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Literacy · Ages 2-5 - name the picture first, then choose or listen for its word

Picture Word Match

Now playing: Starter Try it first · 5 rounds

Look at each familiar picture, then choose the word that names it. A grown-up can read the choices aloud.
Focus skills Literacy Picture Vocabulary Word Recognition Print Awareness Matching

Picture Word Match

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  1. Round 1
  2. Round 2
  3. Round 3
  4. Round 4
  5. Round 5
Which word matches this picture? A red ball. Choose the word Ball.

Name the picture together, then choose its word.

Coach this round

Coach picture-to-word matching.

Try saying
Name the picture first, then look for the word that starts or looks right.
Look for
Your child using the picture as a clue while noticing the word shape.
Next tiny step
Find the same word, object, or beginning sound in a book or room.

After this level

Try Growing Picture Words. Members · 8 planned rounds Eight picture-to-word rounds using more familiar nouns and careful print matching.
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Say a featured letter sound and choose the familiar picture whose word begins with that sound.

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Level roadmap

Starter rounds introduce the game. Growing levels add member practice, Challenge adds premium depth, and Adventure adds the longest ready path when available.

  1. Level 1 · Starter Starter

    A short, calm first round that introduces the game idea.

    Five short rounds ready for the first public 1.0 launch experience.

    Ready to tryFree Starter
    5 planned rounds Current level
  2. Level 2 · Growing Growing Picture Words

    A longer member round that repeats the skill with a little more variety.

    Eight picture-to-word rounds using more familiar nouns and careful print matching.

    Ready to tryMembers
    8 planned rounds Play level
  3. Level 3 · Challenge Picture Word Match: Challenge Reading

    A deeper review path for kids who are ready for more focus and more rounds.

    Match familiar pictures to written words across a wider label set.

    Ready to tryPremium
    12 planned rounds Play level
  4. Level 4 · Adventure Picture Word Match: Adventure Reading

    The longest path, designed for deeper premium play and future themed-pack expansion.

    Connect familiar pictures and words across a longer early-reading path.

    Ready to tryPremium
    20 planned rounds Play level
Continue away from the screen

Try a picture-word moment.

  1. ChoosePoint to a picture in a book or around the room.
  2. NameSay the word slowly together.
  3. ConnectAsk what sound or letter the word starts with.
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