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10 Sight Word Literacy Centers That are Hands-on and Fun!

Sight word literacy centers are a must in kindergarten! Whether you use Pre Primer Dolch sight words, Primer Dolch sight words, Fry words, or another list, the ultimate goal is to read the words by sight. When learning new high-frequency words, it can take 17 exposures to make the word a sight word. These exposures can occur through whole group lessons, books, phonics practice, and sight word literacy centers.

Sight words built using building blocks, playdough, and pattern blocks as they would be during sight word literacy centers.

How to Make Learning Sight Words Fun

Learning sight words can be fun! First, find out your students’ interests and learning styles. Then, take what you learn to create high-frequency word activities that meet these needs. Kinesthetic sight word activities, hands-on sight word activities, high-frequency word games, virtual sight word games, and sight word literacy centers are great ways to do this.

Putting together sight word literacy centers is easy! All you need is a tub or bin, sight word cards, and building or writing materials. But, really, your students can use any manipulative in your classroom to make words. Pattern blocks, snap cubes, playdough, and pom poms are just a few examples.

a bin filled with popsicle sticks, building blocks, pattern blocks, and play dough to be used to make interactive sight word activities.

The interactive sight word activities you create could stay all year long, or you could rotate them. What’s great is consistent interactive sight word practice allows for student independence, leaving you available for enrichment and intervention or assessment.

Sight Word Literacy Centers for Kindergarten

Once you know the words your students need to focus on and practice, you’re ready to begin sight word literacy centers. Next, let’s look at 10 sight word literacy centers you could start using things you may already have in your classroom.

4 separate images showing different sight word literacy centers including  pattern block sight words, maze sight words, playdough sight words, and popsicle stick sight words

Pattern Blocks

A part of most kindergarten math programs is pattern blocks. This means you probably already have them in your classroom. What’s great is students can use pattern blocks for more than math! Students can also use pattern blocks to make letters. They can build letters and spell sight words making Pattern Block Sight Words an easy sight word literacy center.

pattern block word building for sight word literacy centers

Snap Cubes

We usually make patterns with snap cubes, but they are also great for building letters and words! A word template for students to look at and copy if needed is provided in Snap Cubes Sight Words.

Popsicle Sticks

Popsicle sticks are another affordable classroom item and are frequently used for kindergarten crafts. Throw some popsicle sticks in a tub with word cards, and you’re ready to go. Students can use the sticks to build letters and make Popsicle Stick Sight Words.

Mazes

Boost your brain and practice sight words with Maze Sight Words. Print on paper and solve each letter’s maze with a pencil or laminate and use over and over with a dry erase marker.

Playdough

Making high-frequency words with playdough also works on students’ fine motor skills. For example, students can roll snakes or balls to build each letter in the sight word during Playdough Sight Words.

Building Blocks

Legos have always been a favorite play center in my classroom. They love to use their imagination and create with these blocks, so why not let them create words too! Building Block Sight Words will have your students engaged and focused on the shape of each letter as they create their words.

Dots and Daubers

This one can be a little messy, but it is worth it! Students can dot the sight words with bingo daubers or makes dots with Q-tips and paint. For less mess with Dots and Daubers Sight Words, students could use dot stickers.

Crack the Code

Crack the Code Sight Words also focuses on letter sounds. Students look at each picture and write the beginning sound for the image. When they have written the beginning sound for every picture, they will create a sight word!

Coding

Help students learn how to code while practicing their sight words using Coding Sight Words. Students will follow the arrows and move to find a letter. Once all steps in the code have been followed, a sight word will be spelled out.

Find the Word

Find the Word Sight Words lets students be detectives. They will look at each card and search for the focus high-frequency word. Each time they find the high-frequency word, they can circle, highlight, or cover it.

find the word sight word activity for high frequency word centers

When Can I Use Sight Word Literacy Centers?

All of these kindergarten high-frequency word activities will keep your students engaged in learning. The hands-on component to these high-frequency word centers will make learning fun and feel more like play. Use these sight word literacy centers during a designated time each day, or they could also be activities to grab as a time filler, after recess, or for early finishers.

2 students doing high frequency word activities for kindergarten in a classroom

Read more about sight word literacy centers at:

5 Mastering Sight Words Words Centers for Kindergarten

Sight Word Activities for Kinder Classrooms

How to Organize Your Sight Word Center in Kindergarten

Grab the free editable high-frequency word cards below to use in your sight word literacy centers now!

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