Features:

  • Trusted by Families Worldwide - With over 50 million sold, ThinkFun is the world's leader in brain and logic games.
  • Develops critical skills – Perfect for pre-readers and early readers, teaches recognition of essential words.
  • Developed by educators - Zingo Sight Words is a bingo style game that was developed by educators to create a great play and stealth learning experience for Pre-K to 2nd graders and help with reading skills, and it makes a great gift.
  • Clear instructions – Easy to learn with a clear, high quality instruction manual. You can start playing immediately!
  • Award winner - Winner of ASTRA Best Toys for Kids Award and others, and was a 2013 Toy of the Year Finalist.
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Best. Game. Ever. I have two daughters, one whom has Apraxia of speech and the other who is a beginning reader. The pictures ensure that my younger daughter (with Apraxia) can still independently play, while it encourages both my children to read aloud the object. This game requires no adult help, so my daughters will literally spend hours playing this game together. It is super sturdy game with thick, sturdy, double sided cardboard bingo cards and the text and pictures on the yellow “chips” have no scratching or fading from frequent overuse; we do have problems sticking the discarded yellow chips back in on one side of the Zingo machine if it’s not placed in the slot *just so*, but I’m sure it’s from an overzealous preschooler and not the manufacturer. This game is now my go-to gift for any birthday party we are invited to and my girls are always requesting to pack it to bring with to friends and families houses. Buy it. Buy it now. You won’t regret it!

A must have for special needs classrooms!

I love all Zingo games; I now have three of them. I use them with my students with autism, ages 6-8. It is a great language tool. It helps with fine motor skills. Students have to put the pieces back into the slot if no one has the item. They have to use a pincher grip to push it in and there is a little tension so they have to push a little bit. We had to teach them to put them in correctly, but they caught on quick. I am not sure what it is but the act of pushing the game piece in is reinforcing and they love to do it. This is great for my kids who have weakness in their hands. It also helps with motor planning. Students also take turns being the number caller. This allows for independence in game playing. Students learn their numbers, identifyinghow many objects are in a group, addition using pictures, and number words. A lot can be taught with this one little game.

Would recommend

This game is perfect for my 4.5 year old that is in speech. He has apraxia and this is doing wonders on helping him practice his words in a timely fashion. Also, learning how to take turns and that you don’t always win!

the perfect game for your toddler

this is one of the only toys I have ever bought for my kid that I actually enjoy playing with with her. she loves it because she gets a kick out of the dispenser contraption and she loves the individual attention of playing a game with adults. the fact that it is so simple to play (don't need to read any directions) and isn't mind-numbingly boring for adults is what makes this the perfect toy. my child is 3.5 and I wish I had bought it for her sooner, but she can play it easily at her current age.

My Students LOVED This Game

At the time of this review I taught "regular" first grade students. My students were on various levels (Pre-K through 2nd) when it came to reading. One of the most difficult tasks of teaching can be making learning fun. I found this game on Amazon and thought it might be a good addition to my small group teaching time (after a structured lesson). The result? ALL of my students fell in love with this game. They would often ask to play it during their small group reading time if we had time left at the end of the lesson. There are two sides to each card; however, even my students who were below grade level could use the "harder" side of the card. The key part of this is to have the students read the word (or try to read the word) before getting the word chip. Even though they are sight words I found it essential to help the student try to figure out the word to ensure success. Rather than only get three in a row I often played the game where the entire card had to be filled. At the end of the game I would always reward the students with a pencil, eraser, ticket, etc... whether or not they won. That avoided anybody feeling like they lost. It didn't ever delete the motivation to play because each student still wanted to win. If you want to make learning fun, try this game.

Great for toddlers

I absolutely love this game. It assists my 3 year old with recognizing various items and also starts with sight words. It is an added bonus that he loves yelling bingo! The red cards are more competitive and nice for older ages. The green cards have less duplication so theyre less competitive. We try to stay on the green side with my 3 year old. Id definitely recommend this item.

Great game for kids & adults of all ages & capability levels/ including special needs children!

I bought this game for my girls when they were 5 & 3, 13 years ago... we used it for years! Now we use it with younger cousins! We are keeping our game for grandchildren, but I bought another to gift to my niece who has Downs’ Syndrome, because she loves playing it, and the concept is easy enough for her to grasp with special needs, yet still a challenge for her. We have a great time playing this with adults and children of all ages in our family! It is like bingo, but you match the picture of the tile to the picture on your board. Also, there is a cool device to deal the tiles so that everyone can play, even the dealer! It can be played with 2 people or many more! I highly recommend this game if you are looking for a game that is inclusive for many different capability levels! You can all play, and have a great time without feeling like someone didn’t get a fair shot! Also, it helps kids learn. So, any educational game is a plus in my book!

He plays again and again and again and again

We've owned zingo for two days now. Roughly 67 rounds later I think it's safe to say my son, almost 4, loves it. I have nothing but good things to say... the tile dispenser runs smoothly, the game is simple and fun for preschoolers. With zero learning curve, he enjoyed it straight out of the box. I understand from my sister, whose kids are now 14 & 11, that the game has been improved since early versions with the picture on both sides of the tile, so no blanks are dispensed or extra time spent ensuring everything is face up when resetting the game.

We love Zingo!

My parents got the original picture Zingo for our 4 year old daughter and it's been a huge hit. When I saw that there was a word building version, we had to have it for her as well. There's no setup required like punching out pieces or assembling anything, it's ready to go when you take it out of the box. I like that there are two sides to the cards so younger children can play the easy side and older children and adults can play the harder side to make play a little more evenly matched. The tiles are sturdy plastic so you don't have to worry about them bending them or ruining them by getting them wet or anything, plus they're double sided, so no need to put them into the Zinger 'right side up'. The letters on the tiles and cards are also colored red for vowels and black for consonants. This makes it easy to explain to younger kids that on the 'easy' side of the cards, you need 2 black letters and 1 red letter for each word. The 'Zinger' is the hard plastic house that the tiles live in and are dispensed from. The top slides easily forward and back to drop two tiles into the little grooves each time. Then you slide the tiles back into as lot in the top if not needed with a satisfying little click sound. Another nice feature is all the pieces fit easily back in the sturdy game box without taking anything apart! Our 4 year old picked up the game quickly even though she's averse to spelling and reading and it gets her to sound out the words on her own because she wants to beat Mommy!

Zingo is one of the greatest games for young children

Zingo is one of the greatest games for young children! It teaches them patience while waiting a turn, as well as numbers, letters, sight words/pictures, and it is very easy to operate. I have 3 kids 2, 4, 6 - and they all love playing this game together. My 2 year old does lose interest by the end, but that is expected for her age. She does have a fun time for the first 15-20 minutes though. My boys think this is the greatest game though, and it is one you can play with the whole family.

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