You can easily make reading for beginners more engaging and delightful with the right blend of fun and educational activities! Our collection of 23 Dolch Sight Words activities is designed to help students master common sight words in a variety of engaging ways. These activities are perfect for creating a stimulating environment where they can broaden their vocabulary while having a great time. Dive right in to discover more!
1. Word Detective Game
Have your students channel their inner detectives as they hunt for Dolch sight words in their favorite books. Once they spot a sight word, they can jot it down and add it to their ‘clue’ collection.
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2. Bingo
Try a round of site word bingo to get your little learners better acquainted with the common sight words. The first to completely cover a row with buttons or pom poms wins!
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3. Word Jump
This is a fun exercise for both body and mind! Your littles can hop, skip, and jump on chalk words dotted throughout the playground. Call out the words and prompt your students to jump on the corresponding drawing.
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4. Word Musical Chairs
Jazz up the classic game of musical chairs by adding a fun twist! As the music stops, students must swiftly spot a chair, correctly read out the attached sight word, and sit down.
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5. Interactive Sight Word Wall
Transform your classroom wall into a lively space that can be dedicated to facilitating learning in a fun way. As your students master a new sight word, they can write it on a paper balloon and pop it on the wall.
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6. Sight Word Bean Bag Toss
Aim, toss, and learn with a game of sight word bean bag toss! Create a 3×3 sight word board in which you insert singular words into each square. Students must then aim bean bags at the squares and shout out the word they land on.
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7. Sight Word Chain
Invite your students to create a chain of words to adorn one of the classroom walls. Each student can write a sight word on a strip of paper before looping it around others to create a chain!
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8. Word Construction Zone
Take a hands-on approach to learning by incorporating building blocks into your lessons! Give your students letter blocks and task them with constructing sight words that are called aloud.
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9. Sight Word Race
On your marks, get set, read! Ignite a friendly competition where students must race to read sight words. This high-energy game will motivate them to speedily master their sight words.
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10. Flashcard Swap
Time for a swap meet! Set up a flashcard swap session where your kiddos can create and trade sight word flashcards.
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11. Sight Word Treasure Hunt
Your littles are bound to love this treasure hunt with a linguistic spin! Hide sight word flashcards around the room and let your students have a go at seeking them out before reading them aloud to discover the ultimate treasure.
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12. Fly Swat Game
This quick-paced game is a fun and interactive way to familiarize your students with sight words. Hand each learner a fly swatter and call out sight words for them to ‘swat’.
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13. Word Relay Race
Get your students’ adrenaline pumping with a sight word relay race! Teams must dash to a board filled with sight words, read a word aloud, and then dash back to pass the baton to their awaiting teammate.
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14. Sight Word Story
Make storytime a sight word delight! Challenge your students to craft a narrative that’s brimming with sight words. The best part you ask? They won’t just write, they’ll draw too! Every illustration they etch will be paired with a sight word and will reinforce the meaning of these words.
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15. Artistic Words
This activity is fantastic for Summer learning! Allow your littles to use markers to write sight words on large paper towel sheets before spraying them with water as they sound them out.
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16. Sight Word Bookmarks
Embrace creativity and literacy with a splash of color and imagination! Have your students design bookmarks peppered with Dolch sight words!
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17. Sight Word Song
Reinvent your learning space as your transform it into a recording studio! Ask your students to tap into their inner songwriter as they compose catchy tunes using sight words.
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18. Word Search Puzzles
Ready for some sight word detective work? Create word search puzzles featuring sight words and let your students put on their thinking caps to uncover all the words!
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19. Memory Match
Make a set of cards that display the same sight word. Mix them up, place them face down, and have your students turn two over at a time to find a match.
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20. Sight Word Charades
Try a round of sight word charades to test learner understanding in a fun way! Have your students draw sight words and then act them out while the rest of the class makes guesses as to what they are.
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21. Tic-Tac-Toe
Have a go at a game of sight word tic tac toe- aiming to get three in a row! Instead of using Xs and Os, use sight words. Your students will need to correctly pronounce a sight word before placing their marker over it.
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22. Sight Word Sand Writing
Hit the beach, or at least imagine you did with this sensory activity! Fill trays with sand and have your students write sight words using their fingers.
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23. Sight Word Sentence Building
Give your students sight words and encourage them to create sentences. Watch their linguistic confidence bloom as they weave words into meaningful sentences; further enriching their communication skills.
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24. Sight Word Spelling Beads
Instill a love for words in your students with this vibrant and tactile vocabulary lesson. Simply begin by providing them with string and colorful letter beads. Then, challenge them with spelling out sight words by having them thread their beads onto string to create dazzling bracelets or necklaces.
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25. Word Collage
Art class meets English class in this snazzy project. Task your kiddos with finding sight words in old magazines and newspapers. Once they’ve picked out their words, encourage them to cut them out and paste them onto poster boards to create eclectic collages of words.
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26. Sight Word Hopscotch
Here’s an activity that’s a vocabulary builder in disguise! Draw up a hopscotch grid outside using chalk and then fill each square with sight words. You can then invite your learners to hop from word to word and call out each one as they go.
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27. Sight Word Basketball
This exhilarating activity will have your kids slam-dunking into the day! Start by plastering sight words across your classroom wall. Then, task them with successfully reading a word before having them use a mini basketball to shoot and score their word.
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28. Digital Sight Word Slideshow
Pique the interest of your modern little minds with this digital activity. Use technology to your advantage by creating a slideshow with sight words that flash by. As the words zip by, challenge your students to see who can read the word first!
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29. Word Guessing Game
Strengthen your kiddos’ vocabulary with this verbal mystery. Drop clues or cryptic definitions of sight words, before inviting them to play detective and decipher the words.
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30. Sight Word Fishing
Send your learners on a fishy expedition without ever leaving the classroom! Simply start by designing little paper fish with sight words on them and then attach a paperclip to each one. Then, tie a magnet to a stick by using some string to create mini fishing rods, before inviting your little fishermen to use them to catch fish. Finally, have them read each word aloud on their catch of the day!
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31. Sight Word Stamps
Stamp up the vocabulary fun with this hands-on activity. Supply your little creators with alphabet stamps and ink pads and then encourage them to stamp out sight words on paper or even fabric!
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32. Word Puzzle
Jigsaw puzzles are so last year. Instead, create a word puzzle by cutting sight words into pieces. Proceed by challenging your kiddos to put the words back together and then have them read each completed word aloud.
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33. Sight Word Ball Toss
Gather your little athletes around for this gym class and English class combined! Simply begin by writing out sight words on a beach ball. Then, throw the ball around your class and as they catch it encourage them to read out the word that’s closest to their thumb.
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34. Sight Word Boggle
Revamp the classic game of Boggle by adding some sight words to the equation. Challenge your learners by having them search for words in a sea of jumbled letters. Everyone’s a winner in this fun-filled vocabulary search!
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35. Word Dominoes
Engage your pupils in a mesmerizing cascade of vocabulary and skill. Start by providing them with cards adorned with sight words. Encourage them to then place the cards end-to-end, matching words as they go.
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36. Sight Word Jenga
Treat your kiddos to a game of perilous towers and wordy wobbles. Start by writing sight words on a set of Jenga blocks. Then, invite your learners to remove one piece at a time as they articulate the word written on it.
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37. Cooking With Words
It’s time for a verbal adventure as your pupils cook up a vocabulary feast! Scribble down sight words on recipe cards and then pass them around to your class. Encourage them to then carry out the recipe by having them enunciate each ingredient and step.
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38. Sight Word Cookies
Let the heavenly aroma of baked goods fill your classroom! Task your little bakers with using alphabet cookie cutters to form letters from cookie dough. Once baked, they can then form words with their delicious treats – a feast for the tummy and mind!
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39. Sight Word Parking Lot
Create a vocabulary parking lot in your classroom that’s perfect for some speedy learning. Place a sight word in each parking space and then encourage your kiddos to flawlessly read each word, before parking their miniature cars at its designated spot.
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40. Sight Word Picnic
Take your learners on an imaginary picnic with a twist! Start by labeling toy food items with sight words and then share them among your class. Challenge them to then recite each word before they “munch” on their pretend food.
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41. Go Fish with Vocabulary
Your kids will go fishing for vocabulary with this playful activity! Simply begin by modifying a standard deck of Go Fish cards to feature sight words. Then, prompt them to ask “Do you have any…”, and encourage them to finish the sentence by reading the word on the card.
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42. Play-Doh Word Formation
Here’s an activity for your tactile learners! Provide your little ones with Play-Doh and letter cutters, before inviting them to mold various site words. This hands-on activity is a fantastic way to activate memory retention.
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43. Skittles Vocabulary Game
Treat your students to a sugary bite of education! Simply write sight words on Skittles and then serve them to your eager snackers. Proceed by having them enunciate each word before they savor their sweet treats.
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44. Linguistic Ladder
Here’s a memorable activity for your nimble little workers. Start by constructing a wall-mounted ladder and label each rung with a sight word. Challenge your learners to ascend the ladder by having them pause to verbalize each word they pass.
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45. Chalkboard Words Wash
Your kiddos are in for a clean sweep of learning with this activity – literally! For this activity, you will start by writing down sight words on a chalkboard. You can then arm your learners with moistened sponges, as they recite each word before wiping the chalk away.
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46. Pretend Vocabulary Store
Welcome to the market of words, where every purchase is sure to enrich your little minds! You’ll need to label toy grocery items with sight words and then encourage your students to utter each word before they can “purchase” an item.
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47. Vocabulary Twister
Get those little bodies twisting in this physical vocabulary activity. Simply begin by modifying a Twister mat to include sight words. Then, engage them in reading each word before they place their hands and feet on them.
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48. Puppet Word Show
Create a puppet theatre in your classroom – the perfect stage for learning! Task your kiddos with writing sight words on the back of hand puppets. For their big debut – have them project each word as their character takes center stage.
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49. Word Snowball Fight
Transform your classroom into a winter wonderland with this snowball fight activity. Invite your learners to write sight words on paper and then have them scrunch them up to create icy snowballs. Finally, allow them to throw their snowballs around and with each catch made, prompt them to read aloud the word inside.
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50. Wordy Caterpillar
Your students will create wriggly vocabulary caterpillars in this crafty activity. Simply create circular “body parts” that have sight words written on them. Encourage your kiddos to then read the sight word on each segment before inviting them to add the circle to the ever-expanding worm.
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51. Vocabulary Robots
Teleport your learners to the future with this creative activity. Challenge them to create paper robots out of pieces of paper that contain sight words. Each time they add a part to their robot, invite them to utter the corresponding word to bring their mechanical invention to life!
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52. Hide and Seek Words
Calling all adventurers and explorers, it’s time to get hunting! Start by hiding sight words around your classroom. Then, release your students into this jungle of vocabulary, and as they find each linguistic treasure task them with reading each word aloud.
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53. Word Garden
In this activity, your kiddos will bloom beautiful paper gardens on their classroom walls. Task your learners with planting their flowers by having them read the syllables written on each petal, before placing them on the wall.
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54. Drumming Words
Inject some vibrance into your lessons with this musical activity! Provide your little musicians with a drum and then encourage them to bang out the syllables of each sight word they read. It’s an auditory and kinetic experience that transforms learning into a musical ensemble.
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55. Color Code Words
Engage your learners’ senses with a vivid display of learning. Start by assigning a unique color to each sight word on your list. Then, invite them to read through the list as they color-code each word according to its assigned color.
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56. Word Rainbow
This colorful activity is perfect for a visual learning experience. Your students will create a captivating rainbow by first writing sight words on a spectrum of hues. Then, task them with arranging the colorful words to create their very own vocabulary rainbow.
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57. Daily Word Calendar
Think of each day as a blank canvas that’s ready to be filled with words. Begin every lesson by assigning a new sight word to your classroom’s daily calendar. You can then invite your kiddos to recite the word multiple times throughout the day.
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58. Vocabulary Fashion Show
Here’s an activity for all those little fashionistas in your class! Simply attach Dolch words to articles of clothing or accessories that your kiddos will then wear. Invite them to read aloud the word that they’re wearing as they strut their stuff around the classroom.
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59. Vocabulary Fortune Teller
Mystify your eager learners with this memorable learning experience. Task them with adding sight words to each fold and flap of pre-made paper fortune tellers. Then, allow them to flick and flack their creations before reading aloud the unveiled word.
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