Word Pond

Objectives

+ Develop orthographic processing

+ Develop the ability to process visually similar graphemes

+ Develop orthographic processing

+ Develop the ability to process auditorily similar phonemes

Scenario

It’s a hot day. The young Words are going swimming, but the pond is full of all kinds of objects hidden under lily pads. Help the young Words clean the pond so they can go swimming!

Notes

The child can play alone or with a partner.

The game ends when the child has matched all images.

The game ends when the child has finished all levels. 

Words: graphemes

“b/d” family‍

ball, bath, balloon, bench, boat, bee, back, barn, bear, bath, bat, baker, beach,, boy, bus, book, bug, bag, bike, boot, big, button, bow, bowl, bye, bark, beetle, desk, domino, dolphin, dig, dog, dig, dark, duck, dragon, drain, drip, drum, drink, dream, dress, drill, drive, dance.

“m/n” family

‍man, mad, map, mop, mitt, mud, mosquito, mother, machine, moustache, math, milk, mango, magic, music, night, nest, new, note, neck, nut, nail, nurse, noisy, noodle, number.

“p/q” family

‍pot, pen, pig, paint, piano, pup, pea, pie, pin, pan, pool, park, paint, push, pear, palace, panda, pants, pedal, police, parent, parachute, quick, quiet, queen, quake, quilt, quack, quiz, quay, quill.

“s/z” family

sad, sock, sit, sand, soap, soup, see, sky, saw, ski, sofa, sink, seal, sing, star, dinosaur, dresser, baseball, bracelet, princess, horse, bus, house, dress, mouse, zoo, zip, zero, zap, zed, pizza, dizzy, lizard, wizard, kazoo, freezer, desert, magazine, bees, nose, keys, eyes.

Words: phonemes

“i/e” 1

‍pin, fin, tin, sit, bill, windy, shin, win, cabin, robin, attic, magic, net, ten, fell, sell, bell, pen, blanket, basket, planet, seven, magnet.

“f/v” 1 (initial/final word positions)

‍fish, fan, food, laugh, leaf, roof, beef, foot, feet, farm, four, giraffe, knife, roof, scarf, cough, laugh, woof, van, vampire, visit, vegetable, vacuum, vest, violin, locomotive, detective, five, wave, give, shave, stove, carve, glove, drive.

“f/v” 2 (medial sound position)

‍muffin, coffee, waffle, traffic, elephant, buffalo, office, different, oval, avocado, November, beaver, heavy, movie, fever, clover.

“f/v” 3 (consonant blends)

‍fly, afraid, elf, golf, shelf, twelve, elves, shelves, frog, frown, frozen, fridge, frame, flag, flu, floor.

“t/d” 1 (initial word position)

‍tore, ten, town, toast, taco, tape, time, toy, toe, tea, tie, two, tire, table, telephone, door, down, desk, domino, dolphin, dig, dog, dig, dark, duck, dice.

“t/d” 2 (final word position)

‍mat, hot, bat, coat, foot, feet, cat, net, cut, pot, boat, heart, guitar, tub, cob, cab, knob, sub, web, robe, rob, job, rib, lab, cube, tube, kid, bed, red, food.

“t/d” 3 (consonant blends in multiple positions)

‍ant, art, track, train, fast, list, tree, stop, stove, ghost, star, stem, nest, word, card, cord, board, sword, lizard, wizard, bend, wand, pond, wind, hand, band, dragon, drain, drip, drum, drink, dream, dress, drill, drive, sand, round.

“p/b” 1 (initial word position)

‍palace, panda, pants, pedal, paint, pipe, police, pyjama, parent, parachute, pelican, pizza, pigeon, hop, cup, skip, snap, ship, step, beep, pop, ball, bath, balloon, bench, boat, bee, back, barn, bear, bath, bat, baker, beach, boy, bus, book, bug, bag, bike, boot, big, button, bow, bowl, bye, bark, beet.

“p/b” 2 (medial & final word position)

‍umbrella, apple, bumpy, grumpy, hippo, slippers, purple, puppet, happy, shampoo, diaper, zipper, mop, sheep, cup, tape, soup, soap, chip, lip, clap, stop, tub, cob, cab, mob, knob, sub, web, robe, rob, job, rib, lab, cube, tube, robot, rabbit, ribbon, cabin, robin, elbow, cowboy

“p/b” 3 (consonant blends)

‍lamp, stamp, chirp, pray, prune, present, play, plate, plant, plane, jump, champ, braid, broom, brown, break, bulb.

“k/g” 1 (initial & final word position)

‍cake, card, camera, canoe, curl, key, girl, guitar, gate, ghost, goat, go, game, golf, goal, gorilla, good, gum, duck, rock, neck, beak, lock, bike, block, shark, pig, frog, big, bug, mug, leg, rug, log, dig, bag, egg.

“k/g” 2 (medial position)

‍locomotive, napkin, chocolate, checkers, pelican, racquet, wagon, tiger, sugar, burger, dragon, bagel, marker, rocket, soccer, cookie, vacuum, racoon, chicken, bucket, donkey.

“k/g” 3 (consonant blends)

‍desk, crayon, crab, crocodile, balcony, volcano, necklace, triangle, grey, grain, crust, grapes, green, glue, glad, glove.