Description
Alphablocks, the popular UK TV show, helps millions of children learn to read. The Alphablocks Word Builder game supports letter recognition, phonetic word building, and matching pictures with words.
This game introduces the most common letters and sounds, allowing children to create simple three- and four-letter words such as “cat,” “dog,” and “man.” It also includes double letters like “ll,” “ff,” and “zz,” and encourages forming additional words like “fox,” “web,” “zip,” and “quack.”
The game offers four play modes suitable for both guided and independent learning:
- Match letter cards to the letters on the board in the correct order to form words—an entry-level matching game.
Contents:
- 20 double-sided word cards
- 31 letter cards
- 2 blank word cards
- Instruction leaflet
Recommended by Dr Gummer’s Good Play Guide.
What our testers said
“Is this an i or a j?” – Girl, aged 4
“My name starts with a D” – Boy, aged 4
What our experts think
Learn to read with the Alphablocks. A fun and engaging word building game with 4 levels of difficulty. Our testers said that the instruction booklet supplied made it easy to work out which level game was appropriate based on the child’s ability and they really liked that you could all play the same game together but with each child at a different learning level.
The children engaged with the game well and enjoyed finding the correct letters and spelling their words. This game is an excellent resource to help children develop letter sounds and word building skills in a fun way. It also promotes turn taking and listening.
Skills developed
– Develops letter recognition
– Encourages word building skills
– Promotes turn taking
