A Look at Literacy: Two great sight word games!

Looking for new resources to engage your k-2 students? These fun and easy-to-make games reinforce letters and sight words.Bang! is sure to get them fired up about literacy!What you'll need:- an empty container- some blank index cards- a pen/markerFirst, you’ll need to make up your flashcards. You can use letters or words.Tip: Refer to the sight word list in your Literacy Volunteer Resource Binder. You'll also want to make up a few cards with the word "BANG!" on them.Then, put your cards in your container and you're ready to play.HOW TO PLAY:

1. Players take turns reaching into the container and pulling out a flashcard.  If they can read the letter/word aloud correctly, they get to keep the card.  If the player is incorrect, the card goes back into the container. To make this harder, ask them to use the word in a sentence, too!

2. Continue taking turns, reading and collecting correctly answered cards.

3. If you pull out a BANG! card, you must put your whole pile of cards back into the container!

4. At the end of a specified length of time, whoever has the most cards is the winner!

Have fun and let us know how your student/s liked the game!Game from www.cometogetherkids.comRoll-A-Word Dice Game is another fun way to make sight word review more tactile. All you need is dice and some flashcards! Have the student roll and follow the corresponding instructions below.Roll:               Instructions: 1                      Write your word in a sentence. 2                      Draw a picture of your word 3                      Write a synonym of your word 4                      Write an antonym of your word. 5                      Write the definition of your word 6                      Write your word three times