Roll the dice and start your journey! In this movement-based digital game, students explore colourful game board worlds as they answer phonics questions and earn coins. With every roll, they move forward on the path – and with every correct answer, they collect treasure. The more they answer correctly, the higher their score climbs!

In this game, students are shown a word and must decide whether it begins with the letter E. This helps build early phonics awareness, letter recognition, and beginning sound identification – all in a fun and interactive way that keeps learners motivated and engaged.

Let’s Roll – Does It Start With E? is ideal for Foundation and Year 1 students developing early phonemic awareness. It’s perfect for sound identification, alphabet recognition, and early reading fluency – all while collecting coins and enjoying the ride!

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Recognise the beginning sound /e/ in common words
• ✅ Identify whether a word starts with the letter E
• ✅ Strengthen phonics and early sound-letter knowledge
• ✅ Build early reading and vocabulary through sound recognition
• ✅ Engage in interactive, movement-based literacy play

How to Play:

1. Students roll the dice and move their token across the themed game board.
2. They are shown a word and asked, “Does it start with E?”
3. If they answer correctly, they collect the coin from that space.
4. Coin values vary based on colour and size – and occasional special events add a surprise twist!
5. The game continues until all questions are answered. The player with the highest coin value wins!

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during phonics or alphabet lessons focusing on beginning sounds.
• 💡 Ideal for Foundation and Year 1 students learning to recognise the letter E and its sound.
• 💡 Add to literacy rotations as a fun phonics centre activity.
• 💡 Follow up with a classroom scavenger hunt for items that start with E.

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Send the QR code home for students to play as a homework or revision task.
• 💛 Let students personalise their experience by choosing from six characters before the game begins.
• 💛 Select the number of players or teams at the start of the game to suit individual, paired, or group play.

Let’s Roll – Does It Start With E? turns phonics practise into a rolling adventure – full of movement, discovery, and learning through play!