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Literacy · Ages 3-5 - say the sound and hop to the matching printed key

Sound-Key Hop

Now playing: Starter Try it first · 5 rounds

Say the letter sound with a grown-up, then hop to the matching key.
Focus skills Literacy Auditory Discrimination Letter Recognition Attention Keyboard Familiarity

Sound-Key Hop

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  1. Round 1
  2. Round 2
  3. Round 3
  4. Round 4
  5. Round 5
Can you find S

Choose the matching letter.

Coach this round

Coach sound-to-symbol.

Try saying
Say the letter sound, then say the letter name after the child chooses.
Look for
Your child connecting a spoken sound with a printed capital letter.
Next tiny step
Pick one target letter and make its sound three playful times.

After this level

Try Sound-Key Hop: Growing Sounds. Members · 8 planned rounds Connect spoken beginning sounds with their matching capital keys.
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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 Sound-Key Hop: Growing Sounds

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

    Connect spoken beginning sounds with their matching capital keys.

    Ready to tryMembers
    8 planned rounds Play level
  3. Level 3 · Challenge Sound-Key Hop: Challenge Phonics

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

    Connect spoken letter sounds to matching capital keys with less scaffolding.

    Ready to tryPremium
    12 planned rounds Play level
  4. Level 4 · Adventure Sound-Key Hop: Adventure Phonics

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

    Connect spoken sounds to printed keys across a longer phonics path.

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

Try a real-world letter hunt.

  1. PickChoose one letter from the game round.
  2. FindLook for that letter on a book cover, cereal box, or keyboard.
  3. SaySay the letter sound together, then find one more match.
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