THE FIDGET GAME Sight Words Game - Reading Flashcards and Pop Fidget Toys for Kids K to Second Grade - Learning Activities and Games for High-Frequency Dolch Sight Words - Includes Mats and Dice

Such a fun activity for my almost kindergartener. Great way to practice spelling and counting too!

I first laid the foundations of reading with my 7yo and 5yo: letter sounds, vowels and consonants, syllables, and etymology. Then, before I learned about this game, I had a "word of the day," which we would break down into syllables, and I would explain why each word was spelled the way it was. Beyond that, it was hard to motivate my 7yo to learn to read, and I wasn't quite sure what my next step was for my 5yo. Enter The Fidget Game! After one week of this game (just 4 words), they were BOTH reading sentences! The game worked exactly as described on Shark Tank: by learning common words, their brains were free to focus on sounding out new words. I would mix in simple new words with their learned sight words, so the learned words acted as breaks and a confidence boosts in between the new words. They were both so excited! Now they're reading everywhere they go, even words that are new to them. I've also started expanding the game by creating word searches and bingo cards using all the words they've mastered in the game. Once we've learned our new words for the week and are ready to incorporate them into the game, I only have to supervise a round or two of them playing to be sure they've mastered each word and aren't cheating. Then, they play independently while I tend to my other duties. Great game for a homeschooling mama who has ADHD and 5 young children! BONUS: There are extra mats for the little brothers to play with while the big brothers play. I will say I don't understand the division of the grade levels. They don't seem to progress in difficulty from Pre-K to 3rd grade, so maybe there is another way they are organized that I am unaware of. I also don't quite agree with how some of the hearts and lightning bolts are assigned. On Shark Tank, the creator explained that the hearts are for the tricky parts that the children had to memorize and the the bolts were for words that made sense phonetically and that the children could "read in a flash." On the word "funny," for example, the "nn" are assigned a heart, but the double-n has the function of giving the "u" its short sound, so phonetically, the word does make sense. That's just one example. We just don't use that aspect. I've also skipped the unicorn cards for now because I want them to have to read a word for each of their turns. We didn't add the gremlin cards in until after we had done 8 words. For the sake of others' enjoyment of the game, I do wish the instructions that came with the game explained the game as well as the Shark Tank pitch did. The QR code on the instructions did lead to a better explanation. So maybe half a star off for presentation, but as far as fun and effectiveness go, this game WORKS!

Great game

It is perfect for learning sight words in a fun way.

I got this for my family (6 kids from ages 16m to 11y) for Christmas. The word cards are a bit off for the grades in my opinion, depending on what state you live in I suppose. I have a child who is just starting to read, and the PreK set of cards is what another child of mine was being introduced to in Kindergarten. It goes up to 3rd grade. My oldest 2 children are 5th grade and 3rd grade. They both needed significantly harder words. I'd say the appropriate grade level, if you're going by what a child should know, is about 1st and 2nd. The pop its themselves are very high quality. The exact same color, and popping quality. Overall, a great addition to a homeschooling family, elementary school classroom, or for struggling readers. Would be very easy to adapt for math and other things that you can use flash cards with.

Engaging! My tutor students loved it. Great way to practice sight words.

I am extremely impressed at how well my son can focus on the words and gets them correct very fast. He loves that he can play a game while he is learning and it is super easy for him to get the idea of what he is to do. I have recommended it to a few friends for their children.

I bought this game for additional high-frequency word practice for my 1st grade students. Before we played it I went through each set that comes in the box, looking specifically for all of the words that are in our reading series. We played the game before the Winter Break and the kids LOVE it! They ask me to play it all of the time! I definitely recommend this to other teachers working with small groups who want some extra practice for their students.

Well made and packaged. Easy explained/instructions I love that it’s a progressive game which will last for years. Got a little to get going but daughter loves it now that she understands The excitement when she learns the words was great.

Thease are awsome . My 5 year old really sees reading as a chore ..... not with thease he loves the game aspect and is eager to read his words and loves to play this with me . What a grate product 👏

Super jeu! Éducatif et très plaisant d'y jouer!!!

This game is great. Its so simple but so fun. My 4 year old loves it. Shes picking up reading the words so quickly. I think once she's mastered that I will use it as a spelling game. Im a school teacher and also thinking about getting one for my classroom

This game is not what I expected. I don't want to say its a bad game but for the price I wouldn't reccomend it. My kids are big on board games, particularly learning games but they aren't at all interested in this game. I think getting a word wrong and not being able to take a turn is very disappointing for young kids, it puts a negative on it. It doesn't help that the words are in US grades rather than british phonics levels making it very tricky for my 5 year old. We've played it twice and only played one round and they'd had enough. I think this game is way overpriced. There are much better and more hidden learning games out there for kids.