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About Spelling Fishing

A hands-on fishing game that builds spelling and phonics. A word appears with one sound missing. Steer your hook through the water and reel in the fish carrying the sound that completes the word.

How it scales

Recommended for

Ages 5–9.

How to play

  1. Read the word and spot the gap (for example c _ t).
  2. Press and hold to lower the hook, and steer left and right.
  3. Catch the fish carrying the missing sound to reel it in.

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