Description
Support your students in mastering vowel teams and diphthongs with this hands-on Vowel Teams Word Building Task Cards resource! This phonics and encoding activity includes task cards for 104 words—designed to give students repeated, engaging practice spelling vowel team words.
Perfect for word work centers, small groups, or morning tubs, these cards help students tap into phoneme-grapheme mapping as they build words using magnetic letters, letter tiles, or dry-erase markers.
Three activity versions and two design formats are included:
- 3 activity versions:
- Word cards with printed letters to support early spellers
- Blank cards for independent encoding and spelling practice
- 2 design formats:
- Standard layout with one box per letter
- Science of Reading-aligned (SoR) cards with phoneme-based letterbox design
These cards are a perfect fit for any teacher looking to build encoding fluency and boost student confidence with vowel team phonics skills.
What’s Included in the Vowel Teams Word Building Task Cards:
- 104 Word Building Task Cards with letter prompts
- 104 Blank Word Building Task Cards
- 104 SoR-Aligned Word Building Task Cards with letter prompts
- 104 SoR-Aligned Blank Word Building Task Cards
- Task card box labels for easy organization
How to Use the Vowel Teams Word Building Task Cards:
- Laminate and pair with magnetic letters, letter tiles, or markers
- Students look at the picture and build the matching word
- Use scaffolded or blank versions to differentiate
- Ideal for:
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- Encoding practice
- Building vowel team words
- Word work task cards
- Hands-on phonics centers
Skills Covered:
- Encoding words with vowel team patterns
- Spelling vowel teams and diphthongs
- Phoneme-grapheme correspondence
- Segmenting and building words
- Science of Reading-aligned instruction
Why Teachers Love It:
- Includes differentiated formats for all learners
- Organized and easy to prep
- SoR-aligned options provide deep phonics support
- Fun, engaging, and hands-on—great for building spelling skills
Get your students building and spelling vowel team words with confidence using these engaging, Science of Reading Aligned Build a Word Task Cards!
