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Tricky Trolls
Tricky Trolls
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What's Inside The Box
8 Fidget Hearts
40 CVCC/CCVC cards
20 Trolls Cards
1 Instruction Guide
Skills Covered After 30 Days
- Learn letter sound blending
- Master CVCC & CCVC words
- Increase word recognition
- Improve fluency
Key Features
- Ages 4+
- 2-6 Players (or 1-on-1 fun)
- Quick & Easy Play (10 min)
Educational Standards
Common core
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
TEKS
- ELA.K.2.B.ii Demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by using letter-sound relationships to decode, including VC, CVC, CCVC, and CVCC words.
- ELA.1.2.B.ii Demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by: decoding words with initial and final consonant blends, digraphs, and trigraphs.
B.E.S.T
- ELA.K.F.1.3 Use knowledge of grade-appropriate phonics and word-analysis skills to decode words accurately.
- ELA.1.F.1.3 Use knowledge of grade-appropriate phonics and word-analysis skills to decode words accurately.
Ontario
- K- OE1.1 explore sounds, rhythms, and language structures, with guidance and on their own
- K-OE1.11 demonstrate an awareness that words can rhyme, can begin or end with the same sound, and are composed of phonemes that can be manipulated to create new words
- K- OE11.8 demonstrate knowledge of most letters of the alphabet in different contexts
- Grade 1- B2.3 identify, read, and spell most common grapheme-phoneme correspondences of consonants and vowels, with automaticity
- Grade 1- B2.4 use phonics knowledge and phonemic blending to read words, and phonemic segmentation to spell phonetically regular words, in isolation and various text contexts
BC
- K- Language features, structures, and conventions: concepts of print, letter knowledge, phonemic and phonological awareness, letter formation
- Grade 1- Language features, structures, and conventions: concepts of print, print awareness, phonemic and phonological awareness, letter formation
Alberta
- K- Children make connections between letters and sounds in words.
- K- Children experiment with sounds in words.
- K- Children recognize some letters and words with speed and accuracy.
- Grade 1- Students recognize and analyze letters and sounds in words.
- Grade 1- Students apply accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression in the development of fluency.
- Grade 2- Students apply understandings of letter combinations and sounds in words.
- Grade 2- Students apply fluency strategies while reading.
Manitoba
- K- Recognize, apply, and adapt rules and conventions (e.g., form, genre, grammar, register, punctuation, elements of design, spelling, legibility).
- K- Identify, analyze, and apply understandings of whole-part-whole relationships (e.g., function and relationship of parts within a whole design, cueing systems, fluency, word study).
- Grade 1- Recognize, apply, and adapt rules and conventions (e.g., form, genre, grammar, register, punctuation, elements of design, spelling, legibility).
- Grade 1- Identify, analyze, and apply understandings of whole-part-whole relationships (e.g., function and relationship of parts within a whole design, cueing systems, fluency, word study).
New Brunswick
- K- Apply letter-sound knowledge to decode words and simple connected text.
- Grade 1- Apply letter-sound knowledge to decode words and connected text.
- Newfoundland & Labrador
- K- GCO 4: Students will be expected to select, read, and view with understanding a range of literature, information, media, and visual texts. 4.3 use strategies to make sense of texts 4.5 demonstrate letter knowledge.
- Grade 1- GCO 4: Students will be expected to select, read, and view with understanding a range of literature, information, media, and visual texts.4.3 use strategies to make sense of texts
Nova Scotia
- K- Use phonics knowledge and phonemic blending to read words in isolation and various text contexts.
- K- Use phonemic segmentation to spell phonetically regular words, in isolation and various text contexts.
- Grade 1- Use phonics knowledge and phonemic blending to read words in isolation and various text contexts.
- Grade 1- Use phonemic segmentation to spell phonetically regular words, in isolation and various text contexts.
Prince Edward Island
- K- understand basic concepts of print including directionality, word, space, letter, and sound
- K- begin to use knowledge of sound-symbol relationships as one reading cue (e.g., initial and final consonants)
- Grade 1- understand basic concepts of print including directionality, word, space, letter, and sound
- Grade 1- begin to use knowledge of sound-symbol relationships as one reading cue (e.g., initial and final consonants)
Saskatchewan
- K- CCK.2 Use and construct symbols, pictures, and dramatizations to communicate feelings and ideas in a variety of ways.
- Grade 1- CC1.2 Represent key ideas and events, in a logical sequence and with detail, in different ways (including dramatization, pictures, sounds, physical movement, charts, models, and drawings).
Families Who Have Already Learned to Read
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My son has learning delays. His hardest subject is reading. I got this game to make practice fun. We dump all the Tricky Trolls and Sneaky Elves word pops into one pile. Then we combine the word cards. I draw the card he reads it then says go when hes ready for us to search foe the word. The pwrson who finds it first keeps it. When we draw a gremlin or unicorn the last person to win is affected. (His rules) My son laughs so hard when we play. These 2 games are his favorite of all the Fidget Games. What use to be complaining when it was time to do reading practice now is begging to do it.
Great game I love it, but I’m still upset with the company for wanting you to pay for a shipping label when you’ve already spent hundreds of dollars with them and literally pretty much bought all of the games that they have got one game that was not age-appropriate for my kids and they want me to pay to return it
Fun game with opportunities for students to stretch their knowledge.
Great game with educational value that would make a great additional to any classroom or homeschool game rotation.
I like the addition of the stealing. My students have a great time playing this game.
You ask, we answer!
How do kids learn to read so fast playing this game?
Tricky Trolls uses a multisensory and game-based approach to learning; this has been proven to improve knowledge and understanding by 90% in children. 95% of our customers reported their children improved reading skills within two weeks of playing this game.
Why is multisensory learning so important?
Multisensory activities are based on whole-brain learning, encouraging learners to use more than one of their senses when taking in new information. When using more senses while learning to read educational researchers have found this increases word recognition and improves memory by 90%.
Why are there letters on the Fidget Mats?
The fidget mats have letters to provide a hands-on, tactile experience that helps kids actively engage with the letters while they practice blending sounds and building words. By popping the letters, children reinforce letter recognition and phonics skills, making it easier for them to connect sounds to written words. The sensory feedback from popping helps solidify learning in a way that’s fun and memorable, turning a typical phonics lesson into an interactive and exciting activity!
Should children learn Phonics skills first or Sight Words?
Research shows overwhelmingly that systematic phonics is the most effective way of teaching reading to children of all abilities, including dyslexia. Sight word instruction is an excellent supplement to phonics instructions. It is recommended that children learn at least 10-20 sight words before formal phonics instruction. We recommend purchasing The Fidget Game: Sight Words, Word Pop, and Tricky Trolls for the most effective learning experience.
What are CVCC and CCVC words, and why are they beneficial to learn?
CCVC (consonant-consonant-vowel-consonant) and CVCC (consonant-vowel-consonant-consonant) words are part of the first words students should learn to read because their simple pattern makes it easier for children to transform individual sounds into short, simple, familiar words.
Should children learn to read on screens or print?
Yes! Research from Stanford University shows that students who learn to read using print materials, rather than screens, develop significantly faster reading rates and stronger fluency and comprehension skills. This hands-on game offers an engaging, screen-free way to reinforce reading skills, making it an even more effective tool for learning.
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