Learning to read is a challenge for most kids, and a huge milestone for learning independence. But, sounding out words is often frustrating for kids. If they learn to recognize words by sight along with how to sound out new words, reading becomes a lot less intimidating. A lot of typical sight word worksheets using repetition and writing the words over and over again to solidify the sight word in the child’s memory, but for many young kids, they would rather eat dirt (quite literally) than sit and complete boring worksheets. These hands on sight word activities are perfect for kids who would rather be playing than working.
They won’t even realize they are learning because these hands-on teaching ideas are just too much fun!
Hands On Sight Word Activities for Kindergarten and First Grade
Try these super-fun hands on sight word activities and help your kindergartners and first graders learn those sight words!
Sight Word Printables
Sight Word Blackout from This Reading Mama (pictured)
Sight Word Books from The Measured Mom
Sight Word Sentence Cards from This Reading Mama (pictured)
Sight Word Books from The Measured Mom
Magic Squares Sight Word Game from Playdough to Plato
Sight Word Activity Books from Playdough to Plato
Sight Word Magnifying Hunt from This Reading Mama (pictured)
Rainbow Sight Words from The Kindergarten Connection
Pirate Color by Sight Word from A Dab of Glue Will Do (pictured)
Sight Word Games
Sight Word Beach Ball Toss from Kids Activities Blog (pictured)
Sight Word Game from Brain Power Boy
Sight Word Dominoes from Boy Mom Teacher Mom (pictured)
Sight Word Jenga from The First Grade Dairies
Sight Word Tic Tac Toe from A Mom with a Lesson Plan (pictured)
Sight Word Puzzles from This Reading Mama (pictured)
Sight Word Action Cards from This Reading Mama
Learning Sight Words Outdoors
Sight Word Twister from A Mom with a Lesson Plan
Sight Word Trampoline Jumping from Childhood 101 (pictured)
Sight Word Targets from Playdough to Plato
Sight Word Treasure Hunt from The Imagination Tree (pictured)
Sight Word Boat Races from The Educators Spin on It (pictured)
Sight Word Knockdown from Hands On As We Grow
Sight Word Ping Pong Toss from No Time for Flashcards (pictured)
Sight Word Water Balloons from Royal Baloo
Indoor Sight Word Activities
Sight Word Beading from Childhood 101
Sensory Sight Words from Mess for Less
Glow in the Dark Sight Words from Childhood 101 (pictured)
Blowing Down Sight Words from Toddler Approved
Mess-Free Sight Word Painting from Scribble Doodle and Draw (pictured)
Sight Word Cup Crash from Coffee Cups and Crayons (pictured)
3D Word Search from No Time for Flashcards
Squish and Seek Sight Words from Playdough to Plato
Sight Word Stomp from Coffee Cups and Crayons
Muffin Tin Sight Words from Growing Book by Book
Sight Word Salt Tray from Kindergarten is Crazy (pictured)
Sight Word Playdough from Fantastic Fun and Learning
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