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Literacy · Ages 3-6 - listen for the first sound in each shape word

Shape Name Trail

Now playing: Starter Try it first · 5 rounds

Listen to a shape word and tap its first letter.
Focus skills Literacy Phonics Awareness Beginning Sounds Early Spelling Prewriting

Shape Name Trail

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  4. Round 4
  5. Round 5
What letter starts the shape word? Circle starts with C

Say the shape word slowly, then tap the first letter.

Coach this round

Coach first-letter listening.

Try saying
Stretch the first sound gently before asking for the letter.
Look for
Your child hearing a beginning sound and linking it to a printed letter.
Next tiny step
Find a real circle, square, or triangle and say its first sound.

After this level

Try Shape Name Trail: Growing Sounds. Members · 8 planned rounds Listen for the first sound in a shape word and find its letter.
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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 public v1 Starter experience.

    Ready to tryFree Starter
    5 planned rounds Current level
  2. Level 2 · Growing Shape Name Trail: Growing Sounds

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

    Listen for the first sound in a shape word and find its letter.

    Ready to tryMembers
    8 planned rounds Play level
  3. Level 3 · Challenge Shape Name Trail: Challenge Sounds

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

    Connect shape-word beginning sounds to capital letters among richer choices.

    Ready to tryPremium
    12 planned rounds Play level
  4. Level 4 · Adventure Shape Name Trail: Adventure Sounds

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

    Match shape-word beginning sounds to capital letters across a longer phonics path.

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

Try a story sentence starter.

  1. StartSay one simple sentence about the game scene.
  2. AddInvite your child to add one word or idea.
  3. RepeatSay the new sentence together like a tiny story.
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