• Full-color spinner board with 3 spinners (beginning sound, vowel, ending sound)
• Matching rainbow-themed game board and star path
• Printable game pieces and file folder label
• Black-and-white, low-ink versions of all components
• Two differentiated recording pages (5-word & 10-word options)
• Assembly directions for durable use in centers or file folder format
• Clear, easy-to-follow instructions for 2–4 player use

• Blending and decoding Real and Nonsense CVC words Students spin and combine letters to create consonant-vowel-consonant words, helping them understand how sounds form words.
• Phoneme segmentation and sound-letter association Breaking apart and blending beginning, middle, and ending sounds of CVC words strengthens phonemic awareness.
• Real vs. nonsense word identification Learners evaluate if a created word is meaningful, supporting comprehension and decoding fluency.
• Letter recognition and handwriting practice Students write each sound and build the whole word, reinforcing proper letter formation and phonics skills.

• Turn-taking, teamwork, and sportsmanship Kids learn to wait, celebrate wins, and encourage peers while playing together.
• Critical thinking and flexible reasoning Determining whether a CVC word is real or nonsense challenges learners to apply logic and language skills.
• Focus and fine motor skills Writing, spinning, and moving game pieces support pencil grip, coordination, and task persistence.
• Confidence building Success at decoding and recognition builds reading readiness and self-assurance.

1. Set up the game: Each player places their marker on the "Start" star.
2. Spin each spinner: Players spin all three spinners—beginning, vowel, and ending sounds.
3. Build the word: Write the letters in the color-coded boxes on the included write & wipe board. Blend the sounds and write the full word below.
4. Decide:

• If it’s a real word (like "cat" or "hop")- move ahead 2 spaces
• If it’s a nonsense word (like "teg" or "mog")- move ahead 1 space

• Literacy centers and reading small groups
• Speech therapy sessions and RTI interventions
• Phonics-based homeschool curriculum
• Assessment tools for decoding and phonemic awareness
• Fun Friday, rainy day tubs, or early finisher stations

• RF.K.2d: Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme words.
• RF.K.3a: Demonstrate basic knowledge of letter-sound correspondences.
• RF.K.3b: Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings for the five major vowels.
• RF.K.3d: Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.

• Identify syllables and segment spoken words into individual phonemes
• Blend phonemes to form one-syllable words
• Isolate initial, medial, and final sounds

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1. On the 'thank you' page after checkout
2. In your email
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