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Try Not to Moo – A Silly Phonogram Game

Review phonograms with this hilarious reading and spelling game!

try not to moo phonogram game cards

So what do cows have to do with phonograms? Actually…nothing! But the cows in this silly phonogram game will make reviewing phonograms like S, CH, and AY a ton of fun for your child. But whatever you do, try not to moo!

Prepare Your “Try Not to Moo” Game

  1. Download the “Try Not to Moo” phonogram game.
  2. Print the phonogram and Moo cards back to back and cut them out along the dotted lines.

Try Not to Move game download

Playing “Try Not to Moo”

Are you ready? This could get a bit silly!

Try Not to Moo game cards scattered on table

Select the phonogram cards you want to review with your child and place them in a pile with the phonograms facing down. Be sure to add a few Moo cards to the pile!

Stack of game cards in a pile

Have your child select a card and turn it over. If the card has a phonogram on it, have your child recite all the sounds of that phonogram. (Hint: the numbers on the cowbells indicate the number of sounds each phonogram makes.)

Child holding phonogram card and creating the sounds

If the child correctly recites the sound(s), he can keep the card. If he misses one or more of the sounds, review the sounds together and return the card to the draw pile.

If your child selected a Moo card, she must moo like a cow!

When a "Moo" card is drawn, the child moos like a cow

Continue playing until your child has successfully recited all the phonograms and collected all the cards.

Need help with the phonogram sounds?

  • To view the sounds and sample words for each phonogram, refer to the Phonogram Sounds Record on pages 15-17 of the activity download.
  • To hear the sounds that each phonogram makes, visit our Phonogram Sounds App.

Try Not to Moo! Phonogram Game Options

  • To play with multiple children, create a draw pile for each child.
  • To play with children who are in different levels, include phonograms from each child’s current level and lesson.

What’s your favorite way to review phonograms? Let me know in the comments below!

About the author

Marie Rippel

Marie Rippel, curriculum developer of the award-winning All About Reading and All About Spelling programs, is known for taking the struggle out of both teaching and learning. Marie is an Orton-Gillingham practitioner, sought-after speaker, and member of the International Dyslexia Association. When not writing or teaching, Marie can be found riding her Icelandic horses.

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