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...]
Move and Learn Activities for Kids
My kids learn best when they are active. Getting up and moving motivates kids to practice new skills and helps them to better retain the information. Plus, it's also lots of fun! Hands on : as we grow and The Pleasantest Thing and I are teaming up to bring Move and Learn! activities each week as part of a new series. To kick things off we are sharing move and learn activities from all over the web for each age group and I am focusing on active … [Read more...]