![]() ![]() If they get it correct, they get to keep that piece of popcorn. Have students pick a piece of popcorn and read the sight word. Sight Word Popcorn: Print out sight word flashcards on yellow paper, and scrunch it up just like popcorn.Sight Word Hopscotch outside on the black top ( yes it’s just how it sounds!).The child guesses where the bear is hiding by naming the word on the cup and lifting it up to find the bear. Play Where’s the bear? Write the words on paper cups and hide a small bear or other tiny object under one.Practice writing sight words using a dry erase marker on a dry erase board.Sight Word Sticky Note Match: Just write the words on sticky notes AND the dry erase board (the same words of course) and have your child use the sticky notes to cover the words on the dry erase board!.They must slap the word and say it every time they enter the classroom (or house for parents!). ![]() Tape the sight word on an index card to the outside of the door.Here are some simple ideas for extra sight word practice: ![]() You can find a printable list of these words on my blog. PRO TEACHER TIP: Try to incorporate sight words into your day in as many ways as you can, whether you are a teacher or parent. These sight word cards include words from the Dolch PP list plus some of the simpler ones from Fry’s first 100 words. I watched her develop a love and confidence for reading at a young age and knew I had to do the same for my students! This is exactly how sight word sentence mini books were born! I actually created these for my daughter! She absolutely loved having little books that she could pick up and read anytime, color and trace, and take with her wherever we went, even the grocery store. When you pair well-known sight words with simple decodable words into short sentences, you have the perfect blend! When students can use their reading skills and knowledge to read a 4-5 word sentence, do you even understand what that does for a kindergarten student’s confidence?! This way, they understand the word by using it in context-not just in isolation! It also helps them practice reading with more fluency and inflection. Using sight words in sentences are important to incorporate into your lesson plans, as well as having kindergartners try to create their own sentence about the focus sight word of the week. ![]()
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