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Fun First Grade Sight Word Activities

The journey to literacy is a crucial aspect of a child’s educational development, and sight words play a vital role in this process.

1st grade girl reading a book while laying on the floor.

By first grade, children are expected to recognize a larger pool of sight words that appear frequently in texts and should be recognized instantly without sounding out. This article explores various strategies and engaging activities to teach sight words to first graders effectively.

Activities to Practice First-Grade Sight Words

After your child has learned a new sight words, provide many opportunities to practice them, using the activities below:

1. Sight Word Scavenger Hunt

Child going on a scavenger hunt holding a magnifying glass.

Create a scavenger hunt by hiding sight words around your home or classroom. As your child finds each word, have them read it aloud and use it in a sentence. This fun activity reinforces word recognition and comprehension.

2. Sight Word Hopscotch

Transform the traditional game of hopscotch into a sight word learning activity. Write sight words in each square and, as your child hops on each word, have them read it aloud. This game combines physical activity with learning, keeping it fun and engaging.

3. Sight Word Flashlight Find

To make sight word practice more exciting, shine a flashlight on different words in a dimly lit room and have your child read the word the light lands on.

This fun game adds an element of suspense and thrill to the activity.

1st grade girl holding a flashlight.

4. Word Walls and Word Banks 

Create a word wall or word bank at home where your child can visually refer to sight words. Displaying sight words on colorful cards or charts helps students familiarize themselves with the words and serves as a quick reference during reading and writing activities.

Bonus: Get our free printable 1st grade sight word list here.

5. Word Sorting and Categorization

Boy learning sight words while sitting at a table.

Engage students in sorting sight words based on different categories such as word families, parts of speech, or vowel patterns. This activity helps students recognize patterns and similarities among words, strengthening their understanding of sight words and expanding their vocabulary.

6. Interactive Online Resources

Utilize interactive online resources and educational apps like ABCmouse, provide engaging sight word activities for first graders. These resources often include games, quizzes, and interactive exercises that can make learning sight words enjoyable and interactive.

Screen shot of ABCmouse educational sight words games.

7. Sight Word Journals

Provide students with sight word journals where they can write and draw pictures related to the sight words they are learning. Encourage them to use the words in sentences or create short stories incorporating the sight words. This activity promotes writing skills, creativity, and deeper engagement with the sight words.

Daughter and mother writing sight words in a journal.

How to Teach Sight Words

For a more in-depth look at how to teach sight words you can take a look at our article written by our educational experts on helpful strategies to teach sight words.

ABCmouse is an award winning educational app perfect for 1st graders who are learning to read and practicing their sight words. Learn more about how ABCmouse can help your 1st grader become a confident reader here.

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