Kids need to learn how to follow directions just like they learn to do anything else--by practicing! A fun way to practice following directions is by turning it into a game or activity. We decided to turn relay races into an indoor following directions activity! Following Directions Activity To set up the activity I gathered a bunch of random items from the house and divided the kids into two lines. They had to walk across … [Read more...]
Sight Word Soccer!
We are soccer crazy at our house right now. I thought I could use this enthusiasm to make practicing sight words more fun and it totally worked! My kindergartner had so much fun playing this sight word game that he kept going back and playing it again all evening. Definitely a rave review! Sight Word Soccer Supplies: index cards with sight words on them cones (or bucket or cups or sticks) soccer ball soccer goal or marked goal … [Read more...]
20 Sight Word Games to Play Indoors
Ready to have some fun learning sight words? We love sight word activities that let us move and learn and I've found 20 different sight word games that you and your kids can play inside. They are the perfect way to practice when the weather is bad outside. Sight Word Practice Activities: 1. Light Saber Sight Word Practice 2. Cup Crash Sight Word Game 3. Spider Web Sight Word Match 4. Bean Bag Toss Sight Word Game 5. Blowing Down Sight … [Read more...]
Light Saber Sight Word Practice
There are just some things that need to be memorized and sight words are one of them. Some kids can remember sight words easily while others need to practice them. The best way to get kids to practice sight words is to have fun with them! And what is more fun than knocking down plastic cups with lightsabers??? The set-up was simple. We took the cups from our Cup Crash! sight word game and set them up on the back of the couch. They were just … [Read more...]
Alphabet Letter Charades
This ABC activity was totally created by my kids so I feel like I'm guest posting on my own blog for this one! In fact I didn't even know they were playing their own version of alphabet charades until I went to call them for dinner, but I am so glad I saw them! They were having a blast and giggling up a storm trying to make and guess each other's letters. There weren't hard and fast rules for this game. They were just taking turns thinking of … [Read more...]
Number Line Run Math Game
We have been spending a lot of time outdoors lately trying to some energy out after the big kids are in school all day. Outdoors is also a great place to do some homework practice. While the big kids are practicing their math facts and spelling words my preschooler has been having fun with numbers! To set up the game I drew a line down the sidewalk with chalk and then marked off the numbers from 0 to 25. At first my preschooler practiced walking … [Read more...]
Gross Motor Sight Word Game: Cup Crash!
Knowing how to read sight words helps kids to read more fluently and better understand what they are reading. Kids learn many sight words just by being exposed to them during shared reading, but there are those tricky ones that need some extra practice. To make memorizing sight words more fun we like to play games! Last week my kindergartner played Sight Word Swim in the pool and he had so much fun we came up with another game we could play with … [Read more...]
Sight Word Swim Game for Kids
Playing games is great for kids to learn sight words. If you have a child that needs to learn them for school you already know that practicing can get old very quickly! In order to make practicing more fun for my 5 year I decided to incorporate swimming, one of his favorite activities, into our game! To prepare the game I wrote 12 of the kindergarten sight words that he didn't automatically know on some of our ball pit balls. We have hundreds and … [Read more...]
