1. Games have been directly correlated to match the sequence of phonics concepts and the order of the sight words presented in the book Smart Start in Language Arts by JoAnne Moore. The games can be used as center activities, home practice, or as a daily review of the sight word vocabulary and the phonics taught.
    
2. Print the games off on a colour printer or have a print shop do so. Cut out the games, mount them on card stock, laminate them and cut them out again.
    
3. Games should be introduced after the concepts have been taught to the class. For example, the colour lotto game should not be introduced until all the colour words have been taught. The purpose of the games is for students to review and practice the phonetic concepts and sight words.

Rules for Lotto

Lotto is a matching game. Mix up the cards and place them face down. Spread the game boards out and give one to each player. Players take turns picking up a card and trying to match the card to a square on his/her game board. If the card contains a letter( s) the player is to make the sound of the letter(s). If the card contains a word to decode the player is to sound it out. If the board contains a word or a letter(s) the player is decode the word or make the sound of the letter(s). ONLY THEN, can the player place the matching card on his/her game board. If the card doesn’t match any item on his/her game board the card is put back with the other cards face down and the next player takes his/her turn. The first player to cover his/her whole game board with matching cards wins.

Rules for Memory Lotto

The rules for memory lotto are exactly the same with one exception. When a player makes a match he/she may take another turn. The player’s turn is over when he cannot make a match for his/her game board. If the card does not match, it is turned face down and placed back in its original spot. Players try to remember where the cards that match their game boards are. Then, when its their turn, they can make matches. The first player to cover his/her whole game board with matching cards wins.

Rules for Bingo

There are five variations on Bingo. Top row, middle row, bottom row, x bingo, and whole card bingo (cover all spaces). Each player takes one game card and nine buttons to use as markers. Choose one player to be the caller. The caller gets to choose which type of Bingo will be played (see choices above). The caller chooses a word from the caller’s chart, reads it, and covers it with a button. Players use buttons to cover words on their playing cards as they’re read by the caller. The first player to cover all words for the variation being played says “Bingo!”. The caller checks the game card with his chart to make sure the words chosen match. If they match, that player wins and the game begins again with a new caller.