Games Reading Reading and phonics games for kindergarten to 3rd grade From rhymes and letter sounds to phonics patterns, sight words, sentences and short stories. Every reading game can read its words aloud, so kids who are still learning can play on their own.
Kindergarten 7 1st grade 17 2nd grade 14 3rd grade 6 Phonics and spelling 🪄 Magic E Silent e: cap becomes cape 1st and 2nd grade 🔤 Word Mix-Up Unscramble phonics words to finish a sentence 1st and 2nd grade 🏭 Word Factory Word families: -at, -ig, -op and more kindergarten and 1st grade 🖍️ Spell It Hear a word, then spell it 1st and 2nd grade 🐓 Bossy R ar, or, er, ir and ur words 1st and 2nd grade 📮 Vowel Team Sort Sort ai/ay, ee/ea, oa/ow and ow/ou words 1st and 2nd grade 🐝 Spelling Bee Grade 3 spelling: -ight, -tion, endings, prefixes, sound-alikes 2nd and 3rd grade What kids learn in K–3 reading Kindergarten is about hearing the sounds inside words: rhymes, syllables and the first sound in a word, then matching sounds to letters. 1st grade is phonics: word families, silent e, bossy r and vowel teams, plus sight words and first sentences. 2nd grade moves to longer words, endings like -ed and -ing, and reading short passages for meaning. 3rd grade adds grammar, spelling patterns, paragraphs and reading closely for the main idea.
Handwriting lives here too: Letter Trace for print letters in kindergarten and 1st grade, and Cursive Trace in 3rd.
How the reading games teach it Every reading game reads its words aloud, so your kid hears the sounds while they look at the letters, and a kid who's still learning to read can play alone.
A wrong answer gets a hint before another try, and the levels move up only when a round goes well.
What these games line up with in school Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. Standards vary by state, so check with your kid’s teacher. Each standard’s page lists the games that practice it and ideas to try at home.
See all 51 standards RF.K.2.A Recognize and make rhyming words. RF.K.2.B Count, say, blend and split the syllables in spoken words. RF.K.2.D Pick out the first, middle and last sounds in three-sound words. RF.K.2.E Swap sounds in simple words to make new words. RF.K.3.B Match long and short vowel sounds to the five vowels. RF.K.3.C Read common high-frequency words by sight. RF.K.3.D Tell similarly spelled words apart by the letters that differ. RF.1.2.B Blend sounds into one-syllable words, including blends. RF.1.2.D Split one-syllable words into every one of their sounds. RF.1.3.A Know the sounds of common digraphs like sh, ch and th. RF.1.3.B Read regularly spelled one-syllable words. RF.1.3.C Know that a final e and vowel teams make long vowel sounds. RF.1.3.D Know that every syllable has a vowel sound. RF.1.3.F Read words with endings like -s, -ed and -ing. RF.1.3.G Read grade-level words with irregular spellings. RF.2.3.B Know the sounds of more vowel teams. RF.2.3.F Read more grade-level words with irregular spellings. RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a story. RL.1.7 Use pictures and details to describe a story. RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a fact text. RL.2.1 Answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about a story. RL.3.1 Answer questions about a text, pointing to the words that show the answer. RL.3.3 Describe characters and how their actions move the story along. RI.3.2 Find the main idea of a text and the details that support it. RI.3.3 Describe how events or steps in a text connect, including their order. L.K.1.A Print many capital and lowercase letters. L.K.2.A Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the word I. L.K.2.B Recognize and name end punctuation. L.1.1.A Print all capital and lowercase letters. L.1.1.G Use joining words like and, but and or. L.1.1.J Build statements, questions and other kinds of simple and compound sentences. L.1.2.A Capitalize names of people and dates. L.1.2.B Use end punctuation for sentences. L.1.2.C Use commas in dates and in lists of words. L.1.2.D Spell words with common patterns and often-used irregular words. L.1.2.E Spell new words by their sounds. L.1.4.C Find root words and their endings, like look, looks, looked and looking. L.2.1.E Choose between adjectives and adverbs. L.2.2.A Capitalize holidays, product names and place names. L.2.2.C Use apostrophes in contractions and to show belonging. L.2.4.D Use the two words in a compound word to work out its meaning. L.3.1.A Explain what nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs do in a sentence. L.3.2.E Spell often-used words and add endings correctly. L.3.2.F Use spelling patterns to spell words. L.3.4.A Use clues in the sentence to work out what a word means. L.3.4.B Work out a new word from a known word with a prefix or suffix. W.3.2.A Introduce a topic and group related information together. W.3.2.B Develop a topic with facts and details. W.3.2.C Link ideas with words like also, another, and, more and but. W.3.2.D End with a closing statement or section. What kids practice Each game moves up a level after a strong round and back one after a tough round. Here are the levels, easiest first.
Rhyme Time kindergarten and 1st grade Do they rhyme? · Find the rhyme · Odd one out · Read and rhyme · Make a rhyme Magic E 1st and 2nd grade a_e · i_e · o_e and u_e · Which word? · In a sentence Word Mix-Up 1st and 2nd grade Short vowels · sh ch th wh ck · Blends · Silent e · Vowel teams Sound Detective kindergarten and 1st grade First sound · Last sound · Middle sound · sh ch th · Same sound Sound Boxes kindergarten and 1st grade How many sounds? · 3 or 4 sounds · Fill the boxes · sh ch th boxes · Blend boxes Syllable Drum kindergarten to 2nd grade 1 or 2 beats · 1 to 3 beats · Up to 4 beats · Split it · Which has 3? Word Factory kindergarten and 1st grade Real or silly? · Make it · Which family? · Read it · Fill the belt Spell It 1st and 2nd grade CVC words · sh ch th · Blends · Silent e · Vowel teams Bossy R 1st and 2nd grade ar · or · er ir ur · Which one? · Read it Vowel Team Sort 1st and 2nd grade ai / ay · ee / ea · oa / ow · ow / ou · Mix it up Sight Word Pop kindergarten to 2nd grade Pre-K list · K list · Grade 1 list · Grade 2 list · Review Word Glue 1st and 2nd grade Picture + picture · Find the partner · Split it · Read it · Glue it Word Endings 1st and 2nd grade -s / -es · -ing · -ed · Drop the e · Which ending? Letter Trace kindergarten and 1st grade Lines · Capitals · Lowercase · Numbers · Tricky ones Sentence Builder 1st and 2nd grade 3 words · 4–5 words · 6–7 words · Questions · and / but Read and Find 1st and 2nd grade Who and what · Where and when · Match the picture · What happens next? · How and why Story Detective 3rd grade Details · What happened first? · Main idea · Characters · Word clues Fix-It Sentences 1st grade to 3rd grade Capital to start · End marks · Names and places · Commas · Fix it all Word Workshop 2nd and 3rd grade Nouns · Verbs · Adjectives · Adverbs · Sort it Paragraph Builder 3rd grade Topic sentence · Order it · Odd one out · Closing sentence · Linking words Spelling Bee 2nd and 3rd grade -ight and friends · -tion, -ture · Endings · Prefixes · Sound-alikes Cursive Trace 3rd grade Warm-ups · a to m · n to z · Join it · Capitals