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GETTING STARTED CENTERS (cont.)

Directions 5 Add It Up 18

Word Workout 20

Tally It 21
PRINTABLE WORD LISTS
Word Squares 24
For 10 words 6
Small, Medium, Large 25
For 18 words 7
Watercolor Words 27
Word Trash 29
CENTERS Tic-Tac-Toe 35
Magic Words 8 Fli p and Write 36

Upside Down Words 9 4 in a Row 40

Crazy Shapes 10 Roll and Write 42

Highlight It 12 Sight Word Hunt 45

Stamp It 13 Rocket Words 48

Cli p It 14 ABC Words 51

Circle It 15 Slides and Ladders 52
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Color Up 16 Sight Word Graph 54

Rainbow Words 17 Hide and Seek 59

SKILLS TAUGHT-

This activity pack is EDITABLE so it can be used to practice sight words, word families, phonics
skills, themed words for speci fic units, student names... the possibilities are endless!

EDITING YOUR PRODUCT-

Download ALL HELLO Fonts (it’s free!) for easy editing:

Then click on the grey box you want to edit and change the word.

SUPPLIES-

To complete all of the activities in this pack, you’ll need:

Dice Scissors
Crayons Glue sticks
Markers Alphabet stamps and ink pads
Watercolor paints Highlighters

If you don’t have a supply on the list, si mply ski p that activity and move on to something else.

COMPLETING THE ACTIVITIES-

Type your word list on the editable sheet. I included one version for beginning readers (it has
10 spots for words) and a second version for more advanced readers (with 18 spots).

Print out enough copies of the list so each child will have one.

Note: You can easily di fferentiate the lists by typing in a di fferent set of words for groups of
kids who are reading at the same level. For instance, one word list for beginning readers, a
second list for your middle readers and a third list for your advanced readers.

Pick one of the activities and print the sheet(s) kids need to complete it. Many of the pages
come with a front and back that can be copied double sided.

Read the directions and gather any supplies you’ll need.

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end bed end bed

red men red men
ten yes ten yes
get let get let

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set if set if
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end bed end bed

red men red men
ten yes ten yes
get let get let
set if set if
in into in into
it its it its
big did big did

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him sit him sit
Name

Grab a word, read it out loud and then write it with white crayon.
Color over the word with a marker to make it magically appear.

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Tape your paper to the bottom of your desk. Lay on your back and write your
words below.

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Grab a word, read it out loud and then use a pencil to write the word around the
outside edge of a shape as many times as it will fit.

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Write each word with highlighter, yellow marker or crayon.

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Stamp your sight words on the lines below.

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3 12
4 13
5 14
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Cut out letters from a magazine to spell each word. Glue the pieces below.

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3 12
4 13
5 14
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Write your words below. Then use a red crayon or

marker to circle the vowels: A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y.
e
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2 11
3 12
4 13
5 14
6 15
7 16
8 17
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Roll a die each time you write a sight word to see what color you should use.

red orange yell ow green bl ue purple

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3 12
4 13
5 14
6 15
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Write each word in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple to make a rainbow.

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2 11
3 12
4 13
5 14
6 15
7 16
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Write a sight word. Then use the Scrabble tiles below to add up its value. Write the total in
the next column. What word was worth the most? The least?

Word Poi nts Word Poi nts

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2 11
3 12
4 13
5 14
6 15
7 16
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Aa 5 push ups Nn 5 j umpi ng j acks
Bb 10 mountain cli mbers Oo 5 squat j umps
Cc 8 sit ups Pp 20 j umpi ng j acks
Dd 15 j umpi ng j acks Qq 10 l unges
Ee 5 cal f raises Rr 7 second wall sit
Ff 2 push ups Ss 9 second arm ci rcles
Gg 3 squat j umps Tt 20 second run
Hh 10 second j umping Uu 9 mountai n cli mbers
Ii 8 arm ci rcles Vv 12 sit ups
Jj 5 second plank Ww 6 squats
Kk 6 l unges Xx 10 cal f raises
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Ll 10 squats Yy 3 push ups

Mm 10 second wall sit Zz 40 second j umpi ng
Name

Grab a word, read it out loud and then spell it by doing the exercises
for each letter. Write the word below when you’re finished.

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2 11
3 12
4 13
5 14
6 15
7 16
8 17
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Write the word. Then tally the number of vowels and consonants. Continue until you
finish your list.
WORD VOWELS CONSONANTS WORD VOWELS CONSONANTS

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Name

Flip over a sight word, read it out loud and write it in a picture frame.
Then fancy it up with colors and designs.

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What fancy word is your favorite in the bunch? Circle it!
Player One Player Two

Each player fli ps over a sight word. Take turns drawing a line from one dot to another. When
a player makes a square, he writes his word in the middle and spells it out loud. The player
with the most squares at the end of play is the winner.

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small medium large

Flip over a word and write it in three di fferent si zes: small, medium and large.

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Name

Write each of your words with watercolor paint.

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

7. 8.
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9. 10.

11. 12.

13. 14.

15. 16.

17. 18.
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Memori zing common sight words or phonics skills.

PREP-

Print the g ame cards (you can print them on col ored paper to add a little pi zzazz!) and cut al ong
the lines to separate the pieces.

Ball up each word and place it in a mini trashcan, brown paper ba g or basket.

Print a record sheet for each child.

PLAY-

Students will pull one trash can out at a ti me, read the word written on it and write it on thei r
record sheet.

Play continues until all of thei r words have been written.

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Name

Grab a piece of trash, read the word and then write it below.

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2 11
3 12
4 13
5 14
6 15
7 16
8 17
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end bed red

men ten yes

get let set

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if in into

it its big

did him sit

SKILL-

Reading and writing sight words.

PREP-

Print off the cards and record sheet.

Cut apart the cards and place them in a pile upside down on the table.

PLAY-

This game is played exactly like the original Tic-Tac-Toe game but, instead of
using Xs and Os, students will claim their spaces with a sight word instead!

Have Player One flip over one card at a time, read the word out loud and write it
on her record sheet to claim a space.

Then have Player Two flip over his

own card and write the sight word in a
di fferent spot.

Using the same words, players will

continue taking turns picking spots
until someone gets three in a row and
wins the game.

(If all of the spots are claimed but no

one got three in a row, it’s a tie.)

They’ll pick a new card and play again.

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end bed red
men ten yes
get let set
if in into
it its big
did him sit
Name

This game is played exactly like the original Tic-Tac-Toe game but, instead of using Xs and Os, flip over a sight word
to claim your spaces instead!

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Reading and writing sight words.

PREP-

Print off the crayon cards and record sheet.

Cut apart the crayon cards and place them in a pile upside down on the table.

PLAY-

Have your child flip over one card at a time, read the word out loud and rainbow
write it on her record sheet.

(First, she’ll write the word in red crayon or marker, then she’ll trace over
it in orange, then yellow, green
and purple.)

Play continues until all of the sight

words have been rainbow written
on the record sheet.

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Name

Flip over one word at a time. Read it out loud and then rainbow write it in the correct spot
below. You’ll write with red first and then trace with orange, yellow, green, blue and purple.

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16

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red men
ten yes
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get let
set if
 in into
it its
big did
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him sit
six on
Name

Read a word out loud and color it with your crayon. Write it in on your record sheet. Then it’s Player Two’s turn
to read and color a word. Write her word on your record sheet too. The first player to color 4 words in a row
wins the game!

big did sit him it its

end bed red men ten yes
get let set if in into
big did sit him it its
end bed red men ten yes
get let set if in into

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big did sit him it its
Name

Each ti me you and your partner claim a word, write it in the correct column below.

PLAYER ONE PLAYER TWO

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Name

Roll the die and write the word in the matching column below. The first word to reach the top is the winner!

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end bed red men ten yes
Name

Roll the die and write the word in the matching column below. The first word to reach the top is the winner!

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get let set if in into
Name

Roll the die and write the word in the matching column below. The first word to reach the top is the winner!

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it its big did him sit
Name

Write each sight word on the graph the same number of times it is written in the box
below. Cross off the words as you go along to help keep track of what you’ve written.

ten
red end men bed
end red

men red red end

ten
ten bed

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end
bed ten bed men red

5
4
3
2
1
end bed red men ten
Name

Write each sight word on the graph the same number of times it is written in the box
below. Cross off the words as you go along to help keep track of what you’ve written.

get let set

set yes if let
yes
let get
if get set
if set yes if

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get let set if let

5
4
3
2
1
yes get let set if
Name

Write each sight word on the graph the same number of times it is written in the box
below. Cross off the words as you go along to help keep track of what you’ve written.

its in its in
it

in it its
into
it big its big

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into
into big in it its

5
4
3
2
1
in into it its big
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Name

Starting at the number 10, write your first sight word down the line until
you reach blast off. Then countdown again with your next word.

10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 end bed red men ten
BLAST OFF!
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Name

Starting at the number 10, write your first sight word down the line until
you reach blast off. Then countdown again with your next word.

10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 yes get let set if
BLAST OFF!
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Name

Starting at the number 10, write your first sight word down the line until
you reach blast off. Then countdown again with your next word.

10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 in into it its big
BLAST OFF!
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Name
bed
red
Cut out your word cards and arrange them in ABC order. men
Then write the list below.
ten
1 10 yes
2 11 get
let
3 12 set
4 13 if
in
5 14 into
6 15 it
7 16 its
big
8 17 did
9 18 him
sit
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Roll the die and move your token that many spaces. Read the word out l oud and write it on
your sheet. If you land on a slide, slide to the bottom. If you land at the bottom of a ladder,
climb up to its top. The first player to reach FINISH is the winner. Then play again!

FINISH set end in yes if

into did ten red big let
red big sit let into red
if yes it men did get
ten it him did bed its
its bed get ten if set
men set yes red sit end
big him if in yes into
in did
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(l_
bed him sit men
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g
end let its get it START
 Name

Each ti me you and your partner land on a space, write the word in the correct
column below.

PLAYER ONE PLAYER TWO

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SKILL-

Memori zing common sight words or phonics skills.

PREP-

Type and print the word spinners. You can print them on col ored paper to add a fun pop!

Cut al ong the lines to separate the pieces and grab a papercli p to use with the spinners.

Print a record sheet for each student.

PLAY-

Students will flick the papercli p around the ti p of thei r pencil to spin a word.

They will read the word it lands on out l oud and write it in the matching col um n on their record
sheet.

Play continues until a word reaches the top of the graph and “wins”.

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GAME 1 GAME 2

bed red let set

end men get if
yes ten into in

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GAME 3

its big
it did
sit him
Name GAME 1

Spin a word, read it out loud and then write the word in the matching column below.
What word do you spin the most? What do you spin the least?

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end bed red men ten yes

Name GAME 2

Spin a word, read it out loud and then write the word in the matching column below.
What word do you spin the most? What do you spin the least?

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get let set if in into

Name GAME 3

Spin a word, read it out loud and then write the word in the matching column below.
What word do you spin the most? What do you spin the least?

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it its big did him sit

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SKILL-

Memori zing common sight words or phonics skills.

PREP-

Type and print the word cards. You can print them on col ored paper to add a little pi zzazz!

Cut al ong the lines to separate the pieces and hide them around the room.

Print a record sheet for each student.

PLAY-

Students will wander around the room hunting for words. Each ti me they find one, they’ll read it
out l oud and then write it on thei r sheet.

Play continues until they’ve found all of the words.

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Name

and
Your words are hiding around the room! Each time you
find one, write it next to the number written on the card.

1 10
2 11
3 12
4 13
5 14
6 15
7 16
8 17
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end bed red
4. 5. 6.
men ten yes
7. 8. 9.
get let set
10. 11. 12.
if in into
13. 14. 15.
it its big
16. 17. 18.
did him sit
Name

and
Your words are hiding around the room! Each time you
find one, write it next to the number written on the card.

1 10
2 11
3 12
4 13
5 14
6 15
7 16
8 17
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