

When my children were in preschool, they learned so many things through songs- the days of the week, how to spell all the colors, and something about eating candy bars that rain from the sky-(see next line). See how quickly they can read 3-5 words, and then try to beat their best time. Put the sight words in a grid and play Bingo with pennies. Give your kid a secret word, and let them draw a picture as you guess the word. Draw a picture and have your kid find the word card that matches the picture. Whoever has the most matches when the cards are gone wins. Take turn flipping the sight words over, and keep the set when you find a word match. Play memory by writing each sight word on two separate cards. Then call out a random word from the group and have your child hit the word as quick as possible with the fly swatter. Play “Swat the Sight Word.” Make small cards with your child’s current word list, and lay all the cards out, word side up. Little people will will do anything for a bump of sugar before dinner, and I sure ain’t above candy bribes.) 1. (In this list, and any list I ever write about my kids, Skittles are a given. Here are the things that have worked for us. My stair-step children have made me a Kindergarten momma for three years a row, and that comes up to about a bajillion sight word study sessions. They have been able to independently turn on an episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse since the tender age of 3, surely they can remember 2-3 letters strung together to form a simple sight word! It can drive a saint to cuss, and a momma to.also cuss.

There is a strong possibility this monster child is making your blood pressure sky-rocket purely for their entertainment.

If they can’t remember that C-A-T spells “cat” after the 39th attempt, something is up. You try your best to make it fun, but in time you find yourself scream-whispering, “THE WORD IS “CAT!” ITS NOT THAT HARD!”Īs your little one stares into space, as if somehow they will receive the answer from the great beyond, you begin to think that this is all an act. You pour through the list with your frustrated scholar. Teachers may wish to add more activities or instructions for a word on any slide, including actually WRITE it with a dry erase marker, LOL! Another great activity is to have the children close their eyes, visualize it, and then spell it with their eyes closed! The instructions for each activity are printed in small type in the upper left corner of each slide, so any changes will probably go unnoticed by children who are just learning to read.Your kid comes home from school with a sight word list, a handful of words they need to memorize this week. Children will probably not notice the small link on the slide, so no worries! Those that do not subscribe would conclude the slide deck without clicking. At that point, Heidisongs internet video subscribers may click the link to the video of the song. Sing a HeidiSongs sight word song! I recommend that you read the words to the song, and then have them sing it with the audio. (There is a picture cue included, and only very basic sight words are used.)ħ. Twist palms together once for each letter, and then clap and read it.Ħ. (You can have them tap on the table or their arms, etc. Tap once for each letter and clap to say the word, and then clap and read it.

Count the letters in the word, and show the number with fingers.Ĥ. Finger spell the word using American Sign Language (ASL) and then clap and read it.ģ. Draw the word in the air, then clap and read it.Ģ. The activities included in the slide decks are:ġ.
