Sight words pre k games
Sight Words Go Fish | Sight Words: Teach Your Child to Read
- Overview
- Materials
- Activity
- Confidence Builder
- Assessment
- Printable Go Fish Cards
- Questions and Answers
Sight Words Go Fish is a vocabulary-themed variation of the classic Go Fish card game, for 2-4 players. Introducing this game is easiest when the children already have experience playing the traditional Go Fish game, because they will already understand the game dynamics and can focus their attention on the reading aspect. This is of particular importance for younger children, who can get overwhelmed with having to learn a new game and new words at the same time.
The goal is to collect more pairs of matching cards than anyone else. Children must read the sight word on the card they wish to play and be able to read the words that are requested by other players. It is another fun way to give children extensive exposure to a variety of sight words.
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For Sight Words Go Fish, you will make and use a set of cards with various word pairs. The number of pairs depends on how many words you select when creating the cards. You can also remove some pairs from your deck of cards to make it a more manageable size.
Use our Go Fish Card Generator to create a set of cards and print them out, preferably on heavy-duty cardstock paper. You will want to use a mix of newer words that the children have not yet mastered and familiar words that could use some review.
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These instructions are for a game with 3-4 players. Sight Words Go Fish can also be played easily with just two players.
Video: How to Play Sight Words Go Fish
Deal 5 cards to each player (7 cards each if there are only 2 players), then place the remaining cards face down in the middle of the circle formed by the players.
All the players look at their cards but do not reveal them to each other.
Player A takes the first turn. Player A selects one of her cards and reads the word on it out loud, moving her index finger from left to right underneath the letters as she reads. (An adult should demonstrate this reading technique at the start of the game to teach or remind children how best to read the word.)
Player A then selects another player and asks him, “Player C, do you have any cards with the word BEFORE?” If Player C has a card with that word, he must say “Yes, I have a card with the word BEFORE,” and hand it to Player A, who then gets another turn. If any player struggles with reading or pronouncing a word, take a moment to go through the sight words correction to reinforce the correct pronunciation.
If Player C does not have any of the requested card, he shouts, “Go Fish!” Player A must then draw a card from the stack. If the drawn card has the word she was looking for, she shows the card and gets to take another turn.
Otherwise, her turn ends, and the child who said “Go Fish” gets the next turn.
If a player collects both cards of a particular word pair, he puts them in a face-up stack in front of him. The game continues until someone has no cards left or the face-down stack runs out. The winner is the player with the most pairs of matching cards.
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To make the game a little easier, especially for a younger child, simply use fewer pairs of cards.
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Observe the game, whether it’s watching your own child in your 2-player game or observing a group of students in a 4-player game. Make note of which words the children have mastered, and which ones are still a bit of a struggle. Be on the lookout for individual children who are struggling with several of the words.
A child is considered to have mastered the sight words in this activity when she can consistently recognize and read all the word cards in her hand, with confidence and without any noticeable hesitation.
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Create your own custom Go Fish Cards or use some of our pre-made templates below.
6.1 Blank Go Fish Card Templates
- Blank Go Fish Card Templates (Write in your own words)
6.2 Dolch Sight Words Go Fish Cards
- Pre-K Dolch Words (40 words)
- Kindergarten Dolch Words (52 words)
- 1st Grade Dolch Words (41 words)
- 2nd Grade Dolch Words (46 words)
- 3rd Grade Dolch Words(41 words)
- Noun Dolch Words (95 words)
6.3 Fry Sight Words Go Fish Cards
- 1st 100 Fry Words (100 words)
- 2nd 100 Fry Words (100 words)
- 3rd 100 Fry Words (100 words)
- 4th 100 Fry Words (100 words)
- 5th 100 Fry Words (100 words)
- 6th 100 Fry Words (100 words)
- 7th 100 Fry Words (100 words)
- 8th 100 Fry Words (100 words)
- 9th 100 Fry Words (100 words)
- 10th 100 Fry Words (100 words)
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4 Top 150 Written Words Go Fish Cards- 1st 50 Words (50 words)
- 2nd 50 Words (50 words)
- 3rd 50 Words (50 words)
To download a template, right-click and select Save As.
These materials are provided under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Essentially, this means you can do whatever you want with the resources, provided you leave the attribution hallmark on the resources. You may use these materials in the classroom, at home, as part of a for-profit tutoring business, or for any other purpose. (Except starting forest fires. That’s bad.) You do not need to contact us for permission to use the materials. We want you to use them!
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Sight Words Boom! | Sight Words: Teach Your Child to Read
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- Materials
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- Confidence Builder
- Variation
- Printable Boom! Cards
- Questions and Answers
Sight Words Boom! is a vocabulary-themed game for one or more players.
Children will collect cards by correctly reading the sight words printed on them. But watch out for the BOOM cards! Draw a BOOM card, and you lose all the cards you collected and have to start over.
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- Sight Words Boom! cards
Create Boom! cards with our Boom! Card Creator and print the cards out on cardstock paper. Each sheet will have eight sight word cards and one BOOM card. Cut apart the cards along the dotted lines.
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Shuffle the cards and put them in a face-down stack. Player A draws a card from the stack and reads the word on it out loud, moving her index finger from left to right underneath the letters as she reads. (An adult should demonstrate this reading technique at the start of the game to teach or remind children how best to read the word.)
If she reads the word correctly, she gets to keep the card.
Then Player B takes a turn (if there are multiple players). If Player A does not read the word correctly, Player B gets a chance to read that word and collect a card.
NOTE: If there is a word that no player can read correctly, the adult should set the card aside as a reminder to work on that word in the next day’s lesson.
The BOOM cards are what make this game fun and exciting! If a child draws a BOOM card, she loses all the cards she has collected. On her next turn she can start collecting new cards. The lost cards (including the BOOM card) should be shuffled and added to the bottom of the face-down stack.
Keep playing until all the cards in the face-down stack have been collected. The winner is the player with the most cards.
If there is only one player, she plays to see how many cards she can collect before losing them to a BOOM card. She can play repeatedly, trying to beat her previous record.
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If the child is easily discouraged when she loses her cards, simply play with fewer BOOM cards.
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Set a timer for anywhere from one to five minutes. Challenge the players to read as many words and collect as many cards as they can before the time runs out. But they still have to watch out for the BOOM cards!
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Create your own custom Boom! cards or use some of our pre-made templates below.
6.1 Blank Boom! Card Templates
- Blank Boom! Card Templates (Write in your own words)
6.2 Dolch Sight Words Boom! Cards
- Pre-K Dolch Words (40 words)
- Kindergarten Dolch Words (52 words)
- 1st Grade Dolch Words (41 words)
- 2nd Grade Dolch Words (46 words)
- 3rd Grade Dolch Words (41 words)
- Noun Dolch Words (95 words)
6.
3 Fry Sight Words Boom! Cards- 1st 100 Fry Words (100 words)
- 2nd 100 Fry Words (100 words)
- 3rd 100 Fry Words (100 words)
- 4th 100 Fry Words (100 words)
- 5th 100 Fry Words (100 words)
- 6th 100 Fry Words (100 words)
- 7th 100 Fry Words (100 words)
- 8th 100 Fry Words (100 words)
- 9th 100 Fry Words (100 words)
- 10th 100 Fry Words (100 words)
6.4 Top 150 Written Words Boom! Cards
- 1st 50 Words (50 words)
- 2nd 50 Words (50 words)
- 3rd 50 Words (50 words)
To download a template, right-click and select Save As.
These materials are provided under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Essentially, this means you can do whatever you want with the resources, provided you leave the attribution hallmark on the resources. You may use these materials in the classroom, at home, as part of a for-profit tutoring business, or for any other purpose.
(Except starting forest fires. That’s bad.) You do not need to contact us for permission to use the materials. We want you to use them!
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Games in English for adults - EnglishDom blog
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At first glance it may seem that the words "adult" and "game" are not at all compatible in one sentence. But this opinion is erroneous, as adults really like to play. Therefore, if you use games in the educational process in English lessons, then your adult students will answer you with great gratitude. Firstly, because the lesson will be more fun, interesting and exciting, and secondly, because you can combine useful and enjoyable in this way, bringing more fruit in learning English.
Features
By and large, the choice of games for adults should be based on the individual characteristics and preferences of a particular student.
Some people are more open and creative, easily adapting to new roles and doing creative play tasks. Others prefer a more serious atmosphere in the classroom, feel somewhat withdrawn and constrained, but they can also be approached. It's great if the theme and essence of the game is related to the work or hobbies of the student, he knows something on this topic. Unlike games with children, there is no need to use physical activity here - only mental activity is enough. The game must be necessarily fun and exciting, if you see that students are not interested, it is better to stop it as soon as possible. Make sure that the rules of the game are very clear, for this you can write them down on the board or in the chat.
Complete the topic in the online simulator:
- Pre-Intermediate Top 100 Words
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Role-playing games
These are the most common and effective games, as they can be easily adapted to any topic of the lesson.
Imagine and describe a situation in which students will need to play the role of another person. Thus, you can build dialogues when working in pairs, build discussions when working in groups, and also come up with mini-presentations when working individually with a student. For more realism, come up with foreign names that students should call each other's arcs during the game. During such games, it is very good to work out new vocabulary. You can write, for example, a list of words to be used during the game.
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Amnesia
This is also a very popular game among adult students. Here, papers with the names of famous personalities are attached to students' foreheads. They ask Yes/No questions to guess who they are. Thus, it is possible to study and fix the vocabulary for describing appearance and character, actions and habits, to train the construction of questions and answers to them.
This game can be played both in a group and together. In an online class, you can upload several photos and take turns choosing one famous person, guessing it in your mind, while another student or teacher has to guess this person in the same empirical way.
Hat
This game is somewhat similar to the previous one, but it is designed to be played in pairs and also stimulates competitive interest. The essence of the game is to get pieces of paper with the names of objects or the names of people, professions, etc. out of a hat (real or imaginary). and describe them to each other until the partner guesses. Whichever pair guesses the most words wins. It would be great to come up with a kind of prize for the winner, so that the game was logically completed. This game can be used to activate vocabulary both on a specific topic and to develop speaking skills in general. This practice has a good effect on the development of spontaneous speech and fluent speaking.
Hangman
This is a well-known game similar to "Field of Wonders".
The word is encrypted here, which must be guessed by substituting letters. When naming the wrong letter, the “gallows” line up element by element, and if, after using all the attempts, the person still fails to guess the word, the entire gallows is lined up, and he loses. It may sound a little creepy, but nevertheless it is a good way to train semantic guess, memorize the "spelling" of English words and just reinforce vocabulary on a specific topic.
Crossword
Many people like to do crosswords in their native language, so they will probably enjoy doing them in English as well. This is a kind of vocabulary game. You can pick up a crossword puzzle on a specific topic and, reading the definitions of words to students, try to solve it. You can also compose it yourself, for example, enter some answers in a crossword puzzle and leave some words missing. Then students need to take turns coming up with a definition of those words that are already inscribed in his version of the crossword puzzle in such a way that the partner guesses.
You need to do this in turn until the entire crossword puzzle is solved.
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T-shirt
For this game, you need to draw a T-shirt, and inside it are different dates, names or other words. All these words are data about one of the students. The rest of the group or his partner must guess what all these words mean. For example, "30, London, football etc." Students should ask questions trying to guess what the data means: “Is your birthday on the 30th of July? Have you studied in London? Do you like playing football? etc". This game promotes a closer and very unobtrusive acquaintance between students in a group or between a student and a teacher, helps to establish stronger bonds and warmer relationships and, of course, trains the skill of building questions.
As you can see, there can be a great variety of games in an English lesson. If it is reasonable to approach the issue of planning an English lesson and using games in it, then you can pick up something to your taste for almost every person, regardless of his age, profession and hobbies.
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Top 5 board games for learning English
The best way to make learning a foreign language fun is to introduce gamification into it. Board games are suitable for spending an evening with the family, a lesson, or classes in a conversation club. Do not worry if your level of language proficiency is not yet high. Even English speakers often play these games with a notepad and a dictionary. Jurgen Green, a teacher at the Novakid online English school, will tell you which games will be the most exciting and help you expand your vocabulary.
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Benefits of playing board games in English
Great fun
The ability to fully enjoy the game and each other's company is a rarity in the digital age.
Your vocabulary will increase significantly
Many people find it boring to memorize new words and expressions in large volumes. Thanks to games, they are remembered as easily as the lines of your favorite songs. The more words you know, the more likely your chance of winning.
You won't forget the language
It is very difficult to constantly remember the meanings of foreign words without practicing the language in everyday life. Thanks to games, you will be able not to reduce your level of English and maintain a stable interest in learning it.
The fear of making a mistake will decrease
Very often people who learn English at school and even know it at a high level are afraid to speak it with foreigners. Fear of making a mistake prevents them from doing so. With the help of regular games in English, it becomes easier to cope with this clamp.
You will understand that sometimes making mistakes is normal, you will be easier to relate to this and begin to speak more freely.
This is logical thinking training
Through games in English, you will learn to analyze, think quickly and develop behavioral strategies. These skills will be useful to you in the future in all areas of life.
You can play in a big company
If possible, try to include an English teacher or native speaker.
Life hacks
Prepare a pen and paper to write down the score, new words and expressions.
You may need a dictionary. It will allow you to sort out controversial situations during the game. For example, one of the players may name a word that will seem controversial or erroneous to his opponents.
Add new words and expressions to online vocabulary learning apps.
For example, such as Words or WordBook.
In what games you need to play
SCRABBLE
- Knowledge level: from Elementary
- Number of players: 2-4
- Duration: from 60 minutes
thanks expand your vocabulary, learn how to find the optimal strategy in a short time and make anagrams. The word Scrabble itself means "to search frantically for something" or "to write illegibly". The game is based on the principle of a crossword puzzle. Your task is to collect words from the given letters. The more of them there are in the word, the more points you get. The opponent wins the one who can compose the longest words and put them in the most advantageous place on the board.
During the game, you will also have to count points and possibly challenge the wrong words of your opponents. Each letter in the game has its own value.
The less often it is used in words, the more points you get when you use it. For example, the letter "A" is worth one point, and "Q" is worth 10 points. You can win or lose by using the last letter in the bag.
Other types of Scrabble
Players can upgrade the game by themselves, turning it into a themed Scrabble. Birthday, New Year's Eve, sports or art - all of these can be a topic for the use of words from which participants can be awarded an additional 5 points. It is very exciting to challenge the players' attempts to prove that certain words are related to the topic.
If you want to play with someone who is just starting to learn English, Scrabble Junior might be helpful. It allows you to master the English alphabet and the simplest words.
Taboo
- Level: Pre-Intermediate
- Number of players: 4-7
- Duration: 45-70 minutes
and imagination.
In just a minute, you need to explain the word without naming it and the words from the list associated with it. Let's say, having guessed the word "cinema", you should avoid such clue words as: "movie", "watch" and "popcorn". The goal of the game is to collect more cards by guessing more words. The more they explain in a minute, the more points your team gets.
If you are wrong, your opponents press the horn and score a point, and you must immediately draw another card. During the game, it is forbidden to gesticulate to explain your speech.
Other varieties of Taboo
The game can be simplified by allowing one taboo word.
One of the game variants allows more complex rules. In it, words can only be explained with the help of songs or poems.
You can independently prepare or download from the Web sets of cards with words starting with a certain letter or on topics that interest you. For example, it could be Christmas, a hobby, or a business.
Urban Myth
- Knowledge level: from Pre-Intermediate
- Number of players: 2+
- Duration: 45-60 minutes
Categories: Classic Myths, Celebrities, Health, Crime, Nature & Business. This game is a great way not only to improve your vocabulary, but also to develop your erudition. All participants will learn a lot of new and interesting things. You will have to guess whether bats are blind, how much gangster Al Capone earned a year, whether crocodiles live in the New York sewer system and much more. The goal of the game is to collect the word MYTH or TRUE. Each card has one of the letters included in one of these two words.
Man Bites Dog
- Knowledge Level: Pre-Intermediate
- Players: 2-6
- Duration: 15-20 minutes
They may sound incredible, but they must be correct in terms of the construction of the English language.
You will be able to expand your vocabulary and review grammar. Each player will receive 8 cards with different values. One header can consist of no more than 5 cards. The player's task is to make the most valuable headline during each turn. If this fails, he has the right to change all the cards, skipping the move. The one who scores the most points wins.
Life hacks
- For better memorization of new words in the game, you can sign their translation directly on game cards.
- Remember: the same word can belong to different parts of speech at the same time. For example, being both a noun and a verb.
Sounds Like A Plan
- Level: Pre-Intermediate
- Players: 4-8
- Duration: 30 minutes
develop the speed of thought. You can also get to know your rivals better and have a lot of fun.
Each player has cards from two decks - "Advice" and "To Do List".
The goal of the game is to choose a recommendation from your cards that will best suit the situation. Your to-do list might include, for example, tasks such as reuniting a family, managing a tourist camp, and setting out on a horseback ride. Advice might be, for example: learn the law, calm down, place an order, shut your mouth, or buy shares. The dice you roll will determine what type of advice you should give: the best, the worst, from a grandmother or a child. The participant who drew the "To Do List" card ranks the player cards from the most relevant advice to the most inappropriate.
All of these games were not created specifically for learning English. But they greatly help to improve the level of proficiency in it. Try to consolidate your knowledge after the game by practicing new words and expressions with the help of mobile online vocabulary training applications.
Combine games with offline or online learning. Ideally, find a native speaker teacher who will help you start speaking the language fluently.
