Tips

Introduce three sight words at a time. Begin with the first sheet of Dolch pre-primer (preschool) sight words and choose three words. Show your child one flashcard at a time, saying the word clearly and asking your child to repeat the word after you. Put the first flashcard face down and repeat the process with the second and third flashcards.As you review each word, remind your child to try to remember what the word looks like. I would tell my kindergarten students to “tuck the word in their brain.” This phrase helped the children understand the concept of committing something to memory.

Info found at School Sparkshttp://www.schoolsparks.com/blog/sight-word-flashcards-and-tips-for-early-reading

Tips for Sight Words

The easiest way to introduce your child to sight words is through sight word flashcards. These sight word flashcards are based on the list of Dolch sight words, which is a nationally recognized list of words children need to know to be able to read quickly and comfortably. The worksheets include all Dolch pre-primer (preschool) and primer (kindergarten) sight words.

Printables

I found these beautiful sight-word printables here at Jan Brett's page. This is an example:

Tactile Cards

Sight-Word Tactile Cards - Complete Set
Students learn to recognize 75 of the most common sight-words...with instant reinforcement they can see, touch and trace! Each card in our series features a different sight-word—all with fun, textured letters that encourage kids to practice letter formation, sight-word identification and more. Each set has 25 cards that gradually increase in difficulty.

Shamrock Shake

To play, pass the can. Students take turns drawing a card and reading the word. If they get it right, they may keep it. The can moves to the next person even if the player gets it right. If a player gets a "leprechaun" card, he can take a word card from another player (plus keep the "leprechaun" card). If a player gets a "rainbow" card, he keeps the "rainbow" card and takes another turn. Game continues until someone gets a "pot of gold" card. Then everyone counts his or her cards. The person with the most is the winner.

I found this idea here. It is called POT of GOLD

Cars Uno game

Print one copy of the playing cards (You may want to print 2 sets of special cards). There are 4 sets (various Cars characters) with 9 word cards each plus one set of "special" cards (draw 2, wild, reverse, skip, draw 4/wild). To play, deal 5 cards to each player. Put the rest face down in the middle of the table. Turn one card up. The first player must read the card and match either the word or the character. If he puts down matching character (new word), he must also read the new word. Play continues with players matching either the words or characters. If a player does not have a match, he draws a card from the pile. Players can play a Draw 4 or Wild card at any time. Draw 4 means the next person takes 2 cards instead of playing a card (just like in traditional UNO). A Wild card lets the player select the character. Players must match the skip, reverse, or Draw 2 cards to the current character. Continue playing until some gets rid of all of his cards. This is the winner. Optional: You can have players call UNO when they have one card remaining .
*You can easily change the words used in this game by deleting these words and replacing them with your own.
http://www.kellyskindergarten.com/Games/GamestoMake/games_to_make.htm

Sight Word Soup Game from Lakeshore Learning

Students build word recognition…as they scoop up fun-filled servings of sight-words! Our set features 4 levels of play, each covering 25 of the most commonly used words in reading. Kids simply scoop up sight-word “noodles,” then sort them into the matching bowls on their activity mats—and increase sight-word recognition with every match! 4 levels each include a sturdy vinyl soup pot, 100 sight-word pieces, 8 activity mats, plus 4 plastic ladles. The ladles measure 7 7/8" long.