*Kindergarteners are expected to be able to read and write these 27 trick words by the end of the school year. Trick words can also be called heart words because of the tricky part they need to know by "heart".
Here are some fun ideas for at home trick word practice:
-Flash cards
-Writing them with sidewalk chalk
-Typing them on the computer
-Rainbow writing them with different color markers, crayons, pencils, etc.
-Using play-doh or string to make the words
-Pyramid writing: C
C a
C a t
-Sight word hide and seek: Post the word in different parts of the house and have your child try to find that word and bring it to you.
-Sight word hunt: Look for the words in books or magazines
-Use old magazine to cut and spell the words
-Sight word tic-tac-toe: create your own tic-tac-toe board and have your child read the word before they put an X or O on it.
-Sight word cheers or chants: Create your own chant or cheer to help your child spell the word
Online Sight Word Games:
https://www.education.com/game/jump-in-sight-word-mud/
https://www.education.com/game/sight-words-match-2/
https://www.education.com/game/sight-words-memory/
http://www.abcya.com/dolch_sight_word_bingo.htm
http://more2.starfall.com/n/matching/sight-words/load.htm