Snap Word Games
Go Fish
I Have Who Has
Memory
Rainbow Words
Snap
Tic Tac Toe
Who Has More?
Tactile Practice for Snap Words
Read each word, then make it in/with:
- Cut a set of index cards in half.
- Make two cards with each word your child still needs to work on.
- Each player gets five cards, and the rest go in a pile.
- Each player takes turns asking if opponents have one of the words in their hand, trying to make a match. If a match is made, the player sets them down and those cards are out of play.
- If the card asked for was not in possession of the other player(s), then the words, “Go Fish” are said, and a card is drawn from the pile.
- The player with the most matches is the winner.
I Have Who Has
- Make game cards by cutting index cards in half. In large handwriting, write one snapword in one color at the top. In smaller handwriting in a different color write the next snapword on the list on the bottom of the same card.
- The first player picks a card and says, “I have __________ (reading the word on the top of the card) who has ____________ (reading the word at the bottom of the card).
- Each player looks for the word. The player has the card with the word written at the top takes a turn.
- Game is over when all the words have been found.
Memory
- Using the same cards for go fish, all cards are placed on the table face-down.
- Players take turns picking two cards to turn over, saying each word out loud. If a match is made, the player gets to take the cards out of play.
- Once all the matches are found, the player with the most sets is the winner.
Rainbow Words
- Pick a color for each number on a die.
- The child rolls the die and whatever number they roll, they write all the snap words in one color after they read each word out loud.
- They roll over and over for all the different colors.
Snap
- You put the sight words you want them to practice on flash cards and put the flashcards into a jar. Also, you write the word SNAP on a few flash cards and put them into the jar.
- The kids can play in partners or in a groups of 3 or 4 with siblings. They take turns pulling a card out of the jar. If they can say the word on the card automatically with no struggle, they get to keep the card.
- If they struggle, they have to put it back.
- If they pull out one of the cards that says SNAP, they have to put all of the card they’ve drawn back.
- The first person to 5 cards (or 10) wins!
Tic Tac Toe
- Write words in tic tac toe board.
- Take turns selecting a square to read.
- If read correctly, an X or O is placed on the square until someone wins.
Who Has More?
- Using a set of flashcards, you show each word to your child for only 3 seconds.
- If the child knows the word, they keep the card.
- If they don’t, the parent keeps the card.
- The player with the most cards is the winner.
Tactile Practice for Snap Words
Read each word, then make it in/with:
- alphabet stamps
- playdough
- salt or sand
- magnetic letters
- a dry-erase board
- legos
- wiki sticks
- scrabble tiles
- colored pens
- shaving cream