The letter cauldron
A letter appears on the cauldron and bubbles with letters float around it. Children put in every bubble that has that letter, capital or lowercase, by tapping it or dragging it with a finger. A wrong bubble wobbles and the game says which letter it was, while dots under the cauldron show how many are left.
What children practise
- Matching each capital letter with its lowercase form (A and a, M and m)
- Recognising the vowels and the first consonants: m, p, l, s, t, n, d
- Telling apart similar letters such as b, d, p, q or m, n, u, which turn up more often as distractors
- Recognising letters in print or in joined-up handwriting
- Linking each letter shape to the letter the game's voice says
Levels and settings
Vowels
a, e, i, o, u: the starting point for early years.
First letters
The vowels plus m, p, l, s, t, n and d.
All
The 26 letters of the alphabet.
What to find
Capital and lowercase together, only its lowercase (A shows, find a) or only its capital.
Bubbles and goal
6, 8 or 10 bubbles per round, in print or joined-up, and 5, 8 or 12 points to win.
How to play it in class
- Open the game and, under More options, choose the letters, what to find and the lettering.
- In teams, each half has its own cauldron with the same letters; on your own, there is one cauldron.
- Tap the speaker to hear the letter, then put every bubble that has it into the cauldron.
- Each full cauldron scores a point; the first team to reach the goal wins.
Ways to play
In teams, at the same time
The screen splits in two and each team plays on its own half at the same time.
For one player
One child plays on the whole screen at their own pace: on the whiteboard, a computer or a tablet.
Frequently asked questions
Does it work for children who can't read yet?
Yes. They only need to recognise single letters, and a speaker says the letter aloud if the browser has a voice.
Can I practise just the vowels?
Yes: choose Vowels in the settings. If you don't choose, the game takes the letters from the year group and starts early years with the vowels.
Why do capital I and lowercase l never appear together?
Because they look the same in print, so the game never mixes them in one round.
Is it free?
You can play 5 free games without signing up. After that, a one-off payment of €9.99 unlocks all 78 games for ever, on all your devices. There is no subscription.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It opens in the browser of the interactive whiteboard, panel, computer, tablet or iPad. Once loaded, it also works offline.
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