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Sight Words

Reading Skills Card Games: Sight Words © Liane B. Onish, Scholastic Teaching Resources

15 Fun & Easy Reproducible Games


That Build Fundamental Reading Skills

by Liane B. Onish

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Hi, Mom!
Reading Skills Card Games: Sight Words © Liane B. Onish, Scholastic Teaching Resources

Scholastic Inc. grants teachers permission to photocopy the reproducible pages in this book for classroom use
only. No other part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or
transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without
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Cover design by Norma Ortiz


Interior design by Gerard Fuchs
Cover illustration by Anne Kennedy
Interior illustration by Rusty Fletcher and Maxie Chambliss

ISBN: 0-439-46596-6
Copyright © 2004 by Liane B. Onish.
All rights reserved. Published by Scholastic Inc.
Printed in the U.S.A.

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Contents
About This Book .............................4

Sight Word Matchup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Opposites Concentration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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Do-Say Charades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Cover-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Color Puzzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Sight Word Go Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Number Puzzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

High-Frequency Word Races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

3 in a Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Ask, Guess & Answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Odd Word Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Puzzling Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Rhyme Concentration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

From Here to There . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Sign Up for Bingo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

High-Frequency and Sight Word Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48


About This Book
Games make learning fun! This book features 15 exciting, easy-to-make and easy-to-play
card games that reinforce sight words, or high-frequency words. As children begin to
read, they need to recognize these “little” words automatically. Quick recognition of
sight words builds reading fluency.
This book provides a variety of fun games to give children practice in recognizing and
reading sight words. The words chosen for the games come from the American Heritage
Word Frequency Book: 150 Most Frequently Used Words in Printed School English and
the Dolch Word List (see page 48).
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Many of the games in this book can be adapted for use with other sight words. You’ll
also find variations for more challenging play, for a total of 31 games. We hope you will
find these games an entertaining way to help children “own” their growing vocabularies.

How to Use This Book


On the following pages, you’ll find reproducible game cards. Introduce the games
one at a time. Model how to play with pairs, small groups, or the whole class. Consider
making copies to send home to encourage family involvement.
How to Make the Cards
Photocopy the card pages onto heavy paper so that the text will not show through the
other side. Laminate if possible. Then cut apart the cards.
How to Store the Cards
Keep the cards for each game in a large, resealable plastic bag. Label the bag with the
name of the game, the skill it reinforces, and the number of players. For older children,
or for your own reference, photocopy the directions and keep them inside the bag.

Who Goes First?


Try these different ways to decide who goes first.
• The player whose first or last initial is closest to A (or Z) goes first.
• Mix up the word cards for the game. Deal one card to each player. The player
with the card closest to A (or Z) in alphabetical order goes first.
• Have players roll a die or spin a spinner from another game. The player with the
highest or lowest number goes first. For variety, have the player with the lowest
number go first.

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Activities for Any Time
Use these activities to reinforce the skills developed in the games.

Flash Cards
Materials: index cards
On index cards, make sets of the 150 high-frequency words or the 220 Dolch sight
words, listed on page 48. Keep the cards in a large basket. Select a handful at
random to use as flash cards.
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My Words
Materials: 2 bags or boxes for each child, index cards
Give each child two large bags or boxes and a pile of flash cards. Label one “Words I
Know” and the other “Words to Know.” Point out to children how small words, such as
the I and to on the bags or boxes, affect meaning. Children try to read each word and
then place it in the appropriate bag or box. The goal is to move all the cards in the
Words to Know bag or box into the Words I Know collection.

at
in
do

Words Words
I Know to Know

be
go
he
is
if

as

5
Great for
outdoors or
open spaces
Sight Word Matchup
✦ Skill: Reading one- and two-letter sight words
Players: Whole class
Object: To find the player with the matching sight word
Materials:
Materials: How to Play
• 26 word cards: a, I, am, an,
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as, at, be, by, do, go, he, if, in,


1. Photocopy and cut apart enough word cards so that there
is, it, me, my, no, of, on, or, so,
to, up, us, we (pages 6–8) are two cards for each word and each pair of players.
2. Mix up the cards. Distribute them randomly, one card to
each player. Tell children not to look at their cards until you
say “Go.”
Time It 3. When you say “Go,” players look at their cards and find a
Time how long it takes the classmate with the same word. Once children pair up, have
class to match all the them spell out and then read their word together and
words. Play several times,
recording the time for each sit down.
game. Challenge players to
beat their previous time.

Other Words
Play the game with three-
letter sight words or a
random selection, or let
children select the words
to use.

a I
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is in if

he go do

by be at

as an am

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we us up

to so or

on of no

my me it

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Opposites Concentration
Sorting Hats Races
✦ Skill: Recognizing and reading antonyms

Players: Two or more


Object: To collect the most pairs of opposites
Materials:
• 24 word cards
How to Play
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(pages 10–11):
on, off always, never
yes, no after, before 1. Photocopy and cut apart the 24 word cards and the wild card.
new, old start, stop
take, give come, go
2. Mix up the cards and place them facedown in a 5 by 5 array.
work, play over, under 3. Play as you would play Concentration. The first player turns over
big, small in, out
two cards and reads the words. If the words make a pair of
• Blank wild card (below)
opposites, the player keeps the pair and turns over two more
cards. If the two new cards do not make a pair of opposites, the
player turns them facedown and the next player takes a turn.
4. When a player turns over the wild card, he or she can use the
More Opposites
card to make a pair of opposites. When the game is over, one
Add these opposites to card will remain and the player who ✃
make a larger game: him,
her, here, there, is, was, holds the wild card takes it.
our, their, for, from, up,
down.
card

Go Wild
wild
Add two or more wild cards
to the game.

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stop start old

new before after

no yes never

always off on

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out in small

big under over

play work go

come give take



Do-Say Charades
✦ Skill: Reading verbs
Players: Small groups or whole class
Object: To name the action and read the word
Materials:
Materials:
• 22 word cards: buy, call, How to Play
carry, clean, cut, draw, drink,
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eat, find, fly, help, hold, jump, 1. Photocopy and cut apart the word cards. Mix up the cards
open, play, sleep, stop, thank,
and place them facedown in a pile.
walk, wash, work, write
(pages 12–14) 2. Model how to play with the word card sleep. Read the
card without showing it to the group. Then tell players that
you will act out the word on the card for them to guess. The
first player to correctly guess what you are doing takes the
card, shows it to the group, and then keeps the card.
3. The player who correctly guesses the verb takes a new card
from the pile and acts out that verb.

buy call
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cut

find

help
carry

drink

fly
eat

hold
clean

draw

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stop
play

walk
jump

work
open

sleep

write
wash
thank

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Cover-Up
✦ Skill: Matching word shapes to words

Players: Individuals or pairs


Object: To cover all words correctly
Materials:
• Word frames (page 16) How to Play
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• Sheet with 6 words: about,


today, bring, carry, words, 1. Photocopy the shapes on page 16 (one set per child or
right (page 17)
pair). Carefully cut along the dotted lines around
each shape.
2. Photocopy page 17 for each player or pair. Do not cut out
the individual words.
Frame More 3. Children find the word that fits the shape and place the
Materials: Index cards, shape on the word. When finished, all words will be
marker, scissors covered by the shapes.
Make additional shapes by
writing a word (lightly in
pencil) on an index card. Use
a marker to carefully draw a
frame around it. Erase the
words. Cut out the shape.
Then write the word on a
blank index card. Give
children several shapes and
cards to match.

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Color Puzzles
✦ Skill: Spelling color words
Players: Individuals or pairs
Object: To use individual letters to spell color words
Materials:
• 21 letter cards: w, h, i, t, e, How to Play
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r, d, y, l, l, o, b, u, a, c, k, n, g,
e, p, p (pages 18–19) 1. Photocopy and cut apart the individual letter cards (one set
• Crayons: white, red, blue, per individual or pair).
black, brown, green, orange,
purple, pink 2. Place the white, red, blue, black, brown, green, orange,
• Bag or box purple, and pink crayons in a bag or box. For younger
• Writing paper children, use crayons with the color names on the labels.
For older children, use crayons without labels.
3. Spread out the letter cards. Players take a crayon out of the
bag and then find the letters that spell the color name.
Time for Color
4. Give each player a sheet of writing paper. Have players
How many colors can children
spell using the letter cards in use the crayon to write the color word.
five minutes? In ten minutes?

p
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w h i

u a c
n g e
l l o
e r d
t

k
y

p
b

Sight Word Go Fish
✦ Skill: Matching sight words
Players: Two to four
Materials: Object: To get rid of one’s cards by finding word pairs
Materials:
• 2 sets of 26 word cards: How to Play
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away, again, been, best, done,


day, each, even, first, from, 1. Photocopy and cut apart two sets of word cards. Use the
gave, going, have, how, just,
blank cards on page 23 if you want to add words to
know, laugh, light, make, much,
only, once, place, pretty, the game.
would, which (pages 21–23)
2. Mix up the cards and deal eight to each player. Spread out
the remaining cards facedown in the center of the table.
This is the “fish pond.”
3. Players look at their cards, remove word pairs, and place
Little Fish each pair of words facedown in front of them on the table.

For younger children, use 4. Play as you would play Go Fish. The first player asks the
only 10–12 words and make player to his or her left for a specific word that would make
three or four sets of the
selected words. a pair with a card he or she already has. If the asked
player has the card, he or she gives it to first player. (If not,
he or she says “Go fish,” and the first player takes a card
Class Words
from the fish pond. That ends his or her turn.) The first
Make your own set of Go Fish
cards by writing target
player then asks any other player for another card until
words on index cards. the asked player does not have the requested card.
5. The player who said “Go fish” asks the player to his or her
left for a card.
6. Continue playing until one player has found pairs for all his
or her cards. If two players finish at the same time, the
player with the most pairs wins.

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first
each
been

done
away

day
best

from
even
again

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just
have
gave

make
laugh
light
how

much
going

know

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only

place

would
once

which
pretty

Number Puzzles
✦ Skill: Recognizing numerals and number words
Players: Individuals or pairs
Object: To assemble puzzle pieces to form numerals
Materials:
Materials:
• 10 number puzzles: one, How to Play
two, three, four, five, six,
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seven, eight, nine, ten


1. Cut apart, enlarge, and photocopy the numerals on this
(pages 24–25)
page and page 25 onto heavy paper.
• Heavy paper (10 sheets)
• 10 envelopes 2. Cut each numeral into four to eight irregular puzzle pieces.
3. Put the pieces for each puzzle in a separate envelope.
Label the envelope with the number word.
Mixed-Up Numbers
4. Give individuals or pairs a number puzzle to assemble.
For more challenging play,
mix up the pieces of several
number puzzles for players
to sort out and put together.

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High-Frequency Word Races
✦ Skill: Alphabetizing
Players: Individuals, pairs, or teams
Materials: Object: To arrange sight words in alphabetical order

Materials: How to Play


• 26 word cards: are, back,
Individuals:
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cold, did, each, funny, get,


has, its, just, kind, like, myself, 1. Photocopy and cut apart a set of word cards for each child.
now, other, part, quiet, read, Mix up each set.
said, through, use, very, wish,
x-ray, you, zoo (pages 27–28) 2. Set the timer for one minute.
• Timer 3. The child arranges the cards in alphabetical order.
4. At the end of one minute, the child counts the number of cards
in correct alphabetical order. Challenge him or her to try again
Z to A and beat the previous time.
Order the words in reverse Pairs:
alphabetical order.
1. Mix up a set of cards and give half the stack to each player.
2. Players work together to put the cards in alphabetical order.
Teams:
Random Races
1. Mix up one set of cards for each team, each on a different-
Randomly choose 10–12 colored paper. Place the cards in a pile facedown in front of
word cards for players to
order alphabetically. each team.
2. Teams line up a short distance from their playing field (a long
table or chalkboard tray). Each team needs its own field.
3. The first player on each team takes the top card and runs to the
playing field. He or she places the card roughly where it should
go in alphabetical order. For example, the word card are
should be placed on the far left of the playing field, the word
card zoo on the far right. Then the player runs to the back of
the line and the next player goes.
4. Each team player adds one card to the playing field. The first
team to accurately place all the word cards in alphabetical
order wins.

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its
get
are

cold

kind
each

myself
did

has

like
just

now
back

funny

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use

you
said

wish
quiet
other

zoo
part

very
read

x-ray
through

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3 in a Row
✦ Skill: Spelling three-letter sight words
Players: Small groups or whole class
Object: To get three letters in a row that spell a word
Materials:
Materials:
•3-in-a-Row game board How to Play
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(page 30)
• 20 letter cards: a, l, n, d, y, 1. Photocopy pages 29–30 for each player. Have children cut
r, e, b, u, t, c, i, f, o, g, h, s, m, apart the letters and keep their game boards.
w, p (pages 29–30)
2. Have players place the cards facedown in a pile.
3. Players take their top card and place it on any space on their
The 20 letter cards will game boards. Children continue until they have spelled a
spell these 33 sight words three-letter word going across, down, or diagonally. They then
and high-frequency words: call out “Three in a row!”
and any are but 4. Make a list of the winning words on chart paper as they are
can day for get called out.
had has her him
his how its man NOTE: Any three-letter word can count as a win, not only the
may old one out
listed high-frequency and sight words. Other words include
our new not now
put she the two ant, mop, fog, nap, try, sun, and tub.
use you was
who why

a l n d y
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3 in a Row

r e b u t

h s m w p
c i f o g

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Ask, Guess & Answer
✦ Skill: Reading question words
Players: Whole class
Object: To use sight words to make up questions
Materials:
Materials:
• 7 question words: who, what, How to Play
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where, when, why, how, which


(page 32) 1. Photocopy and cut apart the word and picture cards.
• 13 picture cards: giraffe,
elephant, parrot, bear,
2. Lay out the word cards faceup. Mix up the picture cards
butterflies, octopus, clown, and place them facedown in a pile. Seat children in a circle
motorcycle, rocket, balls, around all the cards.
painter, police, magician
(pages 32–33) 3. One child selects a card from the pile and identifies the
• Chart paper and marker picture. Then he or she makes up a question using the
picture and a question word of his or her choice (“What
does a bear eat?” “How does a rocket work?” and so on).
Record the question on chart paper. Have the group guess
More Pictures or estimate the answer. Write their ideas on the chart.
Add pictures from magazines
or the Internet on topics the 4. Play continues until all question words have been used.
class is studying. 5. Review all the questions and guesses. As a group, use
classroom or library resources to check some of the answers.

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elephant

Why?
Who?

Which?
Where?
parrot giraffe

How?
What?

When?

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police balls motorcycle octopus bear

magician painter rocket clown butterflies



Odd Word Out
✦ Skill: Matching words
Players: Three or more
Object: To get rid of all of one’s cards without getting stuck
Materials: with the word card
Materials:
• 21 word cards: word, any,
better, came, don’t, every, How to Play
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fast, good, help, into, keep,


live, must, number, own,
people, run, same, things, 1. Photocopy two sets of the cards on pages 35 and 36 and
upon, your (pages 34–36) cut apart. Make one copy of the word card below. Mix up
the cards and deal one to each player.
2. Players remove pairs of matching words from their hands
and place them facedown in front of them.
Odd Other Word Out 3. Play as you would play Old Maid. Players fan out the cards
Duplicate the card. in their hands. The beginning player holds up his or her
To vary the odd word that
ends the game, remove a cards for the player to his or her left. That player selects a
different single word card card from the fan and adds it to his or her hand.
each time children play.
4. If the new card makes a pair, the player removes that pair
from his or her hand, then offers his or her hand to the
next player.
5. Play until one player is left with the word card.

word
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into
any

good
came

every
fast

help

keep
don’t
better

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live

upon
same
people
number

run
own

your
must

things

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Puzzling
Sorting Hats
Words
Races
✦ Skill: Manipulating letters to spell high-frequency words

Materials: Players: Individuals or pairs


Object: To spell the most small words using the letters in a
Materials: long high-frequency word
• 1 envelope for each word
How to Play
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• Letter cards for these


words: another, because,
different, please, together
(pages 37–38) 1. Prepare envelopes in advance. Place all the letter cards for
• Pencils and paper the words another, because, different, please, and together
in separate envelopes. Write the words on the outside of
their envelopes. Spare letter squares are included below.
2. Distribute envelopes and writing materials.

These (and other) small 3. Players place the cards in the correct order to spell the
words can be spelled puzzle word. Then players write the word at the top of a
from the letters in the
long words:
sheet of paper.
another: a, an, no, not, 4. Players use the same letter cards to spell other words, and
her, he, note, hat, rat, ran, record each word they spell. Players score points for each
hot, rot, ear, earth
because: be, cause, use, word (one point per letter). ✃
us, cab, base, bus, ease,
see, bee
different: if, ten, den,
rent, dent, fife, tire, reef,
differ, reed, deer
please: a, as, pea, lease,
sea, sleep, ape, apes, seal,
peal, peel
together: to, get, her,

a n
the, he, go, got, hot, tote,
here, there

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t
f

s
s

e
o
b

t
t

e
e
e
e

p
l
t
r
c

h
h

d
i

e
e
e
e

o
a
f

r
r
u

n
a
g

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Rhyme Concentration
✦ Skill: Recognizing and reading rhyming words
Players: Pairs or small groups
Materials:
Object: To collect the most pairs of rhymes
Materials:
• 24 word cards: light, right, How to Play
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all, fall, found, round, she, he,


go, no, could, would, not, hot, 1. Photocopy and cut apart the word cards on pages 40 and 41
bring, sing, or, for, is, his, an,
and the wild card below.
can, get, let (pages 40–41)
• Blank wild card (below) 2. Mix up the cards and place them facedown in a 5 by 5 array.
3. Play as you would play Concentration. The first player turns
over two cards and reads the words. If the words rhyme, the
player keeps the pair and turns over two more cards. If the
two cards do not rhyme, the player turns them over again and
More or Less the next player takes a turn.
Add other rhyming word card
pairs to make the game more 4. When a player turns over the wild card, he or she can use it
challenging. Use fewer pairs to make a rhyming pair.
when playing with younger ✃
children. 5. When the game is over, the player with
the wild card can take the one
remaining card. The player with the
most cards at the end of the game wins.
Go Wild!
card
wild
Photocopy additional wild
cards for more variety.

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could would no

go he she

round found fall

all right light


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let get can

an his is

for or sing

bring hot not



From Here to There
✦ Skill: Reading homophones
Players: Whole class
Materials:
Object: To line up using high-frequency homophones
Materials:
• 22 word cards: ate, eight, How to Play
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buy, by, for, four, know, no, one,


won, hour, our, hear, here, 1. Photocopy and cut apart the word cards. Distribute one
right, write, to, too, two,
word card to each player. If necessary, have some children
their, there, they’re
(pages 42–44) pair up (because there are only 22 cards).
2. Call on children to read the word on their card and think
about how they would use it in a sentence.
3. Randomly call out a word (see Materials box) and use it in
Large Groups a sentence. The player with that word card can get in line
Make additional homophone after saying the word, spelling it, and using it in another
word cards, such as: I, eye,
blue, blew, f lour, f lower, sentence. Then the player(s) with a homophone for that
fare, fair, see, sea, some, word reads it, spells it, uses it in a sentence, and gets
sum, son, sun, tail, tale, wear,
where in line.
4. Collect the word cards after all children are in line.

ate eight
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for

one
buy

hour
know
no
by

our
four

won

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to

two
hear

right

there
too
here

their
write

they’re

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Sign Up for Bingo
✦ Skill: Writing and reading environmental print
Players: Individuals, pairs, small groups, or whole class
Object: To get four words in a row—down, across, or diagonally
Materials: Materials:
• Sign Up for Bingo game How to Play
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board (page 46)


• 20 word cards: bus, closed, 1. Photocopy and distribute the Sign Up for Bingo game boards
don’t, enter, exit, hospital, and a set of word cards to each child. Distribute these, plus
library, one, open, parking,
one set of word cards for the Caller.
police, pull, push, sale, school,
stop, street, walk, way, zone 2. Players cut apart the words and place them in random squares
(page 47)
on their game boards. Each player’s board will
• Scissors
look different.
• 16 small markers for each
player (pieces of paper, paper 3. Mix up the Caller’s cards and place them facedown in a pile.
clips, or buttons)
4. Play as you would play Bingo. The Caller reads the word on
the top card and uses it in a sentence. Players look for that
word on their game boards and place a marker on it.
Continue until one player has four words in a row and calls
“Bingo!” Challenge the winner to use the winning words in
a sentence or story.

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Name ____________________________________________ Date __________________________

SIGN UP FOR BINGO


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bus closed don’t enter

exit hospital library one


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open parking police pull

push sale school stop


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street walk way zone


High-Frequency and Sight Word Lists
150 Most Frequently Used Words in Printed School English*
(in alphabetical order)

a, about, after, again, all, also, an, and, another, any, are, around, as, at, away,
back, be, because, been, before, but, by, called, came, can, come, could, day,
did, different, do, does, down, each, even, find, first, for, from, get, go, good,
had, have, has, he, help, her , here, him, his, how, I, if, in, into, is, it, its, just,
know, like, little, look, long, made, make, man, many, may, me, more, most,
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much, must, my, new, no, not, now, number, of, off, old, on, one, only, or, other,
our, out, over, part, people, place, put, right, said, same, see, she, so, some,
such, take, than, that, the, their, them, then, there, these, they, things, think, this,
three, through, time, to, too, two, up, use, used, very, was, water, way, we, well,
went, were, what, when, where, which, who, why, will, with, word, words, work,
would, write, years, you, your

Dolch Basic Sight Word List (220) (in alphabetical order)**

a, about, after, again, all, always, am, an, and, any, are, around, as, ask, at,
ate, away, be, because, been, before, best, better, big, black, blue, both, bring,
brown, but, buy, by, call, came, can, carry, clean, cold, come, could, cut, did,
do, does, done, don’t, down, draw, drink, eat, eight, every, fall, far, fast, find,
first, five, fly, for, found, four, from, full, funny, gave, get, give, go, goes, going,
good, got, green, grow, had, has, have, he, help, her, here, him, his, hold, hot,
how, hurt, I, if, in, into, is, it, its, jump, just, keep, kind, know, laugh, let, light,
like, little, live, long, look, made, make, many, may, me, much, must, my, myself,
never, new, no, not, now, of, off, old, on, once, one, only, open, or, our, out,
over, own, pick, play, please, pretty, pull, put, ran, read, red, ride, right, round,
run, said, saw, say, see, seven, shall, she, show, sing, sit, six, sleep, small, so, page 48

some, soon, start, stop, take, tell, ten, thank, that, the, their, them, then, there,
these, they, think, this, those, three, to, today, together, too, try, two, under, up,
upon, us, use, very, walk, want, warm, was, wash, we, well, went, were, what,
when, where, which, white, who, why, will, wish, with, work, would, write,
yellow, yes, you, your
*From American Heritage Word Frequency Book
**A widely recognized list of high-frequency words

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