Pin the Tail on the Donkey: Idea #241

Don't you love the classic birthday game Pin the tail on the donkey? So simple, yet so fun. Try making this simple game into a sight word game. This is what you do:

1. GAME PREP: Go to the following webpage: http://www.sightwordsgame.com/sightwordgames/pin-tail-donkey/.

2. Print off the following pages: Donkey- Blank and Donkey Tails- Sight Words.

3. Cut out the donkey and the tails. Then have them laminated.

4. TO PLAY: Tape donkey on the wall, then give each student a donkey tail. When it is their turn, have them read the sight word on the tail. 

5. Once the student has read the sight word to you, blind fold them and let them try to place the tail in the correct place. If the student cannot read the word, they give the tail back to the you and go to the end of the line.

6. The student who wins is the one who gets the tail closest to the correct spot on the donkey.

Have fun!