Description

These printable AND digital word chains are perfect for helping your learners with phonemic awareness and orthography!

What are Word Chains?

Word Chains are strings of words that only change by one sound from word to word. They are a great way for learners practice listening for sounds in words (phonemic awareness) AND relate those sounds to the letter(s) that represent them (spelling or phoneme-grapheme mapping).

For example, when a learner hears “cat,” he/she must listen for the three sounds /k/-/a/-/t/ (phonemic awareness) and understand that cat is also represented by these three letters: c, a, t. (phoneme-grapheme mapping). When they move to the next word (mat), they must listen for the one sound that has changed (phonemic awareness) and know which letter or letters represent the sound that has changed: m.

What’s Included in this Word Chains Resource?

Google Slides Directions + Link
Microsoft OneDrive Directions + Link
Info About Word Chains & How to Use Them
48 Chains (using words only)
25 Color AND Blackline Chains for CVC Words, Blends, Digraphs, CVCe Words, Bossy R Words, Long Vowel Teams, Diphthongs, and Other Vowels (like oo and al)
Recording Page for learners
Printable Letter “Tiles” – for one learner or multiple learners
Answer Keys to All Picture Chains
Answer Keys to the 25 picture word chains using words only {20 words long each}