Want to make learning sight words a SNAP for those hard to reach learners? How about those young birthday kids who just lack maturity and interest in words? Or those ADD/ADHD or special needs students who just need something to catch there attention or keep their attention? I found these incredible sight word cards a few years ago hanks to an awesome Facebook suggestion. I fell in love with the … [Read more...]
Here… There… and Reading EVERYWHERE.
I love working with my kinders this time of year. They are reading everything... and I mean everything. I looked around the room at Daily 5 today and I almost cried... it is crazy how much they know. Can I brag??? I have 3 kids that know almost 400 fry sight words. And some of those words are super hard! America, oil, certain... those are some of the words they know! I keep instant data on my … [Read more...]
Alligator CHOMP!
Here is an idea I came up with this week and my kids LOVED it. I call it Alligator CHOMP! since we were learning about the letter Aa. I made 5 numbered alligators and wrote ONE letter of a sight word on each. THEN, I hide them in the room. I gave each of my students their Alligator CHOMP! sheet and them then find the alligators. When they did, the wrote down the letter next to the number on their … [Read more...]