Instructions:

Parent/Caregiver Instructions:  There are two ways to play this game. You can download and print instructions #1 and play it with dice and counters.  Alternatively, you can follow instructions #2 to play the game on your device using a virtual dice or slips of paper and small counters you can find around your home.

#1) Download and Print the Game:   Click on download Last Sound Safari.  Print the game and find a dice and two small items, like buttons, pebbles or other small objects to use as counters.

#2) Play the Game on my Device:  Click on Preview Last Sound Safari button. If you have dice at home, you will need it for this game.  You will also need something to use as counters such as: small scraps of paper in different colours, small, dried beans or lentils in different colours, small buttons, etc.  If you do not have dice, you can use a virtual dice app on your phone. Try https://freeonlinedice.com/ and choose 6-sided dice.  Alternatively, you can write the numbers 1 to 6 on small pieces of paper, place the pieces of paper face down and choose one at each turn to determine how many spaces you should move.

How to play the game

• Place the counters on the word START
• The first player rolls the dice and moves along the board to the place indicated.
• The player then names the picture and identifies the end sound.

Example:

• “run”
• Run ends with a /n/ sound.
• The player points to the letter /n/ on the side of the board and says, “rum ends with an /n/?
• The next payer takes a turn and repeats the process