Sight Word Games

Sight Word Games

Read Aloud
Read a story to your child. While you are reading look for the sight words
and have your child write the word on a piece of paper when they find the word.
When you have finished the story count how many words you have found.

Say it, Spell it, Chant it
Use the sight word flashcards to practice with your child. Have them
say the sight word to you, spell the letters in the sight word and chant it,
you'll say, "give me a h", they will yell "H", you'll say "Give me an e",
they'll yell "E", you'll say "What does it spell?", they'll yell "he"!


Jump On It!
Make a second set of sight word cards. Scatter one set face up on the
floor, leaving about a foot between each card. Place the other set in a
stack face down. Turn over the first card in the stack. Have your child
read the word (offer help as needed) and then jump on the corresponding
card on the floor. Turn over the next card and have your child read it
and jump to that word. Continue until your child has jumped on all of the
words. Mix the cards up and play again!
*This game is also good for wearing out children with lots of energy!

Which Word Wins?
Look at a newspaper with your child to see how many sight
words you can find. Ask your child to choose a sight word from the
list and find that word in an article. Look for the word together.
Circle and count the word each time it appears. Try the same thing
with the second sight word. Which word appears more often?

Rainbow letters
Turn sight words into rainbows! Ask your child to write a sight word on
paper in big letters. Using different colored crayons/markers, your child
can trace around the word again and again, reading the word each time.

In the Cupboard
Open a cupboard and take turns with your child, finding and reading sight
words. Keep going until you run out of time, words, or things in the
cupboard.

Read My Back!
“Write” a sight word on your child’s back. Can your child guess the word?
Trace places- let your child trace a word on your back. Continue taking
turns tracing and guessing sight words.

Spill a Sight Word
Place sight word cards into an empty container. Invite your child to
shake the container, spill out the words, and read the ones that fall face
up. Give each word your child reads a score that is equal to the number
of letters in the word. Record the total, then place the remaining cards
back in the container, shake, and spill again. Add the total to the first
score. Play until your child has spilled and read all of the words.
*Keep separate scores for more than 1 player

BOOM Stick
After your child has finished a popsicle hang keep it in a container. When
you have collected about 10-15 you can start writing the sight words on the
sticks. On one of the sticks write the word BOOM. Place the sticks in a can
with the sight words facing down. Have your child pull out a stick and say the
sight word. When the BOOM stick is pulled everybody yells the word BOOM and you
can start over.