Words to rebuild: a board for each word, its letters or syllables to place

For each word, a board as wide as the sheet, in landscape: its picture on the left, the model word if you want it, and below it a line, for pieces of about 3.5 cm. Three boards per sheet. On the following pages, the pieces to cut out, mixed up, one row per word. The child puts the first piece at the start of the line, then each one to the right of the previous one. When the model is hidden, the child checks alone on the back of the board. With no name nor instruction, it is material to laminate and use again.

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Boards of words to rebuild: the picture of each word on the left, its line on the right — First page, made in Lexikit with twelve animal words.

In 3 steps

Add your words: type them, paste a list or start from a theme. Words of up to 7 letters go on the boards.
Choose the pieces: the letters or the syllables, the model word visible or hidden.
Print: the boards, the pieces to cut out, a box to fold for each word to store them, or several at once.

What you can set

Rebuild with: the letters, or the syllables of the word as they are said, a double consonant shared between two syllables (“pous-sin” in French). With the syllables, words of one syllable are left aside: they would be a single piece
Model word visible or hidden. When hidden, “Check” writes the word in red on the back of its board (print on both sides, flipped on the long edge) or on a check card at the end
“Piece marks”: a small coloured shape on each board and on its pieces, to sort out what got mixed. “Velcro dots”: a circle where each piece goes, to stick the hook-and-loop dot. “Pieces laid”: on a line, or in boxes joined in one strip
Cut, in the Style panel: straight or rounded corners, the pieces edge to edge or with a gap
Resource, several at once: the boards, the pieces, and a box to fold for each word, its picture and its mark on the sides
Word length: all words, or only the shortest. Words of more than 7 letters are left aside, the left column shows them apart with the reason. Capitals or print: letters cut apart one by one do not join, so never cursive
On screen: the child touches the pieces, which go on the line one after the other, from left to right, then checks

Ways to use it

Handling letters before writing them
From speech to writing: placing the syllables of the word in the order they are said
A workshop to do alone, checked by the child on the back of the board
Differentiating: the model for some, memory for others

Frequently asked questions

Why a mark on every piece?

To tidy up: when the pieces of several words get mixed, the small coloured shape tells which board each one goes back to. It can be removed in the options, with “Piece marks”.

Why not long words?

On a board, each piece must stay large enough for a small hand: about 3.5 cm. Beyond 7 letters, the pieces would be too small. Those words are left aside, and the left column shows them apart, under “More than 7 letters”.

Why a line and not boxes?

With one box per letter, the child can put the last letter before the first. On the line, the child starts at the beginning and puts each piece to the right of the previous one, building the word from left to right, as it is written.

See all 9 resources of “Write the word”

Your turn

Open Lexikit, write your words, choose a resource. All that is left is to print or to play. Free, no account, and your words stay on your device.