Egg Hunt Clues

If you are planning an egg hunt, why not add some reading by including written clues (scroll down for a printable version).

When my daughter was in Reception, I made an Easter egg hunt for the garden. I used words containing sounds she had been taught so she could have a go at reading the clues herself.

I added sound lines to show where two/three letters were working together to make one sound.

I hid the clues inside plastic eggs and hid them around the garden. When she read the clue it led to an egg, which contained the next clue.

You could hide a small chocolate in with each clue or have a prize to find at the end.

I have created a set of word banks for each phase in Reception and Year 1, so you can make your own clues for your child to read.

I have also included some ready-made clues that you can download and print.

There are three versions of the clues:

• If your child is a confident reader, choose the set of clues without sound lines and buttons

• If they need a little support, use the sound buttons and lines to help them spot digraphs/trigraphs within the word. The words are colour codes to show which sounds are from each phase.

• If your child finds reading tricky, you could use the clues with the picture to give them a little more support. 

Download a copy below:

Egg Hunt Clues.pdf

Download PDF • 3.98MB

If you are looking for more ways to keep your child entertained over the holidays, check out the Phonics Hub which is full of games and printables.

Happy egg hunting!