Snowball Fight: Idea #163

I didn't really like snowball fights as a kid. It just seemed like someone always got hurt. However, I was recently introduced to a paper snowball fight a few years ago and really enjoyed it. Here is what you do:

1. Get about 20 pieces of white paper.

2. Write a different sight word on each piece of paper.

It is better to use a full sheet of paper. I just pulled this piece out of the recycling bin!

3. Crumple each piece of paper into a ball.

 
4. When finished, put the crumpled balls all over the room.

5. Tell your students they can throw the paper snowballs until you ring the bell. When they hear the bell, they must pick a snowball up. Then each student takes a turn reading their word. If they can read the sight word, they receive points according to the point scale below:
                        4 letter sight word: 4 points
                        3 letter sight word: 3 points
                        2 letter sight word: 2 points
                        1 letter sight word: 1 point
                        Student can't read word: 0 points

6. Continue having a snowball fight as long as you wish, ring the bell periodically to give students points and see what words they know. For the last round you may want to double the points, just for fun! 

7. The student with the most points at the end of the snowball fight wins!

This would be a fun activity for a rainy day or just to get your student moving!