Reading & Spelling Games for Kids

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Reading & Spelling Games for Kids

Make literacy practice feel more like play with interactive reading, spelling and phonics games.

Explore reading and spelling games for children developing skills in phonics, letter sounds, CVC words, word building, spelling, sight words and early literacy.

These hands-on literacy resources can provide extra practice at home, in classrooms or during tutoring while helping children build confidence with words and reading.

PRACTISE IMPORTANT LITERACY SKILLS

Find a Game to Match What They Are Learning

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Phonics & Letter Sounds Practise recognising letter sounds, matching sounds to letters and developing early phonics knowledge.

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CVC Words & Word Building Build and read simple words by combining consonant and vowel sounds through practical activities.

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Spelling Practice Reinforce word patterns, spelling strategies and vocabulary through games children can play repeatedly.

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Reading & Word Recognition Develop familiarity with words and encourage children to read, recognise and use language more confidently.

LEARNING THROUGH PLAY

Why Use Reading & Spelling Games?

Games can turn repeated literacy practice into an activity children want to participate in while giving them opportunities to apply the same skills in different ways.

✓ More Opportunities to Practise A favourite game can be played again and again, giving children repeated exposure to important literacy skills.

✓ Hands-On Learning Matching, sorting, building words and playing literacy games adds a practical element to reading and spelling practice.

✓ Encourages Participation The play element can make literacy practice feel different from completing another worksheet or written exercise.

✓ Builds Confidence Successful practice can help children become more comfortable recognising, building, reading and spelling words.

A SIMPLE WAY TO CHOOSE

Which Literacy Game Should I Choose?

Start with the skill the child is currently learning rather than choosing only by age.

🔤 Learning Letter Sounds? Look for phonics and sound-matching activities that reinforce the letters and sounds they are currently learning.

🧩 Beginning to Build Words? CVC and word-building games can help children combine sounds to form and read simple words.

✏️ Working on Spelling? Choose spelling and word-pattern games that provide plenty of opportunities to manipulate and practise words.

📖 Ready for More Reading? Combine literacy games with books that match the child's current reading and phonics skills.

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LOOKING FOR READING BOOKS?

Pair Literacy Games with Decodable Readers

If your child is practising reading connected text, explore our Decodable Readers collection for phonics-aligned fiction, non-fiction, chapter books and reading sets.

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Literacy Games for Home, School & Tutoring

Reading and spelling games can be used for individual practice, small-group activities, literacy rotations, tutoring and learning at home.

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Reading & Spelling Games for Australian Kids Teach Me Toys supplies literacy games and educational resources to families, teachers and schools across Australia.

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