Real word or lookalike

Forage

Some words are real. Some only look it. Read each one carefully and decide — like telling a wild berry from its lookalike.

Build words from sounds

Sowing Sounds

Listen to the word, then plant its sounds in the right order.

Same spelling, different sound

Leaf Sort

Sort each word onto the pile that matches its vowel sound.

One letter per step

Canopy Climb

Change one letter at a time and climb from the forest floor to the canopy.

Rebuild scattered syllables

Windfall

The wind has scattered these longer words. Piece the syllables back together before time runs out.

Prefixes, roots and suffixes

Root & Branch

Grow long words from their parts — root, prefix, suffix. A handful of parts unlocks thousands of words.

Words in context

Stepping Stones

Cross the river by choosing the word that truly fits each sentence.

Count the sounds

Pebbles

How many sounds hide inside each word? Count the sounds, not the letters — they rarely agree.

Homophones

Twin Leaves

Two words, one sound. Pick the leaf that belongs in the sentence — their or there, brake or break.

Spot the true spelling

Fireflies

Three spellings glow; only one is real. Catch it before the light fades.

Read aloud — experimental

Echo

Say the word out loud and The Grove listens. Works best in Chrome with a microphone.

Read on the beat

Pulse

The beat drops and a new word lands every second knock — read it aloud right on time. No hesitating: this is where careful decoding becomes fluent reading.