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How to Make Sight Word Games

By James

| March 31st 2012 | Views:

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Playing board games, especially the ones which are sight word games, can have several advantages. It is not only affordable and entertaining but also imparts great education to the players. This will help in the growth of your children’s vocabulary. You can either buy one or make it for your children, if you do not want to spend money in buying it..

You need some basic items before you start making your own sight word games. You need a poster board, a pen and a list of sight words. Using the poster board you can create a path which can look like a snake or chutes and ladders. Each space should be of length of one inch so that a sight word can be written on it. You can use pennies, dice or spinner from another game to start playing the board game. Sometimes you can make match box cars as well, so that they can be used as perfect game pawns. A sight word game can also be made using 10 sight words. If your child’s vocabulary is not yet strong, you can use some basic sight words. The rate, at which the children’s learning will advance, will vary. It can take a week. Once your child learns new words, do not forget to revise the old ones. When the child’s learning capacity increases, include 25 words in the sight word games. The already known words shall be introduced once again, so as to enhance the confidence of the child. Some alliterations, songs and nursery rhymes can also be incorporated by you in the board games to create the desired impact. The most important thing to be considered before constructing a board game is that, you should be well aware of the skills and the sight words that your child should know. You can make the game accordingly.

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For more information on sight word games, check out the info available online; these will help you learn to find the sight word activities!