Sound boxes worksheet: short a
Phonics · Sound boxesKindergarten – Grade 1Free PDF
Free printable Elkonin sound boxes worksheet for short a: tap the sounds in cat, map, van, bag and write one sound per box.
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The same ZB style shapes as this sheet, as your child plays them in LetterSchool: three short games that teach where to start and which way to go.
- 1Tap the dots
- 2Trace the path
- 3Write it yourself
How to use this worksheet
- 1Each box is one sound, not one letter: in duck, the ck is one sound and goes in one box.
- 2Say the word slowly and touch a dot for each sound, then write the letters.
- 3Write the whole word on the line and read it back.
Words on this sheet
catmapvanbagjamhat
Words children read are printed in school print (Zaner-Bloser style), with the same simple a and g they learn to write. Print on US Letter or A4; the PDF has no ads and no website headers.
