We have a list of sight words for each quarter. I used to practice all the words every day with the whole group. The ones that knew them were bored because they knew them and the ones who didn't were bored because they didn't.
I decided to make personal rings of sight words. Yes, it is some extra work but the engagement has been worth it. At the beginning of the quarter, I give them all the words for that quarter. I partner them up high/low to practice each other's cards so that it is really the low students who are getting the most practice. I circulate and take the words off the rings and "test" them to see if we can take some of their cards off their rings.
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These are a favorite literacy center in my classroom. Enter the words and they are hidden in the seasonal pictures. Students use a magnifying glass to look for the words and write them on a recording sheet.
I have 2 sets. Click on the picture to see it in my store.
Some of my students struggle to learn sight words. I considered this problem and decided to try learning the words in context. Most words are not seen in isolation so using short sentences and phrases to learn these high-frequency and phonics rule-breaking words was more meaningful to some students. We follow the Saxon Phonics curriculum and the sight words are words that don't follow the rules. I used these words to create my sight word phrases. Click the pictures to see them in my store.
Fry lists are high-frequency words. The first list is the first 100 most common words used in the English language. The second list is the second most common words used. The lists go up to 10 or 1000 words.
Recognizing that using context clues is an important skill for beginning readers to practice, I used these words to make phrases for my students to practice. I started with lists 1-6 and then created 7-10 by request. The students take a list home to practice. They practice the color-coded lists at school on rings.
I use the larger lists for them to read to me. If they can read all the phrases on a list, they get to move up to the next list. Click on the pictures to see them in my store.
When we started remote learning, I wanted a way to continue practicing these phrases but in a digital way. That is when I created my Digital Fry Phrases on Google Slides.
They have sound so that kids can listen to the phrases read as they practice them. There is also an option for no sound. Click the picture to see them in my store.
I hope this gives you some ideas on how to freshen up your sight word practice routine. Here is your FREEBIE!
