I love using these online games to teach sight words in my classroom. These words have to be memorized, which means they require a lot of repetition and practice. Write sight words on a beach ball for a fun and educational game of catch. Check out the link below for beach ball games you can play with kids who can’t read yet, kids new to reading, and more advanced readers.Sight words and high frequency words are an important part of teaching new readers. Have kids bowl, then read out the words they knock down.
Bowling for Sight Wordsīlank labels and a toy bowling set are all you need for this bowling sight words game. Have kids climb around to find words and read them out, or call out words and have kids find and read them. You can try it at home if you have your own climbing equipment, or at a playground. This game gets kids moving and climbing as they read. Kids will have a blast reading the map and running around looking for “treasure.” Make a map of your house and hide sight words or letters all around. You could also draw a map of your yard to take this game outside. You can call out a body part (right foot, left hand), or to make it easier for young kids, let them decide. Sight Word Twisterįor this variation on the classic game, you can tape flashcards to a real Twister board if you have one, or just draw your own with sidewalk chalk. Read a word, and have kids find it on the board and put a hand or foot on it. What a great way for your future NBA star to work on their fundamentals, and their reading! Check out the post linked below for a few more variations on this fun idea. In this game, have kids dribble around sight words on the ground as they read them out loud. Scatter the cards around the house or yard to make this game active. In this sight word game, kids have to fill in the blanks to spell and read sight words. Write sight words on water balloons and have kids read each word before tossing it at a target. Here’s another fun and educational way to cool off this summer. This would be a fun game to play with water balloons too!Ĭool off in the pool and get some reading practice, too! Write sight words on inexpensive diving toys and toss them in the pool. Each time kids come up with one, have them read the word on it. Dunk large sponges in a bucket of water and take turns reading and throwing the sponge at each sight words. Write out sight words on the ground with sidewalk chalk (kids can help with this).
When you call out a word, kids have to find the “target”, read it, and throw a ball to hit it. Write out sight words on paper plate targets and stick them up on a wall. The only rule is they must read and call out the word/letter before running the balls back. Throw them all over the yard and have kids run to gather them up. With a sharpie, write sight words (or letters for younger kids) on ping pong balls. Repeat until you run out of words, or the kids are worn out! Kids select a word, read it, and then run to a spot you’ve selected (it could be a tree or a fence, as close or as far as is appropriate for your child’s energy level.) Then they run back and find the word on the ground. Write out the same words on the ground with sidewalk chalk. You’ll need some sight word flashcards or index cards with words written on them for this activity. Try this reading and running game the next time your kids need to burn off some energy. When they get to the end, they get to take a shot at the goal. Have kids dribble between the markers and read the words as they go. This sight word game is perfect for your little soccer players! Write out sight words on index cards and tape them to cones (or buckets, cups, etc). Sketch out a hopscotch course, but use sight words instead of numbers. Toss your marker, read the word it lands on, then hop to it! You can adapt each of these sight word games for different reading levels by selecting easier or more difficult words or using letters for kids who aren’t yet reading. Check your students’ spelling lessons for words they’re currently working on, or use our printable sight words. Active games are also a great way to engage more active/kinesthetic learners. These sight word games are a great way to get kids up and moving while keeping them learning this summer. One great way to practice sight words is with games. This lets students focus on comprehension and the meaning of the text and can make reading more enjoyable for young readers. Recognizing these common words saves students time and frustration when they read since there’s no need to stop and decode each word. Sight words are high-frequency words that young readers should memorize and know by sight.