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 Sail Boat Sea.  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 Sail Boat Sea 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 move along the board to the place indicated
• The player must read all the words to get to his/her place on the board. Remember the words contrast the short and long vowel sounds (e.g., block and broke).
• Help children if they struggle and ask the child to repeat the word,
• The next player repeats the process.
• The game ends when the first player reaches the finish.
• Let children read the sentence board that contains /o-e/ words. Help children answer the questions.

Extension Idea

• As an extension, help the child to make up a sentence that has at least two /ai, oa or ea/ words from the board game. Ask the child to write the sentence.

Example Sentences:

• The train got wet in the rain.
• The goat was on the road.

I can read as I eat