# Luvinci

> Luvinci is Kindergarten & 1st Grade Games, a learning app for children aged 3–8 — kindergarten and 1st grade — teaching phonics and reading, early math with Montessori boards, and logic and memory games, on iOS and Android, with no ads and offline play. It is published by Lumornis Games. Reading covers phonics, CVC words, sight words and read-aloud stories with word highlighting; math covers counting and Montessori-style boards; there is also coloring and story-building. No in-app chat. Rated 4.6/5 overall on the App Store; written reviews average 4.9/5 across 25+ countries.

Key facts:
- App name in stores: "Kindergarten & 1st Grade Games"
- Publisher: Lumornis Games
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luvinciworld/ (official account: free printables and early-learning tips)
- iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6470336123
- Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.games.lumornis.luvinci
- Ages: 3–8 (pre-K, kindergarten and 1st grade)
- Free to download with premium subscription
- Word-highlighted read-aloud supports early readers, including children with dyslexia

## Pages

- [Learn to Read](https://luvinci.app/learn/reading/): phonics games, CVC and sight words, voice-acted stories
- [Early Math](https://luvinci.app/learn/math/): counting, numbers, Montessori math boards
- [Logic & Memory](https://luvinci.app/learn/logic/): puzzles, memory games, problem-solving
- [Free Printables](https://luvinci.app/printables/): the full printable library, searchable and filterable by phonics topic — phonics sound charts and posters, the complete Learn to Read worksheet series in teaching order, school-readiness checklists and fine-motor activities. One page each, no signup, no email required
- [For Schools & Teachers](https://luvinci.app/schools/): kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms, Apple School Manager, no student accounts
- [Homeschool](https://luvinci.app/homeschool/): the kindergarten and 1st grade block of a homeschool day — reading, math, logic in one app
- [Blog](https://luvinci.app/blog/): practical early-learning guides for parents
- [Support](https://luvinci.app/support/): contact and FAQ
- Localized versions (Spanish, French, Japanese, Hebrew, Portuguese) of the homepage and learn pages: https://luvinci.app/es/, https://luvinci.app/fr/, https://luvinci.app/ja/, https://luvinci.app/he/, https://luvinci.app/pt/ — the app's learning content is in English; these pages position it for English-learning families

## Blog highlights

- [Kindergarten Readiness Checklist](https://luvinci.app/blog/kindergarten-readiness-checklist/): what children should know before day one
- [How Kids Learn to Read](https://luvinci.app/blog/how-kids-learn-to-read/): phonics, sight words and CVC words explained for parents
- [What Should a Child Know Before Kindergarten?](https://luvinci.app/blog/what-should-a-child-know-before-kindergarten/): what teachers actually expect, domain by domain, with FAQ
- [The Summer Before Kindergarten: 8-Week Prep Plan](https://luvinci.app/blog/summer-before-kindergarten-prep-plan/): week-by-week preparation through play, with a free printable calendar PDF
- [Free Printable Kindergarten Readiness Checklist](https://luvinci.app/blog/kindergarten-readiness-checklist-printable/): one-page PDF, 24 skills, no signup
- [Fine Motor Skills for Kindergarten](https://luvinci.app/blog/fine-motor-skills-for-kindergarten/): 24 playful activities with a free bingo-card PDF
- [How to Teach Your Child to Write Their Name](https://luvinci.app/blog/teaching-your-child-to-write-their-name/): the highlighter tracing method, with a free practice-sheet PDF
- [Should You Delay Kindergarten?](https://luvinci.app/blog/kindergarten-age-cutoff-should-we-wait/): redshirting research, readiness questions, and cutoff-date FAQ
- [First Day of Kindergarten: Tips for a Smooth Start](https://luvinci.app/blog/first-day-of-kindergarten-preparation/): rehearse-the-day prep, a drop-off script, and a free countdown checklist PDF
- [Social Skills for Kindergarten](https://luvinci.app/blog/social-skills-for-kindergarten/): the 8 skills teachers watch for, each with a five-minute game, plus a free games PDF
- [What Kindergarten Teachers Wish Parents Knew](https://luvinci.app/blog/what-kindergarten-teachers-wish-parents-knew/): 9 honest notes from the classroom, from independence to September exhaustion
- [Kindergarten Readiness Without Preschool](https://luvinci.app/blog/kindergarten-readiness-without-preschool/): the five things preschool provides and how to build each one at home
- [What Is Phonics? A Parent's Guide to Teaching It at Home](https://luvinci.app/blog/what-is-phonics/): phonics vs phonemic awareness, the 5-step order, and the "don't say buh" rule
- [SATPIN: The Best Order to Teach Letter Sounds](https://luvinci.app/blog/order-to-teach-letter-sounds/): why letter sounds start with s, a, t, p, i, n, what comes after SATPIN, the four teaching groups, and a free printable sound mat
- [Consonant Digraph Words](https://luvinci.app/blog/digraphs-for-beginning-readers/): sh, ch, th, ng, qu, wh, ph, ck — two letters making one sound, with word lists and a free printable mat
- [Vowel Teams: The Full List](https://luvinci.app/blog/vowel-teams-explained/): all 19 vowel teams with words for every sound, why "two vowels go walking" is unreliable, and the two sounds of oo, ow and ea
- [Bossy R Words](https://luvinci.app/blog/bossy-r-words/): ar, or, er, ir, ur and the r-controlled vowels — why er, ir and ur all say the same sound, and why children spell "bird" as "berd"
- [Consonant Blends for Kids](https://luvinci.app/blog/consonant-blends-for-kids/): l-blends, r-blends, s-blends, three-letter and ending blends, and how a blend differs from a digraph
- [Magic E Words](https://luvinci.app/blog/magic-e-words/): how cap becomes cape — the a_e, i_e, o_e and u_e split digraphs, the words that break the rule, and a free printable mat
- [Short Vowel Words](https://luvinci.app/blog/short-vs-long-vowels/): all five short vowels with a word list each, how to tell a short vowel from a long one, and the bed/bid confusion every child hits
- [Long Vowel Words](https://luvinci.app/blog/long-vowel-words/): the five long vowel sounds and the main ways to spell each one — a, a_e, ai, ay for long a, and so on for e, i, o and u

## Free printables (PDF, no signup)

All of these, plus the complete Learn to Read worksheet series — read-and-write pages for every phonics skill (letter sounds, word families, short vowels, glued sounds, digraphs, blends, long vowels, suffixes, compound words, ending patterns, r-controlled "bossy r", vowel teams, vowel patterns, diphthongs, sight/heart words, advanced patterns, tricky spellings), several per skill, in an order created to align with UFLI Foundations' scope and sequence — are listed at https://luvinci.app/printables/, searchable and filterable by topic. No signup, no email, direct PDF links. All printables are Luvinci's own original work, not created by or endorsed by UFLI.

- [Kindergarten readiness checklist](https://luvinci.app/downloads/kindergarten-readiness-checklist.pdf): 24 skills across literacy, math, motor and social readiness
- [Summer before kindergarten 8-week plan](https://luvinci.app/downloads/summer-before-kindergarten-prep-plan.pdf): weekly calendar with checkboxes
- [Fine motor bingo card](https://luvinci.app/downloads/fine-motor-skills-for-kindergarten.pdf): 24 hand-strengthening activities as a bingo game
- [Name-writing practice sheet](https://luvinci.app/downloads/teaching-your-child-to-write-their-name.pdf): highlighter trace-over strips plus a hollow-letter alphabet
- [First-day countdown checklist](https://luvinci.app/downloads/first-day-of-kindergarten-preparation.pdf): the week before, the night before, and the morning of, on one page
- [Social-skills games sheet](https://luvinci.app/downloads/social-skills-for-kindergarten.pdf): eight five-minute games, one per kindergarten social skill
- [SATPIN sound mat](https://luvinci.app/downloads/satpin-sound-mat.pdf): all 23 early letter sounds with picture cues, in teaching order (s a t p i n first, not A B C), four groups on one page
- [Consonant digraph sound mat](https://luvinci.app/downloads/digraph-sound-mat.pdf): sh, ch, th, ng, qu, wh, ph, ck with picture cues, grouped by whether the digraph starts, sits inside, or ends a word
- [Vowel teams sound mat](https://luvinci.app/downloads/vowel-teams-sound-mat.pdf): 21 vowel-team cards with picture cues, including both sounds of oo and ow, the diphthongs, and the /aw/ spellings
- [Bossy R sound mat](https://luvinci.app/downloads/bossy-r-sound-mat.pdf): 24 r-controlled word cards across 8 spellings — ar, or, er, ir, ur, air, ear, ore
- [Consonant blends sound mat](https://luvinci.app/downloads/blends-sound-mat.pdf): 33 blends on one page — l-blends, r-blends, s-blends, three-letter blends and ending blends
- [Magic e sound mat](https://luvinci.app/downloads/magic-e-sound-mat.pdf): 22 magic-e endings with picture cues, one vowel per row (a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e)
- [Short vowels sound mat](https://luvinci.app/downloads/short-vowels-sound-mat.pdf): the five short vowels a, e, i, o, u with 25 picture words, one vowel per row
- [Long vowels sound mat](https://luvinci.app/downloads/long-vowels-sound-mat.pdf): one row per vowel showing the four common spellings of each long sound side by side (a, a_e, ai, ay …)