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E.g. Make up a small pack of key words, with the words and/or the pictures on the cards. Play snap, pick-up pairs, rummy. You don't need doubles. Choose your own rules and match by letter, or sound, or by the number of letters, or by any other criteria. Use a pack showing objects first, like the one below called Think Links, which has 100 cards showing the word on one side and the picture on the other side.

ant, apple, arm, baby, bag, ball, bat, bed, bee, bird, boat, book, boot, boy, box, bun, bus, cake, can, cap, car, cat, chair, chest, clock, coat, cow, dinner, dog, doll, door, drink, egg, eye, fan, fire, fish, flag, flower, fly, fork, fox, frog, girl, grass, hands, hat, horse, ink, jam, jet, jug, key, knife, letter, light, lips, man, mat, milk, money, mop, mug, net, nose, orange, owl, pen, pencil, phone, pig, pin , rabbit, radio, rain, ring, saw, sheep, sink, sock, spoon, stamp, star, sweet, sun, tap, tie, towel, train, TV, van, water, window, wheel, woman, yolk, yacht, zip.

Four sets of 20 Picture Cards on different themes, showing related objects (e.g. bat & ball), with the words on one side and the pictures on the other:- Set 1 Playing ; Set 2 Nature; Set 3 Home; Set 4 Outside. Use to encourage talk, discussion, sorting, classification games: e.g. "Which go together? Why? Where do you see ...? What does ...do?" Snap, odd-one-out, making sets, etc.

Set 1 Playing:- bat ball, bow arrow, bricks tower, net fish, bucket spade, brush paint, pencil sharpener, drum sticks, triangle rod, train track.
Set 2 Nature:- rabbit hutch, bee hive, fish tank, dog lead, bird nest, spider web, duck pond, mole molehill, cat mouse, chicken egg.
Set 3 Home:- bath plug, flowers vase, knife fork, cup saucer, hammer nail, screwdriver screw, toothbrush toothpaste, lock key, dustpan brush, books bookcase.
Set 4 Outside:- tree leaf, rain clouds, sun parasol, letter postbox, train railway lines, ship sea, car road, moon stars, lift block, swing playgroung.

A level of maturity in perceptual skills and in visual and auditory discrimination is necessary before phonic skills can be learnt successfully. The Phonic List gives some examples of words to illustrate particular phonic skills to be mastered for fluent reading. These include a knowledge of:-

Letter Names and Sounds; Short Vowels (a,e,i,o,u); Doubling of Consonants in words; Final Consonant Blends; Consonant Digraphs (eg.sh,ch,th,wh,ph); Long Consonant Digraphs; Magic e (a-e,i-e,o-e,u-e); Initial Consonant Blends (eg. with l,r,s, dw, tw, qu); Long Initial Consonant Blends; Vowel Digraphs (ai,ar,au,aw,ay,ea,ee,er,ew,ie,ei,ir,oa,oe,ie,ue,oi,oo,or,ou,ow,oy,ur); Sounds of y; Prefixes; Suffixes; Soft c and g; Silent Letters (b,g,k,w,d).

(50) cat jam wet ten fix sit hot pot bus dug / add egg bell doll pull buzz / kick back / jump pump / hand sand band / hunt mint / nest pest / gift sift / pink ink / desk husk / belt kilt /yelp help / hold cold / sing ring / wisp crisp / sheep shed / fish wish / chip chat / much such / moth bath /
(50) tooth mother father / white wheels which / phone nephew photograph elephants/ witch stitch ditch patch / strap strong/ shrill shrimp shrank shrub / thrill thrush / school schooner / take make Pete white wife rose nose tune mule / plump slug black / grab crisps pram / skip swim sleep spot / twin dwarf / quiz quack / spring scrap screw /
(50) snail rain / park garden / sauce Paul / awful hawk claw / play Friday / tea peach beach bread ready / keep deep / butter supper / crew stew new / chief thief / receive neigh / ponies donkeys / skirt shirt / goat float / pie cried / toe Joe / true blue glue / boil foil / cool noon / crook book / storm corn / house mouse /
(48) snow window / crowd clown / toy enjoy / burn hurt / fly sky / silly jolly / ice cell / cage gem gym gentle / comb lamb bomb climb / gnaw gnat sign / sigh fight night / bought caught/ knot know knee / unwrap wren / badge bridge lodge / calm walk / listen whistle / tongue guilty / air hair / hear near /
(43) asleep beware behind delay concert forgot inside dismay remind / uncover capable animal musically sugar collar planted tested thanked milked pulled killed towel label longest monkey truthful possible pencil detective singing handle paddle kindly slowly punishment hopeless doctor rumour famous envious pension mention capture.

Phonic card games can be used to improve letter recognition, sound discrimination, word building and phonic skills. The next six packs were used to improve b/d recognition (b-d Game); to build recognition of end consonant blends ( -ng, -nd; -lp,-lt,-nk; -ck, -ld, -lk, -lf); to show the effect of adding an "e" - magic E makes the vowel sound its name (Magic "e" Game); and to familiarise players with vowel and consonant blends and build words (Word Rummy). Again, various games can be played with each pack.

5.1) b-d Game

(20 word cards plus 2 wild cards or jokers *)

bat bad bed bud box nib rob sob rub tub / dig dip dog dot dug hid nod pod red rod * *

5.2) End Blends -lp -lt -nk

(18 word cards plus 2 wild cards or jokers)

help, belt felt gilt kilt melt pelt silt tilt, bank link mink pink rank rink sank sink tank * *

5.3) End Blends -nd -ng

( 39 letter cards and 1 wild card or joker)

7x nd, 7x ng, bi, e, fi, fo, hi, la, le, me, mi, se, go, lu, ri, si, so, su, ba, bo, ha, ki, po, po, ra, sa, wi, *

5.4) End Blends -ck -ld -lk -lf

( 59 letter cards and 2 wild cards or jokers)

15x ck, 5x ld, 4x lk, 3x lf, ba, de, du, ki, la, li, lu, mu, ne, pi, ra, sa, si, so, ti, bo, co, fo, go, ho, so, to, we, to, hu, mi, su, si, ta, e, she, se * *

5.5) Magic "e" Game

(40 word cards plus 5 wild cards or jokers)

cap fat man mat rat can fade hate made wade, fin fir kit pin pip bite five nine time wine, cod hop mop not rob home joke nose rose vote, tub cub cut hug us dune fuse huge rude tune * * * * *

5.6) Word Rummy

Start with groups of words that have the vowel digraphs and consonent blends that you want to teach. Decide how many you will need. Split the words, putting the vowel digraphs, consonant blends, consonants and vowels on the cards. Colour them into suits.

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6) Social Sight Vocabulary (450)

ACCIDENT ADDRESS, ADULTS, ADMISSION, AGE, ADULTS ONLY, ARRIVALS, AIRPORT, AMBULANCE, APRIL, AUGUST, AUTUMN, ART
BANK BAR, BEWARE, BEWARE OF THE DOG, BUS STOP, BUFFET, BASEMENT, BAKERY, BUTCHER, BOX OFFICE, BIRTHDAY, BARGAIN
CANCELLED CAR PARK, CAR FERRY, CAFE, CHEMIST, CHILDREN, CHILDREN CROSSING, CHRISTIAN NAME, CINEMA, CLINIC, CLOSED, COLD, COMPUTER, CROSS, CROSSING, CROSS HERE, CROSS NOW, CAUTION, CITY, CITY CENTRE, CINEMA, COLLECTION TIMES, CLUB, CABARET, CONCERT,
DANGER, DEAD SLOW, DEADLY, DEADLY POISONOUS, DANGEROUS, DAY, DAY-TIME, DAILY, DATE, DENTAL SURGERY, DEEP END, DENTIST, DEPARTURES, DELAYS, DISCO, DO NOT..., DON'T..., DRINKS, DOCTOR, DOGS, DOSE, DOWN, DRINKING WATER,DINING ROOM, DUAL CARRIAGEWAY, DECEMBER,DESTINATION, DIRECTIONS
EMERGENCY , EXIT, ENTER, ENTRANCE, ENTRY, EMERGENCY STAIRS, ENGAGED, ENQUIRIES, EVERY HOUR, ESCALATOR,EARLY, EAST, EXPLOSIVES ,
FIRE, FIRE ALARM, FIRE ESCAPE, FIRE DOOR, FIRE BRIGADE, FIRE EXTINGUISHER, FREE, FREE PARKING, FIRST TRAIN, FRONT OF TRAIN, FIRST FIVE CARRIAGES, FISH & CHIPS, FRIDAY, FOREST, FOR SALE, FOR FREE, FOR HIRE, FLATS, FINISH, FORD, FIRST FLOOR, FIRST AID, FEBRUARY,FLORIST,FOOD,FOOD HALL,FRUIT, FROST, FREEZER, FROZEN,
GO, GO SLOW, GIVE WAY, GARAGE, GENTS, GENTLEMEN, GIRLS, GREAT BRITAIN, GROUND FLOOR,
HALT, HOSPITAL, HOTEL, HOURS OF BUSINESS, HAIR SALON, HAIRDRESSER, HOT, HOUR,HOURS, HOURLY,
INFORMATION, INFO.,IN,INN, JANUARY, JUNE, JULY, JUMBLE SALE KEEP LEFT, KEEP OUT, KEEP OFF THE GRASS, KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN,
LOOK LEFT, LOOK RIGHT, LEVEL CROSSING, LEFT TURN, LAST BUS, LAST TRAIN,LIGHTS, LATE, LADIES, LAVATORY, LITTER, LIFT, LETTERS, LOST PROPERTY OFFICE, LUGGAGE, LEFT LUGGAGE, LIBRARY,
MEDICINE, MOTORWAY, MOTEL, MIND YOUR HEAD, MEN, MON.-SAT., MINUTES, MONDAY, MARCH, MAY,
NO ENTRY, NO ADMITTANCE, NO EXIT, NO LEFT TURN, NO PARKING, NO THROUGH ROAD,NO CYCLING, NO SMOKING, NO LITTER, NO SMOKING, NO TRESSPASSING, NO DOGS, NORTH, NORTHBOUND, NEWS, NEWSAGENT, NEWSPAPER,NOVEMBER, NUTS, NIGHT, NIGHT TIME,
ON, ONE WAY, OFF, OUT, OPEN ,OPENING HOURS, OFFICE, OCTOBER,
POLICE,PETROL, PARKING, PLATFORM ONE,PHARMACY,PHARMACIST, POISON, POISONOUS, PRIVATE, PRIVATE PROPERTY, PROHIBITED,PARCELS, POST OFFICE, PLEASE, PLEASE KNOCK, PLEASE RING, PLEASE WAIT,PLEASE TAKE TICKET,PLEASE HAVE CORRECT FARE, PARK, PULL, PUSH, PRESS, PUBLIC,PUB, PUBLIC HOUSE, PUBLIC LIBRARY,
QUIET QUIET PLEASE, QUEUE HERE,
ROAD WORKS AHEAD, REQUEST STOP, RING BELL, ROAD, ROAD WORKS, RAILWAY STATION, RESTAURANT, RIGHT, RESERVED,RUBBISH,
SCHOOL, SLOW, STOP, SIGNAL, SIGNS,SCHOOL BUS, STREET,SQUARE, STATION, SERVICE STATION, SOUTHBOUND, STAND CLEAR OF THE GATES,STAIRS, SUBWAY, SHUT, SILENCE, SHOPS, SHOPPING MALL,SUPERMARKET, STORE, SALE, SOLD, SOLD OUT, SECOND HAND, SECOND FLOOR, SURNAME, SOUTH, SATURDAY,SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER, SWIMMING POOL,SURGERY, SHUT THE GATE,
TOILETS,TAXI, TAXI RANK, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC LIGHTS,TELEPHONE, TICKETS, TICKET OFFICE, TRAINS, TIME, TIMETABLE, TOWN CENTRE,THEATRE, TAKE AWAY,TODAY ONLY,TOMORROW, TUESDAY, THURSDAY,
UP UNDERGROUND,VACANT, VEGETABLES,WARNING, WC, WAY IN, WAY OUT, WAIT, WAIT HERE, WAITING ROOM, WET PAINT, WOMEN, WEATHER,WEST, WEDNESDAY, X-RAY, ZOO .

8) Homophones - Similar Sounding Words ( 655 sets)

adds adze, adherence adherents, aid aide, ail ale, air 'ere heir, aisle I'll isle, all awl, allowed aloud, alms arms, altar alter, analyst annalist, apatite appetite, appose oppose, arc ark, arrant errant, ascent assent, assistance assistants, ate eight, auger augur, auk orc, aural oral, aureole oriole, auricle oracle, away aweigh, axel axle, axes axis,aye eye I,

bale bail, bait bate, baize bays, ball bawl, bald balled bawled, balm barm, band banned, bare bear, bark barque, baron barren, base bass, based baste, baud bawd, be bee, bean been, beach beech, beat beet, beau bow, beer bier, bel bell, berg burg, berger burger burgher, bergle burgle, berry bury, berth birth, bight bite byte, billed build, blend blende, blew blue, bloc block, boar bore, board bored, bocks box, bode bowed, bogey bogie bogy, bold bolled bowled, born bourn buorne, borough burro burrow, bough bow, bouillon bullion, boy buoy, brae bray, braid brayed, braise brays braze, brake break, breach breech, bread bred, brede breed, brews bruise, bridal bridle, broach brooch, broom brougham brume, brows browse, buccal buckle, bur burr, bus buss, but butt, buy bye by , buyer byre,

cache cash, cachou cashew, calendar calender, calix calyx, calk caulk, call caul cawl, callous callus, cam camb, canape canopy, candal candle, cane cain, cannon canon, cant can't, canter cantor, canvas canvass, capital Capitol, carat caret carrot karat, carie carry, caries carries, carol carrel charol, cart carte kart, cask casque, cast caste, caster castor, caught court, cause caws, caw core corps, cedar seeder, cede seed, cell sell, ceil seal seel, ceiling sealing, censer censor sensor, cent scent sent, cense cents scents sense, cere sear seer sere , cereal serial, cession session, chance chants, chard charred, chary cherry, chased chaste, cheap cheep, check cheque Czech, chews choose, chic shiek, choler collar, choir quire, chorale corral, chord cord cored, chordate cordate, chott shot, chough chuff, chronical chronicle, chute shoot, cirrus serous, cite sight site, cited sighted sited, clack claque, clause claws, clew clue, climb clime, coal kohl, coarse corse course, coat cote, coax cokes, cocks cox, coign coin, collard collared, colonel kernel, competence competents, complacent complaisant, complacence complaisance, compleat complete, complement compliment, complementary complimentary, come cum, conker conquer, continence continents, coo coup, coolie coolly coulee, coop coupe, cops copse, coquet coquette, core corps, corn Quorn, correspondence correspondents, cosher kosher, cosign cosine, council counsel, cousin cozen, coward cowered, crape crepe, creak creek, crewed crude, crews cruise cruse, cross crosse, cue kyu queue, cubical cubicle, cubit qubit, curb kerb, currant current, curser cursor, cygnet signet, cymbol symbol,

dain Dane deign, dam damn, days daze, dean dene, dear deer, deem deme, delinquence delinquents, dense dents, dependence dependents, deviance deviants, deviser divisor, dew do due, dewed dude, die dye, dine dyne, discreet discrete, discussed disgust, dissidence dissidents, djinn gin, doe doh dough, doer dour, does doze, done dun, dos dues, dost dust, donjon dungeon, douse dowse, draft draught, draw drawer, droop drupe, dual duel, ducked duct, dyeing dying,

earl url, earn erne urn, eave eve, eery eyrie, ellicit illicit, eruption irruption, ewe yew you , ewes use yews, eyed I'd ide, eyelet islet,

fah far, fail faille, fain fane feign, faint feint, fair fare fayre, farther father, fate fete, faun fawn, fay fey, faze phase, fear fere, feat feet, fern firn, ferrule ferule, feu few phew, fie phi, file phial, filter philtre, find fined, fir fur, fizz phiz, flacks flax, flair flare, flaw floor, flea flee, flecks flex, flew flu flue, flocks phlox, floe flow, flour flower, foaled fold, for fore four , foreword forward, fort fought, forth fourth, foul fowl, franc frank, frays phrase, frees freeze frieze, friar fryer, fungous fungus, furs furze, fussed fust,

gaff gaffe, gage guage, gain gaine, gait gate, galipot gallipot, gallop galop, gamble gambol, gang gangue, gel jell, genes jeans, gibe jibe, gild gilled guild, glair glare, glume gloom, gnaw nor, gneiss nice, gnomic nomic, grade grayed, grate great, greave grieve, grip grippe, grisly grizzly, groan grown, grocer grosser, groin groyne, groom grume, gilt guilt, guide guyed, guise guys,

hale hail, hair hare, hall haul, handsome hansom, hangar hanger, hart heart, haw hoar whore, hay hey, hays haze, heal heel, hear here, herd heard, heroin heroine, hertz hurts, hew hue, hi hie high, hide hied, higher hire, him hymn, ho hoe, hoard horde, hoarse horse, hoes hose, hole whole, holy wholly, hoop whoop, hour our, humerus humorous,

idle idol, impatience impatiens, in inn, incidence incidents, independence independents, indict indite, indigence indegents, innocence innocents, instance instants, intense intents, its it's,

jam jamb, jewel joule, jinks jinx,

key quay, knap nap, knave nave, knead knee'd need, knew new gnu, knight night, knit nit, knob nob, knock nock, knot not, know no,

laager lager, lac lack, lade laid, lain lane, lam lamb, laps lapse, larva lava, lase lays laze,laser lazar, law lore, lay ley, leach leech, lead led, leader lieder, leaf lief, leak leek, lean lien, leased least, lends lens, lessen lesson, lesser lessor, levee levy, li lie lye, liar lyre, lie lye, lieu loo, light lite, lightening lightning, limb limn, linch lynch, links lynx, lo low, load lode, loan lone, locks lox, loop loupe, loot lute,

macks max, made maid, mail male, main mane Maine , maize maze, mall maul, manikin mannequin, manna manner manor, mantle mantel, mare mayor, mark marque, marshal martial, marten martin, mask masque, mat matte, maw moor more, me mi, mead meed, mean mien, meat meet mete, medal meddle, meddler medlar, metre meter, meuse muse, mewl mule, might mite, mild miled, millenary millinery, miner minor, mince mints, mist missed, moat mote, mode mowed, mood mooed, moose mousse, morn mourn, morning mourning, mortar morter, muscle mussel,

naught nought, naval navel, nay neigh, nigh nye, none nun,

oar or ore awe, od odd, ode owed, oh owe, one won, overdo overdue, oversea oversee,

paced paste, packed pact, paean peon, packs pax, pail pale, palate palette pallet, pall pawl, pane pain, pair pear pare, pascal paschal, past passed, paten patten pattern, patience patients, pause paws, paw poor pore pour , pawn porn, peace piece, pea pee, peak peek peke, peal peel, pearl purl, pecked pect, pedal peddle, peer pier, pend penned, pence pents, pends pens, penitence penitents, per purr, petrel petrol, pica pika, pidgin pidgeon, pie pi, pistel pistol, place plaice, plane plain, plat plait, plum plumb, pole poll, populace populous, poof pouffe, pray prey, praise prays preys, presence presents, prince prints, prior pryer, principal principle, prise prize, profit prophet,pros prose, psalter salter,

quarts quartz, quean queen,

rabbet rabbit, rack wrack, radical radicle, rain reign rein, raise rays raze , raiser razor, rancor ranker, rap wrap, rapped rart wrapped, raw roar, re ray, read reed, read red, real reel, recede reseed, receipt reseat, reck wreck, reek wreak, reference referents, rends wrens, rest wrest, retch wretch, review revue, rheum room, rhumb rum, rhyme rime, rigger rigour,right rite wright write, righting writing, ring wring, ringer wringer, rise ryes, road rode rowed, roam Rome, roc rock, roe row, role roll, roo roux, rood rude rued, roomer rumour, root route, rose rows, rote wrote, rough ruff, rouse rows, rung wrung, rye wry,

sac sack, sachet sashay, sail sale, sane seine, sauce source, saver savor, saw soar sore, scarf scarph, scent sent, scents sense, sea see, seam seem, seas seize, seek Sikh, seen scene, set sett, sew so sow, sewn sown, Seoul sole soul, shake sheik, shear sheer, shier shire shyer, shoe shoo, sic sick, side sighed, sign sine, sink synch, slay sleigh, sleight slight, slew slough, sloe slow, soar sore, soared sword, sold soled, some sum, son sun, sort sought, spa spar, spade spayed, staid stayed, stair stare, stake steak, stationary stationery, steal steel, stoop stoup, straight strait, suede swayed, suer sewer, sure shore, suite sweet, swat swot,

tacet tacit, tack taque, tacked tact, tacks tax, tale tail, talesmam talisman, talk torque, tare tear, taut taught tort torte, te tea tee , team teem, tear tier, tease teas tees, tenser tensor, tense tents, terce terse, tern terne turn, there their they're , threw through, throes throws, thyme time, tic tick, tie Thai, tide tied, tire tyre, tighten titan, timber timbre, to too two, toad toed towed, tocsin toxin, toe tow, told tolled, tole toll, ton tonne tun, tongue tung, tor tore, tough tuff, troop troupe, trussed trust, tucks tux,

vain vane vein , vale veil, valance valence, vellum velum, vial vile, villain villein, virtu virtue, viscous viscus,

wacks wax whacks, war wore, wail wale whale, wait weight, wain wane Wayne, waist waste, waive wave, waiver waver, ware ware where, warn worn, way weigh whey, we wee, weak week, weal we'll wheal wheel, weald wheald wheeled wield, weather wether whether, weave we've, weaver weever, we'd weed, weir we're, weld welled, wen when, were whirr, wet whet, whig wig, while wile, whin win, whirl whorl, whither wither, wine whine, whit wit, which witch, who's whose, whys wise, wind wined, woe whoa, wood would ,

yaw yore your you're, yoke yolk, you'll yule.

Say them as quickly as you can, repeating the short ones.

9.1) Red leather, yellow leather (repeat). 9.2) Red lorry, yellow lorry (repeat). 9.3) Good blood, bad blood (repeat). 9.4) Round and round the rugged rock The ragged rascal ran (repeat). 9.5) Miss Smith's fish sauce shop seldom sells shell fish (repeat).

1) Sort & Match Pack ( 9 to 45 cards )

This game can be played with young children to practise sorting and matching by shape, size and colour. Take nine cards, choose one colour, say red, and three shapes (circle, equilateral triangle, square) of three sizes ( small, medium and large) and colour one of each on a card. Repeat using another 9 cards with a different colour, say blue ( 18 cards altogether). Then add yellow ( 27), green (36), and brown (45). The packs can be used in snap, pairs, odd one out, etc.

2) Table Facts Playing Cards

These packs were made to help children learn and remember number bonds and table facts in a games context. The packs can be used for a variety of games :- from snap and pairs (e.g. by matching odd or even numbers; or by matching according to the times table ) to more complex games like whist or rummy, where melds can be formed in different ways depending on the rules that are followed (e.g. melds using bonds from the same table; or melds using products from one, two or more tables).

2.1) Table Facts Pack ( 53 cards plus 1 joker *)

2x2, 2x3, 2x4, 3x3, 2x5, 2x7, 3x5, 3x7, 2x11, 5x5, 3x9, 4x7, 4x8, 3x11, 5x7, 6x7, 4x11, 5x9, 7x7, 5x10, 6x9, 5x11, 7x8, 7x9, 8x8, 6x11, 7x10, 7x11, 8x10, 9x9, 7x12, 8x11, 9x10, 8x12, 9x11, 10x10, 9x12, 10x11, 10x12, 11x11, 11x12, 12x12, 2x6 3x4, 2x8 4x4, 2x9 3x6, 2x10 4x5, 3x10 5x6, 4x10 5x8, 4x12 6x8, 6x10 5x12, 8x9 6x12, 2x12 3x8 4x6, 4x9 3x12 6x6, *.

2.2) Table Facts Product Pack ( 53 cards plus 1 joker *)

4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, 40, 42, 44, 45, 48, 49, 50, 54, 55, 56, 60, 63, 64, 66, 70, 72, 77, 80, 81, 84, 88, 90, 96, 99, 100, 108, 110, 120, 121, 132, 144, *.

3.1) Star

x axis 10 units, y axis 10 units: one set (5,0) (6,4) (10,5) (6,6) (5,10) (4,6) (0,5) (4,4) (5,0)

3.2) Christmas Tree

x axis 10 units, y axis 10 units: one set (1,4) (4,6) (2,6) (4,8) (3,8) (4,9) (5,10) (6,9) (7,8) (6,8) (8,6) (6,6) (9,4) (7,4) (10,2) (6,2) (6,0) (4,0) (4,2) (1,2) (3,4) (1,4)

3.3) Santa

3.4) Tangram Puzzle & Game

3.5) Treasure Island Game

x axis 18 units, y axis 20 units: sets describe the island and other features.
Island Boundary: join (9,15) (10,10) (15,7) (11,3) (4,3) (1,9) (3,14); Draw Pirate Ship at (14,11); Lake at (9,10) (8,11) (7,10) (8,9) (9,10); Coastal Path (7,9) (8,8) (9,9) (10,9) (11,8) (12,8) (13,7) (13,6) (12,5) (11,4) (11,3) (10,3) (9,3) (8,3) (7,3) (6,3) (5,3) (4,3) (3,3); Shark fins spotted at (2,1)and (16,3); Coral reef outcrops above sea level at ((9,16) (10,17) (11,17) (14,16) (15,15) (16,14); Volcano and surrounding hillside (4,13) (6,11) (5,10) (5,9) (3,9) (3,12) (4,13); Draw trees at (5,13) (6,13) (7,12) (2,9) (3,7) (4,7); Fence surrounding smugglers' hide-out (5,6) (7,6) (8,7) (9,7) (10,6) (10,5) (9,4) (5,4) (5,6); Secret path winds from (11,4) to (9,4); draw a secret cove at (9,13).

Draw the smugglers' lodge inside the perimeter fence at one set of co-ordinates. Pick another co-ordinate to bury your treasure and write it down. Tell a friend how to make their own map of treasure island. When you are ready, take turns to:- 1)guess the co-ordinates for your opponent's buried treasure; 2) fire cannons from your pirate ship to destroy the Lodge inside their perimeter fence. The winner is the first player to find the treasure and destroy the lodge.

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10) SWIM - Strategy for Spelling - in 5 easy steps

Dennis Roberts
Chartered Psychologist

A Summary of

SWIM strategy uses

imagery
association
visualization
multisensory learning
constructive responses

To encourage the correct spelling when a target word is written

Learning SWIM
1) Look at the target word then cover it;
2) Create an internal image of the word and play with it;
3) Check your image with the target word, and go to 5 if it's a match;
4) If not, repeat steps 2-3 until it is correct;
5) Cover the target word and write it from memory.