# Sight Words 1-300 — Kids Learn! Sight Words

> Interactive games and activities to teach children 300 essential sight words for reading. (iPhone/iPad app by Teacher Created Materials.)

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- Developer: [Teacher Created Materials](https://appshunter.io/developer/437178006)
- Category: Education, Games, Puzzle, Word
- Price: $5.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 5 App Store ratings · 15 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 10.3 · 284 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2011-10-21
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sight-words-1-300/id473325417/reviews.md

## What is Sight Words 1?

••••• The Kids Learn! Sight Words app series is a 2012 nominee for a Distinguished Achievement Award presented by the Association of Educational Publishers. •••••

Give your child the building blocks needed to learn to read. Combine fun, easy-to-follow activities with hands-on and audio features to jumpstart the learning process. Created by reading experts such as Dr. Fry, Kids Learn Sight Words uses developmentally appropriate approaches to let the child

● hear the words
● practice writing the words

● recognize letters
● record the words with playback

● use the words in activities

It combines fluency, vocabulary, spelling, and comprehension practice with entertaining, engaging graphics in a disguised-learning format. Children will want to play again and again and by doing so, will be learning up to 300 all-important sight words. Great for young learners and older children struggling with reading.

This app contains words 1–300 with planned related activities. Activities change and progress as the child moves along:



• Word Jigsaw Puzzle
Touch a puzzle piece to hear a word. Look for the word on the puzzle outline. Then move the puzzle piece onto the correct place on the puzzle outline. Repeat this process until the entire puzzle is put together. Word Jigsaw Puzzles are random and different each time; play as much as you like.

• Word Tic Tac Toe
Tap on the picture of the ear to hear a word. Click on that word in the Tic Tac Toe grid. Next, the computer takes a turn. Keep playing the computer until one of you has three in a row. The computer will also automatically say the next word to you. Tic Tac Toe games are random and different each time; play as much as you like.

• Word Matching Game
Touch one card to turn it over. Touch another card to find one that matches the first card. Keep turning over cards until you have matched all the pairs. Matching games are random and different each time; play as much as you like.

• Hangman

Look at the blank lines at the bottom of the screen. Tap a letter in the alphabet. If you have correctly guessed a letter in the word, the letter will appear in the blank. If not, a body part will be added to the person. You have ten tries to correctly spell the word. Hang man uses the words you just learned, as you learn five words at a time.



• Word Chain
Use the word tiles to make your own sentences. Be sure to use at least one of the words at the top of the screen in each sentence you make. Then touch the star to have your sentence read to you.  Shake to erase and reset the words.

• Star Speller

Touch a star to hear a word. Touch a letter in the word that you heard, and drag the letter into one of the blank boxes. Keep dragging letters into the blank boxes until you have spelled the word. Touch the checkmark to hear the correct spelling of the word. 

• Word Search
Touch each word on the left side of the screen to hear it read. Look for each word in the word search. When you find a word, drag your finger from the beginning to the end of the word to highlight it. Word searches are random and different every time; play as much as you like.

Settings: To set specific settings for this app, go to the Apps section at the bottom of the iPad’s settings menu.  Touch the Sight Words app’s icon to open its settings.  This will allow you to either automatically clear all content when the app is closed or save writings and recordings.

## Key features

- Teaches 300 essential sight words
- Interactive games (Jigsaw, Tic Tac Toe, Matching)
- Writing and spelling practice
- Audio word playback
- Sentence building activity
- Progressive difficulty

## Recent user reviews (10 of 15)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sight-words-1-300/id473325417/reviews.md

### 5/5 — App uses Fry’s sight words

*2020-01-13*

This is a perfect app to supplement lessons on Fry’s sight words. It has up to the 300th word on the Fry’s lists. Highly recommended!

### 2/5 — The voice recording doesn’t work

*2019-05-04, version 4.0*

My daughter enjoys this app however the voice recording part doesn’t work, it seems like that is a big missing part. I don’t see any contact information where I can contact someone for help.  Unless I can get that fixed I feel like this was a huge waste of money.

### 5/5 — I really liked it

*2018-11-21*

I looked everywhere for a simple app to learn sight words without distracting ads or locked features which would agitate him. This is easy to use if he doesn’t know a word he just taps it and it reads the word for him and writing it out helps him remember the spelling of the word he was having trouble with the first 100 sight words and he has already learned the first 80 worth the price (I had also purchased sight ninja but he was more excited about the game aspect and was just slicing the words)

### 5/5 — mom

*2016-06-12, version 4.0*

My homeschooler like it. He can practice his sight words at his own speed, doing reading and writing. He works on a section and can move on to the next when he feel confident with the previous one.

### 3/5 — Good App but lacks verbal confirmation

*2014-05-07*

This is a great App but when the children misspell a word there is no way of actually knowing that their spelling was correct or not. (Unless the child is being constantly supervised - which they don't like)

A verbal confirmation of it being incorrect would be useful! The recording feature is good, but spelling is largely a written exercise......

### 5/5 — Great app

*2013-12-08*

I'm giving this 5 stars because this app rocks for my 4 year old. I don't think it's fair the above reviewer based it on not having first asked for multiple accounts. I can teach my son 5 words a week and write it, find it, etc.

### 3/5 — We learn sight word 1-300

*2013-11-20*

My teachers really like this app, but I find the lack of ability to have multiple students have profiles is a great weakness for using in schools.

### 5/5 — Kids Learn Sight Words

*2013-07-16*

My 6yr old son likes angry birds and world of goo like everyone else, but he also likes this and thinks of it like another game.  You'd think he'd like it for the tic tac toe, puzzles, hangman, etc. but he seems to have the more fun playing with the star and the recording feature.  I'm just glad to see him having a good experience with words.

### 2/5 — Too much

*2013-03-01, version 3.0*

I would have thought for $9 it would have been better. I would prefer if there was a way to customize the list so that it correlated with my SK's weekly list. All the words are there just not in the right order. I don't think I have ever spent this much on an app and I am having buyers remorse :o(

### 3/5 — A Little Disappointed

*2013-01-28*

This app would be better if you were able to choose the exact words you want to use instead of the predetermined lists. Also, this app does not recognize handwriting so a child can write anything and move to the next word. There are apps that recognize and say the name of each letter written and then say the name of the word again. If these features were added I would give 5 stars.

## Frequently asked questions about Sight Words 1

### What is the main goal of Sight Words 1-300?

The main goal of Sight Words 1-300 is to provide children with the foundational building blocks needed to learn to read by teaching them up to 300 essential sight words through interactive and engaging activities.

### What age range is Sight Words 1-300 suitable for?

Sight Words 1-300 is suitable for children aged 4 and up, as indicated by its age rating. It is designed for young learners and also helps older children who are struggling with reading.

### How does Sight Words 1-300 teach sight words?

Sight Words 1-300 teaches sight words through a variety of methods including hearing the words, practicing writing them, recognizing letters, recording words with playback, and using them in interactive games like Jigsaw Puzzles, Tic Tac Toe, Matching, Hangman, and sentence building.

### Is Sight Words 1-300 available on multiple devices?

Yes, Sight Words 1-300 is supported on iPhone, iPad, and iPod, making it accessible on various Apple mobile devices.

### How often is Sight Words 1-300 updated?

The latest version of Sight Words 1-300 is 5.0, and it was last updated on September 5, 2019. While updates are not frequent, the app has been recognized with a Distinguished Achievement Award nomination.

### What is the price of Sight Words 1-300?

Sight Words 1-300 is a paid application, with a price of $5.99. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements within the app.

### Does Sight Words 1-300 have ads?

No, Sight Words 1-300 does not contain advertisements. It is a completely ad-free educational application.

### What makes Sight Words 1-300 stand out from other reading apps?

Sight Words 1-300 was a nominee for a Distinguished Achievement Award in 2012 and was created by reading experts like Dr. Fry. It offers a comprehensive approach combining fluency, vocabulary, spelling, and comprehension practice in a disguised-learning format with a high user rating of 5.0 stars.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.0 — 2019-09-05

Whats New in Version 5.0:
● Added full-screen native support for modern retina displays, such as iPad Pro (3rd Gen) and iPhone Xs Max.
● The Star Speller check button now speaks the word twice, once at the beginning and again after spelling the word.
● Improved and refined the size of finger writing across various screen sizes.
● Improved the scaling of text and controls, making them more true across a variety of devices.
● Improved the consistency of certain prompts, making them more intuitive.
● Miscellaneous improvements to performance and stability.

### 4.0 — 2015-05-05

Miscellaneous stability and performance improvements for iOS 8.

### 3.1 — 2013-11-14

• Puzzle pieces are now initially rotated, support two-finger rotation, and are at Retina resolution.

• Responsiveness in Word Matching activities improved.  Next card can now be turned over while previous cards still have yet to finish jetting off.

• Star Speller now detects the end of game and asks if you want to play again or go on.

• Corrected an issue which could cause audio to not play through headphones following the use of the audio record button.

• Support for iOS 7.  In addition to aesthetic changes, fixes a problem where writing with a finger was experiencing unusual delays.

• Added parental gate.

• Miscellaneous incremental improvements.

### 3.0 — 2013-01-07

● Setting added for Hangman to allow letter choices to disappear to make gameplay easier for younger players.
● Enhancement made to Hangman, Word Search and Tic Tac Toe such that games are also now saved when moving from slide to slide, or when exiting out and returning back into the app.
● App will now save its place and return to where it left off even in the case of a power outage while in use.
● Star now animates moves taken in Hangman and Word Search games.
● Fixed a bug in Word Search where the first column or first row could randomly generate a duplicate word, or possibly a vulgar word.
● Details of the current word range added to the bottom of each activity.
● Fine tuned the pronunciation of the word "our" to be heard more like "hour" and less like "are".
● Corrected a bug which could cause audio to not play briefly.
● Added native support for iPhone 5's 4" retina display
● Miscellaneous performance and stability improvements.

### 2.0 — 2012-03-13

1) The first 300 sight words are included.

2) Word writing screens have added an eraser (which supplements the shake-to-erase function):
a) Tapping the eraser erases all of the writing, similar to shaking.
b) Dragging the eraser can be used to erase individual words or correct small mistakes.

3) Sentence building activities
a) Will now read the sentences you make back to you when you tap on the star.
b) Will also now allow you to use a given punctuation mark more than once.

4) Duplicate word 107 "work" replaced with "word". 

5) Puzzle for word 145 switched from "how" to "show".

6) Optimized audio timing and playback

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