The "Match and Spell" game encourages letter recognition, teaches phonetic word construction and promotes the matching of images and words, from simple words like "cat" to words more complex than four letters. There are two ways to play and the game is designed for both guided and standalone word building. In the first version of the game, players must match the letter tiles to the letters shown on their board in the correct order to build a word. This is a simple matching game, which is a great way to introduce letter shapes and sounds. As children become familiar with the sounds of letters, they will move on to reading the words aloud. In the more challenging version of the game, players use the white side of their game boards and use the letter tiles to construct the word in the image shown. These must be entered in the correct order. With colorful, fun illustrations and simple gameplay that progresses as children learn, it's no surprise that "Match and Spell" is our best-selling language and literacy game! "Match and Spell Next Steps" is an excellent sequel to this game for ages 5 and up. This game is designed to introduce children to the spelling of a series of first words. It is not a complete game of the alphabet and therefore does not include all the letters of the alphabet. Check out all our language and literacy games for kids. Contents: 12 double-sided 3-letter word boards 8 double-sided 4-letter word boards 68 letter tiles 1 instruction sheet ** Language and Literacy Games