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Picture Sound Boxes

Full-page Elkonin box mats: say it, tap it, write it. Twelve sets across short vowels, digraphs and blends.

Short Vowels

FREE Cover of the Short A picture sound boxes starter set showing cat, van and jam picture mats with three-square sound boxes Sam the Clam, the Short A friend

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Short A Starter Set

Pairs with UFLI 35a-c

with Sam the Clam

Full-page picture sound-box mats for beginning readers. Say it, tap it, write it.

What's inside: 10 mats

cat, hat, bat, map, pan, van, jam, bag, fan, can

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Launching August 2026 on TpT Cover of the Short I picture sound boxes set showing pig, zip and bib picture mats with sound boxes Pip the Sandpiper, the Short I friend

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Short I

Pairs with UFLI 36a-b

with Pip the Sandpiper

Short-i picture mats to follow the Short A set.

What's inside: 10 mats

pig, wig, lid, fin, zip, pin, bib, sit, hit, lip

Launching August 2026 on TpT

Launching August 2026 on TpT Cover of the Short O picture sound boxes set with short-o picture mats and sound boxes Lobby the Lobster, the Short O friend

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Short O

Pairs with UFLI 37a-b

with Lobby the Lobster

Short-o picture mats, built the same way as the Short A set.

What's inside: 10 mats

dog, log, pot, mop, top, rod, dot, mom, hot, pop

Launching August 2026 on TpT

Launching August 2026 on TpT Cover of the Short E picture sound boxes set with short-e picture mats and sound boxes Ted the Seal, the Short E friend

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Short E

Pairs with UFLI 40a-b

with Ted the Seal

Short-e picture mats to round out the vowel set.

What's inside: 10 mats

bed, net, pen, hen, jet, web, leg, ten, wet, men

Launching August 2026 on TpT

Launching August 2026 on TpT Cover of the Short U picture sound boxes set with short-u picture mats and sound boxes Puff the Puffin, the Short U friend

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Short U

Pairs with UFLI 39a-b

with Puff the Puffin

Short-u picture mats to complete the five short vowels.

What's inside: 10 mats

bus, sun, cup, bug, mud, tub, nut, jug, run, pup

Launching August 2026 on TpT

Digraphs

Launching August 2026 on TpT Cover of the sh and ch digraphs picture sound boxes set showing sample watercolour words

Digraphs

sh & ch

Pairs with UFLI 45 & 48

Picture sound-box mats for the sh and ch digraphs.

What's inside: 8 mats

ship, shed, fish, chin, chip, chop, shop, wash

Launching August 2026 on TpT

Launching August 2026 on TpT Cover of the -ck endings picture sound boxes set showing duck, sock and clock picture mats with sound boxes

Digraphs

-ck endings

Pairs with UFLI 44

Picture sound-box mats for words ending in -ck.

What's inside: 9 mats

duck, sock, rock, lock, dock, kick, clock, truck, block

Launching August 2026 on TpT

Launching August 2026 on TpT Cover of the -ng and -th endings picture sound boxes set showing ring, bath and song picture mats with sound boxes

Digraphs

-ng & -th endings

Pairs with UFLI 46-47 & 51

Picture sound-box mats for the -ng and -th endings.

What's inside: 8 mats

ring, king, wing, swing, bath, path, sing, hang

Launching August 2026 on TpT

Blends

Launching August 2026 on TpT Cover of the s-blends picture sound boxes set showing sled, stamp and snack picture mats with sound boxes

Blends

s-blends

Pairs with UFLI 35b-41c

Picture sound-box mats for s-blends.

What's inside: 8 mats

sled, stamp, slug, skunk, swim, skip, stop, slip

Launching August 2026 on TpT

Launching August 2026 on TpT Cover of the l-blends picture sound boxes set showing flag, plum and clam picture mats with sound boxes

Blends

l-blends

Pairs with UFLI 35b-41c

Picture sound-box mats for l-blends.

What's inside: 7 mats

flag, plug, plum, clam, clip, plant, clap

Launching August 2026 on TpT

Launching August 2026 on TpT Cover of the r-blends picture sound boxes set showing frog, crab and drum picture mats with sound boxes

Blends

r-blends

Pairs with UFLI 35b-41c

Picture sound-box mats for r-blends.

What's inside: 7 mats

frog, crab, drum, brush, drip, crash, grin

Launching August 2026 on TpT

Launching August 2026 on TpT Cover of the final blends picture sound boxes set showing nest, lamp and tent picture mats with sound boxes

Blends

final blends

Pairs with UFLI 35b-41c

Picture sound-box mats for final blends.

What's inside: 8 mats

nest, lamp, tent, hand, belt, mask, vest, jump

Launching August 2026 on TpT

See inside

A real page from the set

A full picture sound-box mat from the Short A set: a picture, a three-square sound box and a writing line
An actual mat from the Short A set - every page follows this layout.
Cover of the free Short A picture sound boxes starter set

Try the free Short A set

Ten full-page picture sound-box mats - download and use it today, no sign-up needed.

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