Christmas Ornament Phonics

Slide, read and celebrate! Christmas Ornament Phonics turns decoding practice into a festive hands-on activity. Children cut out a vowel or phonics-pattern ornament, tape it to a craft stick, and slide it onto the empty ornament in each word to blend and read it. One stick works for a whole page, so the set is reusable all season.

71 printable pages · 560 words · 37 ornament sticks · Kindergarten to 2nd Grade

What's included

• 40 slide-and-read pages (14 big, bold words per page)
  • Short vowels: a, e, i, o, u
  • Digraphs: sh, ch, th, ck, ng, nk
  • Blends: bl, cl, fl, sl, cr, gr, tr, st
  • Long vowels: ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, igh
  • Magic e: a_e, i_e, o_e and a mixed page (cap → cape, kit → kite)
  • Bossy R: ar, or, er, ir, ur
  • Diphthongs: oi, oy, ou, ow, au, aw
• 37 ornament sticks to cut out, color-coded by skill
• 7 Read & Write sheets: build a word, read it, write it on ornament handwriting lines
• 7 Christmas tree sort mats with cut-out word cards (short a vs long a, sh vs ch, l blends vs r blends, ai vs ay, short i vs long i, ar vs or, oi vs oy)
• 7 decodable sentence pages: 8 Christmas-themed sentences per skill, with stars to color for repeated reading
• 7 Real or Silly? pages: real and nonsense words to check true decoding

Why teachers and parents love it

• Hands-on and reusable: laminate the sticks and pages for centers, small groups and morning work
• Follows a systematic phonics sequence, from short vowels to diphthongs
• Large, child-friendly font with simple letter shapes
• Low-ink pages with a festive ornament and holly theme

How to use

1. Print the ornament stick pages, cut out the ornaments and tape each to a craft stick.
2. Slide the ornament onto the empty ornament in each word.
3. Blend the sounds and read the word. Then write, sort and read sentences with the practice pages.

This is a digital download (PDF, US Letter). No physical product will be shipped. You'll need craft sticks and tape or glue.

Want to try it first? Grab the free Christmas Ornament Short Vowels set on my website.