Practicing sight words in the primary grades is vitally important when learning how to read. To help students review and learn new sight words, I am always on the lookout for new, fun games! This game, “Sight Word SPLASH!” is one we played a lot last year in my kindergarten and first grade small groups and I wanted to take a minute to share it with you!

This small group game is easy to set up! All you need is:

– a paper with a pond drawn on it

– index cards

The index cards will have anywhere from 20-40 sight words you have been practicing. Within the pile you will add three “special cards.” The SPLASH card (with an optional frog on it), a skip turn card, and a reverse card. Once you quickly make the materials, playing the game is super simple. Just watch my video below to see how to play:

This video is number 8 in my 2019 game series where I am uploading a new game to use in your classroom every single Sunday! Be sure to subscribe to my channel to get the notifications every week.

I hope you like this simple and fun sight word game. What are some of your favorite ways to practice sight words?!

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