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Reading Games for Kids

Try these fun reading games for kids.

BINGO

If you are using Reading For Kids free phonics reading program then download the Lessons 1-5 BINGO cards. If your child is still struggling to remember the sounds associated with the letters, use the BINGO – Sounds only cards. If your child needs more practice with blending sounds to form words, use the BINGO – Words only cards. Only use the BINGO cards from the lesson you are working on or previous lessons. There are blank cards for you to make your own for Lessons 6 – 10.
These BINGO cards are not only for use by those using the Reading For Kids free phonics reading program but for anyone looking for fun reading games for kids. The sounds that each card has are listed at the top of each card. Just find cards that have the sounds your child or student needs to work on.

BINGO cards Lessons 1-5 sounds

Lesson 1 sounds: a m i s t

Lesson 2 sounds: a m i s t d n

Lesson 3 sounds: a m i s t d n p e

Lesson 4 sounds: a m i s t d n p e l o

Lesson 5 sounds: a m i s t d n p e l o b f

BINGO cards Lessons 1-5 words

For those of you not using the Reading For Kids reading program, the lessons are progressive and include the following letter/sound combinations. The sounds are the letter's most common or basic sound.

Lesson 1 letters: a m i s t

Lesson 2 letters: a m i s t d n

Lesson 3 letters: a m i s t d n p e

Lesson 4 letters: a m i s t d n p e l o

Lesson 5 letters: a m i s t d n p e l o b f

BINGO cards Lesson 4 (CVCC words)

BINGO cards Lesson 5 (CVCC words)

BINGO blank cards - 9 squares

BINGO blank cards - 16 square

Go Fish

Depending on the age and ability of your child make between 5 and 10 pairs of cards for this game. Write identical words from one of the lessons that you are working with on each pair.

For example, if you are working on lesson two in the Reading For Kids reading program, you might have index cards with the following words on them:

dad	dad
mat	mat
mad	mad
sit	sit
tid	tid
mid	mid
dam	dam

Mix them up and deal to each player (assuming only two are playing):

4 cards each if you are using 5 pairs (10 cards)

5 cards each if you are using 6-8 pairs (12-16 cards)

6 cards each if you are using 9-10 pairs (18-20 cards)

If three are playing, make triplets (3 each of the same words). Then place the remaining cards in a pile in the middle, face down.

Each player looks at their hand and finds any matches (or groups of 3 if you are playing with 3 people). They lay them down in front of them. The person who is left of the dealer plays first, (s)he asks another player for a card with one of the words in her hand by sounding it out. If she has a card with dog on it she might say, “give me a card with d – o – g”. If the person she asks has the card they have to give it to her. If she makes a match she gets another turn.

When she has a pair (or 3 if playing with 3 people) she lays them down in front of her. If the player she asks doesn’t have that card then that player says, “go fish.” The person whose turn it is, has to draw one of the cards from the center pile. If the card she picks up makes a match with a card in her hand, she lays that pair down on the table. If a player has no more cards in her hand but not all the cards have been played (there are still cards in the center pile) then she draws a card from the center of the pile at the beginning of her turn and asks another player for that card. The play then goes to the next person. The winner is the one with the most pairs when all the cards have been played.

Reading Games for Kids

BINGO

Go Fish

Reading games for kids can be a great way to have fun and learn too!

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