Eventually, more decodable words become sight words as kids grow the bank of letters they recognize.ДЇortunately, you can still make it fun to learn sight words without asking students to rely on rote memorization. Sight words are commonly used in basic sentences, including like the, and, to, and you. Sight words need to be recognized вЂњon sight,вЂќ and are the opposite of decodable words. However, when students are just starting out in the reading process, there still needs to be an element of memorization for sight words. As students learn to read and identify words, they can use logic and critical thinking to break down their pronunciation and meanings. I hope you can use these in your own classroom.More teachers are moving away from rote memorization as much as possible. These are the first 5 packets, but I will post more soon. I do not give a child a new packet until she/he has mastered the previous one. The last page is a page to practice writing sentences.Д®ven though the packets are labeled week 1 and week 2, etc., I do not necessarily use them that way. The cards in each packet build on each other from week to week, so it's important that the kids do not lose them! (For example, you can combine words from packets 1 and 2 to make new sentences).

They are flashcards that they can play games with (like Memory) or they can build sentences with the cards. On the third page, they cut and paste the letters to make the words. On the second page, they rainbow write the words to practice spelling. On the first page, they read the sentences and color the sight words different colors (I color the boxes beforehand so they will know what colors to use). Here are some packets I made for my kindergarten class this year to practice reading and writing their sight words. Once it is on the word wall, students are expected to spell it correctly in their writing. Once a word has been introduced to the whole class, it goes on the word wall. During Calendar Time, we use the flashcards to build sentences.During small group reading instruction and/or interventions.I send them home as part of my optional homework.Which means at any given time, kids may be working on several different packets. If a child is struggling, they will work with that packet until they get it. If a student masters the words in a packet quickly, they are ready to move on. If a student can already read and write the words in a packet, they do not do it at all. I assess kids throughout the year to see what sight words they can read and write. Do your kids do one page in their packet a day? (BUT-sometimes I give students packets I haven't introduced to the whole class if they're ready for them).ДЈ. When most of my class has mastered those words, we move on to the next set. I introduce one set of words at a time during a mini-lesson (sometimes during Calendar Time, sometimes during Reading Workshop). You might also notice that I repeat words in the packets-more practice! Also-I try to teach words that the kids use a lot in their writing very early, even if they're a little more difficult. I want kids to start using those words immediately to build sentences. So I don't want to group a bunch of words together simply because they all have 2 letters and are 'easy' to learn. I believe very strongly in teaching sight words in context. As for the order, that just comes from my own crazy, little mind. The sight words I use are very typical-all on the Dolch and Fry's lists. Where do you get your sight words? What order do you teach them in? My kids love to see who can make the longest sentence-it becomes quite the competition!ДЎ.

Kindergarten Sight Word Practice Pages, Set 2Дon't forget, you can use the flashcards from the different packets together to make sentences, which I think is the most valuable activity of all. So head on over to my Teachers Pay Teachers store so you'll be ready to go before the first day of school! I also included some 'Just for Fun' bonus content-color labels for supplies and several cute little prints to decorate your classroom.

A few other sight word practice activities.

Pocket chart cards for retelling the story.

AВ reproducible black-line master for the emergent reader.

The illustrations are bright and engaging. But you also have the option of including pages that teach children the expectations for using all of their school tools-perfect for the beginning days of school. It's an emergent reader, with a simple, repetitive pattern: Look at the _. School Tools Emergent Reader and Sight Word Set $5.00 I finally finished my latest full-color emergent reader and sight word set for my Teachers Pay TeachersВ store!

Sight words for kindergarten activities