Sight Word Activities.pdf

Activities for New Sight Words
Sight Word Activities
1. Print each new sight word on a small recipe card in marker.
2. Use yarn or string to form each new word.
3. Read a story. See how many times you can find your words.
4. Print your words with your fingers five or more times in flour, salt, or sugar.
5. See how many times you can print your words in one minute.
6. Write one or more sentences using each word.
7. Use coins to form your words.
8. Use your favourite snack to shape your word and then eat them.
9. Tape record yourself saying and spelling each of your new words.
10. Print the words on your driveway or sidewalk with chalk.
11. Print the words on someone’s back with your finger. Have them guess each word.
12. Spread peanut butter on bread. Form your words with raisins in the peanut butter and
then eat them up.
13. Ask mom or dad for a highlighter. Look through a newspaper or a magazine. Each time
you find one of your words, highlight it. For extra fun, use a tally to keep track of which
words are found most.
14. Use cooked spaghetti to form your words.
15. Stamp your words using alphabet stamps.
16. Use magnetic letters to spell your words on the refrigerator.
17. Write your words using alphabet cereal.
18. Write your words using alphabet pretzels.
19. Use coloured crayons or markers to copy your words in as many different colour
combinations as possible.
20. Paint your words using water colours or finger paint.
21. Find the letters of your words in the newspaper. Cut out the letters and spell your words.
22. Use bread or cookie dough to shape your words. Bake and eat them.
23. Use pasta or rice to shape your words. Glue them to paper.
24. Read a letter from the mail. Look for your words and list them.
25. Write words that rhyme with each of your words.
26. Fold a sheet of paper into equal parts. Print a new sight word in each of the boxes.
Decorate each box.
27. Write a message to someone using your words.
28. Create your own activity.

Activities for Practising Old Sight Words
29. Choose ten words. Put them in alphabetical order. Read them.
30. Choose ten words. Sort them by initial or final sounds.
31. Choose ten words. Sort them by their vowel sound.
32. Choose ten words. Make a new word for each by changing the final consonant sound.
(e.g. had ~ ham, etc.).
33. Choose five words. Try to use all of them in one long sentence.
34. Choose five words. See how many new words you can make by adding endings. (e.g.
sing ~ singing; boy ~ boys; late ~ lately, etc.).
35. Choose ten words. Sort them by the number of syllables.
36. Choose ten words. Sort them by the number of letters.
37. Choose ten words. Practise your printing by using these words.
38. Choose ten words. Study each word and then try printing it from memory.
39. Play word bingo with words you choose.
Activities for Practising Word Families
40. Where possible, generate rhyming words for each new sight word.
41. Choose ten old sight words. If possible, generate rhyming words for each.
42. Look through your old sight words. Try to find pairs of rhyming words.
43. Read a story. Look for the word families we have learned. Keep a list of the words in
which they were found. Try reading the list.
44. Create your own activity.
Helpful tip: Keep track of the activities your child has tried by highlighting it with a marker.
Also, place a star beside your child’s favourite activity.