Fun ways to practice sight words at home
• Paper Plate Toss: Write sight words on paper plates. Use like Frisbees to throw
after reading the word.
• Concentration: Make a duplicate set of word cards and play “Concentration”
• Go Fish: With a duplicate set of word cards play “Go Fish”
• Tic –Tac-Toe: Write words in the tic-tac-toe spaces. Take turns selecting a
space to read. If read correctly, an X or O is placed on the space until someone
wins.
• Word-O: This is played just like BINGO. Fill in a card with the words that you
are working on. Call out the words and mark the spaces. The first one with a
card covered calls out the word "WORDO"!
• Word Hunt: Look for target words in books or in the newspaper. If using the
newspaper your child can highlight or circle the word ring words that he/she
finds
• SNAP: You put the sight words you want them to practice on flash cards and
put the flash cards into a jar (maybe like an oatmeal jar). Also, you write the
word SNAP! on a a few flash cards and put them in the jar also. The kids can
play in partners or in groups of 3 or 4. They take turns pulling a card out of
the jar. If they can say the word on the card automatically with no struggle,
they get to keep the card. If they struggle, they have to put it back. If they
pull out one of the cards that says SNAP! They have to put back all of the
cards they've drawn.
• Play coin toss – Put words on the floor - children take turns to toss a coin onto
a word and say that word.