Visual/Sight

Secret Word:

Kids have paper, chalkboard, anything to write on. I tell them to write down the letter they hear at the beginning of each word I say, and not to erase anything! Then I say clown, apple, teacher, and they write CAT - the secret word is cat! They love to try and figure out what the word will be before I'm done. Its great for reviewing spelling words too -- I even do it for "harder" theme-related words later in the year!

Resource:

Website http://www.kingslocal.k12.oh.us/Schools/SLE/shall/reading.htm

bulletContributor: Darcy Halverson
bulletMail: halverda@pluto.dsu.edu

Beach Ball Words:

Take a beach ball and divide it into sections and write words, letters, etc. on it. The students throw the ball to one another. They have to name the word that their pointing finger is touching.

Resource:  Mailbox Magazine

bulletContributor: Darcy Halverson
bulletMail: halverda@pluto.dsu.edu

Snake and Sight word Board Game:

Pre-K-5

Objectives: Students will practice sight words.

Materials:

bulletSnake gameboard
bulletHeavy-white paper
bulletscissors
bulletlaminating materials
bulletlist of sight words
bulletdice

Procedures:

1. Make a copy of the snake game board.

2. Take a sheet of heavy white paper and rule it off into 20 one-inch squares.

3. On each square clearly print a sight word that your students need to learn, or practice. 4. Cover the entire sheet with clear contact plastic and cut the paper into one-inch squares. 5. Place each of the squares face down on one of the empty squares on the snake. 6. The game begins with the first child rolling a dice and moving the number of spaces shown on the dice. 7. If the player lands on a shaded square, he or she turns up a card and reads it aloud. 8. If a player does so correctly, he or she replaces the word card face down and stays on the square; if not, the card is returned face down to the square and the player must retreat to the nearest shaded square behind the space on which he or she landed. 9. The first player to get to win, and reads it correctly, does!

Resource:

Teachervision.com Lesson Plans http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-5425.html

bulletContributor: Jerilyn Saylor
bulletMail: saylorje@pluto.dsu.edu

Title: Word Wall Bingo

Idea:

Make a tic tac toe grid using some words from your word wall. Write 1 word per space on the grid. Randomly calls words from the wall, and children cover the words you called with chips. The first player with all words covered wins. Have the children call the words they covered back to you for extra practice. The game can be repeated several times.

Resource:

http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/portfolios/students/wjmirow/word%2520walls%2520web%2520page.htm

bulletContributor: Emily Shelsta
bulletMail: shelstae@pluto.dsu.edu

Title: Bean Bag Toss

Idea: Materials You Will Need: A shower curtain liner that is divided into 20 boxes, a permanent marker, words on large cards and of course a bean bag!

You will need some words on large cards and you attach them to the shower curtain with tape or whatever works. Divide the class into 2 teams. Each team will take turns throwing the bean bag to a square. If the student can read the word the bean bag lands on, the team gets the number of points on the card. If the student misses the word, the other team gets to say it. The team with the most points wins the game!

Resource: http://www.kingslocal.k12.oh.us/Schools/SLE/shall/reading.htm

bulletContributor: Brooke Luther
bulletEmail: lutherb@pluto.dsu.edu

Title: Team Sight Word Race

Idea: Materials: A group size set of sight words

The children are divided into 2 teams. Each team takes a turn attempting to pronounce a word turned up from a pile of sight words. If one team misses, the opposite team then receives a chance to pronounce that word in addition to their regular turn. Score is kept on the number of words each team pronounces correctly. Do not have members sit down when they miss a word, but have each team member go to the back of the line after each try whether successful or not. This enables all members to gain equal practice and does not eliminate those people who need practice most.

Resource: Website:Teachers.net http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/485.html

bulletContributor: Amber Kristensen
bulletEmail: kristena@pluto.dsu.edu

Title: Sight Word Line-Up

Idea: With this great transition activity, students get to practice identifying sight words as they line up.

Objectives: To correctly identify sight words.

Plan:

  1. Write sight words on 3"x5" index cards. (Make two sets) Tape one set of cards to the floor where the children usually line up. Place the second set in a colorful box.
  2. When it is time to line up, distribute the cards to each child or have them pull one out of the box. I usually do this when we go to the cafeteria and sometimes at the end of the day.
  3. Have each child read his/her card, show it to the class and find the matching word on the floor. If he/she cannot read the word, the class may help out.
  4. Collect the cards and place in the box for the next time.

Resource: Website: A to Z Teacher Stuff http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/413.shtml

bulletContributor: Amber Kristensen
bulletEmail: kristena@pluto.dsu.edu

Title: Steal the Words


Idea: Deal 4 cards to each student and have them lay them out in front of them facing up. Lay 4 cards out in the center of the students. Explain the rules to the students as follows:

-whoever picks the word with the most letters goes first

-when it's your turn, if you have a word that matches one in the middle of the

circle, you can take the card and add it to a private pile of your own.

You can only take a card when you read the word on it. Always keep four cards per student and four cards in the middle.

-another way to add cards to your individual private pile is when it's your turn,

if you have a card that matches the top card on someone else's private pile,

you can say the word and take that person's entire private pile.

-the game continues until all the cards are matched

-the student with the most cards wins

After they play the game, read through all of the sight word notecards with the students again. Then allow them to choose a book that they want to read. Have the students choral read the book with the teacher. Whenever a student successfully reads one of the sight words just learned, point this out to them. Be sure and provide any needed help with the more difficult words they may not know yet.


Resource: http://www.lessonplanspage.com/ReadingSightWords.htm

bulletContributor: Camrin Martin
bulletEmail: martinc@pluto.dsu.edu
 

Title: Seeing with Sight Words
Idea: Students will use flash cards to identify and recognize sight words!  A game can be formed to help excite and interest students!
Resource: Dianne Larson 6-8 English Teacher
Selby, SD 605-649-1039

bulletContributor: Jarod Larson
bulletEmail: larsonjm@pluto.dsu.edu
 

Title: Around the World

Idea: All the students sit in a circle. Pick a person to start the game. That student stands behind the student who is sitting on their right. The teacher flashes them a sight word. Whoever says it first moves on to the next student. The student that makes it back to their own desk or starting point is the winner.
Resource: http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/485.html

bulletContributor: Tyler Nelson
bulletEmail: nelsont@pluto.dsu.edu