{"id":325,"date":"2025-06-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/2015\/06\/summer-sight-word-game-with-sea-shells.html"},"modified":"2025-06-10T15:53:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T19:53:36","slug":"summer-sight-word-game-with-sea-shells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/summer-sight-word-game-with-sea-shells\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Sight Word Game with Seashells"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Finding playful ways to incorporate learning and fun in the summer is important! As we kick off summer, here is one&nbsp;way with a summer sight word game to catch their attention using a childhood favorite&#8230; SEASHELLS!&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"929\" src=\"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Summer-Sight-Words-with-Sea-Shells-.jpg\" alt=\"Summer Sight Words with Sea Shells \" class=\"wp-image-20491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Summer-Sight-Words-with-Sea-Shells-.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Summer-Sight-Words-with-Sea-Shells--600x858.jpg 600w, https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Summer-Sight-Words-with-Sea-Shells--210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>We look for summer camps that kids love but still look at what they will take away from the camps as far as learning new skills, too. One focus that we want kids to keep is their language development and reading abilities.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Sight-Word-Game-with-Shells-for-Summer-.jpg\" alt=\"Sight Word Game with Shells \" class=\"wp-image-20490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Sight-Word-Game-with-Shells-for-Summer-.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Sight-Word-Game-with-Shells-for-Summer--600x420.jpg 600w, https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Sight-Word-Game-with-Shells-for-Summer--300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a fun sight word game that is summer themed that your child will love! And it will give you a great use for all of those shells collect this summer! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em> Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links to amazon. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seashells Summer Sight Word Game<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07RNJ4LDJ\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thedsponit02-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B07RNJ4LDJ&amp;linkId=7c022598adafbd28c2628f8c28dc59fc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sea Shells (opens in a new tab)\">Sea Shells<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01KG9PFPE\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thedsponit02-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B01KG9PFPE&amp;linkId=9eee919cb697f8a7cb5b280f379915c5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Scrapbook Paper (opens in a new tab)\">Scrapbook Paper<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00006IFHI\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thedsponit02-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B00006IFHI&amp;linkId=172266659737ec88f30a8ff740b668d4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sharpie Marker (opens in a new tab)\">Sharpie Marker<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cloud dough or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07GTB3H8T\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thedsponit02-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B07GTB3H8T&amp;linkId=987a60fd9e0f723adb76e4b95e91d2e4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kinetic Sand (opens in a new tab)\">Kinetic Sand<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plastic Bin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summer Sight Word Game Game Directions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To create, first gather some sea shells from the beach or even at your local craft store Or grab some <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07RNJ4LDJ\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thedsponit02-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B07RNJ4LDJ&amp;linkId=7c022598adafbd28c2628f8c28dc59fc\" target=\"_blank\">Sea Shells<\/a> on Amazon. You will need at least 26 shells for each letter. Now it\u2019s time to research the words our child should be working on.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spellingcity.com\/dolch-words.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><strong>Dolch Words<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.k12reader.com\/subject\/sight-words\/fry-words\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><strong>Fry Words<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"> for each grade level from Kindergarten to Third Grade.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><strong>Use the words that your child should be working on and write them down on a sheet of paper with your child.&nbsp;<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Here\u2019s a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1GWBopqmhPOuYqqLVLQpsLbVnIR950Qg9CpNz3KVfpOY\/\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">blank circle template<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"> for printing.&nbsp; Then attach the circles to a few funs pieces of scrapbook paper to make it colorful.<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"929\" src=\"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Sight-Word-Sea-Shells-with-colors-sand-.jpg\" alt=\"Sight Word Sea Shells with Colorful Sand\" class=\"wp-image-20489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Sight-Word-Sea-Shells-with-colors-sand-.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Sight-Word-Sea-Shells-with-colors-sand--600x858.jpg 600w, https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Sight-Word-Sea-Shells-with-colors-sand--210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Next take the seashells and add with your <\/span><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00006IFHI\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thedsponit02-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B00006IFHI&amp;linkId=172266659737ec88f30a8ff740b668d4\" target=\"_blank\">Sharpie Marker<\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"> all of the letters of the alphabet onto each shell. &nbsp;Put the shells in a fun container.&nbsp; We added ours to some <\/span><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.melissaanddoug.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">colorful cloud dough<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"> we created recently.&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Sand would be fun too to use in the container.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more ideas you may enjoy this <a href=\"https:\/\/thestay-at-home-momsurvivalguide.com\/coral-reef-activities-learning-about-the-ocean\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Coral Reef Activity for Kids<\/a>! <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"929\" src=\"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Sight-Word-Game-for-Kids-with-Sea-Shells-.jpg\" alt=\"Sight Word Game for Kids with Sea Shells \" class=\"wp-image-20488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Sight-Word-Game-for-Kids-with-Sea-Shells-.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Sight-Word-Game-for-Kids-with-Sea-Shells--600x858.jpg 600w, https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Sight-Word-Game-for-Kids-with-Sea-Shells--210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">&nbsp;For the Summer Sight Word activity encourage your child to spell on the sight words using the shells.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">It\u2019s time to search for the letters needed to create the site words on your game board.&nbsp;Create enough words so that you can switch the search around too!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Click here for&nbsp;additional <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theeducatorsspinonit.com\/search\/label\/Sight%20Words\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Sight Word Games<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">&nbsp;or Follow our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/educatorsspinon\/sight-word-and-word-family-activities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Sight Word Board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"> on Pinterest. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Learning-with-Shells-for-Kids-.jpg\" alt=\"Learning with Shells for Kids \" class=\"wp-image-20487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Learning-with-Shells-for-Kids-.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Learning-with-Shells-for-Kids--600x390.jpg 600w, https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Learning-with-Shells-for-Kids--300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><br><strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">For more Literacy Sea Shell Activities you may enjoy:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/rainbow-sea-shells-after-school-link-up\/\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Rainbow Shells<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/alphabet-fun-with-seashells-busy-bag\/\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Alphabet Fun with Shells<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/whatever-after-fairy-tale-activities\/\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Storytelling Shells<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/make-mermaid-necklace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Shell&nbsp;Necklace<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/sharks-themed-activities-for-shark-week\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"857\" src=\"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20-Shark-Themes-Activities-for-Kids-featured-at-The-Educators-Spin-On-It-for-Shark-Week-.jpg\" alt=\"20 Shark Themes Activities for Kids featured at The Educators' Spin On It for Shark Week\" class=\"wp-image-26411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20-Shark-Themes-Activities-for-Kids-featured-at-The-Educators-Spin-On-It-for-Shark-Week-.jpg 600w, 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