Description

Download and print this deck of child-sized (5 X 6.5cm) playing cards for fun reading practice. Words contain the sound /ie/ spelt ‘I’ as in in ‘find’ and ‘IGH’ as in ‘might’.

The words on the cards have one or two syllables, plus there’s one three-syllable word (‘primary’). Many include a prefix or suffix, e.g. ‘kindly’, ‘highest’, ‘insight’, ‘lighten’, ‘sighed’ and ‘finding’.

Words are printed facing both up and down so they can be read from either side of a table.

These cards can be used to play any card game that uses a typical deck of playing cards, but with the extra requirement that each card’s word must be read when it is played. We’ve made some videos of example games to get you started (please note that we have improved the font and layout of all our playing cards since making these videos):

• California Speed
• Spit
• Snip Snap Snorum
• War
• Beggar Thy Neighbour
• Slapjack
• Snap
• Mancala, for which you’ll also need to download our Mancala board.

We hope you enjoy using them!