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Free CVC Word Mapping Mats
Sound boxes that make orthographic mapping click. Print, laminate, and run tomorrow's small group with zero prep.
Look inside
- Short A mapping mat Six short-a CVC words, each with its own sound boxes and a line to write the word.
- Reusable blank template Write your own word in each pill, then students map it in the boxes below.
- CVC word list CVC words sorted by short vowel, plus four ways to use the list with the mats.
What's inside
- Print-and-go sound-box mapping mats for CVC words
- A ready-to-use routine your whole group can follow
- Built for structured-literacy and Science of Reading practice
Who it's for: K–1 teachers, reading interventionists, and anyone teaching orthographic mapping.
Delivered through our Teachers Pay Teachers store, so it lands in your TPT account with every future update included.
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