{Class Eight}
The Gumball Machine 2
Parking Lot 7
The Egg Flip 13
Sight Word Placemat 18
Sight Word Treasure Map 20
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{Supplies} Pages 3 to 6: Gumball Machine printables. Scissors.
{Time}
10 minutes.
{Directions}
1. Before your child joins you, cut out the sight word cards and gumball tokens. Place the cards in a pile face down next to a gumball machine printable. The play area will look like this:
Note: Half of the sight words are written on one gumball machine and half are written on the other. If your child is still learning the words, give him one gumball machine and place the 12 matching sight word cards in a pile. If your child already knows the sight words, give him both gumball machines and all 24 sight word cards.
2. Invite your child to turn over the top card in the pile and read it out loud. Then, have him use
one of the tokens to cover the matching sight word gumball. 3. Play continues until all gumballs have been covered.
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{Gumball Machine} This is a playful twist on sight word practice that will have your child recognizing these 24 common words in a snap.
Tokens used to cover up the sight words on the gumball mat.
A gumball mat.
The sight word cards in a pile face down.
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look
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can see
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Drivers, start your engines! In this game, your child will park her way to better sight word recognition.
{Supplies}
Pages 8 to 12: Parking Lot printables. A Matchbox/Hot Wheel car. A glue stick.
{Time}
7 minutes
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{Parking Lot}
{Directions}
1. Before inviting your child to join you, glue together the parking lot printable
pages as shown in the diagram on Page 8.
2. Give your child a car and call out a sight word. Ask your child to drive the car to
the corresponding spot in the parking lot.
3. Give your child the chance to call out sight words for you to find in the parking
lot.
4. Play continues until all sight words have been called or your child loses interest.
glue lot #2 to lot #1 as shown glue lot #3 to lot #2 as shown glue lot #4 to lot #3 as shown
finished lot should look like this
How to assemble the lot:
lot #1lot #1
I a it the and in
lot #1
sight word parking lot
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of to he is that was
lot #2
look you said for up go
lot #3
lot #1
we can play see me no parking
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{Supplies}
Pages 14 to 17: Egg Flip printables.
Scissors.
A spatula.
{Time}
7 minutes
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This game will have your child flipping over sight words. Literally!
{The Egg Flip}
{Directions}
1. Before your child joins you, cut out the eggs and spread them face up on a flat surface.
2. Hand your child the spatula and call out a sight word. Ask him to flip the matching
sight word egg.
3. Play continues until all eggs have been flipped.
Note: If your child is still learning the sight words, spread out groups of 5-‐‑7 eggs at a
time to prevent him from becoming overwhelmed.
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for up go
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{Supplies}
Page 19: Sight Word Placemat. Optional: A sheet of contact paper and a pair of scissors.
{Time}
7 minutes
{Directions}
1. Optional: Before your child joins you, attach the placemat to your kitchen table using a sheet of contact paper.
2. Invite your child to play different games with the mat. Options include:
Call out a sight word. Have your child find it on the placemat and spell it out loud first with her eyes open and then with her eyes closed. Ask your child to find and read all of the 2-‐‑letter words, then the 3-‐‑letter words, and so on. Have your child spell all of the words that have an {a}, then all of the words with an {o}, etc. Encourage your child to make up silly sentences with the sight words. For instance, “We can play it,” or “He can see me.”
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{Sight Word Place Mat}
As unexpected as it may be, the kitchen can be a wonderful place to help your child learn to read. This playful place mat will help your child memorize sight words AND keep her entertained while you cook. It’s a two for one!
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{Supplies} Page 21: Treasure Hunt printable. A cover up token (a pom pom, coin, rock, etc.) Optional: A die and a second token. Optional: A stopwatch.
{Time}
10 minutes
{Directions}
1. There are two versions of this game. In version one, your child will place his token on
the starting line. When you say, “go”, your child will move his token along the path,
reading each word in order. You will time him to see how long it takes to read all 24
words. The goal is to read the words faster and faster each time he completes the race.
2. In version two of the game, two players place their tokens on the starting line. Player
One rolls the die and moves his token to the corresponding space on the mat. He reads
the word out loud. Player Two then rolls the die, moves his token to the matching spot
and reads the word out loud. Players continue taking turns rolling and reading. The
first player to reach the treasure chest is the winner.
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Treasure maps and gold?! Yes, please! Your child will love going on this sight word treasure hunt.
{Treasure Map}
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start here matey!
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