Some nights I send home sight word rings. These are words that your child has been practicing to read in isolation, in books, and also to write. There are many things you can do to help your kids learn these essential words.
Try some of the activities listed below to help your child recognize basic sight words. Work for a few minutes each day.
What are sight words? The 220 Dolch Words comprise from 60% to 85% of the text in children's early reading materials.
WORD SCAVENGER HUNT Hide sight words around the room.
SKIP JUMP WORDS Using lighter colored vinyl, cut out shapes, put a sight word on each one with a marker, and tape them to the floor. Your child can jump from word to word, saying each word as they land.
WORD WAR Write sight words on a stack of index cards. A parent or older sibling can play this game with the child. Each player takes turns flipping a card over and the first one to read the sight word wins that card. Parents should count to 10 slowly before telling their child the sight word.
OH NO! Write the sight words on note cards. On one of the note cards, write "Oh No!" Turn the note cards over and place them in a stack. Ask your child to pick up one of the note cards. If they can read the word, they can keep the card. If they cannot read the word, tell your child the word and then put the card on the bottom of the pile. Whomever picks the "Oh No!" card has to put all of their cards back in the stack. The person with the most cards at the end of the game is the winner!
*This is definitely one of the students' favorite games!*
UNIFIX CUBES Practice reading sight words that are taped onto the cubes. Make a tower of correct and incorrect words. Try the incorrect words again. Try to make a giant tower with all the sight words correct.
-More tips can be found on: http://voices.yahoo.com/sight-words-tips-parents-1895164.html?cat=25
No comments:
Post a Comment