Sight Word Scrabble

I wanted to find a new way for my first graders to practice sight words.  They love solving word searches, so I thought they might like putting words together like in a scrabble game.  First things first, I used large craft sticks and wrote sight words on them.  I used sight words that we have been working on, but you could use any list you choose.

Then I created some labels for coffee cans to make it look scrabble-y and festive!

Download Scrabble Can Labels Here!

Of course, the craft sticks go in the cans.  The students take turns taking a stick, reading the word, and then writing it on the board.  If a word cannot be added, it is put back in the can.  I did not get a picture of the scrabble board I created to post here, however, I do have a downloadable for you! 

Download Sight Word Scrabble Board Here!

***The downloads have given me some trouble- click on refresh and that should do it!!

The kids have LOVED this, so give it a try and let me know what you think!

Syllable Score

You have to love seasonal merchandise!  Once again, the mother ship was calling me home.  I found some unique Easter eggs at Dollar Tree.  The eggs are decorated to look like basketballs and footballs.  I have been making a lot of math games lately, so I decided to put together a literacy game.  Syllable Score is a game for students to practice identifying and marking syllable types.  I wrote one syllable of a nonsense word on the inside of each half.  The students write the nonsense word, scoop the syllables, and label the syllable type. 

Unfortunately, you can not see the syllables very clearly.  On the second picture the egg has the syllables so deam written inside.  The students would rewrite the syllables on a piece of paper and then label the syllables. 

The students would scoop the syllables, label the syllable type, and mark the vowel sound.  Now that we have learned all six syllable types, this is a great way to practice recognizing and marking syllables. 
Fondly,

Sight Word Checkers

I found this compact checker board at...wait for it...Dollar Tree!  Yup, you guessed it- $1.  Using my trusty sharpie yet again, I wrote sight words on the red squares.  On the board below I wrote some sight words that we have been struggling with.  On another board I wrote the days of the week, months of the year and numbers. 

To move your checker, you have to read the word on the square you are moving to.  If you are planning to "jump" another player's checker, you must read both the square you are jumping to and the square the other player is already on.  You can tweak the rules to suit your students' needs.  As the students read squares and move their checkers, they will record the words they have read.  The recording sheet below can have squares added or taken away, depending on your needs.  

Click here to download the recording sheet!

Fondly,