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Sky Grass Dirt

Where a letter sits on the line — up in the sky, down in the dirt

Ages 4-8 Letters and phonics Free, no sign-up

Play Sky Grass Dirt More in The Rustly Bush

How it plays

Three bands fill the screen — sky at the top, grass in the middle, dirt at the bottom. Tall letters like b and h belong in the sky, letters like a and o sit in the grass, and letters that dangle, like g and p, drop into the dirt.

What it's for

Where a letter sits on the line — up in the sky, down in the dirt. Your child sets the difficulty on the first screen — how fast things move, how many there are — so the game meets them where they are rather than deciding they aren't good enough.

There is no score to lose, no timer running out on them, and no way to fail. A level ends when it's won. That's the only way it ends.

What it practises

Where letters sit on the line. Which letters are tall, which sit on the line and which have tails.
AC9EFLY08 (English, Foundation); AC9E1LY08 (English, Year 1)
Knowing the letters. Recognising each letter and knowing its name.
AC9EFLY11 (English, Foundation); EYLF 5.4 (Early Years Learning Framework V2.0)

The codes are from the Early Years Learning Framework V2.0 (for three- to five-year-olds) and the Australian Curriculum v9 (Foundation to Year 2). Each links to the official wording. Every skill, and the games for it.

What it costs, and what we collect

Nothing, and nothing. There is no account, no advertising and no tracking of any kind. Which games have been played is remembered on your own device and is never sent anywhere. The full version is here, and it's short.

The letters went out and they ruined a shirt, Some flew to the sky and some fell in the dirt, The rest stayed at home in the grass, on alert — Come put them all back: it's Sky Grass Dirt!

Where it lives

Sky Grass Dirt lives in The Rustly Bush — letters and phonics. It works on a phone, a tablet or a classroom screen, and once it's been opened it keeps working with no signal at all.