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Why are sight words
important?
•Sight words make up 60% of all
written material.
•A strong sight word vocabulary builds
more fluent readers
Activities that help build sight word
fluency
Flash Cards
Write the sight words on index and have
your child read it. If they don’t know the
word read it to them and then repeat.
Sight Word Go Fish
Write a sight word on 2 index cards. You should
use at least 15 sight words. Shuffle the cards
and pass out 7 to each person. If you have 2 of
the same you can lay down the pair but you
must read the word. Continue playing by asking
your partner if they have a word that matches
one in your hand. If they don’t you “go fish” or
pick up from pile. Play continues until someone
has put down all their cards.
Sight Word Bingo
Create a bingo card or find one on line. Fill in the
squares with sight words. Write the same sight
words on a slip of paper. Pick a slip of paper
and read it. Mark off the word if on your card.
You can cross out word with crayon or use
coins, poker chips, or soda bottle caps as
markers.
Sight Word Memory
• Write the sight words on 2 index cards and then
shuffle them. Lay them all out face down.
Taking turns turn 2 cards over and read the word
printed on card. If they match you keep the pair.
If not turn them face down again and it is the
next persons turn.
Sight Word Checkers
Create a checker board coloring in every other square
black. In each of the non black spaces write a different
sight words. For markers you can use coins (fake or
real), poker chips, or soda bottle caps. Place markers
on squares with words. Play just like checkers except
you need to read the word that is written in the square
you want to move in. If your child can not read the word
you can either read it to them and have them repeat or
they can’t make a move that turn.