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 Games are a wonderful way to reinforce your child's learning. Most of these games use the Mania Cards, so it is worth printing, laminating and cutting them out, as you will use them a lot.
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Using Mania Cards for the story your child is about to read, try some of these games. Full instructions for the games are included in the downloads. These activities are arranged in alphabetical order.

BANG!

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You will need:

  • Sight Word Mania Flash Cards (if you don't already have them).
  • BANG! Cards

Place all the cards face down on a table. Take turns turning over the cards and reading the Sight Words. Try not to get one that says "BANG" or you will have to return all your winnings! ​


Beat The Clock

 
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​You will need:

  • Sight Word Mania Flash Cards 
  • Timer

​To play:
  • Place the Mania Flash Cards in various locations around the room where they can be easily found (eg on the bed, on the wall).
  • Tell your child which word to find.
  • Your child has to locate the Mania Flash Card for that word and return it to you before the timer's buzzer sounds.​​

Racing Drivers

 
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You will need:

  • Sight Word Mania Flash Cards 
  • Remote control toy car

​To play:
  • Space the Mania Flash Cards across the floor. Each Mania Flash Card is a Sight Word Parking Spaces.
  • Call out a Sight Word.
  • Your child should remotely drive the toy car to that Sight Word Parking Space.​​

Sight Word Pirates

 
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​You will need:
  • Sight Word Mania Flash Cards 
  • A treasure chest - otherwise known as a small container, containing a small prize (eg a coin, a piece of candy)

To play:
  • Make a path of Mania Flash Cards across the room, leaving a reasonable distance between each word to allow your little pirate space to hop from one to the next.
  • ​Place the treasure chest at the end of the path.
  • Your child is to hop from one word to the next,
  • As your little pirate lands near a Sight Word, they must pick up the card and read the word in their best pirate voice.
  • When they arrive at the treasure chest they win the prize inside​


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