Turn reading practice into playtime with The Nocturnals Sight Word Games!

What Are Sight Words?

Sight words are high-frequency words that readers can learn to recognize automatically, without having to sound them out. Learning to recognize these words by sight helps beginning readers read more fluently and focus on understanding what they read.

Designed for kids ages 5–8 (Pre-K through Grade 2), The Nocturnals Sight Word Cards are organized into sets, allowing you to gradually expand the deck as your emerging reader gains confidence. All the words appear in The Nocturnals Grow & Read titles and are drawn from the Fry and Dolch high-frequency word lists—two of the most widely used word lists in early literacy education.
 

How to Use The Nocturnals Sight Word Games

They’re simple to set up and easy to use!

1. Print & Cut: Download the free printable and cut out the word cards.
2. Play: The same set of cards can be used to play four different word games: Silly Voices, Memory, Go Fish, and Nocturnal Brigade. Download the activity for instructions for each game!
3. Adapt: Choose the card set based on your reader’s skill level and work your way toward the more advanced card set.

When to Use The Nocturnals Sight Word Games

• Elementary Classrooms: The games are great for morning bins, independent literacy stations, or small-group interventions.
• Libraries: Use the games for drop-in activity tables, early literacy kits, and story time extensions with The Nocturnals Early Reader books.
• Home: Add these low-stress games to your regularly scheduled reading time.