This week's sight word reader focuses on the word "so." This two-letter word is pretty easy for beginning readers to learn. To help with learning, I've created this free printable booklet with a short story. This story is about a lion who makes lemonade. Sight word booklets are a great way for beginning readers to practice reading sentences and short stories. The booklets I create use sight words in simple sentences and helps build confidence in readers. As we all know, the more children … [Read more...]
Sight Word Reader for the Word “What”
I've been creating sight word readers for years now and I can't believe I've never created one for the word what! So today, I'm finally sharing my free printable booklet that practices this very common sight word. Sight word booklets are a great way for beginning readers to practice reading sentences and short stories. The booklets I create use sight words in simple sentences and helps build confidence in readers. As we all know, the more children read and see sight words, the better they … [Read more...]
Sight Word Readers for the Word “Do”
Hello and Happy Sunday! I'm here to share my newest sight word reader with you all! As you may remember, I'm making my way down the Dolch sight word list. If you want to check out all the sight word booklets I've done, just click here. Today's sight word is "do." I had a lot of fun creating this one! It's a little different than my other ones and it also has rhyming words! Here are a couple sample pages... This booklet is black and white for easier printing and … [Read more...]
Sight Word Readers for the Word “Be”
Sight words are so important to learn for beginning readers. Having a solid foundation in reading sight words will help young learners begin to soar with reading. Yes, they still need to learn phonemic awareness and word families, but learning sight words is one component of reading that can be mastered with practice. Today I'm sharing a free printable booklet that practices using the sight word "be." Each page has simple sentences using sight words for beginning readers to read. The … [Read more...]
Sight Word Readers for the Word “Out”
Are you teaching sight words? If you're teaching the sight word "out," then you're in the right place! I've put together a sight word booklet to help kids practice reading this word. At the end of this post, you'll find a link to a free printable for you to use in your classroom or at home. Each page has simple sentences using sight words for beginning readers to read. The pictures help the child with words that they might not know. I love using sight word readers with children … [Read more...]
Sight Word Readers for the Word “At”
If you're teaching the sight word "at," then you're in the right place! I've put together a sight word booklet to help kids practice reading this word. At the end of this post, you'll find a link to a free printable for you to use in your classroom or at home. Each page has simple sentences using sight words for beginning readers to read. I try to use sight words that they've already learned from the Dolch sight word list. Also, the pictures help the child with words that they … [Read more...]
Sight Word Guess Who Game
If you have a child learning to read, it's important to do hands-on activities to practice reading sight words! Children learn best through multi-sensory activities so the more activities you can incorporate into your day, the better! I know children love games, so I created a Sight Word Guess Who Game as a fun way to practice sight words. My kids loved the game! Here's how to set up the game: Download the free printable at the end of this post. Print the game on card stock paper. … [Read more...]
Hat Shop Sight Words
Learning sight words is one component for learning to read. The best way to improve reading these high-frequency words is with lots of practice. Having the ability to recognize sight words quickly helps children feel more comfortable reading and gives them the confidence to read beginning reader books. Sight words are words that are frequently used and they appear on almost every page of text. These are also words that can’t necessarily be sounded out, so they need to be memorized. For … [Read more...]
Sight Word Practice Cards – Second Grade
Watching a child learn to read it incredibly exciting. You may be following a set curriculum to teach your child to read, but sometimes you need some supplemental material to help work on key skills for reading. One of those skills is learning sight words. Sight words are words that are frequently used in text and words that can’t necessarily be sounded out, so they need to be memorized. For example, if you sound out the word ‘the’ it would sound totally different than how it should be … [Read more...]
Sight Word Practice Cards – First Grade
Sight words are important to practice, but finding the time to create activities to practice them isn't always easy. I want to make this easy for you, which is why I've created sight word practice cards. These cards are a way for a child to practice reading, writing, and reading the word in a sentence. A few weeks ago, I created a set that had the pre-primer and primer words from the Dolch sight word list. Today, I'm sharing the set that contains words from the first grade set. Sight … [Read more...]