/ ➔
nip nap pin
3
Sound Swap: Change one sound to make a new word
Write the new word
Start with: fat Change /æ/ to /ɪ/
Start with: nip Change /ɪ/ to /æ/
4
Oral Rapid Read: Teacher Quick Check
Student points and reads target words smoothly
pat
fit
nip
mat
lit
nap
fat
sit
pin
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Phonics Formative Exit Ticket
Independent Decoder Activity Cards
Category 1: -ap Family Independent Sound-Out (No Sound Dots)
Independent Decoder Cards
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Independent Practice
1 -ap Family Word: map
Independent Blend
m
a
p
Sound Out
Smooth Blend ➔ "map"
2 -ap Family Word: sap
Independent Blend
s
a
p
Sound Out
Smooth Blend ➔ "sap"
3 -ap Family Word: tap
Independent Blend
t
a
p
Sound Out
Smooth Blend ➔ "tap"
Independent Prompt: "Look at each letter, say its sound in your head or whisper, then slide and say the whole word!" Cards 1–3 • -ap Family
Category 2: -an Family Independent Sound-Out (No Sound Dots)
Independent Decoder Cards
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Independent Practice
4 -an Family Word: fan
Independent Blend
f
a
n
Sound Out
Smooth Blend ➔ "fan"
5 -an Family Word: tan
Independent Blend
t
a
n
Sound Out
Smooth Blend ➔ "tan"
6 -an Family Word: man
Independent Blend
m
a
n
Sound Out
Smooth Blend ➔ "man"
Notice the nasal /n/ coda in fan, tan, and man! Cards 4–6 • -an Family
Category 3: -it & -at Families Independent Sound-Out (No Sound Dots)
Independent Decoder Cards
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Independent Practice
7 -it Family Word: fit
Independent Blend
f
i
t
Sound Out
Smooth Blend ➔ "fit"
8 -it Family Word: pit
Independent Blend
p
i
t
Sound Out
Smooth Blend ➔ "pit"
9 -at Family Word: sat
Independent Blend
s
a
t
Sound Out
Smooth Blend ➔ "sat"
Contrast vowel sounds: short /ɪ/ in fit & pit vs. short /æ/ in sat! Cards 7–9 • -it & -at Families