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The Sound Games

Nine games for the sounds your child already knows. All free.

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Children learn sounds through their ears long before letters mean anything on a page. So that's where we start, with games you can play in the car, at bath time, or waiting for dinner. No screens, no prep, nothing to buy. Just you, your voice, and whatever's already in the house.

Every kid is different. Some live for dinosaurs, some for dolls, some for being chased. It’s the same with these games. Try a few, at different times of day, and don’t force the ones that don’t land. One will stick. In our house it’s Sac-à-dos, the backpack game.

The games come in three levels: Just Play, Ear Games, Sound Games. These aren’t ages. Kids climb the ladder on their own clock, and they’ll slide up and down it day to day. Start at ● ○ ○ and follow the giggles.

● ○ ○Just Play Memory, action, pretend. No sound skills needed yet.
01

Sac-à-dos the backpack game

She called me a backpack. I called her a cloud. A no-repeats word volley that never ends.

02

Feed the Animal

The toy only eats things that start with its sound. Mmm for the cow.

03

The Sound Bag

Four toys, four different sounds, hidden in a bag. Guess before the reveal.

● ● ○Ear Games They listen and hunt. You supply the sounds.
04

Whose Name Starts With…?

Match the people they love to the sounds their names begin with.

05

Sound Hunt

Find three things in the house that start with the same sound.

06

The Window Game

Name things that start with a sound while you drive. No props, no hands.

● ● ●Sound Games They find the sounds themselves. The big-kid ones.
07

The Mmm Game

Open any book. I spy something that starts with mmm. Let them hunt the page.

08

Wrong Sound, Silly Mama

Say a word with the wrong first sound on purpose and let them correct you.

09

The Bridge Game

Cow says moo. Moo starts with mmm. And this letter says mmm too.

Want all nine as a printable pack?

Beautiful one-pagers you can print and keep, each with ready-to-use sound lists. Free.

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