Make learning sight words fun, fast, and engaging with this UNO-inspired Pre-Primer Sight Word Card Game. Designed around the Dolch Pre-Primer sight word list, this reading fluency activity is perfect for helping young learners build confidence with high frequency words in an interactive and playful way. Instead of rote memorization, students get to practice reading while enjoying a game format they already love. This makes it an ideal addition to Kindergarten literacy centers, small group instruction, guided reading, or ESL/ELL classrooms where sight word practice is essential.
The rules are simple and familiar: in order to play a card, students must match by number or color and read the sight word aloud. Each Dolch word is included twice in the deck, ensuring that students get repeated exposure and practice with the most common words in early reading. This repetition helps strengthen automatic word recognition, fluency, and vocabulary recall—skills that are critical for beginning readers.
What’s Included
- 80 Sight Word Cards featuring 40 Dolch Pre-Primer words (each word appears twice)
- Word Tracker Worksheet so students can log and review the words they have read
- 4 Draw Two cards – the next player must draw two cards
- 4 Skip cards – skips the next player’s turn
- 4 Reverse cards – reverses the direction of play
- 4 Wild cards – changes the color in play
- Clear teacher directions included for easy setup
Why Teachers & Students Love It
- Encourages active reading and sight word fluency
- Perfect for Kindergarten, Preschool, and early 1st Grade learners
- Great for ESL/ELL students practicing high frequency vocabulary
- Low-prep – just print, cut, and play
- Reusable for small groups, centers, or intervention activities
If you’re looking for an engaging way to practice Dolch sight words beyond flashcards and worksheets, this UNO-style sight word game is the perfect solution. It keeps kids motivated, builds reading confidence, and transforms learning into play.
Also Available on TpT
Find this resource in my Teachers Pay Teachers shop here: Sight Word Card Game – Dolch Pre-Primer Aligned
Pair It With This Resource
For even more variety in your literacy centers, pair this card game with my Dolch Sight Word Board Games X-mas edition . Together, these games give students multiple fun ways to practice and master Pre-Primer through 2nd Grade high frequency words.