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...]
Sight Word Practice Cards – Primer Set
A few weeks ago I shared some sight word practice cards. I quickly realized that this printable was valuable and something you all are wanting, so I've decided to create more practice cards. This set has 52 Primer words from the Dolch Sight Word list. Practicing sight words is a great way for a child to begin to read. Sight words are simply words that can't always be sounded out and are frequently seen in text. The cards I created are designed to help your child practice reading these … [Read more...]
Sight Word Practice Cards
Learning sight words is an important stage in learning to read. 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 example, if you sound out the word ‘the’ it would sound totally different than how it should be pronounced. The more children practice sight words, the easier it is for them to learn to read them. I have some fun sight word readers and sight word … [Read more...]
Sight Word Readers for the Word “There”
Happiest Friday to you! I hope you all are enjoying the sight word readers I post every Friday! This week the sight word is "there". As you use these sight word readers with your child, I hope you see that they are starting to read words on their own! Watching little ones learn to read is so fun! The sight word reader focuses on the word “there”. They also use words that were learned in previous sight word readers. The child can also use the pictures to help them read the sentences. … [Read more...]
Sight Word Readers for the Word “All”
Happy Friday! Today I'm sharing another one of my sight word reader booklets. This sight word is "all" and I created three booklets. One is in black and white and the others are in color. Hope you enjoy using them! In this download, there are these 3 booklets: Are They All the Same? All for Fall Colors Each of these sight word readers focus on the word “all”. They also use words that were learned in previous sight word readers. The child can also use the pictures to help … [Read more...]
Sight Word Readers for the Word “With”
Last week got away from me, so I didn't get a sight word reader set up. I apologize! But today I'm back sharing sight word readers for the word "with". These were fun to create! In this download, there are these 3 booklets: Monsters Fun with Grandpa We Go Together Each of these sight word readers focus on the word “with”. They also use words that were learned in previous sight word readers. The child can also use the pictures to help them read the sentences. You may have to … [Read more...]
Sight Word Readers for the Word “But”
I'm so sorry I missed sharing a sight word reader last week! Time got away from me. Today I'll be sharing sight word readers for the word "but". In this download, there are these 3 booklets: A New Pet Flying into Space The Lost Doll Each of these sight word readers focus on the word “but”. They also use words that were learned in previous sight word readers. The child can also use the pictures to help them read the sentences. You may have to help them with words that are not … [Read more...]