• Idea: the step before reading — hearing first sounds
  • Poppy says the sound aloud — playable even by a non-reader
  • Sounds get harder each round (the most distinct come first)
  • After 2 misses the right one glows and the sound+word are spoken
  • Five gentle hearts — empty → a breathe, then refill
  • Sound, Poppy hosts, a round-summary screen
  • Pictures reuse the vocab emoji (no new art)
  • Works on every screen

✓ = done · ☐ = planned. Every game is built one step at a time like this.