Free Blends Matching Card Printables
I have always loved having different types of cards for kids to learn with. You never know what cards or ideas will work best for the child.
These free blends matching cards printables are great for those that know about blends but need a fun review. They provide a fun way to work on beginning blends.
You have a fun set of cards for kids to work on matching pictures and matching beginning blend words. This is about learning the blend in the picture and matching a word with the same blend.
The Blends Matching Card Printable is a great addition to the blend printables on the site.
The Blends Matching Card Printable is part of my subscriber library. You can subscribe to the newsletter and get access to the password there. You will find it in the blends section on the subscriber freebie page.
What is a blend?
A blend is when two or more consonants are blended together, but the letters in blends all make a separate sound.
Bl would be an example of the consonant blend. So the word blender has the blend of bl.
You sound out b and l sounds in the word.
Beginning blend examples are: bl, br, cl, cr, dr, fl, fr, gl, gr, pl, pr, sc, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tr.
Blends Matching Card Printables
The Blends Matching Card Printable have a picture and word that matches the same beginning blend. There are 20 sets of cards for the blends.
Each of the cards is about matching the beginning blend in the picture with the blend on the word.
You can see an example of the fun cards below with their matching words. It set has the following blends: bl, br, cl, cr, dr, fl, fr, gl, gr, pl, pr, sc, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, & tr.
So you have a picture of a planet and matching the word play and train picture matching the word tree.
You are going to find the following beginning blend matches:
blender – blue
brush – bread
clock – clip
crown – crane
drum – dragon
flower – flag
fruit – frog
glue – glass
grape – grass
planet – play
present – press
scuba – scarf
sky – skin
slide – slug
smile – smart
snake – snug
space – spin
storm – step
swing – switch
train – tree
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Blend Books you can Use with these Blend Printables
here are some blend books you can use with this matching printable
- Stop, Drop, and Flop in the Slop: A Short Vowel Sounds Book with Consonant Blends (Sounds Like Reading ®)
- The Price of a Slice: Long Vowel Sounds with Consonant Blends
- The Slug and the Pug: Short Vowel Sounds with Consonant Blends
- Meet the Phonics – Blends
Things we used with the Blends Matching Cards
These are just a few of the items that we use with these cards. You can see how some of these were used below.
Ways to Use the Blends Matching Cards
You are going to see a few different ways to use the blends matching cards.
Preparing the Blends Marching Cards
The blend matching cards are great printed on cardstock and laminated. This helps the blend cards last longer in learning centers.
You can just print them on cardstock is that is all you have.
Match the Blends in a Pocket Chart
I love having different ways to use the cards. One of my favorite items has been a pocket chart. I had forgotten we had a tabletop pocket chart one until I found it again in a box. It is super easy to use and set up. You can put the picture or the word on one side and have them match the other. It is easy to have them work on a few blends at at time this way.
Work On One Beginning Blend at a Time
You can pull out one type of blend and have kids work on it. I pulled out all the blends that have an “r” in them and had them match the cards. It is simple and easy to do.
You can have them match face up or face down. If kids are just starting you can write in pencil on the back the blend for each card.
Match the Beginning Blends on a Ring
If you want a quick way to do matching but don’t want to set it up then have the kids flip through the cards on rings. Then they can flip through the cards and find the match.
You can do all the blends this way or just some of the blends your kids are learning.
Looking for More Beginning Blends Printables
If you are looking for more blend printables you can check out the Blends Coloring Set. It has all the beginning blends in the set with a tracing page, writing and vocab cards that match the pages.
What you will find in the Blends Matching Cards
- 1 blend picture and 1 blend word matching card beginning blend
- 20 sets of cards to match
- Blends: bl, br, cl, cr, dr, fl, fr, gl, gr, pl, pr, sc, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, & tr
Blends Coloring Page Printables
The Blends Coloring Pages have the following blends: bl-, br-, cl-, cr-, fl-, fr-, gr-, gl-, pl-, pr-, sc-, sk-,sl-, sm-, sn-, sp-, st-, sw-, tr-.
They have two blend coloring worksheet options with tracing or writing words. Plus vocab cards to match the blend coloring worksheets.
What you will find in the Blends Coloring Page Selling Set
- Beginning Blends: bl-, br-, cl-, cr-, fl-, fr-, gr-, gl-, pl-, pr-, sc-, sk-,sl-, sm-, sn-, sp-, st-, sw-, tr-
- Blend Coloring Page with Tracing Word Option
- Blend Coloring Page with Writing Word Option
- Blend Vocab Cards with 3 words to match each blend coloring worksheet
- 63 pages
- Price: $3
Check out these other Blends Printables For Kids
Blends Wall Cards: Beginning Sounds has the blend picture, the blend letters and the matching word for all the blends. These are great for displaying the blends on the wall.
Blends 3 Part Cards is a fun way to work on matching blends to the correct picture. You have on card for each blend.
Blends Bookmarks have short vowel blends and long vowel blend options. These are a fun beginning blends word lists. You can use it with first grade (ages 6 to 7) and second grade (ages 7 to 8).
Blends Easy Reader Books: L Blends, R Blends, S Blends has three books for the different types of blends. You have letters to color, picture to color and a simple sentence to read.
Beginning Blends & Ending Blends Printable Bundle has 16 fun blends printables that you can use with kids. You have a mix of hands-on and no-prep learning activities and themed activities in the bundle. It has the ending blends and beginning blends in my store.
Check out all the fun Blends Activities & Printables on 3 Dinosaurs.
Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com
