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

The kids love this game! It’s really helping them to learn to read!

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.

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 item for kids that are struggling. I have seen a great improvement since I started using this with my child. Fun and enjoyable

Great game and fun way for the kids to learn, but who judged the words for each grade level? They're judgement is a little suspect. See the attached picture for some of the words in the "Pre-K" level. It has words like "yellow", "little", and "where". Really? I don't know about your Pre-K but where I live my kid in Pre-K is learning what sounds each letter make and MAYBE starting simple 1-3 letter words.

Made learning instantly fun for my kindergartner who was struggling with his sight words, I am seeing progress very quickly with this alternative way of learning I am very pleased with the product and am considering purchasing word pop! Great for family game night too!

Bought this game to help my grandson , who is in kindergarten with his site words and sounds . He loves playing this game . Recommend it for anyone who wants to give their child a little extra help .

Excellent game for children learning to read

This has helped my 5 year old son so much to recognize and identify letters. He is honestly obsessed with playing it, every day without fail he requests that we play. It’s simple and easy for a 4 or 5 year old to play. So many spin off games you can make up yourself. I have already ordered another version of it for him for Christmas!

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.