One purchase, two ways to use it: the printable & projectable PDF team relay, and an interactive game for the whiteboard, tablet or phone. Play the game together on the board, then print the PDF pages for follow-up practice.
Choose sets, single words and stagesTwo- or three-team relay on the whiteboardOne player at their own paceTick to check: a point for every answer right first timeResults and words to practiseWorks on phones and tablets
What is the Vowel Teams Quick-Fire Relay?
A fast, whole-class team race through the same bank of 63 Vowel Teams words, covering ai, ee, ea, oa, long oo and short oo. Split the class into two or three teams: each team gets its own board, the word is said twice, a whistle blows, and the first team to get it right wins a bonus star.
The game follows the PDF stage by stage:
Picture Relay: hear the word, then find its picture.
Connect the Sounds: choose the missing sound that joins the rest of the word.
Word & Picture Match: join each word to its picture.
Word Grid Challenge: look at the picture and listen, then find the word.
Words Relay: just listen, then find the word: no picture to help. It is how the word-only sets are played, and a new extra stage for every set.
Two formats in one package
📄 Printable & projectable PDF
The original team relay: 7 sets, 63 words, 57 slides.
Two teams on every slide: Picture Relay, Connect the Sounds, Word & Picture Match, Word Grid.
A Teacher's Master Card listing every set.
Blank Teacher's Choice templates for your own words.
🎮 Interactive game
Play in the classroom or at home, on the whiteboard, a computer, a tablet or a phone.
Two or three teams: every team plays the same words on its own board. The first team to finish gets a bonus star, and ⏯ pauses the game while the next players come up.
One player: the same slides on one board, with gentle feedback and no timer.
A results page shows the points, the words right first time and the words to practise.
PDF: Master CardPDF: Picture RelayPDF: Word Grid Challenge
Everything you need, nothing to prepare
63 Vowel Teams words in seven picture sets: ai, ee, ea, oa, long oo, short oo and a mixed set.
Choose your words on the Master Card: whole sets, or single words from across the sets to make your own list, and pick the stages you want.
Hear every word: every word is recorded, said twice at the start of each round, Hear it again repeats it, and you can tap a picture to hear its word.
Tap, then tick to check: green for correct, red to try again.
Points on screen for every answer right first time, a bonus star for the first team to finish, and a results page with the words to practise.
Mute button for the spoken words (game sounds stay on), and Full for full screen.
Bright clay-style pictures children love, on the whiteboard, computers, tablets and phones.
🔴 Good to know: the long vowel spelling in every word is shown in red (rain, sheep, boat, moon), matching the Phonics Playmakers decks, so children see the pattern every time.
Digital access
After purchasing the Vowel Teams Quick-Fire Relay Interactive Games, you’ll download the PDF and receive access to the interactive game through the Phonics Playmakers website.
Checkout is handled securely by Lemon Squeezy. After purchase you’ll receive the PDF, a Play Now guide and your personal licence key. Enter the key once on each device to unlock the game. Each key works on up to 3 devices. The game is also included in the All Access Membership.
Vowel Teams Spin Game
Build and read words where two letters team up to make one long vowel sound.
