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Big reading milestones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMake phonics practice purposeful with our \u003cstrong\u003eCVC Trace and Blend\u003c\/strong\u003e worksheets for the sound \u003cstrong\u003e\/i\/\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cem\u003elit, sit, pit, rib, pip, tip, tin, sip, pin, dim, dip, kit, dig, bit, fit, pig, kid, zip, wig, fig, lip, big, bin, fin, fix, hid, him, hip, kin, nip, six, mix, win, rim, bib\u003c\/em\u003e. Each set focuses on one letter-sound so students meet it in different positions. Every word is decodable with single letter-sounds; use the set once its letters have been taught, or choose the pages whose letters your class knows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFour flexible activities, one set of words\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same words are repeated on purpose across the activities, so you can pick the one that suits each student or group. They are teacher-selected alternatives, not a compulsory sequence, and there is no expectation that students complete every page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrace and Blend\u003c\/strong\u003e (supported decoding and handwriting): look at the letters, say each sound, blend to read the word, trace the letters, then check the picture to confirm the meaning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrace and Write\u003c\/strong\u003e (supported spelling): name the picture, say each sound, then write the letters from left to right, tracing the focus letter when you reach it. Blend the sounds to read the word back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSay and Write\u003c\/strong\u003e (independent spelling): name the picture, say each sound and write a letter for every sound. Blend the sounds to read the word back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRead and Draw\u003c\/strong\u003e (picture-free decoding and comprehension): read the word with no picture to help, trace it, then draw what it means. 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Tracing letters are dashed in your state's style, and sound boxes support segmenting and blending on every page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMade for purposeful practice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrounded in the science of reading and systematic synthetic phonics, these worksheets bring decoding, segmenting, spelling, handwriting and reading for meaning together around one predictable set of words. In Trace and Blend, students read the letters and blend \u003cem\u003ebefore\u003c\/em\u003e they look at the picture; the picture confirms the word rather than giving it away. 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