Ideas for sight word practice:
Use sight word cubes, roll them and graph how often each word shows up.
Before you color the graph, you have to read the word.
Sort the words by first letter, number of letters
Match the words to their configuration.
Pass out words before lining up, line up as you call their word.
Wear word on a necklace for the day.
Have each word as the password for the day, have to read each time you
leave and come into the room.
Read it, write it, stamp it.
Bingo
Hangman or Wheel of Fortune
Most wanted. Choose a word for the day. See how many times you hear or
find that word in your reading for the day. Write each sentence on a chart
every time you find it.
Write letters on colored chips or pieces of paper, place them in a plastic
egg. Child opens it and tries to spell the word from a list.
Use a white board, and play which letter is missing?
Give them magnetic letters. Make word then mix it and fix it.
During small group dictate a sentence with that word in it from a story.
Trace in grits, pudding, jello.
Make with play dough, cookie dough, wikki sticks, dried beans
Paint with a toothbrush
Write words on a beach ball. Toss the ball around can read word, use it in a
sentence.
Magic slates from dollar store, or make one with Ziploc bag and 2 T of finger
paint.
Magic words, write with white crayon and paint over, or write with crayloa
markers and use magic marker to make it change color.
Glue words on index cards and do rubbings
Rainbow write words
Tape talk: Teacher or volunteer tapes directions on a tape. Use 10 sight
words. List on a sheet of paper. Read each word in order. Child repeats the
words as read. Then give a specific direction such as Find the word “talk”
put a red triangle over it. Find the word “it” draw 2 lines under it.
Place 2 to 4 words on the board. Review them often during the day. Erase
one occasionally. Ask which word is missing?
Play concentration or memory with 10 words.
Fill rhyme: I’m thinking of a word that rhymes with pill … will
Write or practice the words in a group by writing them on each other’s
backs.
Clap, cheer, rap, tap, words. Do hand clap in pairs to practice spellings.
Student a says first letter of word while slapping student B’s right hand
with her right hand, student B says second letter of the word while slapping
student A’s left hand with her left hand
Glitter write with glitter glue
Let’s all Show – pass out sets of sight words. Teacher calls out word and
everybody holds that word on their forehead.
Water paint or use chalk outside on sidewalk.
Over head Station – use letters to make words, write them on smartboard
Label maker. Let kids spell words with label maker and peel and stick on
index card and then write them.
Word searches
Fill in blanks or simple sentences
Find and highlight in poems and big books
Riddles – I am thinking of a word with 3 letters, it begins with y …. You
Spell with letter stickers
Put letters in a bag or envelope. Take out make a word, and pass to the next
person.
Use small post it notes – write letters on them. Let children manipulate them
to spell sight words.
Practice words on desk or table with cool whip or shaving cream
Write letters on noodles, string letters to spell words.
Spelling toss – Use a nerf ball. Have one student read a word from a sight
word list, toss the ball to another student who has to spell the word.
Make signs in the classroom. Ex: in and out signs, boys and girls (this could
include and) stop and go on the bathroom door
Make special crowns with word parts written on them Ex: Wiz of is, King of
ing, Star of are
Create word family houses for common letter chunks, add to through the
year.
No More Letter of the Week – sentences would be a great place to highlight
high frequency words in context. Then make the connections to the books,
poems or text the sentences were pulled from.
* Show word cards from First child. Sentences and motions. Make sentences
with cards.
Web sites for sight word activities:
http://www.quiz-tree.com/Sight-Words_main.html#wordsearch
http://www.mrsperkins.com/dolch.htm
http://www.kidzone.ws/dolch/kindergarten.htm
http://readwritethink.org/materials/in_the_bag/index.html
http://mrsjonesroom.com/jones/wordstolearn.html
http://www.mrcpl.org/literacy/lessons/sight/index.html
http://gamequarium.com/readquarium/sightgames.html
http://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/Dolch/Contents.html
http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/zes/sightwords/default1.htm
http://literacyconnections.com/SightWordPractice.html
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/485.html
http://www.netrover.com/~crose/dolch/dolch.htm
http://www.carlscorner.us.com/Words%20of%20the%20Week.htm
http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/worksheets/SpellingCards72.pdf