Consonant blends foldable matching activity cr dr br and fr beginning sounds

A fun cut-and-paste phonics activity for early readers at home or school. This foldable matching resource looks at 4 consonant -r blends - dr, cr, br, and fr (at the beginning of words). Use this printable for Kindergarten or first-grade literacy centers, and in interactive notebooks. The design makes this activity more hands-on than a standard consonant blends worksheet.

In addition to learning about or reviewing consonant blends, children will also be practicing their fine motor/scissor skills and their hand-eye coordination.

The templates

For each of the cr and dr blends, there are 2 template choices to make an accordion foldout (plus one each for fr and br). See below for words used on each to check they will be suitable for your learners.

Firstly they will color the letters and pictures. Next, they’ll cut out the 4 words and match them to each picture before sticking them down. Students will then cut around the outside of the template before folding along the vertical lines. A great way to practice scissor skills as well as reading!

The foldout can then be closed to show just the blend letters, then carefully opened to reveal what’s inside.

Some children may require extra adult support with cutting or folding.

This resource also contains written instructions and a picture showing how to fold.

Words used

The words used for each template are as follows:

Cr template 1: cry, cross, crown, crane

Cr template 2: crayon, crust, cream, crack

Dr template 1: drum, drink, drain, draw

Dr templates 2: drill, dress, dream, dragon

Fr template: frog, frame, fires, frown

Br template: bread, brush, brick, branch

Please note that this resource is not editable. A UK and US version is included.