Kindergarten
Sight Word Tic-Tac-Toe
Four tic-tac-toe boards made of sight words. Read the word out loud before you put your X or O on it. A game for two.
Sight word worksheet · Tic-tac-toe
Sight Word Tic-Tac-Toe
Four tic-tac-toe boards of 1st grade sight words. Read the word before you mark the square. Play in pairs.
- Grade level
- 1st grade
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Tic-tac-toe
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Sight word recognition, Reading fluency, Spelling high-frequency words, Letter formation
What kids do
“Play with a friend. Read the word out loud, then put your X or O on it. Three in a row wins!”
Printed on the sheet:
- Who won each board? Write X or O.
Words on this sheet
goingthemstopopenhimletgivethenanytakeanmayjustbyhadhasliveaskold
Teacher tip
Kids must read the word out loud before they mark it.
How to use it
- Read every word on the sheet out loud together before kids start.
- Use it in a literacy center with a partner who checks the reading.
- Play it again later in the week with a different partner. Repeat play builds speed.
Watch for
Kids who read the words in order from memory. Point to words out of order to check.
Talk about it
- Can you find one of these words in a book from the class library?
- Which words look alike? How do you tell them apart?
Take it further
Play a quick round of “flash and read” with the words at the end of the day.
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