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The Frog Game – Practicing words with “tch”

Tuesday 23 July 2024

Illustration of frogs on a lily pad

About the game

This simple board game has been designed to be a fun way to reinforce learning of the trigraph “TCH” (as in fetch) and keep learning alive over the long summer holidays.

A trigraph is when three letters are used to represent one sound (or phoneme) - this can be tricky for dyslexic learners to read and spell and may require repeated opportunities for reinforcement.

The game is designed for learners from 7-11 years old but may also be suitable for other learners. The game can be downloaded from the resources section of our website.


You will need

  • Counters or small objects to use as place markers – one for each player
  • Dice
  • To download and print the board game


Suggestions on how to play

  • Each player rolls the dice in turn. The player with the highest number starts the game.
  • Take it in turns to throw the dice to see how many lily pads you can hop to.
  • If you land on one with a connecting lily pad path, you can take this short cut.
  • If you land on a snake, you must slide back down.
  • Read and say the word on the lily pad you land on.
  • There are no forfeits for wrong words – the game is designed to be a fun way to learn.
  • The first one to reach home is the winner