Gingerbread Man Word Building Center

Bring a little seasonal fun into your phonics block with this hands-on Gingerbread Word Building pack. Students practice tapping out phonemes, mapping graphemes, and writing words using a festive gingerbread-themed mat. With 72 picture cards covering a wide range of phonics patterns, this resource is perfect for small groups, literacy centers, intervention, or independent practice.

What’s Inside:
• Word building mat with Say It, Tap It, Build It, Write It sections
• 72 picture cards covering:
– CVC short vowel words
– Initial digraphs
– Initial & final blends
– Initial & final trigraphs
– CVCe/CCVCe (Magic e)
• Step-by-step teaching directions for phoneme tapping, grapheme mapping, and word writing

Why Teachers Love It:
• Strengthens phonemic awareness, decoding, and orthographic mapping
• Highly structured yet engaging for early readers
• Covers a wide variety of phonics skills—easy to differentiate
• Low-prep and perfect for literacy centers, small groups, or intervention

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