Word Wizard
Turn Numbers into Words with Magic! 🧙♂️
Open your spellbook, apprentice! Word Wizard blends literacy and numeracy in a magical duel.
Designed for Year 1 and Year 2, this game helps children confidently read and spell numbers from one to twenty—converting "12" to "Twelve" and back again.
🔮 How to Play
- Choose Your Mode: "Read Spells" (Word -> Number) or "Write Scrolls" (Number -> Word).
- Read the Scroll: A magic scroll appears with a word like "Fifteen".
- Find the Potion: Look at the bubbling potions. Find the one labeled 15.
- Fill Your Grimoire: Correct answers are added to your spellbook. Collect them all!
📚 Curriculum Focus (Number & Place Value)
Word Wizard is perfectly aligned with the UK National Curriculum for KS1:
- Reading Numbers Read and write numbers from 1 to 20 in numerals and words.
- Spelling Fluency Correctly spell tricky number words like "eight", "twelve", and "twenty".
- Number Recognition Identify and represent numbers using objects and pictorial representations.
🧠 Literacy Meets Numeracy
Many children can count to 20 but struggle to read the word "Twelve".
By gamifying this translation process, Word Wizard ensures that number words become as familiar as the digits themselves, bridging the gap between English and Maths lessons.
👨👩👧 Tips for Parents
Magical Maths at Home:
- Read door numbers on your street: "That's number 12. How do you spell twelve?"
- Look at recipes: "Add *two* eggs." "Bake for *twenty* minutes."
- Write number words on sticky notes and stick them to the matching number of objects (e.g., "Three" on 3 apples).
Designed for UK Years 1 & 2. Compatible with White Rose Maths "Place Value".
