Phonics Word Ladders and Word Chains-The BUNDLE

Do you teach phonemic awareness and phonics? Do you follow the science of reading? These phonics word ladders (or word chains) are critical for your teaching reading toolbox! ⭐️⭐️--Digital Update - March 27, 2024---⭐️⭐️ I have now added DIGITAL versions of ALL the word ladder resources that have been formatted for use with Google Drive! You can access them at no extra cost in the BONUS file section! Phonemic and phonics are vital to teaching reading to the science of reading. These word ladder worksheets will help your students connect phonemic awareness TO phonics through word ladders (also knows as word chains).   How do the word ladders work? Look and identify the picture. (answer key/clip art key provided) Use the cut out letter cards (provided on the bottom of the worksheet) to build the word. Write the word. Then go down the "ladder" to the next picture. Repeat the process until students get to the "bottom of the ladder". One sound (phoneme) will change in each picture. Stude