Spark a Love for Phonics with a Sound Treasure Hunt!

Unlocking Literacy through Play: How a Simple Treasure Hunt Can Boost Phonics Skills

A sound map could have letters, phonemes, or just pictures of objects with the sound in them!

Learning phonics should feel like an adventure, not a chore. At GROW Reading, we believe in making literacy playful, multisensory, and full of wonder.

Here’s how it works:

1. Pick a phoneme (like /ch/ or /th/).

2. Give your child or students a "Sound Map" with pictures and clues or just announce the sound!

3. Then, send them off on a hunt to find real objects around their environment that match the sound.

   
   

Each find becomes an opportunity to:

• Say the word aloud (building auditory awareness)

• Draw or write the word (reinforcing visual memory and fine motor skills)

• Act it out or use it in a silly sentence (boosting oral language development)

  
  

It’s simple, joyful, and incredibly effective. Plus, it’s adaptable: you can focus on beginning sounds, ending sounds, or even vowel patterns depending on your learner’s needs.