Over the summer I am hoping to really work on those early reading skills with the kids. Sight word practice at home is so important! And since it’s summer, I’ve got all kinds of outdoor ideas popping to mind! This weekend the ideas were popping in the literal sense — with the help of Pop-Its
This is a sight word game that really gets the kids moving!
Directions for Sight Word Bang!
Use sidewalk chalk to write a variety of sight words on the driveway. (You can even have the kids help write them!)
When you call out a sight word, your little reader needs to find it and stand on it. If they’re right, they get a Pop-It to throw on the ground.
Bang!
If they go to the wrong word, offer them clues to help them try again.
Even my preschooler got a bang out of this one! Since most of the words were unfamiliar to him, I either told him the first letter of the word or spelled it for him to find. 
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Ginny Marie says
May 28, 2014 at 8:44 amCute idea! I used to play Sight Word Bang with the kids in my classroom, but my version used popsicle sticks, not snap caps! This is a great twist for home!
When I was a kid, a boy in my class got in trouble for popping a snap cap with the lid of his desk at school. Not a good idea!
OneMommy says
May 28, 2014 at 7:14 pmYes, this is definitely not something you could do in the classroom. Love the idea of popsicle sticks for there!
Angela @ Joy Focused Learning says
May 28, 2014 at 9:48 amThis is so fun! You could apply it to so many different skills too! Thank you for sharing at Anything Goes. 🙂
Elizabeth says
May 28, 2014 at 10:01 amWhat a great idea! I love it. Gonna use it with my little ones!! Thanks!
OneMommy says
May 28, 2014 at 7:14 pmI hope they have as much fun as we did! 🙂
kristi@ishouldbemoppingthefloor says
May 28, 2014 at 10:06 pmThis is such a fun idea! Both of my kiddos would really enjoy this! Thank you so much for sharing!
Debs says
June 4, 2014 at 2:38 amThanks for sharing this fun game for moving and learning and for linking it up to Tuesday Tots. I bet my kids would love it! Just letting you know that I’m featuring it this week.
(ps- I accidentally put the wrong comment on the wrong post just before, haha. Go ahead and delete that comment) 🙂
Angela @ Joy Focused Learning says
June 4, 2014 at 10:12 amJust stopping by to let you know that I featured this post at this week’s link-up! Thanks for sharing at Anything Goes last week. 🙂
OneMommy says
June 6, 2014 at 6:17 pmThank you so much for featuring it!
OneMommy says
June 9, 2014 at 4:39 pmThanks so much for featuring it!
Coombemill says
June 6, 2014 at 5:26 pmFor me this is ;learning at its best, especially for younger children less willing to sit at a desk
OneMommy says
June 9, 2014 at 4:38 pmSo true! I find my daughter just can’t sit still that long!
Leila - Mud Mud Marvellous Mud says
June 9, 2014 at 11:43 amWhat a great game! I love pop-its as a kid, although I can’t remember if they were called that then!
Thanks for sharing at the Outdoor Play Party 🙂
Wendy says
July 9, 2014 at 9:49 pmMy friend handed me two boxes of pop-its as we left her 4th of July party, and I stuck them in a high cupboard without telling the kids. Now I know what I was keeping them for! Thanks!
OneMommy says
July 10, 2014 at 10:49 amHope they have as much fun as we did! 🙂
Mrs. AOK says
July 12, 2015 at 8:48 amThis is such a brilliant idea! I may need to borrow this from you 🙂
Thanks for sharing with us at Mommy Monday!
XOXO
OneMommy says
July 24, 2015 at 12:49 pmBorrow it! And have fun! 🙂