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Sharp Eyes

Spot the Persian letters with your sharp eyes

A Persian learning game for primary school, Grade 1 to Grade 2

SubjectPersian Grades1 to 2 Levels122 Free in every lesson10–30%

Sharp Eyes is a Persian letter-recognition game for grade 1 and grade 2 of primary school. Today's letter sits at the top of the screen; squirrels carrying word signs pop out of their burrows, and the child taps only the squirrels whose word contains that letter.

Play online, no install Cafe Bazaar (Android) Myket (Android)

The Android app is on Cafe Bazaar and Myket, Iran's app stores. Anywhere else, play the online version in any browser.

Sharp Eyes is part of the Nikipoo School app, alongside 85 other games. The game is in Persian.

What does it look like?

Screenshot of Sharp Eyes — Find the letter!
Find the letter!
Lettered squirrels, grade-1 Persian
Screenshot of Sharp Eyes — Grade-2 tricky pairs
Grade-2 tricky pairs
Letters that sound and look alike
Screenshot of Sharp Eyes — 120 levels, matching the textbook
120 levels, matching the textbook
Letter by letter, step by step

About the game

What's inside

  • 120 levels: 92 grade-1 levels, matched to the order letters are taught in the textbook, and 28 grade-2 levels
  • Grade 2: tricky pairs, letters that sound alike («س», «ص», «ث») and look alike («ج», «چ», «ح», «خ»)
  • The letter at the start, middle and end of a word, and telling similar letters apart
  • Words use only letters taught up to that point
  • A Persian narrator reads each level's instruction
  • No blame for a wrong tap — the child is encouraged to try again
  • Works offline once installed

Sharp Eyes — an educator's view

In first grade, the most important step after introducing a letter is helping the child recognize it inside real words, not just alone on a chalkboard. Sharp Eyes does exactly that: today's letter sits at the top of the screen while word signs pop out of burrows one by one. The child has to decide at a glance whether this word has the letter «م» or «ت». In grade 2 that same close look turns to tricky look-alikes and sound-alikes: «ص» or «س», «ط» or «ت», and the four shapes of «ز».

An eye that catches the dots

Persian letters sometimes differ by a single dot. When a child has to tell «ت» apart from «ب», «پ» and «ث», their visual perception practices paying attention to the number and position of dots — the same precision that later stops letters from being misread.

One letter, several faces

Levels like "the letter in the middle and end of a word" show the child that one sound changes shape at the start, middle and end of a word. This "shape constancy" settles in their mind: they realize the different forms of a letter are one and the same, not separate things.

Selective attention and impulse control

Not every sign is meant to be tapped. The child has to hold back a hand eager to tap right away and pick out only the word that carries the target letter. This short pause of "look first, then tap" is good practice for self-control and focus among distractions.

The joy of spotting the letter

If the child taps the wrong sign, the game invites another look with an encouraging line, and fresh words rise back up. This steady flow gives a child who has just started reading the feeling of "I can find it."

A tip for parentsWrite today's game letter on paper and go hunting for it together on food packaging, street signs or storybooks. Each time the child spots it, ask them to say whether the letter comes at the start, middle or end of the word.

Grade by grade, what does it teach?

Level titles are listed in the order the child plays them — from easy to hard, following the school textbook.

Grade 194 levels
  1. The letter «آ» (aa) at the start of a word
  2. The letter «ا» (a) at the start of a word
  3. The letter «بـ ب» (b) at the start of a word
  4. Find it: the letter «د» (d)
  5. Find it: the letter «مـ م» (m)
  6. «مـ م» (m) in the middle and end of a word
  7. Find it: the letter «سـ س» (s)
  8. Find it: the letter «تـ ت» (t)
  9. Tell them apart: «تـ ت» (t) or «ب/ث/پ»?
  10. Find it: the letter «و» (v/oo)
  11. «و» (v/oo) in the middle and end of a word
  12. Quick hunt: «و» (v/oo)
  13. The letter «او» (oo) at the start of a word
  14. Tell them apart: «او» (oo) or «و»?
  15. Find it: the letter «ر» (r)
  16. «ر» (r) in the middle and end of a word
  17. The letter «نـ ن» (n) at the start of a word
  18. «نـ ن» (n) in the middle and end of a word
  19. Find it: the letter «ز» (z)
  20. «ز» (z) in the middle and end of a word
  21. Find it: the letter «یـ ی» (y)
  22. «یـ ی» (y) in the middle and end of a word
  23. Quick hunt: «یـ ی» (y)
  24. The letter «ای» (ee) at the start of a word
  25. Tell them apart: «ای» (ee) or «ی»?
  26. The letter «شـ ش» (sh) at the start of a word
  27. «شـ ش» (sh) in the middle and end of a word
  28. Tell them apart: «شـ ش» (sh) or «س»?
  29. The letter «کـ ک» (k) at the start of a word
  30. «کـ ک» (k) in the middle and end of a word
  31. Quick hunt: «کـ ک» (k)
  32. The letter «پـ پ» (p) at the start of a word
  33. Tell them apart: «پـ پ» (p) or «ب/ت/ث»?
  34. Quick hunt: «پـ پ» (p)
  35. The letter «گـ گ» (g) at the start of a word
  36. «گـ گ» (g) in the middle and end of a word
  37. Tell them apart: «گـ گ» (g) or «ک»?
  38. Find it: the letter «فـ ف» (f)
  39. «فـ ف» (f) in the middle and end of a word
  40. Quick hunt: «فـ ف» (f)
  41. The letter «خـ خ» (kh) at the start of a word
  42. «خـ خ» (kh) in the middle and end of a word
  43. Quick hunt: «خـ خ» (kh)
  44. The letter «قـ ق» (gh) at the start of a word
  45. Quick hunt: «قـ ق» (gh)
  46. The letter «لـ ل» (l) at the start of a word
  47. «لـ ل» (l) in the middle and end of a word
  48. Quick hunt: «لـ ل» (l)
  49. The letter «جـ ج» (j) at the start of a word
  50. «جـ ج» (j) in the middle and end of a word
  51. Tell them apart: «جـ ج» (j) or «ح/خ/چ»?
  52. Quick hunt: «جـ ج» (j)
  53. The letter «چـ چ» (ch) at the start of a word
  54. Tell them apart: «چـ چ» (ch) or «ج/ح/خ»?
  55. Quick hunt: «چـ چ» (ch)
  56. The letter «هـ ه» (h) at the start of a word
  57. «هـ ه» (h) in the middle and end of a word
  58. Quick hunt: «هـ ه» (h)
  59. The letter «ژ» (zh) at the start of a word
  60. Tell them apart: «ژ» (zh) or «ر/ز»?
  61. Quick hunt: «ژ» (zh)
  62. The letter «صـ ص» (s) at the start of a word
  63. Quick hunt: «صـ ص» (s)
  64. Find it: the letter «ذ» (z)
  65. «ذ» (z) in the middle and end of a word
  66. Tell them apart: «ذ» (z) or «د»?
  67. Quick hunt: «ذ» (z)
  68. The letter «عـ ع» (a soft ʿ sound) at the start of a word
  69. «عـ ع» (a soft ʿ sound) in the middle and end of a word
  70. Quick hunt: «عـ ع» (ʿ)
  71. Find it: the letter «ثـ ث» (s)
  72. «ثـ ث» (s) in the middle and end of a word
  73. Tell them apart: «ثـ ث» (s) or «ب/ت/پ»?
  74. Quick hunt: «ثـ ث» (s)
  75. The letter «حـ ح» (h) at the start of a word
  76. «حـ ح» (h) in the middle and end of a word
  77. Tell them apart: «حـ ح» (h) or «ج/خ/چ»?
  78. Quick hunt: «حـ ح» (h)
  79. Find it: the letter «ضـ ض» (z)
  80. «ضـ ض» (z) in the middle and end of a word
  81. Tell them apart: «ضـ ض» (z) or «ص»?
  82. Quick hunt: «ضـ ض» (z)
  83. The letter «طـ ط» (t) at the start of a word
  84. «طـ ط» (t) in the middle and end of a word
  85. Quick hunt: «طـ ط» (t)
  86. Find it: the letter «غـ غ» (gh)
  87. «غـ غ» (gh) in the middle and end of a word
  88. Tell them apart: «غـ غ» (gh) or «ع»?
  89. Quick hunt: «غـ غ» (gh)
  90. Find it: the letter «ظـ ظ» (z)
  91. «ظـ ظ» (z) in the middle and end of a word
  92. Tell them apart: «ظـ ظ» (z) or «ط»?
  93. Quick hunt: «ظـ ظ» (z)
Grade 228 levels
  1. «ص» or «س»?
  2. «س» or «ص» and «ث»?
  3. «ث» or «س» and «ص»?
  4. Breather: «ص» or «س»
  5. Boss: three letters for the «س» sound
  6. «ح» or «ه»?
  7. «ه» or «ح»?
  8. «ع» or «ا»?
  9. «ف» or «ق»? One dot or two
  10. «غ» or «ع»? Does it have a dot?
  11. «خ» or «ج, چ, ح»?
  12. «ن» in the middle of a word
  13. «ذ» or «ز»?
  14. «ض» or «ز»?
  15. «ظ» or «ز»?
  16. «ز» or «ذ, ض, ظ»?
  17. Boss: four letters for the «ز» sound
  18. Breather: «ض» or «ز»
  19. «ط» or «ت»?
  20. «ت» or «ط»?
  21. Boss: two letters for the «ت» sound
  22. «غ» or «ق»?
  23. «ق» or «غ»?
  24. Boss: «ح» and «ه», fast round
  25. Breather: «غ» or «ق»
  26. Boss: «چ» has three dots
  27. Big review: «ث» or «س» and «ص»
  28. Grade 2 celebration: «ظ» or three other letters for «ز»

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