Christmas Sight Word Practice

Sight Word practice is so important and instead of using flash cards I love to use games.  A class favorite is our sight word spinners.  Here is a sample of our color and black and white version.

The average child needs 4-14 exposures to a word to make it stick, which requires lots of repetition. Each spinner covers 5 sight words which makes reinforcement easily manageable and still fun.

These spinners are easy prep.  Just print, add a paper clip and pencil to your station and you are ready to go.  Students can either color a box every time they spin a word or they can write the word in the box.  These are great for morning work or centers.  You can find them here in my Teachers Pay Teachers Store.

Snowball Sight Words

I've been trying to find new ways to get my kids to practice reading their sight words.  I've also been wanting to add a sensory table into my room but don't have the money to buy one or the energy to keep up with it this year.  So in an effort to check off both things, I've combined the two.

In December I filled a small bin with tinsel and hid sight words written on ornament clip art.  My kids loved it.  So this month I did the same thing with cotton balls and sight words written on snowball clip art that my husband designed for me.

The kids took turns hunting for the snowball sight words and writing them down on the organizer.  They were having so much fun I don't think they even realized they were learning which is my favorite kind of activity.

I wish I had another idea of a combined sensory table for February but at the moment I don't.  So if you have an idea leave a comment below and maybe you'll see a sight word creation for February in my TpT store in the near future.

You can download my Snowball Sight Word creation from my TpT store.