Ideas for Practicing Sight Words (Fry's or Dolch Word List)
Fry's Bingo
Play bingo with your fry words! Print out Fry's word cards and the bingo
board! Directions included. Fry's Bingo
Magnetic Letters/Letter Cards
Use a set of magnetic letters or the letter cards to practice forming the
words your child needs to learn on the Fry's list.
Word of the Day
Put a Fry's word your child has to learn on your refrigerator. Have your
child find that word in books , the newspaper, magazines, catalogs and/or on
signs. At the end of the day, have your child write that word on a list.
Keep adding the daily words to this list. You can then use this list to help
your child read and practice the words.
Flashcards
Start with 5 Fry's words that your child needs to practice. Write each
word on a separate card. Hold the cards in a pile showing your child one at a
time. Work through them several times to see how quickly your child can read
them. Add 2 new words every day and continue to practice them all.
Concentration/Memory Game
Choose 8 Fry's words that your child needs to practice. Make 2 cards for
each word. Shuffle the cards and place them upside down in 4 rows of 4 cards.
Take turns turning over 2 cards and read each as it is turned. If the 2
cards are the same word, that player keeps them and takes another turn. Cards
that do not match are turned face down again in the smae place. Continue
playing until all the cards have been matched. The player with the most cards
wins!
Fry's Words in the Newspaper
Have your child circle or highlight all the Fry's words that s/he can find
in the newspaper.
