Word Family Dice: Idea #273

A fun way to practice reading words in word families is to read them off dice. Follow these simple steps that I found on this website, to play this educational game:

1. PREPARATION: Get/Buy two wooden cubes or some old dice You will also need some dot stickers.

2. On the yellow dot stickers write the letters: p, h, w, t, f, and r (for a total of 6 dots). Then on the pink dot stickers write the word families: op, at, ed, in, ug, it (for a total of 6 more dots).

3. On one of the die attach one of the yellow stickers to each side. On the other die, attach one of the pink stickers to each side.

4. TO PLAY: Student rolls both dice and sounds out the word that it makes. Student writes down all the words he makes (only the real ones). The first student to make ten words wins the game!

Have a great time playing!

To make, write the lowercase letters p, h, w, t, f, and r on a sheet of dot stickers.  Then, write the word families {op, at, ed, in, ug, it} on stickers. - See more at: http://www.playdoughtoplato.com/2012/03/19/3-of-my-favorite-ways-to-teach-word-families/#sthash.0KYvl3Hn.dpuf

To make, write the lowercase letters p, h, w, t, f, and r on a sheet of dot stickers.  Then, write the word families {op, at, ed, in, ug, it} on stickers. - See more at: http://www.playdoughtoplato.com/2012/03/19/3-of-my-favorite-ways-to-teach-word-families/#sthash.0KYvl3Hn.dpuf

To make, write the lowercase letters p, h, w, t, f, and r on a sheet of dot stickers.  Then, write the word families {op, at, ed, in, ug, it} on stickers. - See more at: http://www.playdoughtoplato.com/2012/03/19/3-of-my-favorite-ways-to-teach-word-families/#sthash.0KYvl3Hn.dpuf

To make, write the lowercase letters p, h, w, t, f, and r on a sheet of dot stickers.  Then, write the word families {op, at, ed, in, ug, it} on stickers. - See more at: http://www.playdoughtoplato.com/2012/03/19/3-of-my-favorite-ways-to-teach-word-families/#sthash.0KYvl3Hn.dpuf

To make, write the lowercase letters p, h, w, t, f, and r on a sheet of dot stickers.  Then, write the word families {op, at, ed, in, ug, it} on stickers. - See more at: http://www.playdoughtoplato.com/2012/03/19/3-of-my-favorite-ways-to-teach-word-families/#sthash.0KYvl3Hn.dpuf

Word Family Slam: Idea #272

Does your student love throwing balls? If so, they will love playing the Word Family Slam game. I found it on this website. This is how you play:

1. PREPARATION: Get 15-20 index cards. Choose two or three word families (or 15-20 sight words) you would like to work on. Write one word family word on each card. For example, if practicing -at, -og, and -et, make cards with these words: cat, mat, hat, pat, sat, fog, hog, log, dog, jog, let, pet, wet, yet, jet, get, set, vet, bet, net, met, etc.

2. Tape the cards to the wall.

3. TO PLAY: Say a word that is found on the wall. Student then finds the word and slams it using a ball (beach ball, or something soft). Continue playing by saying each word found on the wall.

4. To mix things up have your student choose the word he would like to hit. Have him find it on the wall and sound it out on his own. Then let him hit it with the ball. 

Play as long as you would like and of course have fun!

Sight Word Space Station: Idea #271

Looking for a fun sight word board game? You should try out the Sight Word Space Station Board Game. You can find it here. Here is some information about the game:

1. For ages: Kindergarten-2nd grade (and also ELL students).

2.  Game can be played with up to 8 players at a time.

3. As children match sight words, they are removed from the board and the alien space station is revealed on the game board!

4. This game is perfect for practicing reading and memory skills.

5. There are 96 game cards, a game board, and instructions included.

6. The game follows and supports basic educational standards.

Have fun trying out a new game!

Racing Game: Idea #270

Is your student competitive? Do they like a challenge? Try playing the Sight Word Racing Game. It's a great way to keep them on their toes and become more familiar with sight words. I found this idea here. Here is what you do:

1. PREPARATION: Get/Print/Buy sight word cards. You will also need paper and a pencil.

2. TO PLAY: Get 12 sight word cards and lay them out face up.

3. Choose one of the sight words shown without telling the student.

4. Begin to write the sight word you chose on a piece of paper VEEERRRYYY slowly.

5. The student tries to figure out what the sight word is before you're done writing it.

6. If the student calls out the word before you finish writing it, they get a point. If the you finish writing the word before the student says what it is, then you get a point. 

7. The first player to get to ten points wins.

Have a great time!

Popcorn Sight Words: Idea #269

Does your student love to eat popcorn? If so, you should introduce them to the Popcorn Sight Words Game. It is simple and fun to play. I found the idea here. This is what you do:

1. PREPARATION: Pop some popcorn!

2. Print off Popcorn Sight Words Worksheet here and  the Word Cards here. Make sure to cut out the Word Cards.

3. TO PLAY: Put all of the Word Cards face down in a pile.

4. Student draws a card from the Word Card pile and reads the word.

5. Then student gets a piece of popcorn and covers that word on their worksheet with a piece of popcorn.

6. Once all of the popcorn pieces are covered on the worksheet, the game is over.

When your student has read all of the sight words, reward them by letting them eat the popcorn. Have fun!

Lineup Game: Idea #268

Time for another fun sight word game! Try playing the Lineup Game with your students to practice those tough words. I found the idea here. This is what you do:

1. Get about 20 small slips of paper. Write a different sight word on each slip. 

2. Fold each slip and put them in a cup.

3. Have each student pick a slip of paper out of the cup.

4. Teacher/Parent says a sight word. The student who has that sight word on their slip of paper, lines up.

5. Students line up as they hear their sight word called.

Have fun!

Sight Word Safari: Idea #267

A great way to practice sight words is to look for them in our every day lives: in the grocery store, at our house, at school, on the road, etc. Kids love going on word hunts. Try the following activity with your student that I found on this website:

1.  Review all the sight words your students have learned so far.

2. Give each student a clipboard with paper and pencil. Have students write down sight words that they find during their walk around the school.

3. Once you have completed the walk around the school, review the sight words that your students found on their walk.

What a fun way to show your students that sight words are everywhere!