Games with Sight Words for Kindergarten and Up

Are you looking for a fun way to help your kindergartners learn sight words? If so, you’re in luck! There are many games that are perfect for teaching sight words. Find some entertaining ideas here for games with sight words for Kindergarten. You will love them, and so will your kindergartners!

WHAT ARE SIGHT WORDS?

Sight words are the most common words that appear frequently in written text. They are words that kids should be able to recognize without sounding them out. Often these words aren’t spelled the way they sound, which makes it difficult for learners to read and spell them.

Kindergarten sight words are sight words that kindergartners should know, but different sight words are appropriate for first grade, second grade and so on.

WHY ARE GAMES WITH SIGHT WORDS FOR KINDERGARTEN IMPORTANT?

Games with sight words are so important for a kindergarten classroom because they provide a fun and interactive way for kids to learn them. When children are playing games, they are more likely to pay attention and retain information. Games also help to build confidence. They are an effective way to promote the repetition of sight words while also entertaining your students. Try using some of the printables linked in this article to make any sight word activity easy to do with your students.

KINDERGARTEN SIGHT WORD BINGO

This is a classic game that can be easily adapted for sight words. You will need to create a bingo board for each child with sight words written in the squares. You can either write the words yourself or print out a pre-made bingo board like this FREE Kindergarten Sight Word Bingo game which has 20 cards to play with. To play, simply call out sight words and have the children mark off the words on their bingo boards. The first child to get five in a row wins!

COLOR BY CODE SIGHT WORD GAME

Color By Code is a fun game for kindergarteners. Print out these Color By Code Sight Words worksheets. There are 10 different worksheets to practice and this one has integrated visual motor precision worked in. The idea is that each sight word is represented by a different color. The children will look at the color key and color the picture according to the code. As they color, they will also be reading and writing the sight words.

GAMES WITH SIGHT WORDS FOR KINDERGARTEN: SCAVENGER HUNT

This fun activity is great for getting kids up and moving while they learn their sight words. Write out several sight words on index cards and hide them around the room or outside. Give the children a list of the words they need to find. As they find each word, they will read it out loud and then cross it off their list. The first one to find all the words wins!

SIGHT WORD MEMORY GAME

This is a classic memory game with a sight word twist! You will need to write out or print out sight words on index cards to make the game. Then shuffle the cards and lay them out face down in a grid. The children will take turns flipping over two cards at a time, looking for a match. If they find a match, they remove the cards and get another turn. If not, they flip the cards back over and it is the next player’s turn. The game is over when all the matches have been found. The player with the most matches at the end is the winner.

GAMES WITH SIGHT WORDS FOR KINDERGARTEN: PUZZLES

A sight word puzzle is a fun sight word game to meaningfully practice sight words. If you want to make the puzzles, you will need to write out or print out sight words on index cards. Then cut each word into two pieces so that you have a jumble of letters. The students will then need to put the letters back together to spell the words. This is a great activity for kids who need some extra practice with their fine motor skills.

You can also print out these awesome word search puzzles if you’re not in the mood to create your own puzzles from scratch. Word search puzzles are great for kids who need extra practice with letter recognition and visual discrimination.

SIGHT WORD MIX UP GROUP GAME

Try this effective Sight Word Mix Up Game. Here’s how it works:

Write several sight word cards that the group is learning. Give one sight word card to each child playing and create a duplicate pile of all the sight words. Cut out the list of action cards. Create two piles of cards face down – one of the sight words that you are using and one of the action cards.

The leader now turns over a sight word card and an action card. Call out the word and the action. Any child that is holding that sight word card begins performing the action. For example: “all children holding ‘AND‛ should jump in place”. Turn over the next sight word card and movement card. Call out the word and action. Continue until all the children are moving then the leader shouts “MIX UP”. All the children must change sight word cards with another child. Shuffle the leader‛s sight word and action cards. Begin the game again.

GAMES WITH SIGHT WORDS FOR KINDERGARTEN: BOOM CARDS

Boom cards are another excellent way to learn sight words. This fish theme set of boom cards includes 100 Fry Sight words. Students will SAY IT (hear and read it), TYPE IT (type the sight word), and BUILD IT (move the sand bucket letters to create the sight word) This is a great multisensory way to learn a lot of sight words. It is interactive and the fish theme adds to the fun!

SIGHT WORD READING GAMES

One of the best ways to learn reading sight words is by reading them in context. These sight word reading games are a great way to get kids engaged in reading while they learn their sight words. The games target high frequency words, so kids will get lots of practice with the words they see most often. Games include Race to the Top, Bump Games, and Roll and Read Games.

SIGHT WORD PLAY DOUGH MATS

Sight word playdough mats are such a fun and engaging way for kids to learn their sight words and use their creativity. Each mat includes a different sight word. Kids can use playdough, dot markers, or crayons to trace the letters in the word. Then they can build the word with playdough or magnetic letters. Add stickers or stamps to the mats for even more excitement. These mats are also a great way to work on fine motor skills.

As you can see, there are lots of great games and activities that you can do with sight words. Games are a great way to make learning fun and engaging for kids. Try some of these effective games or make up some of your own, and before you know it your kids and you will be having a blast learning sight words!