I am a HUGE Pinterest fan. I love discovering great ideas from around the world. A few weeks ago, I stumbled across a pin from Sprinkles to Kindergarten that looked like so much fun I fell instantly smitten. It’s an easy and entertaining way to give children plenty of practice reading sight words and can quickly be changed to work on alphabet letters too. I affectionately named it ABC or Sight Word Cup Hunt.
Supplies
To play, you’ll need to gather a few things:
- 5 cups,
- 5 mailing labels,
- A marker,
- Something to hide (small balls, marbles, pom poms, etc.)
I tested Cup Hunt with a first grader I’m tutoring just a couple of days ago. She gave it two VERY big thumbs up and I loved every minute of it too.
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I love this idea! What a simple way to practice letters or words.
Thank you, Gina! It’s one of my favorites too.
At Easter time, write letters or sight words on plastic Easter eggs and scatter them in the yard or around the house. If the child can tell you the letter or word, they get the treat inside.
Fun idea, Jill! Thanks so much for sharing.
Great idea, and so simple to prepare. I wonder if it would work for sight words.
Love this idea! With the alphabet letters, you could also reverse the method. Using small candies or treats, hide one under a cup and then have them figure out which cup it’s under my providing a word whose first letter corresponds with the correct cup. Ex: The word is ‘Cat’ and I’ve hidden a treat under the cup marked ‘C’.
Oooh! I LOVE that idea, Kait!!
You’re right, Rebecca. The cup hunt is a perfect activity for sight words practice.
Great game! Children love to find things. I like how it is very repetitive, but fun because of the “treasure” the kids are finding. You could even put a little treat or snack under the cup. Thanks for sharing at Mom’s Library!