Apple Tree Game with Sight Words

September is one of my favorite times of the year! With all the apple-themed activities popping up, I wanted to share a fun apple tree sight word game I made for my preschooler and kindergartener. Since they’re both beginning to read, this game is a perfect way to help them start learning sight words!

About the Game

This game is perfect for beginning readers! Even if they don’t quite know how to read yet, they can still play! Students will be looking at the letters in the words and looking for the same ones on the apple tree. If they already know these sight words, then they can play this game more independently!

Materials Needed

• printable game (download is below)
• cardstock paper
• laminator (optional)
• brad
• paperclip
• pom poms (or mini erasers, gems, etc.)

Preparing the Game

Before playing, you will have to do a few things to prepare. There are four versions of the game, so choose which ones you will print first.

1. Print the games on card stock paper.
2. Laminate the pages for durability.
3. Cut the circles out.
4. Create a spinner on the circle piece. Use the paper arrow from the printable or make one using a brad and a paperclip.

Game Directions

This game is simple and easy to teach children.

1. Give each student a copy of the sight word apple tree and a spinner. The spinner needs to have the same sight words on it.
2. Take turns spinning. Whatever word it lands on, is the word you cover up on the sight word tree. We used red pom poms to cover up the words.
3. If a player lands on the word already covered, they don’t need to do anything and it’s the next player’s turn.
4. Keep playing the game until all the words are covered up.
5. Make sure to say the words aloud when you land on the word. If they can’t read it, you can help them.

We had a fun time playing and by the end of playing several rounds, my kiddos started to recognize and read the sight words. Yay!

I created 4 sets of these games using different sight words. That way you can keep playing this game and learning with different words.

Printable Download

If you would like this FREE printable, just click the button below!

I’d love to hear how you use this game and sight word printable!

Happy Learning!

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