Sight words are critical in learning how to read. Not only are sight words the most frequent words seen in our texts, but most of them cannot be sounded out based on the “normal” phonetic patterns we teach to our students. Memorization is key when it comes to sight words. Since flashcards can be boring, I find that sight word games are the perfect mix of fun and practice!
I recently created 15 different print & play sight word games for kids. Each game requires very little prep. Students may need some dice, cubes, crayons, and/or a pencil – all things they already have in their classroom! Over the 15 games, students will review sight words on their own, sight words in simple sentences, and visual closure (the ability to identify the sight word even with missing letters/parts).
SIGHT WORD GAMES:
The different games I included cover the Fry sight words 1-300 and are designed for students in grades K-2. Each of the 15 games includes differentiated game boards so students working on different sight word lists can still play the same game! I also went ahead and created an editable game board for each of the 15 games. That way you can just type in your own words you want students to practice.
You can see how to play two of these games and even grab some FREE examples by watching the video below:
All these sight word games are found over on TpT below:
Be sure to download the preview. That’s where you can grab some FREE games to print and use right away in your classroom.
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excited to try them.
These games look great! I use Dolch words. Any chance you will make a similar product with those words in the future?
Great!
I had not used your materials before, but am so excited to find them. My daughter that teaches first grade had been telling me how good they were, and that I would love using them. She was right!
had not used your materials before, but am so excited to find them. My daughter that teaches first grade had been telling me how good they were, and that I would love using them.
Excited to see this!
Thank you for your videos.
Excited to try them.
Thanks
Need this, you always have great ideas
This is great! Thank you
Looking forward to using these games with my students.
I work on sight words with 2nd graders in my school. These are great.
Sight word games!
Can you give me any ideas for teaching children sight words.
awesome