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10 Interactive Online Games to Teach Sight Words to Beginning Readers

Sight words and high frequency words are an important part of teaching new readers. These words have to be memorized, which means they require a lot of repetition and practice. I love using these online games to teach sight words in my classroom.


Sight word instruction can be really challenging in the classroom because you have a classroom filled with students who learn different things in different ways at different paces. 🥴

It requires so much repetition and practice, yet all of our students need those things in different ways.

I tackle sight word instruction from all sides. We read them in sentences, practice them with music and movement, do art projects, and more!

These 10 online games to teach sight words are FREE and super interactive. [Free as of August 2019] They give students the chance to practice identifying, matching and reading sight words, all while playing fun games.

Note: Did you know there is a difference between sight words and high frequency words? I thought they were the same for the longest time. Knowing their differences has helped me with my instruction. Read more about that here!

Sight Word Bingo

This classic bingo game from abcya.com is a favorite for all of my students. The little amoeba monster at the top says a word, then the student identifies it and clicks it.

This game words great on a computer or on an interactive white board. I have my students take turns at the SmartBoard in my classroom during a center or we do it whole group when we have a minute to spare.

No matter when we use it, it’s a student favorite. 👍🏼

Sight Word Smash

Students love this fun, sight word identification game. The computer says a word. Then they use the pointer to find it and smash it.

I like this game because the word is on more than one block so students get the repetition of seeing and identifying the word multiple times!

Sight Word Memory

There are many, many sight word memory games online but this one is my favorite. I like that the computer says the word as you flip the card, whether it’s a match or not.

Seeing and hearing a word multiple times is perfect for auditory and visual learners. I also appreciate that when they finish a level, they can keep playing with new words!

Sight Words in Space

Students love this space themed sight word game. A cat says the word they are trying to find. Words float by in power cells and they have to click the right one.

The words are floating up so students have to identify them quickly. Just like in Sight Word Smash, words appear more than one time, too. 👏

Listen & Spell

I absolutely love this Listen & Spell game! We know that readers struggle with sight words because they do not follow phonics rules or because they are too advanced. We also know that students learn to read and write words at the same time.

This game gives them the chance to spell sight words with a limited number of letters at the bottom. First it says the word, then students use the yellow letters to spell it. The only letters available are letters that are in the word.

Playing this game helps students move on from “identifying” to “creating” on Bloom’s Taxonomy, which we know helps make information stick. Students will gain confidence in writing their sight words as well as reading them!

Sight Word Jigsaw

This identification game uses the same concepts as matching, except students are able to see all of the words at one time. They click the sound button on one of the yellow pieces to hear the word they are looking for. Then they find the blue word puzzle piece and drag it over.

I like that this game adds the element of looking at several words to find the correct one. It gives students practice at quickly identifying words by their beginning sounds.

Popcorn Words

Students playing this game are working the popcorn machine at a movie theater. A monkey comes up to the counter and says a sight word. Students click on the correct sight word to give it to the monkey.

Once they have handed out 10 popcorn buckets correctly, they get to play a quick in-between game and then are promoted. Their goal is to become the manager. I’m sure it will not surprise you to hear that my students beg to play this game!

Kitten Hop

This silly game is another favorite of my students. They are playing a kitten who bounces from yarn ball to yarn ball. The computer says a sight word. That word is on one of the four yarn balls in front of the one your kitten is on.

Students love this game because they are racing three other kittens. The winner is the one who reaches the couch at the end of the game first. They have to be quick at matching the sight word their hear to the correct ball of year if they want to win!

Note: this game has options at the beginning for choosing a color, a name, etc. You will want to teach your students how to do this quickly (and set that expectation) so that they can do it independently.

Starfall Sight Words

Though I’ve already included a Memory Sight Word game, who doesn’t love Starfall? In this sight word game, the students need to determine if it is the same sight word by sight alone as it is not read until the match is made. But I love that they have three stars in the upper left corner to show their progress to the next level.

Once the student completes the game, they can move on to Level 2, where the sight words are slightly more difficult. The students love moving up a level to show their achievement!

My Reading Tools

In My Reading Tools, students see a kangaroo get several tools to become a better reader. The first tool is a flashlight. He uses it to highlight words in a dark cave.

This game is more challenging than the rest because students are asked to finish the sentence with the word spelled correctly. The computer reads the sentence. Then students hover their flashlight around the cave to find the word. 🔦

In this example, I was looking for the word “again. ” The other options in the cave were misspelled words “agin,” “agane,” etc. This game is perfect for students who are confidently reading many sight words and are ready for a challenge!

These 10 online games to teach sight words are perfect for giving students extra practice and lots of repetition during centers in my classroom. Did I miss any of your favorites? How do you like to practice sight words? Let me know below! 👇


Digital Sight Word Lessons with Practice

Are you looking for digital ways to teach sight words?

I mean, what’s the point of practicing a word (even with the fun and free sight word games shared above) if a student has not explicitly been taught a sight word? 🤔

For this very reason, I’ve created 150 sight word lessons with practice.

These Google Slides lesson and practice can be used with any free Google accounts and are so easy to assign in Google Classroom!

As you assign words to your students one at a time, they will learn, identify, build, read in context, and master the new sight word. It’s explicit instruction and practice, all in one.

Don’t just take my word for it, watch the lesson in action in the video below. 👇🏽

While the lessons DO have audio, this preview video does not. 🎧 Students can have the words and sentences read to them, if needed.

You can purchase the 150 Digital Sight Word Lessons and Practice (for use with Google Slides™️ on my website or TpT.

Click HERE to buy on Teachers Pay Teachers

Click on the button below to purchase on my website (where you get lifetime access)!

Sight Words Games for Kids Online

Fun Sight Word Games Online

Magic words, snappy words, high-frequency words, and instant words are all different terms for sight-reading. Children need to learn to identify these words without sounding them out or breaking them down into phonetic sounds. Examples of sight words include ‘here’, ‘why’, and ‘are’.

Sight words are also called popcorn words. Children ‘pop’ out their response the moment they see the word presented before them. They should be able to read sight words unconsciously with enough practice. And interactive sight words games are extremely effective in practicing this ELA concept.

Sight word learning games include dolch sight words games and fry sight words games. These games can be played repeatedly to gain mastery and have fun with sight words!

Other ELA games you can explore are: reading games, writing games, phonics games, letter tracing games, etc.

How Do We Introduce Sight Words to Kids?

There are numerous games to learn sight words available online that can be perfect for this. The brain learns through patterns, and learning to read follows the same principle. The first step to reading is memorizing letter sequences. Helping kids learn and memorize these patterns will help them understand that this is not a random process without any structure. With sight word practice games, children will learn how to form patterns and develop cues in order to read better.

How Can We Make Sight Words Fun for Kids?

Interactive sight words games make practicing sight words fun and exciting for children. When a child is aware of all the letter sounds, they begin to learn how to string them together. The sight of letter strings and sounds of each letter combine together to form a sight word. This happens unconsciously when a child is ready to read and sight word learning games help them to tap into this process smoothly.

Do Games Help in Better Understanding of Sight Words?

Fun sight word games online help children to learn and develop familiarity with sight words gradually. Children can become better readers when parents build a large base of sight words. Students in a certain grade might only be familiar with a particular set of sight words. With each grade, children are expected to add more words to their sight-seeing word bank. This gradual progress not only adds to their learning but also helps them understand sight words and how they work in a much better way.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • How do you practice sight words for kids?

    Interactive sight words games can help children practice sight words in different ways. Children are able to recognize and read sight words easily. Using exciting and interactive techniques, these games help them participate willingly, thus enabling them to learn faster and more efficiently.

  • How to teach sight words?

    Sight word practice games help to teach children how to identify sight words, recognize their sounds as well as learn their meaning accurately.

  • How can I help my child understand sight words?

    Fun sight word games online promote a natural desire to learn in children. They do not rush the learning process and build confidence in children as they practice more. They can be used to help your child understand sight words better. These games help your child to achieve accuracy and fluency in their reading and writing abilities by practicing sight words in a fun way.

  • How can kids play games on sight words?

    Sight words learning games allow children to take charge and be independent in a positive learning environment. When kids associate sight words with letters and their sounds in an engaging manner, their learning process becomes self-driven. Games on sight words can be played online on multiple devices. They make your child’s learning journey smooth and trouble-free.

  • What are the best fun sight word activities for kids?

    Some fun sight word activities for kids that engage them in multiple ways are: building a sight-reading wall, making jigsaws with sight words, playing simple memory games to revise sight words, etc.

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