{"id":786,"date":"2014-11-14T21:04:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-15T03:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funwithfirsties.com\/2014\/11\/sight-words-flash-cards\/"},"modified":"2014-11-14T21:04:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-15T03:04:00","slug":"sight-words-flash-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lsdesignssites5.techsurgeons.com\/index.php\/2014\/11\/14\/sight-words-flash-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Sight Words & Flash Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nHi everyone! Did your week fly by as quickly as mine?! Sheesh! I<\/p>\n

n all the insanity I barely had time to document our week in pictures for you so I thought I’d dedicate this short-and-sweet post to sight words! Last year I wrote a little post<\/a> about how I introduce sight words to my firsties. I still use some of the same strategies as I mentioned then, but I’ve recently added a new element. Cue: Sight Word Booklets!<\/div>\n

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\nI was (and am)<\/i> constantly having parents ask me how they can practice sight words with their little one at home. Flash cards have always been a go-to strategy and, although effective, they are a tad dull if you ask me! So I created these booklets as a way to get the kids more involved and interested in creating their own “home-made” flash cards. Tracing and colouring each word not only helps with recognition and spelling, but also supports proper letter formation and fine motor development.<\/div>\n
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\nAt school, I will have students work through the booklet as extra practice as I gradually introduce new sight words each week. This week though, I just had the kids complete the Pre-Primer booklet as a Word Work centre activity (since they should already be very familiar with their pre-primer sight words, this book will be a good review for most)<\/i>. Their “home-made” booklets will be available all year in each child’s book box (in our reading centre\/classroom library)<\/i> for them to read during centre time, to quiz themselves and their friends as a “fast finisher” activity, or to take home occasionally in their Reading Rocks<\/a> bags.<\/div>\n
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\nIf you think your bunch would love these cards as much as mine do, you can get a closer look at each pack by clicking the images below:<\/div>\n
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\nAnd if you will use all 3 Dolch sets\u00a0(I use all 3 in grade one)<\/i>:<\/div>\n
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\nAnd along with our Sight Word Booklets, we also played a sight word game at the end of the week…it’s an oldie but a goodie:<\/div>\n
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\nhaha…please ignore my attempt at drawing a hand<\/i><\/div>\n
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\nI wrote out all of our Dolch Pre-Primer sight words and the kids had a blast taking turns coming up to SLAP the words I was spying.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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\nAnd that about wraps up another wonderful week in grade one. Have a fabulous weekend!<\/div>\n

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