sight word games for kindergarten, open and closed syllables

Race to the Top

Kindergarten, Grade 1

Created by:

Sally Cramer

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Activity Instructions

Divide the class into 2 teams. One student from Team A begins at the bottom of column 1 (“May”), and one student from Team B starts at the bottom of column 10 (“Find”). On the signal to start, both students begin walking up their columns, saying each word as they step on it. Teammates may “coach” the student so the game goes faster. The student that reaches the top first earns a point for his/her team. Take 2 new students and assign them to columns 2 and 9. Continue until all columns have been covered. The team with the most points wins.


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