Sight words activities 1st grade

48 Fun Sight Word Activities That Work

Teachers are always on the hunt for great sight word activities. Sight words are any words readers recognize automatically “by sight”—for fluent readers, that’s almost all words! High-frequency words, the most commonly occurring words in written English like those on the Dolch list, are often thought of as the most crucial sight words.

It’s a myth that blindly memorizing every letter in a sight word is the only way to learn it. The science of reading tells us that linking sounds and letters is the most effective way for kids’ brains to learn any word. Many common words are easy to tackle using beginning phonics skills (like “at,” “can,” “him,” etc.), so staying true to a strong phonics curriculum is one way to support kids’ sight word learning. Even irregularly spelled words have decodable parts, e.g., kids can use the sounds of “s” and “d” to help with “said,” even if the “ai” is unexpected. Experts often call these words “heart words” to call out for kids that they should learn the unexpected word parts “by heart. ” (If all this is unfamiliar to you, it can feel overwhelming, but you’ve got this! Check out teaching guru Jillian Starr’s explanation for more help.)

Check out these low-prep and engaging sight word activities for both teaching and practicing words.

1. Map it and drive it

This is a genius way to introduce words with appealing materials: Say the word, represent each sound with a LEGO brick, write letters for each sound, and “drive” to read it.

Source: @droppinknowledgewithheidi

2. Smush play dough for each sound

Set up a routine that works for any word. Play dough squishing for each sound is the ultimate multi-sensory component.

Source: @playdough3plato

3. Map words with a magnet wand

It is so super-satisfying to drag those magnetic dots around! Watch the video below for lots of tips on introducing a word using this process.

Source: @warriorsforliteracy

4.

Make a mini book

Lots of handy info in one place for your little learners.

Source: @hughesheartforfirst

5. Tap it, pop it, learn it!

Hardwire those words in kids’ brains with this comprehensive word intro routine. (You had us with the pop its!)

Source: @hellojenjones

6. Find and swat words

An oldie but such a goodie. Find a word in an array and WHACK! Swat it with a fly swatter!

Source: @kids_play_learn_laugh

7. Flip word pancakes

Serve up sight word pancakes while practicing spelling them aloud.

Source: @bee_happy_teaching

8. Wear heart word bracelets

Make kids feel like sight word VIPs.

Source: @teachingmoore

9. Search for sight word balls

Write sight words on ball pit balls with a chalk marker or dry-erase marker. Kids can race around hunting for balls to read and toss in a basket, or hunt through a big tub of balls for a certain word.

Source: @preschoolforyou

10.

Start a sight word band

Loud but oh-so-fun! Feel the rhythm while tapping and reading sight words stuck to homemade percussion instruments.

Source: @earlyyears_withmrsg

11. Drive on a sight word path

This is one of many fun ways to use magnetic tiles for learning! Kids love “knocking down” word tiles with a toy car as they read each one.

Source: @travisntyler

12. Use sticky notes to inspire sight word sentences

Have kids stick words on items that give them ideas for sentences. “My Mom said to wear a helmet!” = so good!

Source: @kinneypodlearning

13. Write words on a sensory bag

So easy: Fill a zip-top bag with a small amount of kid-safe paint, seal well, and have kids practice “writing” sight words with their finger or a cotton swab.

Source: @makeitmultisensory

14. Wear a sight word crown

Wear your word proudly and practice reading others’ words. Fun in person or virtually.

Source: @mrsjonescreationstation

15. Play a magnetic-tile board game

We love new ideas for ways to use magnetic tiles for sight word activities. Easy to set up and fun to play.

Source: @twotolove_bairantwins

16. Spell words to a familiar tune

Get sight words stuck in everyone’s head, in a good way. We’d add a line for chanting the sounds in the word!

Source: @saysbre

17. Feed a word monster

Nom, nom, nom.

Source: @ecplayandlearn

18. Search for the pom-pom under sight word cups

Read all the words as you try to find the cup that hides the prize.

Source: @la.la.learning

19. Play sight word KABOOM

This classroom classic is perfect for sight words. If you need a refresher on the rules, Jillian Starr covers them.

Source: @essentiallykinder

20. Roll and write words

Roll, write, repeat.

Source: @mylittlepandamonium

21. Write words with rainbow colors

Bonus points for aromatic markers.

Source: @mylittlepandamonium

22. Trace words with flashlights

Stock up on batteries because kids never get tired of this!

Source: @giggleswithgerg

23. Find words in plastic eggs

Give kids a checklist of words to find as they open each egg.

Source: @blooming_tots1

24. Spy words around the classroom

Just add a magnifying glass and clipboard to make kids feel like supersleuths!

Source: @readingcorneronline

25. Find words in the morning message

Don’t forget about old standbys! This is one of our favorite ways to get kids to recognize sight words in connected text.

Source: @tales_of_a_kinder_classroom

26. Build words with bricks

Such a great use of extra building bricks!

Source: @raysinkinder

27. Write words in sand

Easy-peasy to set up and keep neat if you use plastic pencil boxes.

Source: @teacherhacks

28. Spell words on a construction site

Bulldozing over each word to read it is the best part!

Source: @planningplaytime

29.

Spell words with toy cars

Drive on over!

Source: @lozlovesprep

30. Park in a sight word “parking lot”

This one is easy to modify based on whatever toys are available in the classroom or at home.

Source: @msbendersclassroom

31. “Plant” words in play dough

Watch those reading skills grow!

Source: @planningplaytime

32. Build words in a sensory tub

Because spelling is just more fun when your hands are covered in beans!

Source: @coffeeandspitup

33. Write words on a magnetic drawing board

That eraser track makes for a perfect word card holder!

Source: @moffattgirls

34. Or write words on the window!

Everyone wants a turn to write on the window!

Source: @kindergarten_matters

35. Shhh! Discover words written in invisible ink

Write words in white crayon and reveal them with watercolors on top!

Source: @teachstarter

36.

Dot-paint words with a cotton swab

Calming and effective.

Source: @sightwordactivities

37. “Type” words on a keyboard

Busy day at the sight word office! Use a keyboard cover or any old keyboard.

Source: @lifebetweensummers

38. Read words before heading through the door

The line leader can double as the word pointer during transitions.

Source: @ms.rowekinder

39. Read the word the teacher’s wearing!

Wait, is there something on my shirt?

Source: @theprimarypartner

40. Take a sight word cakewalk

Choose a winning word when the music stops!

Source: @joyfulinkinder

41. Play sight word hopscotch

If you can’t get outdoors, tape on the floor works just as well.

Source: @wheretheliteracygrows

42. Play tic-tac-toe

I’ll be team “the.”

Source: @create_n_teach

43. Go sight word bowling

No bowling pins? Use half-filled plastic water bottles instead.

Source: @thecreativeteacher_

44. Ready, aim, read

Just throw a beanbag at a word target if foam darts are a no-go.

Source: @laurens_lil_learners

45. Play muffin tin ball toss

Toss and read. It’s easy to use colored muffin cups to prep different sets of words.

Source: @homeschooling_fun_with_lynda

46. DIY sentence flash cards

Authentic use of words in context for the win.

Source: @teachertipsandtales

47. Play sight word checkers

King me! If kids don’t have a partner available, they can “play” with a stuffed animal and get double practice.

Source: @sightwordactivities

48. Play sight word Guess Who?

Set up this game once and use it forever.

Source: @lessons_and_lattes

We’d love to hear—what are your favorite sight word activities? Share in the comments below.

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Plus, what are sight words?

100 Fun Sight Words Activities To Help Your Kids Read Faster

Learning sight words is an essential reading skill and it doesn’t have to be learned through boring repetition. Let’s have some fun with sight words through sight word activities, sight word games, sight word worksheets and other ways to practice sight words that will have preschoolers, Kindergartners, 1st and 2nd graders playing with sight words!

Let’s play some fun sight word activities!

How to Teach Sight Words

We have found 100 sight words activities that can be really helpful for kids learning to read in a creative way. Learning sight words helps kids learn to read faster by being able to identify frequently used words without having to sound them out.

Whether you are using these sight word practice activities in the classroom, homeschool or at home for reading practice, they are sure to speed learning and entice giggles.

What is a Sight Word?

A sight word is any word that is recognized instantly and effortlessly, by sight, whether it is spelled regularly or irregularly.
–Ohio Education, Teaching Sight Words According to Science

Why are Sight Word Activities So Important?

Sight word vocabulary is NOT based on visual memory…visual skills!
-Dr. David Kilpatrick, Plain Talk About Learning Conference 2018

Best Sight Words Activities for reading skills

We have put together over 100 sight words activities for new readers that your young kids will love because they are so much fun, they don’t feel like learning!

That means the more play kids can have with sight words, the more sight word skills they will pick up. That is why we have found fun sight word activities for:

Holiday sight word activities
Activities with sight words
Free sight word printables
Dolch printable worksheets
Sight word games
Sight word apps
Sight word sensory activities
Sight word lists
Favorite products for sight word learning

Let’s have some sight word fun!

Holiday Sight Words Activities & Games

Halloween Sight Word Games & Activities

1. Halloween Sight Words

Try this Halloween sight word game for a fun way to learn and celebrate Halloween with fun Halloween sight words.

2. Halloween Play On Words

Celebrate Halloween with more sight words! You’ll love these free printable Halloween sight word games. All you need is markers, Lego miniatures, or pumpkin seeds.

Let’s play a sight word game for Day of the Dead!

Day of the Dead Sight Word Activities

3. Day of the Dead Sight Word Worksheet

Our Day of the Dead vocabulary worksheets teach sight words in a fun and festive way!

Fall Sight Word Worksheets & Games

3. Fall Sight Word Worksheet

Celebrate fall and learn with this free fall sight words worksheet. It is a fun game that requires two students to take turns rolling a die, find the number, and then read each sight word. Keep up with the points by coloring or stamping the different circles. Whoever has the most circles wins!

4. Sight Word Smash

Making learning reading fun by playing this super fun (and messy) sight word smash game! Hide dollops of shaving cream underneath the laminated pumpkins and when you call out a work let them smash the pumpkin! You could make this more fun and little more sweet and use whipped cream as well.

Valentines Sight Word Worksheets

5. Valentine’s Day Sight Word Find Worksheet

Looking for some Valentine’s Day worksheets? These preprimer and Kindergarten Valentine’s Day Sight Word Find Worksheets are perfect! Trace each word and stamp each heart with the correct sight word.

St Patricks Day Sight Word Activities

6. St. Patrick’s Day Words

These flashcards are a great way to learn St. Patrick’s Day words as well as other sight words. Each sight word flashcard has a picture of the word on it which helps reinforce each Dolch word.

Easter Sight Word Games

7. Easter Jelly Bean Numbers & Sight Words

Have extra plastic eggs from Easter? Perfect! You can use them, along with these printables, to teach your child numbers as well as sight words. Your child will love these festive Easter sight word pages.

Thanksgiving Sight Word Activities

8. Thanksgiving Sight Words

Looking for some educational Thanksgiving activities? This Feed the Turkey sight words is a great way to keep your kids busy and a great way to teach Thanksgiving sight words.

Christmas Sight Word Flash Cards

9. Free Printable Christmas Sight Words

How cute! I love these Elf on the Shelf flash cards. These free printable Christmas Sight words are perfect for the holidays and each card has a picture to help reinforce the sight word.

Sight Words Activities To Do Outside

Sight Word Games with Balls

10. Ball Sight Word Game

With this ball sight word game, you can write sight words on a large beach ball and practice by tossing the ball and reading a word. Not only will your child be learning about sight words, but it is a fun kinetic game as well.

11. Sight Word Games For Kids

Using balls to learn sight words is a fun and cheap way to not only learn, but get your child moving. This is a perfect sight words game for the spring and summer!

12. Sight Word Ball Games

Another fun ball game gets kiddos active with a sight word basketball game. Dribble the ball around the different sight words on the ground. It’s a fun way to learn and move!

Sight Word Activities Inspired by Super Heros

13. Superhero Sight Words

Be super with these superhero sight words! Dress up in your superhero Halloween costumes and then choose active Dolch sight words like: look, jump, away, down, etc. Match them up and do them!

Sight Word Scavenger Hunt

14. Sight Words Treasure Hunt

Who doesn’t love a treasure hunt? Make learning sight words fun by dressing up like a pirate and using a map to find the treasure! The treasure of course are small cups of deliciously wrapped chocolate! This Sight Word treasure hunt is also a great way to teach your child about map reading and getting them outside.

15. Drive To The Sight Word

Since most of us have been spending quite a bit of time at home, here are some great sight word games at home. The best part is, you get out of the house and into the sun! Drive a remote controlled car to each of the sight words. Call out the words and let them zig and zag their toy cars to it!

16. Summer Sight Words

Your kids will love this summer sight words game: Sight Word Stomp! This is a perfect game for preschoolers and kindergarten kids. It not only teaches phonics and sight words, but also gets your kids moving around!

17. Sight Word Hose Design

Use your garden hose to allow your child to design a shape around the sight words you have written on the sidewalk. You can also loop the house around different words and call out the words and have your child find which loop it is in as well.

DIY Sight Words Games with Toys

18. Sight Words For 2 Year Olds

Make sight word cards and pair them with small toys to make sentences. These are perfect sight words for 2 year olds and up.

19. Drag Racing Games

Once they have started to master the words, have them play this fun drag race game. You label each car with a different sight word and then you drag race them down the ramp! it is a fun way to learn.

20. Sight Words Flash Cards

Work on math words like same, less and than. This comes with a free printable. Mix up the sight words flash cards with different objects for a fun twist.

21. Erudition

This fun game called Erudition is an easy way to teach sight words. It has over 280 different sight words to learn and is just like a regular board game.

22. Car And Truck Sight Word Games

Race around to learn to read! This game is so much fun and one of my favorites in our 100 sight word activity list. This is a hands-on sight word game that has you driving to each word and trying to find all the different sight words.

23. Dinosaur Sight Word Game

Dinosaurs! Dinosaurs are the best! Well, your little one will love playing with dinosaurs in this sight word game. Use different sight words to describe different dinosaurs and then let them find the different dinosaurs that are described by that word.

24.

Word Building Activity

This cute sight word activity is super cute, but does require some work. Make your own sight word sheets. The top should have the words and the bottom half should have 3 pictures. You will then use small toys like toy animals, cars, or Legos to put on the correct image.

25. Magnetic Sight Words

You can make your own magnetic board with truck magnets for fun and easy sight word learning! These truck magnets are an easy way to play and learn at the same time.

26. Sight Word Snacks

Make snacks! Use alphabet cookie cutters to bake cookies that your kids can use to spell out sight words. You could also use these cookie cutters to make your kid a super educational lunch or breakfast too. Sandwiches and pancakes are easy to cut and who says you shouldn’t play with your food?

27. Bananagrams Sight Words

Have some early literacy fun with this neat sight word activity involving Bananagrams. Use the tokens and sort them into different piles and then work on letters and sight words!

Sight Word Printables

These unicorn sight words printables are free and ready to be downloaded!

Printable Sight Word Worksheets

28. Unicorn Sight Word Worksheet

These sight word coloring pages are themed with the cutest unicorn ever!

These rainbow sight words printables are free and ready to be downloaded!

29. Rainbow Words Worksheet

This rainbows sight words worksheet is fun to fill out and then color all the colors of the rainbow!

30. Shark Themed Sight Word Worksheets for Kids

These free printable Shark sight word worksheets are fun everyday or especially fun during Shark Week.

Or check out these adorable Baby Shark sight word worksheets you can download & print.

28. Printable Sight Word Worksheets

With these sight word worksheets you will find 10 pages that include 52 words. These sight word pages include: writing, color by letter, trace the sight words, and find the sight words.

29. Free Printable Sight Word Worksheets

Looking for more romping and roaring worksheets? Here is set 11 of the worksheets. This set includes 6 pages of fun sight words activities and sight work practice. There are even worksheets that let your little one practice their fine motor skills.

30. Color By Sight Word

Learn words and work on motor skills at the same time with these printables! Learn sight words while coloring each word and then use each sheet as a card so your little one can practice over and over again!

31. Word Evaluation

Use these printables and cards to do a sight word evaluation for your child. These free printable kindergarten sight words is a great way to see where your child is at reading wise and what they still need to learn.

32. You Can Read Sight Words

Check out these printables and laminate them for repeated practice learning sight words. Connect the dot, make a sight word puzzle, mixed up fonts, and more! These sight word activities are perfect for making learning fun.

33. Sight Words Writing Worksheets

Learn sight words by writing and stamping out the letters to spell out each word. It is a fun twist on traditional learning and if you want to reuse the pages then laminate them and use plastic letters to spell out each word rather than stamping them out.

34. Free Sight Word Worksheets

These first grade sight word worksheets are a perfect way to teach your child to recognize words and to read. There are so many different sight word worksheets available: playdough mats, stamp sheets, word trace, color by sight word pages, and more!

35. Free Printable Kindergarten Sight Words

While this is technically a sight words game, it is a free printable. This free printable kindergarten sight words game comes with everything you need, well almost. It comes with cards, directions, a spinner, and a board. All you need is little Lego tokens and a pin to hold the spinner together.

36. Free Color By Sight Word Worksheets

These free color by sight word worksheets covers 52 different sight words. Each page is a color by letter page and has the guide at the bottom. So, these worksheets also double as a color learning page too. How fun!

37. Tracing Sight Words Printables

What better way to learn new words than tracing sight words? This sight word trace and find is a fun printable that teaches 52 different sight words on 8 different work sheets. Make sure you have a way to mark the dots may it be with coloring utensils, dot markers, or transparent bingo chips.

38. Printable Sight Words For Toddlers

Looking for sight words printables for your toddler or preschooler? Look no further! Here are 8 pages of coloring, marking, tracing, and more to making teaching sight words easy!

39. Printable Sight Word Worksheets For Kids

Looking for printable sight word worksheets for kids? Here are worksheets for preprimer, primer, first grade, second grade, and third grade. They are winter-themed and have snowflakes to dot and color.

40. Spin And Write Sight Words

This sight words printable is super cute and a lot of fun, and not only teaches sight words, but colors as well, and it works on fine motor skills. All you need spin and write sight words game is some crayons and a paper clip and you’re ready to go.

41. Free Printable Sight Words Game

This free dodecahedron sight word game is perfect for kids in Pre-K and Kindergarten. Once you print off the 8 pages and put the dodecahedrons together your kids will roll the dice and race the sight word cars to the end of the finish line!

Printable Sight Word Flash Cards

42. Farm Themed Sight Word Cards

Print off these farm themed sight words cards to help your child memorize sight words. Each card is farm themed and has a picture on it to help reinforce each word.

Printable Sight Word Books

43. Free Printable Sight Word Books

Check out these early reading printable sight word books. They are perfect for Kindergarten kids! There are 2 different books with so many different sight word worksheets to do!

44. More Free Printable Sight Word Books

Looking for free printable Kindergarten sight words? This super cute sight word easy reader is perfect! It has practice sheets, matching games, reading practice and more.

Dolch Sight Words Worksheets

Printable Dolch Sight Words Worksheet

45. Printable Dolch Site Words

There first grade sight words worksheets are perfect to learn 10 sight words. These Dolch Sight Words Worksheets include: matching, instructions on how to use each sight word, coloring pages, flash cards, and handwriting practice.

Printable Dolch Sight Word Flash Cards

46. Dolch Sight Word Worksheets And Flashcards

Learn 10 more sight words with these Dolch sight word worksheets and flashcards. This set includes 5 different worksheets that not only teaches new words, but also works on fine motor skills as well.

47. Dolch Primer Sight Words

Look how fun! Print off these Dolch Primer Sight Word worksheets, laminate them, and use these sight word worksheets to not only work on fine motor skills by writing the words, and copying the sight words with playdough.

48. Easy Sight Word Worksheets

Check out these free Dolch sight word cards that includes a guide that helps put together a sight word card ring. With these printables you will find 8 cards per page and over 200 Dolch sight words.

49. More Dolch Sight Word Printable Pages

We found even more Dolch sight word worksheets for you to use! These are actually 3rd grade sight word worksheets. The best part is, there are resources provided to help reinforce these sight words as well, beyond just the worksheets.

50. Dolch Word Flashcards

Flashcards are such a great way to learn sight words. Plus, if you laminate them you can use them over and over without them getting worn out. Put them on a ring or keep them in a deck, flashcards are a fun and easy way to learn sight words.

51. Dolch Sight Word Printables

Take a gander at these sight word worksheets! They are a hit! Many people enjoy these pre-primer reading help sheets and cards. If your child struggles learning words and letters, these worksheets are perfect!

52. Dolch Primer Sight Words

These Dolch primer sight words will teach your child 52 different sight words and has wall cards that start with each letter of the alphabet. There are 10 pages in all.

53. Dolch Sight Word Printable Worksheets

Here is week 13 of this Dolch sight words set. It has 8 more pages of words for your child to learn to recognize. This sight words set is perfect for preschoolers through first graders.

54. First 100 Sight Words

Learning about phonics is important when teaching your child to read, however, there are times those rules do not apply and that is where sight words come into play. Here are worksheets and flashcards with the first 100 sight words on them! Perfect for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and even first graders.

55. 2nd Grade Sight Words Worksheets

Need sight word worksheets for older students? These Dolch sight words grade 2 worksheets are perfect for teaching older kids. This pack comes with flash cards, handwriting practice, matching sight word games, instructions, and even coloring pages!

56. Free First Grade Sight Words

More sight words for older kids! These free first grade sight word worksheets are a great way to reinforce words and help your child learn to read. Help them get the head start they need!

57. Dolch Pre-Primer Words Worksheets

These Dolch pre-primer words worksheets are perfect for smaller kids like preschoolers. These can even be used as sight words for toddlers as well. There are different worksheets that include fine motor skill practice.

58.

Dolch Sight Words Free Worksheets

We have found another pre-primer sight words set that is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. These Dolch sight words free worksheets are also perfect for practicing fine motor skills!

59. Dolch Sight Words Worksheets For Primer And First Grade

Here are some free sight word worksheets for kindergarten students and 1st grade sight words worksheets. They not only provide word reinforcing and are a great way to help your child read, but also provide fine motor skills, and coloring making these worksheets a lot of fun.

60. Sight Words List

Looking for a complete sight words list? We have found complete Dolch sight words list for: pre-primer, primer, first grade, second grade, third grade, and nouns. That is all 220 words and nearly 100 nouns! The best part is, these Dolch sight words lists are printable.

61. Dolch Preprimer Coloring Bookmarks

Print off these Dolch preprimer coloring bookmarks and have fun coloring while learning. Each bookmark has a different Dolch sight word on it that your child can color anyway they want. There are 40 sight words so you can pick and choose a sight word everyday.

62. Printable Sight Words List

Check out this printable sight words list from both Dolch and Fry. Each list is broken up by each letter of the alphabet and covers 200 sight words (or high frequency words) from each word list.

63. Free Printable Kindergarten Sight Word Worksheets

Get the crayons and scissors ready for these free printable Kindergarten sight word worksheets! This sight word set has coloring sheets, matching games, flash cards, and more!

Free Sight Word Games

Easy Sight Word Games

64. Sight Word Activities For Kindergarten Kids

Looking for more ways to teach sight words for toddlers, preschool sight words, and kindergarteners? Here are 20 fun ways to teach sight words.

65.

Sight Word Snowball Toss Game

This is perfect if it is cold outside (with no snow), or even in the summer when it is hot. Plus, you can pair it up with the book Snowball Fight! By Jimmy Fallon. Make your own sight word snowball toss game using tape and socks!

66. Sight Word Puzzles

Make learning sight word learning fun with this sight word puzzle. These puzzle words can also double as a sight word craft as it does require the puzzle pieces to be painted and the letters written on each piece.

67. School Bus Game

Learn your numbers, vowels, and sight words using this super cute school bus printable and sticky notes. It is simple and fun. Learn words, make sentences, and learn to read!

68. Pebbles Phonics Learning

Learn sight words using pebbles and then use the words on these pebbles to make sentences. This is an easy learning game that you can use over and over again!

69.

Sight Words Rhyming Game

I love resources that provide multiple lessons in one. Learn sight words while rhyming! There are four different levels to play that includes a “Mix it up” game, a sight word matching game, and then a sight word “guess who game”, as well as a blackout rhyming game.

70. Rainbow Roll & Write Sight Words

Work on colors, numbers, spelling, motor skills, and sight words all in one game! This free sight word printable is a fun game where you use dice to see what color you use to color in the letters. I think this is one of the more unique games in our 100 sight words activities list.

71. Minion Sight Words

Does your child love Minions? Mine is obsessed with them! Which is why they loved this Minion sight words game. it’s simple. You create your own minions and letter cups out of Jell-O and pudding cups and let them pick up the cups to spell the words.

72. Fun Ways To Practice Sight Words

Want more fun sight word games? Here is a great list of different sight word games, activities, and crafts that your child will love!

73.

Sight Word Matching Game

Who doesn’t love matching games? This Sight word matching game will teach your child new Dolch preprimer sight words that will have them ready to read in no time! What a fun way to reinforce words.

74. Hands-On Sight Word Games

Looking for some hands on literacy games? These hands-on sight word games is a great way to learn letters, learn words, learn the syllables of each words, and to learn to spell.

75. Baby Sight Words Game

Sometimes worksheets are too much for toddlers and babies. Sometimes they need something a little easier and a little more stimulating. This sight words game is the perfect thing! Squishing sight words! Each ball has a sight word written on it and then you will use toy hammers, feet, or hands to squish the right word!

76. Guess The Word Game

This game is a clever twist on the classic game Guess Who. This Guess The Word game is a fun way to learn Dolch sight words from pre-primer all the way to the 3rd grade.

77. Spelling Games For Kids

Want fun spelling games for kids? These 12 interactive spelling games are a great way to teach sight words at home. You can download and print all of these fun Word Bump spelling games.

78. Sight Word Games

Are you needing more sight word games for your classroom? Then these fun twist on traditional games are right up your alley! Turn Candyland into a fun word game or this fun Oh No! Sight words game.

79. Sight Word Matching Game

Looking for a sight word game inspired by a popular children’s book? This fun sight word matching game is inspired by The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown.

80. Sight Word Matching

This sight word matching is inspired by If You Give A Pig A Party by Laura Numeroff. You will use party hats in this sight word matching game, and each party has a sight word written on it. Your child will then need to match each sight word. You can make the game a little more challenging by having your child read each word aloud.

81. Sight Word Games For Kids

Bust out your crafting supplies! For these fun sight word games for kids you will need pipe cleaners and beads with letters. Using a sight word list (you can find multiple lists lower), let your child spell out the words with beads and thread them through pipe cleaners. Not only is this a great learning lesson, but it is also a great fine motor skill activity as well.

82. Sight Word Shoot

Nerf guns are the best! I don’t care how old you are, you are never too old to play with nerf guns, which is why I love this sight words game. You tape sight words to cardboard blocks and then have someone call out the sight word. Once your child finds the correct sight word they will shoot the block with their nerf gun!

83. Apple Sight Words Game

This is a cute sight word game that also gets you outside. Print off some apple cards and write sight words on them and hang them on a tree. Call out each sight word and then let your child “pick and apple” from the tree.

84. Sight Words Bottle Cap Games For Kids

Recycle plastic bottle lids with this sight words bottle cap game for kids. All you need is: bottle caps, a black permanent marker, and a sight word list (you can find a few in the printable section of this post). Write the sight word on one side, and point on the other, and when your child picks the right word they get to add up their points to see who wins!

85. Battle Words

This is the coolest game! This sight words game is based on the Sink The Ship game where you have to find the enemies ship and sing them, except you use coordinates to find out which square each word is on. The more you get the more treasure you get!

86. Sight Word Tic Tac Toe

Classic games like Tic Tac Toe are always fun to play. That is why I love this modified version of it. Choose a sight word for your child, and choose one for yourself, and instead of X’s and O’s you will use these sight words on the Tic Tac Toe board.

Fun Sight Word Activities

Sight Word Crafts & Art Projects

87. Sight Words Made Out Of Crayons

Make learning fun by learning sight words with crayons! This is actually super cool an easy! Use stickers on paper to spell out words and then use a white piece of paper over it and color, gently, with crayons to see words appear!

88. Sight Word Tree

This is such a cute fall learning project! Learn sight words by making a sight word tree. Plus, you get to get messy by finger paining leaves! Paint them green, red, orange, gold, and be sure to add words on each leaf and stick them on the branches of your tree.

89. Preschool Sight Words

Are you looking for clever ways to teach your little one preschool sight words? Want to reinforce not only sight words, but letters and numbers as well? Then these hands on literacy games are just what you’re looking for.

90. Hop On Pop Activities For Preschool

This is a cute reading activity that also teaches words using a fun activity. Learn sight words, rhyming words, and enjoy a story! This activity is perfect for preschoolers and kindergarten children.

91. Roll and Read Sight Words

This is such a clever way to teach and recycle! I love when I find new ways to go green. All you need is markers, a toilet paper roll, a wrapping paper roll, and some paper! Then you twist the rolls to make different words and write them down. This roll and read sight words activity is such a cute way to learn new words.

92. Sight Word Activities On The Go

Need peace on a car trip? These sight word activities on the go are perfect! Try out the alphabet scavenger hunt and sight word hunt to not only learn, but to get some quiet too.

93. Rainbow Words

This rainbow words activity are a great way to learn sight words! All you need is construction paper, scissors, a glue stick, markers, and a favorite book you don’t have a problem marking in.

94. Blowing Down Sight Words

Looking for more learning sight words games? This blowing down sight words is perfect! Use party favors on these jumbo cardboard blocks! It is a fun way to not only learn sight words, but letters as well.

95. Hide And Seek Sight Words

Looking for mess free sight word activities? This hide and seek sight words game is a fun way to learn sight words by uncovering them! Move the paint in the plastic baggie and mark off the words when you find them.

96. Eat Your Words Cookies

Your kids will love this sight words activity! This eat your words cookies game is delicious and fun! Spell out sight words using Trader Joe’s Schoolbook Cookies. Once you spell all the words on your list, then munch away on the yummy cookies.

97. Hands-on Reading And Writing Activities

You won’t bee-lieve how fun this reading and writing activity is. I think this is such a cute sight words activity. You have paper bees, each with a word on it, and when you call out the word the player has to swat it with a fly swatter. There is also an alternative to the game where you spell each sight word in the salt using a paintbrush.

98. Roll And Write Game

Looking for another sight words game? This roll and write game is perfect for kindergarten kids and first graders. The one who writes AND reads all the sight words on the paper first wins. Sounds simple, but this game also involves math and team work as well.

99. DIY Sight Word Find Worksheet

These DIY sight word find worksheets are perfect for learning. They work on reinforcing words of course, but this is also very good for problem solving. All you need is some graphing paper.

100. Color By Sight Word Worksheets

This color by sight word worksheet is based around the story The Hungry Caterpillar, the solar system, and some free printable sight word books.

101. Make Your Own Sight Word Puzzles

Looking for an activity to make sight words more exciting? Then you’ll love these sight word puzzles you can make yourself! Print out the sight word flashcards and have your little one color each card different colors, then cut each word into strips and see if your child can put them back together! This is also a fun color learning activity as well.

102. Sight Word Scavenger Hunt

Make learning sight words exciting, by turning it into a sight words scavenger hunt! It doesn’t require a lot of supplies, just markers, Post-It notes, and maybe a prize?

103. Kindergarten Popcorn Words

Turns out learning sight words can be tasty! This Kindergarten popcorn words activity is a delicious way to learn sight words. Print the sight word popcorn cards and then use popcorn to cover the appropriate words. If your child is too little for popcorn you could always use chips, crackers, yogurt melts, or M&M’s.

104. Word Treasure

Learn sight words by going on a treasure hunt! Dig through the sand to find sight word doubloons and fill up the treasure chest! It’s a fun way to not only learn sight words, but also promote pretend play by letting them dress up and pretend to be pirates! Arrr!

105. Word Paint Game

I love paint swatches, they’re so versatile! They can be used for puzzles and learning! Turn these paint swatches into a sight word activity, by lining up the back swatch to the front swatch, both with words and letters written out.

106. Gross Motor Sight Words

Turns out you can teach your kids and keep them busy and entertained at the same time! Using masking tape let them spell out different sight words on the floor, let the trace them with pointers, roll sensory balls across them, and jump and dance around the sight words on the floor.

Sight Word Apps for Kids

Sight Word Online Games

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Sight Words Online Games

Now learning sight words is easy! There are plenty of online games and apps where your child can learn sight words. Learn them playing whack-a-mole, doing mazes, and even spelling with ants.

Sight Word Educational App

108. Fun Sight Word Games For Kindergarten Online Free

Looking for an educational app to teach your child sight words? Look no further, Lola’s ABC Party 2 is a fun way to not only learn letters, but teach them spelling sight words, and even read short sentences, and teaches reading comprehension as well.

Sensory Sight Words Learning Activities

Hands On Spelling Practice

109. Water Bead Spelling Practice

This is one of the cooler 100 sight words activities. It is learning sight words, spelling, and a sensory activity rolled up into 1. Hide letters in a batch of water beads for a fun sight word sensory activity. Once you find the letters take them out to spell out different sight words.

110. Sensory Spelling Cards

Learn sight words using this neat sight words sensory activity. Use cardboard to make sight word flashcards, however, instead of writing them out with markers, write them out using glue and salt.

Hands On Sight Word Practice

111. Digging For Sight Words

Digging for sight words is another fun sensory activity. Use gardening tools to dig up carrots that have sight words on them, and then match them with the coordinating sight word on your activity page! You could also switch out beans for other things like sand, lentils, rice, cereal, etc.

112. Dinosaur Writing Activities For Preschoolers

What better way to learn about sight words than with messy sensory play and dinosaurs! Use a plastic tray and make your own swamp goop and let your child write out their letters and different sight words. But watch out for the dinosaurs lurking nearby!

113. Fizzy Sight Words

Use plastic letters to spell out different sight words and then add science and fun! Add baking soda to each letter and then spray vinegar! It bubbles, fizzes, and you can even mix paint to make colorful bubbles! What a fun sensory sight word activity.

114. Salt Glue Sight Words

Write out sight words using glue and salt! This will create raised and textured words that feel rough to the touch. You can also add paint to them to make them super colorful as well.

Sight Word Lists by Letter of the Alphabet

We have created a big resource of sight word lists by letter of the alphabet and you can find them all here:

Letter A Sight Words
Letter B Sight Words
Letter C Sight Words
Letter D Sight Words
Letter E Sight Words
Letter F Sight Words
Letter G Sight Words
Letter H Sight Words
Letter I Sight Words
Letter J Sight Words
Letter K Sight Words
Letter L Sight Words
Letter M Sight Words
Letter N Sight Words
Letter O Sight Words
Letter P Sight Words
Letter Q Sight Words
Letter R Sight Words
Letter S Sight Words
Letter T Sight Words
Letter U Sight Words
Letter V Sight Words
Letter W Sight Words
Letter X Sight Words
Letter Y Sight Words
Letter Z Sight Words

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Difficulties in teaching first graders. Why do they arise?

1. Does not hear the teacher.

If a child does not hear well not only at the lesson, but also in everyday life, does not understand the addressed speech when he does not see the face of the speaker, it can be assumed that he has a decrease in physical hearing. An ENT doctor can establish its degree, and an audiologist can observe and treat. In addition, it is possible that the child does not hear well for other reasons, for example, due to pathology of the respiratory system. He may have difficulty in engaging in the educational process: not understanding and not accepting the learning situation due to psychological immaturity, unformed learning motivation. Suppose a child came to school to play and communicate, and not to study. In addition, many children do not know how to behave in the classroom, they need to be taught this. There are children who cannot concentrate when the classroom is noisy. Such a child needs the stimulating help of a teacher: encouragement, praise, setting for success, as well as a sparing regimen, additional classes in a less distracting environment. Perhaps the child is physically weak; the family does not provide a daily routine and nutrition, the sleep formula is disturbed. This also does not allow him to concentrate for the necessary period of time and listen to the teacher. We remind you that a seven-year-old child, especially during the adaptation period, needs to sleep for at least 10 hours.

2. Poor understanding of the hidden meaning of the text, solves problems with difficulty.

In this case, the child has an insufficient level of verbal-logical thinking. Perhaps this is a temporary developmental delay, and the child just needs help to overcome it. Specialists will help determine the causes and plan individual work: a psychologist, a defectologist, a speech therapist. However, perhaps the reasons are much more serious - immaturity or damage to the central nervous system. In this case, medical assistance is also needed.

3. Walks around the classroom during the lesson; sits under a desk, makes faces, etc.

Perhaps this is a hyperactive child who is simply unable to sit at a desk even for 30 minutes. A change in activities, physical education minutes, relaxation breaks will help. The help of a neurologist may also be required. Explain to parents that active children should not be forced to perform any additional tasks. It is much more important to be patient and do your homework! The development of memory, attention, phonemic perception, fine motor skills, sound-letter analysis - all this can be done in any environment: call on your imagination! This applies to both teachers and parents. The reason may also be the immaturity of the emotional-volitional sphere, the unformed skills of educational activities, or a protest reaction to a difficult task.

4. A child sitting at a desk does not maintain a working position; sits at a desk in an elaborate pose.

In such children, as a rule, there is also clumsiness in movements (general and small), many unnecessary movements, it is difficult to perform fine movements of the hand. When writing, the child moves his tongue or legs, raises, strains his shoulders. When reading, takes an unnatural posture; watching with his eyes, he holds his breath. All these involuntary movements, inadequate to the action performed, speak of the child's tendency to obsessions. It is necessary to perform exercises that compensate for the functional insufficiency of the brain structures that coordinate and regulate movements. In correctional classes, these children should crawl, march, make cross movements, beat the rhythm, perform rhythmic movements in combination with speech (poems, chants, tongue-twisters), learn to act (or refrain from action) on a conditioned signal, master breathing exercises and a number of special exercises. Much of this can be applied by both teachers and parents. At the same time, alternating mental load with dynamic pauses (physical education minutes), the child should be taught to maintain a working posture for an increasingly longer period of time. During the lesson, remind the children about the correct landing at the desk: keep your back straight, shoulders straight, head straight. The traditional working posture preserves the so-called "spinal vertical", which is a necessary condition for the child's mental performance.

5. When writing, the hand gets tired; trembles; weakens; gets heavier; tenses up a lot.

Low level of physiological readiness for learning. This may be due to a state of physical weakness (often ill child). Quite often, first-graders experience increased anxiety and responsibility, fear of evaluation (up to neuroses). An atmosphere of benevolence, a positive emotional mood in the classroom and at home is a necessary condition for the success of such children. Talk to your parents: no rewriting, homework is done once, after a break, in a good mood. There are many ways to develop fine motor skills and strengthen the muscles of the hand, without bringing the child's condition to the need for the intervention of doctors and massage therapists.

6. Any remark of the teacher, lowering the mark causes tears.

The cause may be instability, imbalance of the psyche, immaturity of the emotional-volitional sphere. Perhaps the child is physically weak, does not feel well. Often there are children with increased emotional sensitivity, receptivity. Raising the voice and a stern look causes a stress reaction in such children, they get lost, behave inappropriately. Measure your impact!

The child must know and feel that they understand him, believe in his future successes - and they will certainly come. The mood of the family is very important. You can not overestimate the requirements. “You will only have fives” is an extremely unconstructive attitude. There may also be cases where a neurological follow-up is required.

7. Speaks briefly, very quietly.

Most likely, this is a reserved, shy, insecure child. Give him time to get used to, do not immediately insist on detailed statements. Practice choral responses, with competition in rows, etc. The situation of success, mastering communication skills, encouraging oral speech will gradually remove the problem. However, there are children with voice impairment - consult a speech therapist or ENT doctor. There are also logophobias - the fear of speaking due to any speech disorders. The reason may be a delay in psycho-emotional development.

8. He speaks very loudly.

May be due to physical hearing loss (see item 1). There is also a loud voice for physiological reasons. Features of the speech environment in the family can form the habit of speaking loudly, shouting unnecessarily. However, most often the child's mechanisms of self-regulation are violated or not formed, which means that corrective and educational measures are required.

9. Difficulties in the executive side of graphic functions (difficulties in the formation of the writing process).

Usually this is a consequence of the insufficiency of the background components of mental activity: smoothness, switchability, maintaining the level of tone. From the point of view of neuropsychology, these are problems in the subcortical structures of the brain. It is desirable to consult a specialist. Increasingly, there are children with unformed spatial representations, visual perception.

Difficulties in learning to write may be based on unformed motor actions, which manifests itself as awkwardness of large and - especially - small movements: the ability to manipulate small objects, hold a pencil, draw simple lines. When teaching such children to write, special attention should be paid to the tempo of writing. Children must complete all tasks at a slow pace, having received clear instructions. Recipes with a working line of 4 mm are not recommended. Intensive training programs are contraindicated.

10. When reading, he cannot read the phrase smoothly, breathing is interrupted. Stumbles on the first syllable or letter, “gets stuck”.

Possible causes: violation of respiratory function due to a decrease in the volume of vital capacity of the lungs, a weak type of nervous system, a slow pace of activity. Dysarthria may present in the same way (see point 14). In severe cases, the development of neurosis, including logoneurosis (speech neurosis), can be suspected. As a rule, these children have mild functional or organic disorders of the nervous system, in particular, alalia or dysarthria. The pursuit of reading speed can play an extremely negative role in the development and learning of such children. Difficulties will worsen, a persistent specific reading disorder will form - dyslexia.

11. Takes homework for a very long time, does not have time to write after the teacher, slow pace of activity.

A sluggish child is gradually getting used to the learning material, it is difficult to switch him to another task. It "swings for a long time", but then it works quickly. The desire of adults to urge such a student leads to the fact that he begins to get nervous and cannot get into the work even longer. Parents and teachers attribute this to stubbornness, but in a calm environment, the child is able to switch to a new activity much faster. In such a child, the previous instruction may overlap with the subsequent one and lead to confusion. He does not cope well with short and quick independent work, and teachers and parents believe that the child is lazy and can work "when he wants." At a slow pace of work, he learns much better.

Another possible cause is increased fatigue, exhaustion. At the lesson, it is necessary to give the child the opportunity to work at his own pace, together with his parents, to form the skills of organizing educational work. Strict observance of the regime of the day, sufficient rest is necessary. Lack of motivation, interest in learning. Try to understand the problems of the child together with the parents and the psychologist. A child with increased intracranial pressure will also manifest itself, which requires treatment by a neurologist.

12. Frequent tears, does not want to go to school, afraid to answer at the blackboard, constrained.

Perhaps the individual properties of the child are "to blame": weakness of the nervous system, increased anxiety, self-doubt. At this age, especially in connection with a change in the social situation (new environment, unfamiliar adults and peers), children may show strong attachment and even dependence on their mother. Perhaps the child needs time to get used to the school environment, to establish a positive emotional contact with the teacher. The teacher is the main figure for the first grader! In no case do not shame the child, do not compare with more successful classmates, become a co-author of his first school successes.

13. Mirror writing: reverses letters, numbers or starts writing (drawing) from right to left.

Main reasons: unformed visuospatial representations. Violation of visual perception. Hidden or overt left-handedness.

Untimely formation of the process of left hemispheric lateralization (establishment of the dominant role of the left hemisphere of the brain) can become a source of failure in the development of written speech. By the time of learning to read and write, the child should already have a dominant hand. With a delay in this process, with hidden forms of left-handedness, with attempts to force a left-handed child to write with his right hand, cortical control over many activities becomes difficult, which inevitably leads to problems.

If, over time, the child gives more and more mirror flips of letters, writes illegibly, then you need to contact a specialist. However, there are also developmental and preventive measures, which will be discussed in another chapter.

14. Fuzzy "blurred" speech; when he speaks, the muscles, face, lips, tongue are sluggish or, conversely, too tense. There is increased salivation. Worried, finds it difficult to pronounce complex words.

Perhaps these are signs of a violation of the motor function of the organs of the speech apparatus (tongue, lips, palate), i.e. dysarthria. This can be established by a speech therapist or a neurologist. Such a child needs treatment and an individual approach. It is impossible to force the processes of mastering reading and writing, skills should be formed gradually, “not chasing” the speed of reading.

15. Poor memory of poems, heard or read text.

Insufficient level of development of memory, attention. Maybe the child has not formed the skill of arbitrary memorization. If a child does not remember well from hearing, visual support, work with a mirror, pronunciation will help him (especially at the same time as rhythmic movements).

What we consider to be a bad memory may be the result of underdevelopment of thought processes, insufficiency of an active vocabulary, weak imagination (cannot imagine what is being said).

16. Poorly distinguishes similar-sounding speech sounds, does not differentiate between soft and hard consonants; All this affects writing and reading.

Signs of an extremely low level of formation of phonemic perception. We need the help of a speech therapist, the joint work of a speech therapist and a teacher.

Often found in left-handers, correctable only with regular intensive exercise.

17. Difficulties with the correct use of prepositions in writing, difficulties with mathematics.

Unformed spatial orientations: above-below, closer-further, right-left, between, above-below, etc. You should always start with a diagram of your own body. In the formation of spatial representations in children, a physical education teacher can provide invaluable assistance. Dance, rhythm, gymnastics (especially wushu) are also shown. Spatial representations are an absolutely necessary basis for a child to fully master the laws of language and elementary mathematics.

18. Omits letters in written work.

Poor concentration; unformed methods of self-control; individual characteristics. From the point of view of neuropsychology, the reason is the difficulty in maintaining the tone of the cerebral cortex in an active working state. Hence the lack of formation of regulatory mechanisms for controlling one's own actions. It is difficult for such a first-grader to form “sound-letter” connections. The formed act of writing implies an unambiguous relationship at the level of the cerebral cortex between the sound heard (“phoneme”), the sound pronounced (“articuleme”), the letter seen (“grapheme”) and the way this letter is written (“kinema”).

The problem may be due to impaired development of the child's oral speech: he spoke late, bilingual family, the culture of speech is reduced in the family, etc.

19. Inattentive, distracted; cannot sit still for a long time, concentrate on the task. Does not understand the instructions from the 1st presentation (“from the board”).

Low level of development of arbitrariness; reduced level of volume and stability of attention; insufficiency of auditory-speech memory; the predominant motivation is play. Here we can recommend: a system of step-by-step instructions (no more than 5 words), focused on close goals. For example: 1) open a notebook, 2) take a pen, etc. Before completing each task, additional motivation should be given: “why are we doing the task? To ... "Develop the ability to memorize by ear a series of syllables, words, then phrases, short phrases. It is useful to include game moments in the learning situation.

If you notice that the child also gets tired quickly, does not tolerate noise, bright light, stuffiness, does not perceive a loud voice, bright images, he/she is motion sick in transport, then this child may have minimal brain dysfunction (MMD) . Such children may suffer from headaches, and by the end of the school day - overexcited, become too mobile, uncontrollable. Often these children are, as they say, "without brakes. " The degree of manifestation of signs of MMD varies greatly depending on the state of health, the environment, and the time of year. Children with MMD need constant monitoring and treatment by a neurologist, as well as the help of a psychologist, defectologist.

20. Has difficulty solving math problems.

Low level of development of general intelligence. Poor understanding of grammatical constructions (“If ... then”, “In order to ...”, etc.). The lack of formation of the ability to focus on a system of signs, a low level of development of figurative thinking. Additional classes, examination by a psychoneurologist are required.

21. Has difficulty retelling text.

The ability to plan one's actions is not formed, logical memorization is poorly developed, a low level of speech development, a low level of development of figurative thinking (logical operations), self-esteem is reduced, and other psychological reasons. A set of additional exercises.

22. Left-handed child.

Left-handedness itself is not always a risk factor and does not require a special training program. Often a left-handed child is even more gifted than his peers. At the same time, the upbringing, education and development of left-handed children have their own characteristics, which both teachers and parents should know. The predominance of the left hand over the right reflects the altered ("atypical") organization of the work of the cerebral hemispheres. This is the reason for the characteristics of behavior, mental activity, and motor sphere characteristic of a left-handed child. Among them, there are those that can make it difficult for a child to study at school and cause a negative reaction from adults: adaptive mechanisms are weakened, emotional breakdowns and neurosis-like episodes of behavior are possible, the need for the attention of others is increased, haste is contraindicated, the ability to switch is reduced, orientation in a notebook is difficult, in writing, an abundance of inexplicable errors, persistent errors in reading. In these cases, you should contact the experts.

23. From the first weeks of learning, the child reveals difficulties in reading and writing.

The probable cause is the insufficient formation of such functions as visual-motor perception and hand-eye coordination. These manifestations of the functional immaturity of the child will not allow him to learn to read and write easily and quickly. Special work is needed on the integrated development of functions, fixed attention to the way letters are written when teaching writing, a slow pace of learning, systematic, but not long (10-15 minutes) work on the formation of functions. In the process of learning, optical errors, mirror writing are possible. The pace of reading should be slow, as the child has difficulty differentiating and distinguishing between letters and numbers that are similar in configuration.

Intensive study programs, early (from grade 1) learning of a foreign language are not recommended.

24. Hyperactive child. An excessively mobile, overly active child, with closer attention, reveals motor disinhibition, reactivity, which is combined with increased excitability, "chaotic grasping" of everything that catches the eye, and fatigue. With unfamiliar adults, he behaves in the same way as with relatives. Such a child is easily provoked into a conflict, even in the presence of a teacher. To a sharp remark, he gives a sharp answer. Tries but fails to keep a promise; often this child causes irritation, not sympathy, while he himself suffers greatly. In the learning process, it also periodically "turns off" without noticing it. As a result, with a good memory, memorizing material can be difficult. It is difficult for a child to maintain mental performance until the end of the school day, although he remains physically active until late in the evening. Strong emotions can also disorganize the behavior of such a child. Hyperactivity, most often, is not the result of poor education, but a medical diagnosis that requires observation by a neurologist and complex correction. Adults should show firmness and consistency in education, at the same time not give categorical instructions and avoid the words “no”, “no”. React to the actions of the child in a non-standard way: to joke or leave him alone for a while, calmly repeat his request with the same words many times. You should strictly observe the regime of the day. Places for classes and games should be permanent, with a specific place for each item. At school, such a child should be in front of the teacher's eyes, on the first desk right at the blackboard. He should always be able to quickly call for help. It is important to direct the energy of the child in a useful direction. Under favorable conditions, the signs of hyperactivity soften and disappear as the child grows up.

Suffixes in English - Examples and Rules

There can be confusion between suffixes and endings in English (both are often called word endings, “word endings”), and English terminology in this matter is not much different from Russian. So let's start with the basic concepts.

The ending is an inflectional morpheme. It changes the form of the word, but not its meaning, and at the same time carries a grammatical load:

pencil - pencil s (ending indicates plural)
work - work ed (ending indicates elapsed time)

The suffix, in turn, is a derivational morpheme. Suffixes in English create new words, either changing the meaning of the original, or transforming one part of speech into another:

red - redd ish (red - reddish)
teach - teach er (teach - teacher)

There are very few endings in English - these are -s (-es), -ed and -ing. There are a lot of suffixes in English. In this article, we will consider only the most common ones.

Noun suffixes

Profession and activity suffixes (-er, -ent, -ess)

The -er suffix is perhaps the most common and productive suffix for "doers". With it, you can form a noun from almost any verb.

write > writer - write > writer
bake > baker - oven > baker
paint > painter - draw > artist

Most modern words denoting the performer of an action are formed precisely with his help. This also applies to inanimate objects.

printer
scanner

The suffix -er in English often means a profession: manager - manager, manager

Many words that come from French and Latin have the suffix -or:

doctor
tailor
actor

The suffix in English -ist often denotes activities related to science and medicine:

scientist
dentist
biologist

It also denotes an adherent of any views and beliefs:

pacifist - pacifist
communist - communist
realist - realist

Other suffixes in English for words of Latin and Greek origin:

Suffix -ian:

musician
librarian
mathematician - mathematician

Suffix -ent:

student
resident - resident, resident of
agent

Suffix -ant:

informant
assistant
confidant

The suffix -ess is one of the few "feminine" suffixes in English:

waitress
actress
princess - princess

But the suffix -ess is a “feminine” suffix in English: waitress is a waitress

Suffixes of process, action, phenomenon (-ment, -ion, -ism)

and means an action or its result:

movement - movement
entertainment
concealment

The suffix -ion also means an action, process or result of this process:

revolution
isolation
restriction - restriction

The suffix -ism denotes a system of views, beliefs:

racism
communism
pacifism

Suffixes of state, quality, property (-ance / -ence, -dom, -hood, -ity, -ness, -ship, -th)

The suffix -ance / -ence in a noun, as a rule, corresponds to the suffix - ant / -ent in adjective:

different - difference (different - difference)
important - importance (important - importance)
independent - independence (independent - independence)

The suffixes in English -hood and -ship mean the state of a person associated with his age, social relations, sometimes activities; or a group of people united by this state.

childhood
motherhood - motherhood
priesthood
friendship — friendship
internship - internship, internship

The suffix -ship means a group united on some basis, for example: friendship - friendship

The suffix -dom means states and properties of a broader meaning:

freedom - freedom
wisdom - wisdom
martyrdom - martyrdom

The suffix in English -ness means the possession of some quality and serves to form nouns from adjectives:

kindness
usefulness
vastness - vastness

The suffix -th often means physical properties:

strength - strength
length - length
warmth

The suffix -ity means property, quality, and is common for words of Latin origin:

brevity - brevity
velocity - speed
purity - purity

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Adjective suffixes

The suffix in English -ful means having a quality (and is related to the adjective full - "full"):

beautiful - beautiful - beautiful
useful

The suffix -less is opposite in meaning to the previous one and means lack of quality:

careless - carefree
harmless

The suffix -able, -ible characterizes a property or availability for some action:

edible
portable - portable, portable
admirable - admirable

The suffixes -ic and -al mean "related to something":

heroic
mythic - mythical
cultural
musical - musical

The suffix -al often indicates an attitude towards something. For example, to music: musical - 1) musical 2) musical

The suffix -ous also carries the characteristic:

dangerous - dangerous
nutritious

The suffix in English -ish has several meanings:

expresses similarity (in terms of appearance, behavior)

girlish
childich - childish, childish
foolish

weakens the meaning of the adjective

reddish
narrowish

means nationality, language or country

English
Swedish

The suffix -ive means having a property, ability:

attractive
sedative

The English suffix -y is used to form many simple adjectives:

rainy
dirty - dirty
sunny - sunny

Verb suffixes

Verb suffixes are not so diverse and almost all have the meaning of "do something" or "become something".