Sight word bowling
When children start learning to read it can be very rewarding to hear them, but it can also be very frustrating, especially whilst learning all those ‘tricky’ words that cannot be sounded out. I wanted to help my girls with some of this learning in a fun way so I made up this very simple fun sight word bowling game…..
Sight word bowling game
I selected all the words I wanted to help my girls learn from a pack of flashcards I had, but you could very easily write out your own on pieces of paper/card/postcards. Next I lined up five word cards, propping them up against some empty bottles.
Once the words were set up, I screwed up some pieces of paper into balls and stuck a bit of sellotape round them to make balls. Then we were ready to play.
The children sat on the floor behind a line, I said a word and they had to knock down the correct word with their ball. They had two chances each time. They took it in turns and we kept score. I changed the words as we played throughout the game.
Both Pinky and Boo absolutely loved this game. I cannot tell you how much excitement came from them, in fact much more delight than I had ever expected! Pinky even whispered to me “this is the best game ever!” Wow, I think it was definitely a hit then! As soon as they came out of school the next day, they asked if we could play this game again when we got home. We will be playing this a fair bit!
It is an excellent game for helping children remember those tricky words as they learn to recognise them in a fun way, they don’t even realise they are learning. It is also great at teaching some hand – eye coordination.
what a great idea! i’d been trying to think of some fun word games we could play and this would be something my son would really enjoy.
Thanks, I hope you have fun
I like how simple this is to set up. And I’m sure they had fun with this learning game – it’s always best to teach through play!
It is so quick and easy to do and my children loved it, even though they were learning
What a great idea – such a fun way to help them with learning new words.
Thanks
Such a simple and fun idea!
Thank you
Great idea! My son would love doing this
Thank you, my girls definitely enjoyed it
This is a fab idea! Such a fun way of helping them learn
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Thank you x
OMG we are learning sight words and this is an awesome idea! Thanks!!!
Thank you
What a good idea, I really take my hat off to you, you always seem to come up with so many fun things to do with your children and great ideas too each time I pop over for a read, where do you get all the inspiration from? #letkidsbekids
Aw, thank you very much. Somethings like this sight word bowling I came up with on my own, other times, pinterest is a great place for inspiration!
This is a great idea! Anything that takes the pressure off and makes learning feel more like a game is such a good thing at this age x
The children didn’t even notice they were learning, it’s great!
What a hreat game to make learning really fun for them. My 5 year old would really benefit from playing this game.
My girls definitely loved it
Oh I love this! My youngest is in Reception class and this would be great for those words he’s struggling to grasp
My girls really enjoyed it
Oh wow, I love this. So cool! I’m adding it to my nanny bag of tricks. xx
Thank you x
This is brilliant! We are just at this stage with my son and have been looking for more ideas. Will definitely be trying this one. Thanks so much for sharing with the Monday #pinitparty. I will be featuring it as a favourite at tomorrow’s party
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Aw thank you very much. I hope you have fun learning some words together
Great way to learn sight words #pinitparty
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This is a great game…making learning fun is the only way to go!
Thank you, I do like to try to make games to help my children learn