Reading with your child is one of the most rewarding experiences there is as a parent. Use my 7 PROVEN stratgies to help teach your child sight words!
Wondering how to teach sight words? This sight word folder method is quick and easy. It doesn't require any fancy supplies and gets results fast!
I'm going to share with you some fun and engaging ways to teach sight words. I mentioned in this post, that I LOVE teaching sight words!! There are numerous reasons, but one of them is the essential fact that learning sight words is just a hop, skip and a jump away from reading fluently! Edward William Dolch, in 1948, created a list of words that he believed to be essential for all students to learn first! Many teachers have found this to be true. Unfortunately, not all words can be sounded out.. so confusing! But, when you teach your kiddos sight words, and the simplicity of recognizing them by sight, they stand a better chance at becoming fluent readers! Here are 25 Ways to Teach Sight Words: 1. Word of the Day Consider a word of the day or week. Students can write a sentence with the word and add it to the class chart before, during a lesson or even as an exit ticket. 2. Sight Word Search These Kindergarten Sight Word Searches are a great review of the sight words. You can find these sight word searches here. 3. Sight Word Songs Click the picture to watch! My students LOVED these!!! 4. Sight Word Practice Pages I blogged about these here. 5. Sight Word Make a Match on Starfall This can be played individually on the computer, on an ipad, or whole group with an interactive board. 6. Use a doodle sketch or whatever you call these... These would be perfect to review sight words during small group time. Anything that keeps your students engaged and is hands on is perfect for reviewing sight words. 7. Spelling Practice on ABCya.com This is a fun game to practice whole group, small group or individually with a smart board, computer or ipad. 8. Another fun interactive way to ask your students how to spell a word. This game is also on ABCya.com 9. Playdoh Sight Words This photo came from Mrs. Bremer's Class blog. She found a freebie to use for making sight words out of play doh. Fun!! 10. Sight Word Necklace This idea came from Kinder by Kim. She says to wear a sight word necklace and as your kiddos enter the room they have to tell you the sight word. Great idea! 11. Literacy Centers There are so many fun ways to incorporate sight words into literacy centers. This activity is in my Fall/Halloween Math & Literacy Centers. 12. Interactive Sight Word Sentences If you have an interactive board-- this is one of the easiest centers to make! I would simply insert a picture per page, and separately type up the words in the sentence. Then, I made sure to mix them up and save the entire flipchart. 13. Sight Word Sentence Building Pages This particular page is from my Apple Unit. 14. Simple Sight Word Books I LOVED making these books! The student had to put the sentence in the correct order, match the picture, then read it to a few friends, to me or silently. 15. iPad Sight Word Games and Resources There are so many iPad sight word games. Just try googling it and see what happens!!! 15. Morning Messages Before each reading lesson, we always had a morning message. I would pick a few students to come to the board and circle/underline some of the sight words that were found in the sentence. 16. Using Sight Words with Crafts PS- I cannot for the life of me remember where this idea came from.. if it was you, feel free to comment below! 17. Tree Maps Tree Maps help teach your students/child how to write a paragraph. It all starts with the sight words. "Bats can fly. Bats have wings. Bats are creepy!" 18. Flashcards Let's not forget flash cards! Repetition is key.. so there is nothing wrong with bringing these bad boys out here and there! 19. Sight Word Songs to Review a lot of Words Click the picture to watch! 20. Homework Checklist of all Sight Words to Parents This comes from my Read like a Rockstar Pack. 21. Sensory Bin This would be so much fun for building sight words. Stick a little recording sheet at the center and call it common core (haha). Picture is from Mess for Less. 22. Sight Word Sticker Books This was another idea that came from Mrs. Bremer's Kindergarten blog. Give them a sticker for each word they can read. Over time they will be able to fill the entire book! 23. Water Color Sight Words This comes from Sharing Kindergarten. Kids love to paint, so this center is a no brainer for student engagement. What a fun center!!! 24. Magnetic Letters We can't forget those magnetic letters! This is a perfect hands on activity for those kinesthetic learners. 25. Websites: Pinterest & the SightWords.com Lastly, I almost always have to mention Pinterest.. I am such a visual person and it helps me to get ideas, inspiration, tips, tricks, etc.. with the millions of pictures. I just started a board for Sight Words. Be sure to follow it! Make sure to check out www.sightwords.com. They have so many games and resources for FREE-- yup that's right FREE!!! I hope you found some great ideas to implement into your own classroom. Be sure to check out my newest sight word unit below! Thanks for stopping by!
Wondering how to teach sight words? This sight word folder method is quick and easy. It doesn't require any fancy supplies and gets results fast!
Teach sight words with these fun sight word activities for kids in preschool, kindergarten, and first grade. I love how simple and effective these printables and games are! #sightwords #teachingreading #kindergarten
Outdoor chalk games are great for the nice, warmer weather! I know my two preschoolers at home are always obsessed with a little chalk, so I thought I would share 3 three fun games you can take and use at home or in the classroom all summer long. The three games I’ve included are […]
Dolch sight words list for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third-grade levels. Our free printable Dolch sight word lists provide you with colorful sight word charts for easy reference and assessment. Teach your child to read sight words with these full size PDF Dolch 220 sight word lists. We've also included a list of Dolch sight word nouns.
Reading with your child is one of the most rewarding experiences there is as a parent. Use my 7 PROVEN stratgies to help teach your child sight words!
Learn how to teach the sight words, the correct way so that your child learns to read confidently. A confident reader loves to read!
Sight words, sight words, sight words. They're so important but do you ever just get sick of teaching sight words? Let's be real, it can get...
Wondering how to teach sight words? This sight word folder method is quick and easy. It doesn't require any fancy supplies and gets results fast!
Sight words are so important in helping little ones learn to read! After learning about 200 words, a reader will know over half of the most common words in English! That’s so amazing to me. Since many of the words do not follow the normal phonics rules, it’s best to learn them by memorizing. Easier said than […]
I used to hate teaching sight words with worksheets and flashcards. Students would be frustrated about having to memorize words that didn't follow phonetic "sounding out" rules. It got to the point where even I was saying "I know. Sight words are boring." So I had to do something about it. Instead of boring old
Here is my 3 step approach to teaching sight words! Practice sight words EVERY DAY! That’s right, practice sight words every, single day. Repetition is one of the keys when tackling all of the words children are expected to know every day. Practicing words they are learning will keep them fresh in their mind […]
Are you wondering how to teach sight words at home or at school? It helps to understand how the brain learns to recognize words.
Dolch sight words list for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third-grade levels. Our free printable Dolch sight word lists provide you with colorful sight word charts for easy reference and assessment. Teach your child to read sight words with these full size PDF Dolch 220 sight word lists. We've also included a list of Dolch sight word nouns.
I used to hate teaching sight words with worksheets and flashcards. Students would be frustrated about having to memorize words that didn't follow phonetic "sounding out" rules. It got to the point where even I was saying "I know. Sight words are boring." So I had to do something about it. Instead of boring old
Learning to teach sight words based on research and best practices will make your life easier as well as help your new readers increase mastery and fluency!
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Are you wondering how to teach sight words at home or at school? It helps to understand how the brain learns to recognize words.
FREE sight word recognition activity for kids to read sight words while feeding bones to the dog. Fun and motivational literacy game for pre-k, kindergarten and first grade kids.
Dolch sight words list for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third-grade levels. Our free printable Dolch sight word lists provide you with colorful sight word charts for easy reference and assessment. Teach your child to read sight words with these full size PDF Dolch 220 sight word lists. We've also included a list of Dolch sight word nouns.
These tips for teaching sight words in kindergarten will help you add engaging sight word practice to your daily routine!
BEST list of fun ways to teach & practice sight words. Ideas for pre-school, kindergarten & first grade. Hands-on games & creative activities to do at home!
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I used to hate teaching sight words with worksheets and flashcards. Students would be frustrated about having to memorize words that didn't follow phonetic "sounding out" rules. It got to the point where even I was saying "I know. Sight words are boring." So I had to do something about it. Instead of boring old
Dolch sight words list for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third-grade levels. Our free printable Dolch sight word lists provide you with colorful sight word charts for easy reference and assessment. Teach your child to read sight words with these full size PDF Dolch 220 sight word lists. We've also included a list of Dolch sight word nouns.
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BEST list of fun ways to teach & practice sight words. Ideas for pre-school, kindergarten & first grade. Hands-on games & creative activities to do at home!
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Make sight words fun by using art to teach sight words! These activities are hands-on and perfect for kindergarten and first grade.
I used to hate teaching sight words with worksheets and flashcards. Students would be frustrated about having to memorize words that didn't follow phonetic "sounding out" rules. It got to the point where even I was saying "I know. Sight words are boring." So I had to do something about it. Instead of boring old
Dolch sight words list for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third-grade levels. Our free printable Dolch sight word lists provide you with colorful sight word charts for easy reference and assessment. Teach your child to read sight words with these full size PDF Dolch 220 sight word lists. We've also included a list of Dolch sight word nouns.
Sight words, sight words, sight words. They're so important but do you ever just get sick of teaching sight words? Let's be real, it can get...
Teach sight words with these fun sight word activities for kids in preschool, kindergarten, and first grade. I love how simple and effective these printables and games are! #sightwords #teachingreading #kindergarten
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How to use the science-based Heart Word Method to teach heart words, or high frequency words, instead of traditional sight word instruction.
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