Phonics skills are important for helping kids sound out unknown words. Sight words also play a big role in teaching early reading skills. Sight word games can make sight word practice at home more fun. You can easily make your own sight word tic-tac-toe game, and modify it to match the season or interests […]
Sight Word Game: Reading Farm
I love mixing sensory play and learning opportunities! This week I created a simple farm-themed sensory bin that included a variety of the CVC words we’ve been practicing. For our “dirt” I used the edible cloud dough we made a couple weeks ago. (It’s been in a sealed container and is […]
Vowel Farm — Game to Promote Vowel Recognition
We have been working on a farm unit in homeschool this past week. We’ve also been talking about vowels. To keep with the farm theme I came up with this simple game to identify vowels and consonants. Affiliate links have been used below. Find my full disclosure here. Vowel Recognition Activity Materials Needed: Large Piece […]
Sidewalk Chalk Reading Game
We have been blessed with some beautiful weather lately! This past week I just couldn’t keep them cooped up inside, so we moved the learning outdoors with this simple sidewalk chalk outdoor reading game! The game is very simple. While they were running off some energy, chasing the puppy, I used sidewalk […]
Apple-Themed CVC and Sight Word Game
When it comes reading, sight words and CVC words are some of the first words kids learn to read. Help your beginning reader work on those CVC and sight words with this easy to set up apple-themed sight word game! It may become your new favorite way to work on sight words at home. This simple […]
