Caterpillar Sight Words – Eco-Friendly!

This caterpillar sight words activity was such a fun way to practice sight words and I didn’t have to buy or print a thing!

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**I was give a free copy of this book to review and use with my own kids. All opinions are my own.

 

100 Fun & Easy Learning Games for Kids

Have you ever found a new book and instantly, you had a connection? It was as if the authors completely read your mind. That’s how I feel about 100 Fun & Easy Learning Games for Kids by Amanda Boyarshinov and Kim Vij. Every time I open it, I seriously have one of those a-ha! moments.

 

 

My three favorite things about this book are

1- they share learning games that are fun and hands-on {great for any learner, but especially reluctant / struggling learners},

2- you don’t have to buy anything new to do the activities {which is perfect if you don’t have room to store tons of learning materials}, and

3- each learning activity has variations so you can adapt it to your learners {a MUST in my book!}.

 

Caterpillar Sight Words

I have permission to share my excitement with you today by showing just one of the activities from the book that I’ve used with my Kindergartner this past week. {This is actually one of the variations of another awesome learning game in the book.}

 

To prep the caterpillar sight words, I didn’t have to buy a thing! I used scrap construction paper, cut into strips, and bottle cap letters, which we have kept for years as a cheap teaching tool.

I traced the caterpillar bodies with the bottle caps and put wrote letters to sight words from Learn to Read. I then placed all the bottle caps needed in an empty container, which we keep on-hand in a bin. {Psst! If you want to save time on prep work, kids can trace the bottle caps themselves and make their own caterpillar sight words!}

 

First, my daughter read the caterpillar sight words she was going to spell.

 

Then, she spelled each word with bottle caps. I requested that she go in order to reinforce the spelling of each word, but you can do it out of order if you’d like, too.

 

And it’s that easy!

 

Want to more fun & easy learning games for kids like this?

I highly recommend this book. {A perfect fit for summer learning, too!}

 

 

Also check out our Sight Word Games App!

 

Enjoy!

~Becky