Sight words are words that children should learn to recognize by sight rather than using decoding strategies.
Teaching sight words is an important aspect of helping children learn to read along with phonics. The two combined are important for developing strong reading skills.
Below you’ll find some free resources that you can use to help children learn to read sight words. They include online games, videos, and printables. I think you’ll find that these combined with a good reading program will help the children you teach learn the foundations of reading.
Resources for Teaching Sight Words
SightWords.com: This site has a flash card generator, games, and helpful tips for teaching sight words.
ABCYa: This link is to the Kitten Hop Word Recognition game on ABCYa.
Primary Games: Primary Games isn’t just about games. You’ll also find helpful videos, flashcards, and more on this website.
Fun 4 the Brain: There are fun online games for teaching reading on Fun 4 the Brain.
Quiz Tree: Get lots of free videos, games, and printables for teaching sight words here.
FamilyLearning.org: You’ll find a variety of sight word games on this family-friendly British site.
Cookie.com: Cookie.com has a free online game for sight word practice.
mrcpl.org: The Mansfield/Richland County Library has some online sight word games for kids.
Starfall: This website has a wide variety of resources for teaching reading. This link is to an online sight word match game.
Spelling City: Get helpful tips, ideas, and printables on Spelling City.
SightWordsGame.com: This site has not only games, but worksheets, activities, flashcards, and books as well.
Confessions of a Homeschooler: Erica has a variety of sight word printables on this page.
K12 Reader: You’ll find a collection of Dolch word list worksheets and activities here.
Kindergarten Mom: Get free printables including Sight Words of the Day, Bingo sheets and more.
Enchanted Learning: Get a Dolch word list as well as helpful printable sheets on Enchanted Learning.
As I find more resources for teaching sight words, I’ll add them to this list. So check back here often to see if anything has been added.
More help on this site for teaching sight words:
- Printable Sight Word Games for Learning Fun
- Free Printable Sight Word Mini Books (In the Membership Area)
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