![]() ![]() It would be hard to come up with short sentences that make sense with these words. You can ask that the sentences have more than four words or more. Introducing making up a sentence to go along with each word that children read will give them a chance to show that they understand what the word means. This means that this version will be one of those word games that can end quickly. When we have to roll to see how many spaces to move forward, there is a chance we will get to move forward much faster. Once we have played the game by advancing space by space, I will introduce a die to the game. Going one dot and a time means we will both have time to read each word more than once. I want to go through the pile of card more than one time with my son. If you misread a word, then you stay on the space you are on. The goal of this game is to read a word to move forward one circle in the game. I found a list of first grade sight words online (my son is in first grade) and placed a number of them on one side of a 3×5 index card cut in half. Let me tell you about how I plan to use it.Īs I mentioned we are going to use it for working on sight words. You actually may decide that you want to play different word games with it or work on other reading concepts instead. I thought you might like a copy of it to use with your children. Please let me know if I can help further.I am going to use the printable shared in this post to play words games that focus on sight words with my son. I hope that helps you make your decision. You have lifetime access to all of the activities so you can always take a break during busy times of the year and start up again when the timing is right. I encourage parents to move through the program at a pace that’s comfortable for their children so you’d be able to complete the activities along with his schooling. Once their letter sounds are solid, they begin putting those sounds together to make words and then start memorizing sight words – those common words kids will see over and over again like and then move on to mastering all of the letter sounds. Kids learn pre reading skills including breaking words into parts, rhyming, etc. ![]() The program was designed for beginning readers who recognize the names and sounds of a few letters. Grab Your SetĬlick the blue download button below to grab your free sight word games and then join the most valuable teaching membership for pre-K, kindergarten and first grade teachers: The Plato Pack!īecause every child is different, I’ll give you some background on Plato Academy to help you determine if it’s a good fit for your son. Play continued until all of the eggs had been flipped and then the boys switched roles and started again. To give the boys practice writing the words, they had to spell them on their record sheet like this: Then the flipper used the spatula to flip over that egg. The caller secretly picked a word and read it out loud. We assigned my son as the caller and named my middle son (a kindergartener) the flipper. I grabbed a spatula and invited the kids to come and play. I cut along the black lines to separate the eggs and spread them out face up on a flat surface. To prep the second game, I printed Egg Flip on cardstock and laminated the pages to give them extra durability. We happily slid our pieces back to start and began round two. We continued playing until my son reached the finish line first and won the game. Then it was my turn to roll, read and write. ![]() We both wrote the word on our record sheet under the column “Player One.” It was a four, so he moved his LEGO four spaces and read the word out loud, “for.” The prep was as quick and easy as it comes! ![]() Then, I printed the Treasure Hunt game board and record sheets and grabbed our playing die. To customize the sight word games, I simply typed our 18 words on the getting started page and let the file pop the words into the right spots on both games. Grab the printable below and then hop over to become a VIP Plato Pack member so you can get all of the tools, strategies and support you need to reach ALL of your learners. Sight words make up a HUGE percentage of the text kids read, so memorizing them is a great way to increase students’ reading fluency. They make super fun literacy centers, word work stations or homeschool activities. These easy-to-follow sight word games are a motivating alternative to drilling flashcards. ![]()
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