Card games for kids, classrooms and therapy
Card Games for Phonics, Grammar, Vocabulary, Tenses and Feelings
- Mapped to curricula worldwide, including the Australian Curriculum v9, EYLF and ELA.
- Built for classrooms, therapy rooms and kitchen tables.
10,000+ ordersNo prep, different ways to play$15 flat-rate shipping over $100
Personalised books · gifts grandparents love
Personalised Story Books
- Emma Clare's stories printed with your child's name on the cover and every page.
- Lily the Lamington becomes Liam the Lamington.
- $35 a book, with a message inside the cover.
Their name on every page$35 a bookMessage inside the cover
NEW · personalisedProfessional development for teachers
Free Lesson Plans and Movement Lessons for Teachers
- Free curriculum-aligned lesson plans for every card game.
- Dr Graham Dodd's fundamental movement skills program for Foundation to Year 2.
- Mapped to the Australian Curriculum v9 and curricula worldwide.
Curriculum mapped worldwideNo-prep lessonsPurchase orders welcome
Free lesson plansSchool fundraiser · every order counts
Raise Money for Your School by Playing
- Families shop the games and books they would buy anyway.
- They nominate your school at checkout.
- At $1,000 in orders your school receives a complete card game set. No chocolate boxes, no door-knocking.
Any purchase counts, eBooks from $2Free class set at $1,000Nothing for the P&C to sell or store
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Games, personalised books and professional development.
Kids, families & therapyEducational Card Games
Phonics, tenses, feelings, homophones and collective nouns.
Five games, three ways to play each.
For classrooms, clinics, libraries and kitchen tables.
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Gifts, grandparents & bedtimePersonalised Books
Emma Clare's picture books.
Personalised so your child is the star of the story.
$35 a book.
Personalise a book
TeachersProfessional Development
Free lesson plans for every game.
Dr Graham Dodd's HPE fundamental movement skills program.
Mapped to curricula worldwide.
See teacher resources
Five Card Games. One Skill Each.
Go Fish, Snap and Concentration are rules kids already know, so the time goes to the words. Speech pathologists and OTs use the same decks for expressive language, target sounds, turn-taking and emotion work.
Best seller
Ages 4+1-6 players
5.0
(3 reviews)
Sound Stack
Phonics. 13 sound patterns, 130 decodable words.
Ages 5+2-6 players
4.7
(6 reviews)
Collectively Known
25 collective nouns, each with an animal fact.
Best value
The Ultimate Bundle: All Five Games, 364 Cards
- All five games in one box.
- Foundation to Year 4.
- Multi-set school and clinic pricing up to 20% off.
Sound StackWord TwinsTense TwistCollectively KnownEmotional Build Up
$158.75 separately
$120
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The science
Why Card Games Work
- Simple card games have a profound impact on the developing brain from ages 4 to 9.
- Structured play improves cognitive flexibility, impulse control and sustained attention.
- The prefrontal cortex matures rapidly in these years, so games build executive function, motor pathways and emotional regulation.
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Executive Functioning
Targets the prefrontal cortex, the brain's control centre.
- Working memory: remembering which sound family a player asked for two turns ago in Sound Stack.
- Inhibitory control: holding back a Snap in Word Twins when the pair is not a true match.
- Cognitive flexibility: switching strategy when the leading emotion changes in Emotional Build Up.
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Literacy Pathways
Every card carries the word, its meaning, a sentence and translations.
- Pattern recognition: sorting Sound Stack cards by sound pattern (sh, ck, ee).
- Retrieval: matching pairs in Word Twins and Tense Twist trains auditory and visual memory.
- Language for feelings: naming eighty emotion words in Emotional Build Up gives children the vocabulary to regulate.
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Motor Skills and Coordination
Handling a physical deck builds manual dexterity.
- Bilateral coordination: holding a fan of cards in one hand while playing with the other.
- Precision grip: dealing, drawing and placing cards trains finger pinch strength.
- Sequencing: shuffling, dealing and taking turns rehearses ordered routines.
- For neurodiverse children with ADHD, autism or dyslexia.
- A structured, low-stress way to build cognitive skills.
- No sensory overload or isolation from screens.
Emotional Build Up! in a speech sessionIn the clinic
Structured Enough for Therapy, Fun Enough That Kids Don't Notice
- Speech pathologists use Tense Twist and Sound Stack for expressive language and target sounds.
- OTs use the decks for turn-taking and fine-motor work.
- Emotional Build Up! supports emotion identification in counselling.
“My kids stay engaged, make great progress with sounds and emotions, and don't even realise they're working.”Dr Priya Patel, speech pathologistGames for therapy
Personalised picture books
A Book Where Your Child Is the Star
- Printed with your child's name on the cover and through the story.
- Same warm story and illustrations. One very excited kid at bedtime.
- $35 a book to your door.
Their Book Becomes
Lily the Lamington
- 1Pick a book
- 2Type their name (and a message inside the cover)
- 3We print it and post it - $35 a book
The birthday and Christmas gift grandparents ask us about most. $35 a book, with a message inside the cover.
Their name on every page
For teachers
Professional Development for Teachers
- Free lesson plans for every card game.
- Dr Graham Dodd's HPE fundamental movement skills program for Foundation to Year 2.
- Mapped to the Australian Curriculum v9 and curricula worldwide.
Free
Lesson Plans for Every Game
Curriculum-aligned lessons, worksheets and assessment ideas.
Covers all five card games.
Free to download.Get the lesson plans →
HPE: Fundamental Movement Skills
Locomotor, non-locomotor and balance lessons.
Educational gymnastics approach, linked to the brain science.
Foundation to Year 2.Explore the HPE program →
Paperback
5.0
(2 reviews)
F-2 Fundamental Movement Skills (Book)
The educator's guide, 2024 edition - hard copy for staff libraries.
eBook
5.0
(4 reviews)
K-2 Fundamental Movement Skills (eBook)
Instant download. Global, Australian and North American editions.
eBookBe the first to reviewPD & Mini Movement Bundle
Five eBooks incl. Empowering Neurodiverse Early Learners.
eBookBe the first to reviewMove & Balance Educators Pack
Shapes, balances and dice games for the early years.
Australian Mapped to curricula worldwideNo-prep lesson planseBook or hard copy for staff librariesPurchase orders welcome
Run a School Fundraiser
- Over 10,000 orders, so we are saying thanks to schools.
- Any purchase counts: eBooks from $2, card games from $24.95.
- Families name your school at checkout. At $1,000 the school receives a complete card game set.
