A reading game for the third-grade classroom or home practice. Cards are filled with real Dolch sight words for this grade, and the first to a full line calls bingo.
Free to design and print · edit any square · 3×3, 4×4, or 5×5
Sight-word bingo turns reading drills into a game third graders ask to play. Use it for a literacy center, a warm-up, or a home reading session, keep the Dolch words below or swap in your weekly list, and cards print in a couple of minutes.
Because every card is shuffled from the same square list, no two students get the same grid, so a whole class can practice the same words together while each child reads and hunts for their own squares.
These are just a starting point — swap in your own words in the editor before you print.
Read each word aloud
Call a word and have students read it before they mark it, so every round doubles as quick decoding and recognition practice.
Match your weekly list
Swap the squares for the sight words your class is studying this week, so the game reinforces exactly what you are teaching.
Print a stack or play live
Print a class set for desks, or share one link and a QR code so a remote or hybrid class can mark words from any screen.
Edit every square. Open the card in the editor, keep the suggested squares or replace them with your own words, emoji, or photos, and pick a theme that fits the day.
Print a whole set at once. Each card is shuffled from the same square list, so every player gets a unique grid. Print to standard letter or A4 paper on any home printer — or order professionally printed cards shipped to your door.
Or play live. Share one link and a QR code and the whole room plays from their phones, in person or over video.
How do I make sight-word bingo for free?
Open the editor, pick the schoolhouse theme, keep the Dolch word squares or type your own list, then print. A basic set is free to make and print.
Are these the real third grade Dolch words?
Yes. The squares are drawn from the standard third-grade Dolch sight-word list, so the practice matches what schools teach at this level.
How many cards do I need?
One per student. Each card is randomly shuffled from the same word list, so a whole class gets unique grids and a fair race to the line.
Can I print them on regular paper?
Yes. The print view is sized for standard letter and A4 paper, so any school printer works, and you can also order professionally printed cards.