Vowel Teams Blending Decode and Match Strips

Give students engaging, hands-on practice with vowel teams using these Vowel Teams Blending Decode and Match Strips. Students tap, blend, and read vowel team words, then match each word to the correct picture for immediate reinforcement and confidence building.

This activity is ideal for Science of Reading aligned instruction, structured literacy routines, small groups, intervention, literacy centers, and homeschool phonics practice.

What This Resource Is
This printable set includes vowel team blending strips and matching picture tiles. Students touch the dots to say each sound, swipe left to right to blend, and then match the word to the correct picture.

Skills Covered
Students will practice:
• Decoding vowel team words
• Blending left to right with an explicit routine
• Building word reading automaticity and fluency
• Connecting decoding to meaning through picture matching

What’s Included
• 170 vowel team blending decode strips
• Matching picture tiles
• A wide variety of vowel team patterns for practice 

How to Use This Resource
1. Print on cardstock, cut, and laminate (optional).
2. Provide blending strips and picture tiles for a targeted vowel team set.
3. Students decode and blend the word, then match it to the picture.
4. Mix vowel team sets for more advanced practice as students progress.

Why Teachers and Homeschool Parents Love It
• Hands-on routine that keeps students engaged
• Supports decoding accuracy and fluency
• Easy to prep and reuse all year
• Perfect for centers, small groups, and intervention
• Strong alignment with structured literacy and Science of Reading

If you purchased Raising Little Readers® Volume 2 with the Bonus Printables Bundle add-on, you already own this resource.