Orchard Toys Match and Spell Game for Sight Words, Reading & Literacy Skills, Educational Board Games for Kids, Spelling Word Games with Flash Cards, Phonics, Alphabet & Learning Toys for Ages 4+

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The difference with this to Match and Spell is it has longer words such as “Flower,”“Rabbit” and “Stork and digraph letter combinations for slightly older children. This colourful game is a great way to teach children about spelling and phonics in a fun and progressive way. For younger children aged 4 and over, try our Match and Spell first literacy game. Contents: Match and Spell encourages letter recognition, teaches phonetic word building and promotes matching of pictures and words.

Beginners start with a simple matching game, matching the letter cards to the letters shown on the board. This builds a word to match the colourful illustrations, from ‘cat’ to ‘slug’. The Orchard Toys Match and Spell Game introduces letter shapes and sounds, supporting children as they begin to read the words out loud.Match a letter from the table to the first letter on the word board. If you cannot find the matching letter, other players are encouraged to help. With friendly illustrations and simple gameplay that progresses as children learn, it's no surprise that Match and Spell is our bestselling language and literacy game! Match and Spell Next Steps is an excellent follow-on from this game for children aged 5 and over. To make the games more challenging, the letter cards can be placed face down on the table for a matching and memory game.

The word cards are double sided. One side shows the word already spelt out to help younger children as they try to match the letters on the card with the letter cards available. A great way for younger children to learn and help them develop their recognition and matching skills. This game includes 12 double-sided 3 letter word boards, 8 double-sided 4 letter word boards and 68 letter cards. For a first introduction to reading and spelling, the games can be played with just the 3-letter word boards. The 4- letter word boards can be introduced as players grow in confidence. Great for encouraging matching, memory and observational skills. Developing language and literacy skills comes with playing this game as you discuss the sounds verbally used to pronounce these words. Games which require taking turns are great for learning patience and sharing.Like Match and Spell, it is a beautifully presented little spelling game perfect for children looking to develop their spelling skills. The box comes with 78 letter cards, and 18 double sided word boards. The game is played by building a variety of familiar and more advanced words, from ‘Moth’ to ‘Balloon’, with the help of colourful illustrations to identify words. Parents can use the sound and blend cards to encourage children to make the individual sounds as well as saying the entire word aloud. There are 18 words included in the game. Match and Spell encourages letter recognition, teaches phonetic word building and promotes matching of pictures and words, from simple words like 'cat' to more complex four letter words. There are two ways to play, and the game is designed for both guided and independent word building.

With friendly illustrations and simple gameplay that progresses as children learn, it's no surprise that Match and Spell is our bestselling language and literacy game! Match and Spell Next Steps is an excellent follow-on from this game for children aged 5 and over. To play with mixed ages and abilities, word boards can be used either way up depending on the players' ability. Match and Spell Next Steps is the follow up game to Match and Spell. It is designed for children 5 plus, but I have played a lot with my 4 year old and she is fine with it. I would recommend this for children aged 4-7. Match and Spell Next Steps is the perfect progression from Orchard Toys’ bestselling, award-winning Match and Spell. Aimed at children aged 5 and over, the game helps to develop more advanced reading and spelling skills using both sounds and blends.Sound out the word to identify the letters needed to spell the word. Then find a letter from the table. The game is at its best when you can spread out the letter cards so your children can look through them all clearly. As such, this is the perfect floor game. Get some cushions, throw out the letters and spend some quality time with your children. Having fun and helping their language and spelling skills. With friendly illustrations and simple gameplay that progresses as children learn, it’s no surprise that Match and Spell is our bestselling language and literacy game! Match and Spell Next Steps is a great follow-on from this game for children aged 5 and over.