Make learning phonics fun and interactive with My Word Matching Adventure - Blending and Segmenting Dominoes! This hands-on group game is designed to develop phonics skills by encouraging students to blend and segment sounds to form words. With engaging domino cards featuring simple CVC, CCVC, and CVCC words, students will build foundational literacy skills while enjoying an exciting game. It can also be used for whole-class phonics revision.
Segment sentences into individual words; orally blend and segment single-syllable spoken words; isolate, blend and manipulate phonemes in single-syllable words (phonological awareness)
Orally manipulate phonemes in spoken words by addition, deletion and substitution of initial, medial and final phonemes to generate new words (phonological awareness)
Use phoneme–grapheme (sound–letter/s) matches, including vowel digraphs, less common long vowel patterns, consonant clusters and silent letters when reading and writing words of one or more syllables, including compound words
Segment sentences into individual words and orally blend and segment onset and rime in single syllable spoken words, and isolate, blend and manipulate phonemes in single syllable words
Manipulate phonemes in spoken words by addition, deletion and substitution of initial, medial and final phonemes to generate new words
Use most letter-sound matches including vowel digraphs, less common long vowel patterns, letter clusters and silent letters when reading and writing words of one or more syllable
Understand how to use knowledge of digraphs, long vowels, blends and silent letters to spell one and two syllable words including some compound words
Understand that a sound can be represented by various letter combinations
Demonstrates developing skills in using letters, simple sound blends and some sight words to represent known words when spelling
Draws on an increasing range of skills and strategies to fluently read, view and comprehend a range of texts on less familiar topics in different media and technologies
Uses a variety of strategies, including knowledge of sight words and letter–sound correspondences, to spell familiar words
Identifies, blends, segments and manipulates phonological units in spoken words as a strategy for reading and creating texts
Uses initial and extended phonics, including vowel digraphs, trigraphs to decode and encode words when reading and creating texts
Applies phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling words in a range of writing contexts
Blend and segment onset and rime in single syllable spoken words and isolate, blend and segment phonemes in single syllable words (first consonant sound, last consonant sound, middle vowel sound)
Manipulate phonemes by addition, deletion and substitution of initial, medial and final phonemes to generate new words
Recognise most letter–sound matches including silent letters, trigraphs, vowel digraphs and common long vowels, and understand that a sound can be represented by various letter combinations
Identify all Standard Australian English phonemes, including short and long vowels, separate sounds in clusters
Understand how to use digraphs, long vowels, blends, silent letters and syllabification to spell simple words including compound words
• Provide smaller sets of dominoes for students needing simpler word matches to build confidence.
• Allow students to work in pairs with an adult or peer for additional support during gameplay.
• Use colour-coded sets to assist students with visual differentiation of word patterns.
• Challenge advanced learners to write sentences using the words they form during the game.
• Use the included worksheet for students to record the words they match, reinforcing writing and spelling skills.