Teacher Tools

Tools for teaching how words work

Plan phoneme-grapheme mapping lessons, explore speech sounds, and teach letterbox lessons on screen with supported word lists organized by phonics pattern.

Choose the right words, map sounds to spellings, then print a lesson plan or move directly into live instruction. No student accounts required.

Preloaded word banks Plan → teach workflow No student logins

Phoneme Counter mapping the word cat and preparing a letterbox lesson — Choose and map words

Teacher-led Letterbox Lesson with sound boxes and letter tiles — Teach with sound boxes

Interactive Phoneme Chart preview showing short and long vowels — Model speech sounds

See Teacher Tools in Action

Plan a lesson, then teach it in person with The Letter Box tiles or virtually on screen.

Not sure where to start?

Choose the question that sounds most like what you need today.

“How many phonemes are in this word?” Phoneme Counter “How do I build and teach a letterbox lesson?” Phoneme Counter → Letterbox Lesson

“How do I explain or model a specific speech sound?” Interactive Phoneme Chart Coming soon

Plan, map, and teach

Choose or enter words

Use organized word banks or type your own words.

Count and map sounds

Use the Phoneme Counter to review phonemes, graphemes, and letterbox mapping.

Print or teach live

Download the lesson plan or continue to a live lesson with sound boxes and drag-and-drop letter tiles.

Teacher tools

Move from selecting words to mapping sounds, planning the lesson, and teaching it live.

Phoneme Counter interface showing cat, phoneme-grapheme mapping, a lesson list, and lesson actions

Phoneme Counter Count phonemes, review phoneme-grapheme and letterbox mapping, and build a lesson list with supported words organized by phonics pattern. Preloaded word banksPhoneme-grapheme mappingPrintable lesson plan Open tool →

Letterbox Lesson interface with lesson words, sound boxes, draggable letter tiles, and teacher controls

Letterbox Lesson Teach a lesson built from the Phoneme Counter using sound boxes, drag-and-drop letter tiles, and teacher-controlled checking during live instruction. Teacher-ledDrag-and-drop letter tilesSound boxesPresentation mode Open tool →

Coming soon Interactive Phoneme Chart preview with vowel categories, selected short a, an example word, and articulation guidance

Interactive Phoneme Chart Select a consonant or vowel to hear the sound, see a familiar example, and review teacher-friendly articulation guidance. Consonants + vowelsAudio modelsArticulation guidance Coming soon

Coming soon

A closer look at speech sounds

Preview how the chart groups consonants and brings teacher-friendly articulation guidance into view for a selected sound.

Interactive Phoneme Chart consonant overview organized by how sounds are produced — Consonants organized for explanation

Interactive Phoneme Chart selected f sound with example word and articulation guidance — Selected-sound detail and guidance

Printable Letterbox Lesson Plan with a lesson sequence, letter tile inventory, phoneme-grapheme maps, and sound boxes

Plan it. Print it. Teach it.

Build a lesson list in the Phoneme Counter, download a ready-to-use plan, or continue directly to the interactive Letterbox Lesson.

Organized lesson sequenceWords are grouped and sequenced by phoneme count for a clear teaching path.
Letter tiles and sound boxes preparedSee the total tiles needed alongside the graphemes, phonemes, and boxes for each word.
Print or continue to live instructionKeep the plan beside you or move the same word list into the interactive lesson.

Build a lesson in the Phoneme Counter →

Why word choice matters

Letterbox lessons work best when words map clearly sound by sound. The Phoneme Counter supports intentional word selection and helps teachers check the mapping before instruction. Explicit modeling and guided practice do the teaching; these tools support the preparation.