Use Fry's first 25 sight words to make bingo games, matching games or "Go Fish" sight word games for kindergartners to play. Have students play "Wordo," a variation on bingo where students spell each word as they mark it off on their Wordo bingo card. When students get five in a row they call out "Wordo!" Invite first-graders to play the same games, but choose words from Fry's first hundred list. Keep varying the level of words used as students master each of Fry's lists through the primary school years.
Write sight words on pieces of colored construction paper. Trace a box outline around sight words so the outline follows the shape of the word. Cut out words. After introducing each sight word, allow students to tape the sight word on the word wall under the correct letter of the alphabet. Allow students to use pointers to read the word wall to practice their sight word recognition. Invite students to borrow sight words from the wall to use during writing time and replace words when they are finished.
Invite students to practice spelling and writing sight words. Provide letter tiles for students to build words on their desk then spell the words aloud to a partner. Have students write sentences using Fry's sight words then draw pictures to match each sentence. Allow students to use clay, play dough, pipe cleaners or pieces of wax-covered yarn to shape and write sight words.
Make sets of flash cards using Fry sight words. Focus on the word list of your choice, for example the 25 words for kindergartners or first hundred words for first-graders. Provide time in reading centers for students to quiz each other on their sight word recognition. Allow students to graph how many words they correctly identify each week. Students can track their progress over the school year. When the first 100 words are mastered, provide the second hundred words. Celebrate milestones such as first 25 words, 100 words or 200 words mastered.