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Drive to the Sight Word

September 9, 2015 by OneMommy

 

I am always looking for fun ways to get the kids up and moving and practicing reading skills.  You can make sight word practice at home fun with this drive to the sight word game.

 

Make sight word practice at home fun with Drive to the Sight Word -- fun outdoor sight word game

 

Setting up for the game is super easy.

I used sidewalk chalk to write a variety of CVC words (consonant – vowel -consonant) on the driveway.  (You can also use sight words or vocabulary words; modify it to meet your child’s needs.)

Then I grabbed the remote control trucks and we were ready to play.

 

sight word practice at home -- truck sight word game

 

Once he saw the set up, my truck-loving son couldn’t wait to play!

I called out words one at a time and he had fun using the remote control truck to drive over them.

 

sight word practice at home with remote control trucks

 

Not only was he practicing reading skills by having to sound out those CVC words, he was also using gross-motor skills and some fine-motor skills, too, as he worked the controls on the trucks.

Plus, anytime I can get them outside to learn is a huge plus!

 

 

Want to do this with an older child and use vocabulary words?

Tell them the definition and having them find the correct word.

You could also do it with a foreign language, giving them the English word and having them drive over the correct word in the language they are studying.

 

fun sight word activity with trucks

 

 

Looking for more fun ideas for sight word practice at home?

Check out some of my previous posts:

  • Sight Word Pop
  • Read to the Top
  • Bottle Cap Word Sort
  • Simon Says (with a Reading Twist)
  • Sight Word Bang! 

 

 

Filed Under: Language Arts Tagged With: learning activities with vehicles, sight word activity

Comments

  1. susen @Dabbling Momma says

    September 11, 2015 at 10:34 pm

    This is so fun! We have a remote control truck that both my 9 year old and 5 year old really love playing with. Never thought of using it this way though! Can’t wait to try!!

    • OneMommy says

      September 12, 2015 at 9:40 am

      We have 3 remote control trucks that don’t get used as often as I’d like. This game has given them a whole new life and suddenly the kids can’t wait to get out the trucks again!

  2. Kim says

    September 14, 2015 at 1:28 am

    My sons might actually be motivated if I did this!

  3. Jenny @ Unremarkable Files says

    September 14, 2015 at 2:19 pm

    What a great idea! Working sight word identification and hand-eye coordination at the same time!

    • OneMommy says

      September 14, 2015 at 10:25 pm

      Thank you. Anything with vehicles tends to be a hit with my son. Getting that hand-eye coordination in there along with a bit of learning — priceless.

  4. Anne says

    September 18, 2015 at 2:04 pm

    Love love love this! Such a creative way to practice sight words.

    • OneMommy says

      September 20, 2015 at 1:06 pm

      I think it may be my son’s new favorite way now. 🙂

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