Sound Box Studio
Elkonin sound boxes

Elkonin boxes online — a digital sound box mat for teaching children to hear the sounds in a word.

Use it in a phonics lesson, a small group, or one-to-one intervention. Choose the words you want, and the child works through the same three steps every time.

Teachers and families can model one sound at a time, move a counter for each phoneme, and then replace the counters with letters. The consistent routine helps children connect spoken sounds to print without adding worksheet setup.

  1. 1Segment — push one counter into a box for each sound.
  2. 2Blend — sweep across the boxes and say the whole word.
  3. 3Spell — swap each counter for the letters that make it.
Free, works offline, and prints a session record. Nothing runs until you press Start.

Set up today's Elkonin box session

Pick the skill you taught, choose the words, add pictures, then start.

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Pick a skill

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Choose which words

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Add your own words

Type a word and we'll split the sounds. Tap between letters to join or separate them; tap a box to mark it a heart part.

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Session settings

Text size
Word order
Color rotation
Counter colors
Each option keeps one color per sound position, so a child can still track which slot they are on.

Sound box session

Sound Box Studio · by abzlearning.com

Session notes

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words attempted
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first-try correct
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needed another try
Notes stay on this device. A nickname or seat number is enough — no student name is needed.
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