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Top 15 Sight Word Games and Activities
High frequency words or sight words are important in the reading process. Sight knowledge of these words helps the reader to maintain fluency and to not get caught up on the meaning or spelling of these words. These words are not meant to be sounded out, but learned just by sight.
There are many different high frequency word lists produced over the years. My favorite is the widely used Dolch Sight Word List. It has been used in schools for years and the list is not too long, just 220 words. Make up word cards using the Dolch list , about 4 words per A4 sheet is a good size, laminate them and have some fun playing sight word games and activities. A set of laminated sight word cards is very useful and important addition to your teacher resources.
1. Play the Battleships game as a whole class or with a partner. Place the words on a grid instead of the battleships.
2. Play coin toss - words on floor - children take turns to toss a coin onto a word and say that word.
3. During the conferencing or editing stages of children's writing, have a box of mini blank cards available. These are about 10cm x 3 cm. Children use these cards when looking for words on word wall, boxes, on charts, in story books, to write the words on. They then take these smaller versions back to their writing to edit their spelling.
4. Play the game - What am I? - I am red, I have 3 letters, and I start with n.
5. Children have a great time playing these types of sight word games. Play twister using a letter chart drawn with chalk on the concrete. Children spell out the sight words using their legs and arms.
6.Photocopy small versions of the sight word lists. Children then make up their own alphabet book or word wall in their scrapbooks. This can be an ongoing project, with words being added to alphabet pages throughout the year.
7. Use the sight words to play a game of - hangman.
8. Count how many times certain sight words can be found in children's reading books, or whole class big books.
9. Play dominoes using same end letter / beginning letter. Children love these sorts of hands-on sight word games.
10. Whiteboard pens can be used on the laminated word cards to circle certain letters within the sight words.
11. Children form a circle and play - Chinese Whispers. Use the word cards to choose a word for the children to start whispering. The last child then points to the word card that matches the whispered word.
12. Focus on a phonic blend such as 'th' for children to find within the laminated word cards and circle using a whiteboard pen.
13. Children go outside and practice writing their words with chalk on the concrete.
14. Turn handwriting practice into sight word games by using erasable pens for children to trace over the letters of the laminated sight words.
15. Place words in alphabetical order.
Make sure a set of laminated sight words becomes an integral part of your teaching resources arsenal. I have used my set forever. They were always available to the children and were never just tucked away - only to be seen during - look and say - sessions. Make use of sight word games to make it fun.
Enjoy using these sight word ideas and Happy Teaching and Parenting.
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Donna is a retired early years teacher who has a passion for developing hands-on quality educational resources. View 15 more ideas for sight word games and general hands-on printable teacher resources at her early years Teacher Resources website.
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