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By Amanda Boyarshinov 16 Comments

EASY Sight Word Games

My kids LOVE running around outside and gathering acorns.  This activity combines playing outside with learning to read sight words in an easy to prepare, fun sight word game for kids.

EASY Sight Word Games for learning PLUS an additional 10 bonus activities for learning science, math, and literacy with Nuts and Seeds: A FREE PRESCHOOL Unit!

Sight Word Games for Fall

If your child is working on letters, sounds, or numbers, they could easily be substituted for the sight words in this activity.

Materials Needed for the Fall Sight Word Game:

Jar
Acorns
Cardstock
Scissors.
Marker

Directions for Making the Fall Sight Word Game

  1. Gather acorns from the yard or neighborhood park.
  2. Put them in a clear jar with a lid.
  3. Cut the cardstock into small rectangles.
  4. Write the sight words that your child is working on this week on the small rectangles. It is recommended to focus on no more than 5 new sight words per week for young children. Mix in some they already know to help build confidence.
  5. Put the words in the jar with the acorns.
  6. Let the child mix the words and acorns together.  Have them read the words as they find them in the jar!
  7. Set the jar on the table and mix often over the next couple days. This repeated reading provides children with more interactions with the words. Some children need to hear and read the word 500 times before it becomes automatic.

Extend the Learning with MORE Sight Word Games

Sight Word Sort

After a few days, the children are done playing with the sight word jar. Have them dump the contents out and sort all of the sight words out.

Sight Word ABC

Have them put the sight words in ABC order. Encourage them to sing the alphabet if they are stuck.

Sight Word Hide and Seek

Hide the sight words around the room while your child is not looking. Have them hunt to find them and read them as they are found.
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About Amanda Boyarshinov

K - 12 masters reading teacher, author and mom to 3. Amanda is a National Board Certified teacher with oodles of experience in early childhood education.

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Comments

  1. Kim Staten says

    November 19, 2014 at 7:16 am

    I love this idea!!! So easy to put together and it uses my daughter's favorite material. Acorns!

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  2. Devany LeDrew says

    November 19, 2014 at 7:42 am

    We love learning with acorns here too! Great idea!

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  3. Amanda Boyarshinov says

    November 19, 2014 at 7:43 am

    Thanks Kim – we are going to for EASY activities this week =)

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  4. Amanda Boyarshinov says

    November 19, 2014 at 7:43 am

    Thanks! There is so much you can do with the free things in your backyard!

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  5. Growing Book by Book says

    November 19, 2014 at 8:13 am

    I love the idea of the sight word jar. I've seen "I Spy" jars for letters but never for sight words. Great idea!

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  6. Natasha Johnson says

    November 19, 2014 at 8:54 am

    Love this idea! I really like how, you extend it to keep it new to them. Love games that we can change up!

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  7. Danielle @ Mom Inspired Life says

    November 19, 2014 at 9:09 am

    Great idea to do this with sight words!

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  8. Amanda Boyarshinov says

    November 19, 2014 at 9:15 am

    I'm making one for my 3rd grader too with her vocabulary words inside and give her a list of definitions. The activity is so versatile!

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  9. Amanda Boyarshinov says

    November 19, 2014 at 9:15 am

    Thanks Danielle – some of our preschoolers are ready to start learning the most common sight words!

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  10. Amanda Boyarshinov says

    November 19, 2014 at 9:16 am

    Oh yes, changing it up is necessary! What is exciting today may not be tomorrow!

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  11. Theresa A says

    November 19, 2014 at 9:24 am

    That is a really fun idea for learning sight words in a novel way. I love it!

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  12. Amanda Boyarshinov says

    November 19, 2014 at 9:27 am

    Thanks Theresa – if you don't have acorns in your backyard – you could substitute beads, buttons, or pom poms.

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  13. Nicolette Roux says

    November 21, 2014 at 7:45 pm

    love this idea!
    pinned so we can also do it at a later date once we start on sight words.

    Reply
  14. Mary Catherine says

    November 21, 2014 at 10:19 pm

    My preschoolers have been OBSESSED with acorns this year! What a great activity to add to the writing and science centers in my classroom! 🙂

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  15. Pschooltoolbox says

    November 23, 2014 at 11:13 pm

    What great ways to explore sight words! I had not thought of putting them in a jar with acorns.:) Fun activities to play and learn this fall!

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  16. Nancy Mitchell says

    October 21, 2016 at 2:58 pm

    I love this cute developmentally-appropriate game, Amanda. I hate to see kids learning sight words in a “drill and kill” way with flashcards. I know they hate it, too! I love when physical activity is paired with lacademics — the best for young learners!

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