Splash! Jr. Reading Readiness Games – Complete Set provides five pool-themed literacy games designed to develop essential pre-reading skills through interactive play. Suitable for children aged 4–6 years, each game includes 80 cards focusing on skills such as beginning, middle and ending sounds, rhyming, letter-sound associations, vocabulary and following directions. Students draw inner-tube cards and complete the corresponding tasks, with “Splash!” cards adding an engaging element of chance to the game. Designed for 2–4 players, the set is suitable for literacy rotations, reading groups, intervention activities and independent or teacher-guided practice.
Applications and Use
• Develop recognition of beginning, middle and ending sounds in words.
• Practise rhyming and build phonemic awareness through game-based activities.
• Strengthen letter-sound associations and foundational decoding skills.
• Build vocabulary and word awareness through repeated literacy practice.
• Develop listening comprehension and practise following directions.
• Use during reading groups, literacy rotations, intervention sessions and classroom warm-ups.
• Encourage cooperative learning and turn-taking in small groups of 2–4 players.
Features
• Complete set includes five pool-themed reading readiness games.
• Each game contains 80 cards, providing 400 cards across the complete set.
• Covers a range of foundational literacy and pre-reading skills.
• Inner-tube cards provide colourful visual elements for engaging gameplay.
• “Splash!” cards introduce an element of chance as students play.
• Supports phonemic awareness, decoding, vocabulary and listening skills.
• Suitable for teacher-guided activities or independent small-group play.
Specifications
• Total Cards: 400 cards
• Card Size: 44 mm
• Players: 2–4 players
• Recommended Age: 4–6 years
• Skills Covered: Beginning, middle and ending sounds, rhyming, letter-sound association, vocabulary and following directions
• Recommended Use: Reading readiness, phonemic awareness, early decoding, vocabulary and small-group literacy activities
Kit Includes:
• 5 x Splash! Jr. Reading Readiness Games
• 80 x Cards per game
• 400 x Cards in total
