The Word Builders Tri-Blocks Tub provides a hands-on approach to word building, phoneme manipulation and spelling practice. Designed for children aged 6–8 years, the set includes 90 connecting Tri-Blocks featuring consonants, vowels, digraphs and blends. Students can connect and twist the blocks to change beginning, middle and ending sounds, allowing them to explore how phoneme changes create different words. Colour coding helps distinguish sound positions, while the included connector block allows students to extend their learning into multi-syllabic words. Supplied in a storage tub with a teacher guide, the set is suitable for independent, small-group and whole-class phonics activities.
Applications and Use
• Build words by combining consonants, vowels, digraphs and blends.
• Manipulate beginning, middle and ending sounds to explore how words change.
• Practise blending and segmenting phonemes during hands-on phonics activities.
• Explore spelling patterns by creating and comparing different word combinations.
• Build real and nonsense words to practise decoding and phoneme manipulation.
• Use the connector block to explore multi-syllabic word building.
• Incorporate into literacy rotations, spelling lessons, phonics activities and small-group instruction.
Features
• Includes 90 connecting and twisting Tri-Blocks for interactive word building.
• Includes consonants, vowels, digraphs and blends for varied phonics activities.
• Colour-coded blocks help students identify beginning, middle and ending sounds.
• Dark blue blocks represent initial consonants, red blocks represent vowels and light blue blocks represent final consonants.
• Unique connector block allows students to construct multi-syllabic words.
• Supports phoneme manipulation, blending, segmenting, decoding and spelling skills.
• Supplied with a teacher guide and storage tub for organised classroom use.
Specifications
• Quantity: 90 Tri-Blocks
• Content: Consonants, vowels, digraphs and blends
• Colour Coding: Dark blue – initial consonants; red – vowels; light blue – final consonants
• Recommended Age: 6–8 years
• Storage: Supplied in a storage tub
• Recommended Use: Phonics, word building, phoneme manipulation, blending, segmenting, decoding and spelling
Kit Includes:
• 90 x Tri-Blocks
• 1 x Connector Block
• 1 x Teacher Guide
• 1 x Storage Tub
