SIGHT WORD GAMES 1ST GRADE HOW TO
SIGHT WORD GAMES 1ST GRADE PDF
SIGHT WORD GAMES 1ST GRADE UPDATE

Then write a sentence about fall and draw a picture. Students can choose any one of the sight words they recorded. This helps make that connection between reading and writing.

Once again, we’ve provided a writing sheet. If they land on a square with a leaf, they get an extra turn. As before they read the word they land on and record it on their sheet. Invite them to take turns rolling the dice and moving their game pieces. On the first grade list (1st 100 Fry words), there are two mistakes: oil and sit should be am and its. A fun way to reinforce sight words lessons.

Alternatively, have students to play with a partner. Fry Sight Word Games Print cards and game boards for 18 Fry sight word games.

Roll again until they reach the finish line. They then find it in the list of sight words on their recording sheet and then write it down.

SIGHT WORD GAMES 1ST GRADE HOW TO

Demonstrate how to roll a dice and move the game piece accordingly.

Print the game boards onto cardstock and laminate for durability.

Take a moment to check the game boards to ensure all the words fit into the squares.

Use the words we provided or type in your own.

Prepping the editable sight word game is really easy! These mini Jack O lantern erasers would be perfect or some more traditional pieces.

You can use anything that you have handy, mini erasers would work well.

SIGHT WORD GAMES 1ST GRADE PDF

Free printable sight word game pdf (below).

You can create a simple sight word wall in your home or classroom and it's a great example of environmental print. I recommend keeping the words you are practicing up on a Word Wall that your child will pass by everyday and add a new word a week. The key to learning sight words is memorization, so that newer readers can recognize them quickly and spend their decoding skills on words that are phonetic (sound like they're spelled). I use the Fry's First 100 List to choose words to focus on with my kids.

SIGHT WORD GAMES 1ST GRADE UPDATE

His lists were created in the 1950's but were update in the 1980's. Edward Fry decided to create a more modern list and break it down into lists of 100 most frequently used words in kids books. The Fry Sight Words list can be found here. They are conveniently separated into Pre-K, Kindergarten, first, second, and third grade lists though! Edward Dolch who created lists of the most frequently used words in children's literature from the 1930-1940's (kinda outdated).

The Dolch Sight Words list can be found here, and they're based on a study by Dr. They're both lists of words that schools use to determine which words to teach. You might have heard of Dolch sight words and Fry sight words. Words like of, the, could, and is just don't sound like they're spelled! They're also commonly called 'high frequency words.' Sight word lists for your child's grade level Sight words are words that show up all the time when we are reading, and often they don't follow phonetic rules. *As an Amazon affiliate, I may get a small commission for purchases made through links in this post. These games will involve sticking, throwing, swatting, jumping, popping and more, but before we jump in, do you know what a sight word is and which ones to choose? Instead of boring old school flashcards, I wanted to make sight words fun with hands on learning games that kids love. It got to the point where even I was saying 'I know. Students would be frustrated about having to memorize words that didn't follow phonetic 'sounding out' rules. I used to hate teaching sight words with worksheets and flashcards.

Sight word games 1st grade