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Showing posts with label Sight Words. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sight Words. Show all posts

Saturday, March 10, 2018

How to Teach Sight Words Tips for Parents and Teachers


Teaching sight words is different for every student. Sight words are words that students need to know without having to decode or sound out the words. Sight words are in approximately
50% to 65% of the words students will encounter in text. Sight words instruction is imperative to any student who is learning to read. In this post, we will talk about different methods to ensure your students or child learns their sight words. As parents, it's difficult to know exactly how our children's teacher is spending time on sight words. However, with these ideas, you can implement your own sight word plan at home!










Be specific and Purposeful with Teaching Sight Words


When teaching sight words, it's important to be very specific. Depending on the students age, depends on how many words students should work on each week. In Kindergarten, students should only start off practice two to three words a week. As the year progresses, students can gradually work up to 6-8 words per week. I like to do this slowly. Starting with two to three words a week gives students a chance to start the year off with confidence once they master the words.

In first grade, starting with 6-7 words in the beginning would be ideal.  For second graders, they should be able to handle 8-9 to start with. Every class and student is different, so use your judgement. If students are not mastering words, dial it back a bit. By third grade, students should be able to handle 10-12 words a week.

Look at your year long plan for teaching sight words. Every few weeks, add a week of spiral review in. Students should continuously practice words they've learned. If you are a parent, feel free to do this as well. Spiral review is one of the most effective ways to make sure students have really learned the content. 


Building Sight Words

One of the best ways to have students learn their sight words, is for students to build their sight words. Using tactile methods, students can develop a deeper connection to the words. 


I love using all kinds of different things for students to practice building words.  In PreK-1st Grade, one of my favorite tools to use this are Melissa and Doug's ABC Blocks. They are durable, colorful, inexpensive and last forever!



Another student favorite is magnetic letters.  Students love building words with them and placing them on cookie sheets or magnetic boards. The more colorful, the better! 






Students love these sight word builder cards and teachers love them too! Let me tell you why. Students get to practice building the word and then immediately apply it to text. 


Use seasonal items to practice sight words. Right now, our students are having. so much fun with these sight word building puzzles. Anything the kids can move, is a win-win!! 


Turn Learning into a Game


This looks large, it's really not. We would take this outside for recess though and place the sight words the kids have already mastered on the Lego Duplos . I even added a little math by having them keep score.



Sight Word Pyramids are also a great way to review words and maybe introduce a few more. The best part about this is. that both of these games can be done at school or home. Parents, the cup pyramids make for a GREAT rainy day activity! 



I love giving my students hands on activities for them to complete. It allows them to practice using the words in a variety of ways. 



Here are some of my favorite activities to practice mastering sight words. 

Be Consistent

Students need to consistently be practicing words. Sometimes, you will see students practicing one set of words with the teacher, and another set of words with the home. It's important to present the words differently with each encounter the children have with the words. For example, on Monday, you might write the words. On Tuesday, you might build the words using on the the methods above. On Wednesday, the students might read the words in a list or buddy read the words using flash cards. For Thursday, students might read the words in a sentence while building them. By Friday, students can read the words in a passage.  The big picture is that students need to practice words a different way each day. They need the opportunity to apply what they've been taught, so give them the chance to read the words on their own. 




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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Sight Word Freebies!



Hey friends! Need extra resources for teaching sight words? Here are a few FREEBIES!
Just click the pictures to access your FREEBIE!




If you like this game, check out the full packet while it's on sale!!

















I'm on the hunt for more, so as I find them, I'll update this post! Thanks!

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Quick Chat

Hey Everyone! Thinks are SUPER crazy right now for EVERYONE! I wanted to stop in real quick and upload this little sight word FREEBIE for you!



Click HERE for your copy!





                            I'm working on a MEGA End of The Year Packet and hope to get it posted soon. When I do, it will be on sale :) So keep an eye on my

 FB Page for the updates! Thank you again for all of your support  this last year :) My followers are the BEST! 





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Saturday, September 15, 2012

Saturday FREEBIE!

Whoo Hoo! Thank You for ALL of the love yesterday! I wanted to reward you by giving you TWO more FREEBIES!!!



You can get your copy by clicking HERE!!


               Be sure to hop on over and  check out my TpT Store as I am throwing a customer appreciation sale TODAY!!! 



 Till Next Time :)







Friday, September 14, 2012

Friday FREEBIE!

Hey everyone! I wanted to share this cute little sight word game I made!




Go get your copy HERE


And I created another version with for my Kinder friends. This font is a little easier, plus I included a blank copy so that you can include the words you need :)




Check that version out right HERE


Be sure to stop by and check out my TpT Store!





Till Next Time





Friday, July 13, 2012

Cruising Through Math and Literacy Mini Packet

I had a few requests for a "Cars" themed packet! So I began trying to create something different and something that would be useful to a variety of classrooms.


So I created this Cruising-Through-Math-and-Literacy-Mini-Packet !! This packet contains a variety of skills.

*Fill it up--Even & Odd Numbers Sort
*Expanded Form Number Match
*Doubles Addition Facts
*Sight Word Race
*Speedy Word Sort (Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives)



 I've included a place value center that uses expanded form to improve students skills.




I love this center because most centers available now only offer recognizing the actual place, and expanded form is a skill that some students really struggle with.

I hope you will visit my TpT Store and check out my current sale!!

~Till next time :)


~Ashley~

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Where does the time go?

Let me  start off by saying I really, REALLY, thought this would be a little bit easier to keep up with! I really do enjoy sharing my experiences in the classroom and reading about all of yours! Now that I've discovered blogland..I do not know how I ever taught without it! But keeping a blog is a lot harder than reading them ;)

This week we've been working super hard on our sight words! After Christmas, I tested my students, and it seemed as if we had forgotten every..single..sight word we've ever learned :) So, since then, I've made sure, to get all of that extra practice in! One of my favorite ways is to "Line Whisper". In the halls, I carry a little set of flash cards. When we are waiting to enter specials, or our destination, I show them the card, they whisper the word. They love it!

Of course, work stations is the best time to get our practice! I've been working on work stations for the past two weeks non stop. Just when I feel like I have every skill they need, I discover another area that we need help! I do not think I will EVER have enough work stations/centers..you know? Seems like we always need something!

Their favorite work station was the "Sweet Sight Word Memory". This came out of my Valentine's Day Packet. You can check it out  Here. ANDDDD


Another favorite--Sight Words Tic Tac Toe
I am running a little sale to help my fellow teachers :)
I'm also coming up with extra ideas for Main Idea. So till next time....




~Ashley~

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