DOLCH High-Frequency Word Practice and Game Ideas

1. Play games with them, cut the cards out and use them as flash cards.

2. Use oral 'cloze' activities with the cards. Hold up the word, and use a sentence with a blank prompting the child to state the word. For instance: " I liked that movie so much that I watched it _________(again).

3. Shuffle the Dolch cards, turn them over one at a time and use them in a sentence.

4. Write a journal including as many Dolch words as you can!

5. Have the child practice the 10 sight words with a hands-on activity like bingo, concentration, Go Fish, etc. The game should be played with a partner (you, a sibling, friend, etc.)
 

6. Its a simple one, but my kids love "bang"...word cards are in a can. the
student picks a card and reads it out loud. If he is correct he can keep
the card, and it is the next student's turn. The object is to have the
most cards at the end of the game. "Bang" is written on some cards. When
a student chooses Bang he has to read BANG in a nice loud voice and put ALL of his cards back in the can.

7. For a small group of two students, allow them to play tic tac toe, either with colored chalk on the board or with colored pencils on paper. Or, you could purchase commercially made tic tac toe games with manipulative pieces. Before a student can place an "x" or an "o" on the grid, he or she must spell a sight word correctly.

8. BINGO!

9. ABC Order-Write your words in alphabetical order

10. Rainbow Words-Write your words in three colors

11. Picture Words-Draw a picture and write your words in the picture

12. Scrambled Words-Write your words and then write them again with the letters mixed

13. Ransom Words-Write your words by cutting out letters in a newspaper or magazine and glue them on a paper

14. Pyramid Words-Write your words adding one letter at a time

15. Words-In-Words-Write your word and then write at least 2 words made from each

16. Delicious Words-Write your words in whipped cream, peanut butter, or anything you can eat

17. Good Clean Words-Write your words in shaving cream on a counter or some other surface that can be cleaned safely

18. Dirty Words-Write your words in mud or sand

19. Pasta Words-Write your words by arranging alphabet pasta or Alphabits. Glue on paper or bring me a note from a parent and do on a table or counter at home

20. 3D Words-Use modeling clay rolled thinly to make your words

21. Magazine Words-Use an old magazine or newspaper and find your word

22. Cheer Your Words-Pretend you are a cheerleader and call out your words

23. Sound Words-Use tape recorder and record your words and their spelling

24. X Words-Write two words having one common letter so they criss-cross

25. Other Handed-If you are right-handed, write with your left, or vice versa

26. Choo-Choo Words-Write the entire list end-to-end as one long word, using different colors of crayon or ink for different words

27. Silly String-With a long length of string, "write" words in cursive, using the string to shape the letters.

28. Back Writing-Using your finger, draw each letter on a partners' back, having the partner say the

28. Telephone Words-Translate your words into numbers from a telephone keypad

29. Flash Writing- In a darkened room, use a flashlight to draw letters in the air

30. Newspaper Words-Search a newspaper page from top to bottom, circling each letter of a word as you find it

31. 30 Second Words-Write a TV commercial using all the words from your list

32. Popsicles-Make words using popsicle sticks

33. Secret Agent Words-Number the alphabet from 1 to 26, then convert your words to a number code

34. Etch-A-Word-Use an Etch-A-Sketch to write your words