Climb to the Top

When a first grader I tutor was struggling to memorize sight words a little while back, I made it my personal mission to design several entertaining sight word games that were both entertaining AND effective.  Hands down, one of her favorite activities from the bunch was this high energy die game I call “Climb to the Top.”

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Getting Ready

To prep, I gathered together a few supplies:

• A marker,
• A die or a wooden block,
• A sheet of round labels like those pictured below,
• A Climb to the Top gameboard HERE.

I chose six sight words I wanted my student to practice {of, said, for, was, have, are} but the number of different combinations you could use are really endless. I wrote each word on a different label like this:

Climb to the Top

My student loved rolling and writing her way to memorizing sight words!! I hope your kids love it too.

Get More

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