Place the Letters

A hands-on spelling activity where children drag letters into the correct slots to spell words!

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Is My Child Ready For This Activity?

Your child is ready when they can recognize letters and are learning to spell. This builds on Find and Tap Lowercase skills.

Levels & Progress

This activity has 5 levels with increasing word lengths:

Level	Word Length	Examples
1	2 letters	at, go, up
2	3 letters	cat, dog, sun
3	4 letters	book, fish, tree
4	5 letters	apple, water, house
5	6 letters	rabbit, orange, flower

Gameplay Experience

1. Hear the Word: Jane says "Let's spell [word]"
2. See the Slots: Empty letter slots appear where the word should go
3. See the Letters: Draggable letter tiles are scattered around the screen
4. Drag in Order: Drag each letter to its correct slot, starting from the first letter
5. Spell It Out: Once complete:
   • Each letter is spoken phonetically
   • The full word is pronounced
   • An image of the word appears
   • Confetti celebration!

Important: Letters must be placed in order—you can't skip ahead!

Visual Feedback:

• Colorful letters (rainbow colors based on letter)
• Slots highlight when correct letter approaches
• Letters lock in place when correctly positioned

Learning Objectives

• Spelling: Putting letters in correct order
• Letter Recognition: Identifying individual letters
• Word Recognition: Learning what words look like
• Phonics: Hearing letter sounds as they're placed
• Fine Motor Skills: Dragging and dropping accurately

Progress Tracking

Each activity session is tracked with:

• The target word
• Letter placement order
• Whether spelling was completed
• Any mistakes or retries

Sound On?

Essential! This activity relies heavily on audio:

• Word announcement at the start
• Letter sounds as each letter is placed
• Complete word pronunciation after spelling
• Image description for vocabulary building

The phonetic feedback is crucial for connecting letters to sounds.

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