Reading sight word phrases

Having students practice their sight words is a great way for them to begin building and improving their reading fluency.  I have many different sight word activities I like for my students to do.  One of my literacy centers usually contains some type of sight word activity.  Sometimes that might include a game, worksheet, or just simple sight word flashcards.  Once I see my students mastering those sight word flashcards I like to step it up and include these sight word phrases and short sentences flashcards.  These sets are so great that I thought I would share them!

Each set of flashcards is aligned to Dr. Edward Fry’s Instant Word Lists 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, and 600.  I start my first graders off with set 1.  Some students can continue to progress through the different sets.

Each flashcard set is color coded based on the Fry word list that it contains.

For example:

Yellow Set: 1st 100 Fry Words
Green Set: 2nd 100 Fry Words
Orange Set: 3rd 100 Fry Words
Blue Set: 4th 100 Fry Words
Pink Set: 5th 100 Fry Words

Purple Set: 6th 100 Fry Words

Each card in the set includes either a phrase or a short sentence using the words from that Fry word list.  Many of the words are used multiple times in different sentences, which makes for great repeated practice.

The flashcard sets also build on each other.  For example, the green set (set 2) has words from the 1st and 2nd list of Fry sight words.  The orange set (set 3)  has words from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd list of sight words and so on.  Which is also great for that repeated practice!

Each set of cards includes 75-120 phrases/short sentences that are aligned to each Fry sight word list, totaling 635 cards in all.

There are so many different ways you can use these sight word sets in your classroom besides just at a literacy center….

• You can use them as whole group practice during bathroom breaks, when there is extra class time, etc.

• At guided reading groups

• As a partner practice activity

• In earlier finisher tubs

• With students that need one-on-one help and/or RTI interventions 

• ….and so much more!

Place them in tubs or even hang them up in your classroom with hooks!

They are simple to put together.  Simply print, laminate, cut, hole punch, and attach the cards together using a book ring.

You can grab these Sight Word Phrases and Short Sentences from my TpT store by clicking HERE!

Sight Words Grade/level: Kindergarten by PanktiVasavada	Sight words am and Grade/level: Preschool by prettymama83	Reading-Sight Words Grade/level: Kindergarten by akscheper
My words Grade/level: Kindergarten by ajones	Sight Word — like Grade/level: K-2 by llclement	I am a (9) Grade/level: Kindergarten by OrchidSE
Things in the class Grade/level: TAJ 5 by EIDA	Spelling Test First Grade Sight Words Set 4 Grade/level: Grade 1 by bgellermann1	Tricky words Grade/level: 1 by TinaL8400
Word Match: at, I, my Grade/level: Primary by llclement	Matching Grade/level: P1 by chanchirasamhoktan	english sight word -down Grade/level: kindergarten by Naazneen
Dictation3 Grade/level: 2 by AyatAhmed	Pre — Primer sight words Grade/level: Primary by nehaparekh	Sight Word: Come Grade/level: K-2 by llclement
Sight word see Grade/level: kindergarten by halayahya	Sight Word Me Grade/level: Preschool by prettymama83	Reading Captions Grade/level: KG by missjobie
Color words Grade/level: Kindergarten by melati	Sight Word here Grade/level: Prescool by LatanyaCollie	Listening Skills Grade/level: Grade 1 by anuja31
Hfw Grade/level: 1 by hinafarhan	Sight Words Grade/level: Elementary by DavidAguirreLMMS	Sight Word This Grade/level: Preschool by MissFernander
Sight words — I — am — a Grade/level: Preschool by kogila17	Word seach Grade/level: 2nd by YamiMorales	Sight words 3 Grade/level: kindergarten by navihari
Peter and Jane Grade/level: Preschool by tadikaannawwar	Sight Word — stop Grade/level: K-1 by llclement	Sight word ( what) Grade/level: 1 by AyatAhmed
Sight Word ‘this’ Grade/level: Preschool by MissFernander	Words for fruits Grade/level: 1 by eping	Small and big Grade/level: Preschool by cikgurose75
Sight Words Puzzle Grade/level: one by Howden	Sight word — live Grade/level: Preschool by Supiah	Sightwords Grade/level: kindergarten by Hanjuilyn
SIght Word — play Grade/level: K-2 by llclement	Sight Words Grade/level: Kindergarden by kdsthomas	Unscramble sightwords Grade/level: grade 1,2,3 by Anupamak
Sight Words Grade/level: Infant Year One by Ms_Ince	Dolch 1st grade sight words Grade/level: Grade 1 by KhadijaS	Our- good Grade/level: 1 by AyatAhmed
Diary of a Spider Sight Words Grade/level: 2nd by YamiMorales	Gi quiz Grade/level: 1 by AyatAhmed	Sight words Grade/level: Grade Prekinder by Lisabrogan
Sight Word — that Grade/level: K-2 by llclement	Dictation 2 Grade/level: 2 by AyatAhmed	Sight Words 1 Grade/level: Grade 2 by missjeral

Автор: Горбушина Оксана Сергеевна

Организация: МБОУ «СОШ №18»

Населенный пункт: Челябинская область, г. Миасс

Обучение чтению на английском языке — достаточно сложное занятие, так как есть много слов, которые читаются не по правилам, в большинстве случаев это ставит детей любого возраста в тупик, и поэтому усложняется процесс обучения чтению.

Как следствие педагог, который обучает ребенка данному виду навыка, должен владеть не просто методикой преподавания иностранного языка, а желательно современными способами преподавания, чтобы процесс обучению чтению проходил быстро, эффективно и увлекательно для детей.

Мой педагогический опят в школе составляет 11 лет, за это время мы проходили разные курсы повышения квалификации, но, к сожалению, лично я не нашла той «изюминки», за которую хотелось зацепиться и начать использовать в своей практике. Но 2 года назад случилось чудо, я познакомилась с фонетическим подходом в обучении чтению и понятием «sight words». Если о фонетическом подходе я слышала, то о понятие « sight words » в университете и на курсах повышении квалификации не говорили, поэтому я стала изучать эту тему более подробно, чтобы понять, как знание sight words может облегчить процесс обучения чтению.

Понятие «Sight words» было введено американским писателем Едвардом Уиллиан Долч в 1930 — 1940 годах. Слово « sight » с английского переводится как «взгляд», а «words» — слова. В русском языке такого понятия не существует, но можно провести аналогию с высокочастотными словами. Так вот, sight words – это слова, которые ребенку важно запомнить, чтобы научиться читать и писать. Их нужно запоминать целиком как образ, без необходимости разбивать их на буквы. Изучение sight words помогает детям быстрее научиться читать на ранних этапах. Как правило, дети запоминают слова и при чтении не задумываются, почему буква в этом слове так читается, вследствие этого увеличивается скорость чтения. Дальше перечислены некоторые примеры sight words: I, you, she, he, one, two, this, that, have, some, come и т. д.

Теперь давайте поговорим подробнее, как мы знакомимся с этими словами на занятиях с детьми возрастом от 5 до 10 лет.

Я предпочитаю вводить sight word, когда оно встречается в контексте урока или искусственно создаю ситуацию, что бы нужное слово встретилось. Так, например, мы с детьми запоминали языковую конструкцию „She is …“, и на этом этапе я ввела sight word «she».

На доске я пишу изучаемое слово и прошу детей посмотреть сначала на доску, а затем видео, где показывается параллельно графическое написание слова и его звуковое произношение. Затем после просмотра видео дети должны сказать мне, как оно произноситься. В своей работе я использую видео с ютуб канала «Preschool Prep Company» . Каждое видео – это маленькая история о слове, которая воспринимается с удовольствием.

После того, как мы познакомились со звуковым содержанием слова, дети вырезают фигуру понравившегося им животного или фрукта из бумаги и клеят на нее печатный вариант слова. Затем с помощью скотча крепят эту картинку на тонкую шашлычную палочку и втыкают ее в коробку, где «живут» у нас все sight words. Такие веселые палочки повышают мотивацию детей и позволяют педагогу быстро повторить с детьми все изученные sight words.

На следующем уроке мы опять обращаемся к нашим коробочкам, сначала вспоминаем уже изученные слова, а потом продолжаем работу над новым словом. На втором этапе дети делают рабочий лист « worksheet », который помогает ученикам запомнить написание слова. Эти рабочие листы можно найти в интернете и распечатать. Обычно они включают в себя следующие задания: найди слово и обведи его в кружок, обведи буквы слова, раскрась буквы разными цветами, найди слово и выдели его маркером, напиши его, вырежи буквы слова и приклей их в правильном порядке. Работа с рабочим листом занимает максимум минут 10, но зато дети начинают его узнавать. Однако этого не достаточно, чтобы запомнить его окончательно.

Кроме того, периодически на занятиях мы возвращаемся к sight words и играем с ними. На листах формата А4 я печатаю по одному изучаемому слову, раскладываю листы на полу, предварительно вспомнив с детьми какое слово как читается. Задание заключается в том, что дети должны наступить на то слово, которое называет учитель. Здесь важно время от времени перемещать листы на полу, так как некоторые дети запоминают не слово, а место где лежит слово. Данная игра активная, позволяет детям подвигаться, отдохнуть и заодно выучить sight words.

И последнее, что я создала для лучшего изучения sight words – это была интерактивная игра на сайте Wordwall. Wordwall – представляет собой многофункциональный инструмент для создания как интерактивных, так и печатных материалов. Игры, созданные на этом сайте, очень удобно использовать при дистанционном обучении. Мной было создано вращающиеся колесо, которое делится на несколько разноцветных секторов. В каждом секторе написано определенное sight word. Задача детей — крутить колесо и называть то слово, на которое покажет стрелка. Ребята играют в эту игру с большим интересом.

После того, как мы проходим через все эти этапы, обычно дети без проблем узнают изученные слова и они не вызывают у них никаких трудностей на всех этапах обучения чтению и письму. Чтобы читатель мог прочувствовать и понять, как детям нравится изучать sight words, я создала презентацию, где можно проследить все этапы изучения этих « обычных необычных » слов.

Список литературы:

1. http://didaktor.ru/wordwall-zamechatelnaya-kollekciya-shablonov-didakticheskix-igr/

2. https://letterland.ru/cards/

3. https://vk.com/@english.stepbystep-sight-words-chto-eto-i-kak-s-nimi-rabotat.

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Опубликовано: 17.05.2021

Sight Word Phrase Lists

Sight words for sale at Amazon for $2.88!

No donations from my school, please!  I am here to help you!  🙂

Sight words are also called trick words, Dolch words, Fry words, flash words, and heart words.

• Sight Words
• Flashcards

The Dolch List contains words that must be quickly recognized for reading fluency. If the child spends too much time decoding or figuring out words, comprehension cannot occur. The Dolch Words are the most frequently used in English, making up 50 to 70 percent of any text!

Dolch Sight Words

When my son was in preschool and kindergarten, we bought a notebook, took 5 words daily from the Dolch and Fry lists (Fry lists below – many of the words overlap), and wrote 5 sentences each day together! This helped GREATLY with his reading, creative writing, spelling, and fine motor skills! The notebook full of sentences will always be treasured, and he continues to be an excellent reader, writer, and speller!

Many Dolch words have irregular spellings and can’t be sounded out, but try the following method:

Buy a blank set of index cards and drill sections of the word lists each evening.

Here is a great video on teaching sight words based on the Science of Reading.

Repetition and practice are essential to make these words automatic. Again, once these essential sight words have been mastered, children will read more fluently, positively impacting comprehension.

Reading Rockets categorized the sight words by:

• decodable flash words
• decodable flash words with advanced vowels
• decodable 2-syllable flash words
• heart words (words with irregular spelling – students must memorize the irregular part “by heart”) Heart Words List

*****TEACH YOUR CHILD TO SPELL THE WORDS!*****

Dolch Story 

Follow this link to a story that contains all of the Dolch Words! When repeated reading of text or phrases is practiced regularly, students’ word recognition, fluency, and comprehension improve significantly. 

Sight words are learned best in context,

 Have your child reread these daily!

Preprimer story by Susan M. Serena

Primer story by Susan M. Serena

Grade 1 story by Susan M. Serena

Grade 2 story by Susan M. Serena

Grade 3 story by Susan M. Serena

• The students should read the Susan M. Serena Dolch stories above.
• Drill the Dolch word list that goes with the story.
• Sort the words via decodable words or heart words.

Bingo

• Follow up with Bingo. I made enough cards for 7 players. Students must be able to read the Bingo word called, and they must match the word to their Bingo card.
• I call on one student at a time to read the Bingo word in question. If the child can’t read it, I write that word on the child’s chart. I later give the child a mini-lesson on how the trick word can be decoded. This is either by teaching the vowel team that the child hasn’t been exposed to or by finding the irregular part of the word that the child must memorize by heart.

Primer Bingo  To make it easier, I labeled each Dolch card with the corresponding BINGO letter. 

• B:  new, yes, good, ride, but, under, she, please, too, four, do
• I:  into, no, brown, eat, they, out, who, there, black, so, that
• N: want, ran, must, want, our, pretty, like, at, be, white, now
• G:  get, say, well, this, with, am, will, say, what, went, soon
• O:  all, was, are, ate, did, have, saw, he, came, on

Grade 3 Bingo

• B: together, laugh, today, kind, grow, hurt, never, warm, only
• I: much, clean, keep, shall, start, full, ten, fall
• N: cut, long, if, eight, better, bring, got, small
• G: draw, light, seven, try, about, hold, six
• O: pick, carry, far, drink, myself, show, hot, own

Dolch Phrases

The above link has Dolch Phrase cards, with 12 phrases on each card. Start in order, teaching 5 phrases per day. Choral read them first with your child, then have your child practice rereading them throughout the day, as well as previously learned phrases, to build fluency. When repeated reading of text or phrases is practiced regularly, students’ word recognition, fluency, and comprehension improve significantly. 

Fry Word Lists

In 1996, Dr. Fry expanded on the Dolch Sight Word Lists and came up with the “Fry 1000 Instant Words.” Dr. Fry found the first 300 words in 65% of everything written! So, here are links to 1000 of the most used words in reading and writing. The list is divided into ten levels and then into twenty-five words based on the frequency of use and difficulty. Please be sure that your child is working towards recognizing these words automatically.

Fry 1st 100

Fry 2nd 100

Fry 3rd 100

Fry 4th 100

Fry 5th 100

Fry 6th 100

Fry 7th 100

Fry 8th 100

Fry 9th 100

Fry 10th 100

Find six sets of 100 Fry phrases here:

Fry Sight Word Phrases

When repeated reading of text or phrases is practiced regularly, students’ word recognition, fluency, and comprehension improve significantly. 

PHRASE SET 1 contains the 1st 100 Words from the Fry Instant Word List. These words represent 50% of children’s words in elementary school reading.

Copyright 05/04/2012

Edited on 04/13/2023

Teachers are always on the hunt for great sight word activities. Sight words are any words readers recognize automatically “by sight”—for fluent readers, that’s almost all words! High-frequency words, the most commonly occurring words in written English like those on the Dolch list, are often thought of as the most crucial sight words.

It’s a myth that blindly memorizing every letter in a sight word is the only way to learn it. The science of reading tells us that linking sounds and letters is the most effective way for kids’ brains to learn any word. Many common words are easy to tackle using beginning phonics skills (like “at,” “can,” “him,” etc.), so staying true to a strong phonics curriculum is one way to support kids’ sight word learning. Even irregularly spelled words have decodable parts, e.g., kids can use the sounds of “s” and “d” to help with “said,” even if the “ai” is unexpected. Experts often call these words “heart words” to call out for kids that they should learn the unexpected word parts “by heart.” (If all this is unfamiliar to you, it can feel overwhelming, but you’ve got this! Check out teaching guru Jillian Starr’s explanation for more help.)

Check out these low-prep and engaging sight word activities for both teaching and practicing words.

Sight Word Activities for Introducing Words

1. Map it and drive it

This is a genius way to introduce words with appealing materials: Say the word, represent each sound with a LEGO brick, write letters for each sound, and “drive” to read it.

Source: @droppinknowledgewithheidi

2. Smush play dough for each sound

Set up a routine that works for any word. Play dough squishing for each sound is the ultimate multi-sensory component.

Source: @playdough2plato

3. Map words with a magnet wand

It is so super-satisfying to drag those magnetic dots around! Watch the video below for lots of tips on introducing a word using this process.

Source: @warriorsforliteracy

4. Make a mini book

Lots of handy info in one place for your little learners.

Source: @hughesheartforfirst

5. Tap it, pop it, learn it!

Hardwire those words in kids’ brains with this comprehensive word intro routine. (You had us with the pop its!)

Source: @hellojenjones

Sight Word Activities for Practicing Words

6. Find and swat words

An oldie but such a goodie. Find a word in an array and WHACK! Swat it with a fly swatter!

Source: @kids_play_learn_laugh

7. Flip word pancakes

Serve up sight word pancakes while practicing spelling them aloud.

Source: @bee_happy_teaching

8. Wear heart word bracelets

Make kids feel like sight word VIPs.

Source: @teachingmoore

9. Search for sight word balls

Write sight words on ball pit balls with a chalk marker or dry-erase marker. Kids can race around hunting for balls to read and toss in a basket, or hunt through a big tub of balls for a certain word.

Source: @preschoolforyou

10. Start a sight word band

Loud but oh-so-fun! Feel the rhythm while tapping and reading sight words stuck to homemade percussion instruments.

Source: @earlyyears_withmrsg

11. Drive on a sight word path

This is one of many fun ways to use magnetic tiles for learning! Kids love “knocking down” word tiles with a toy car as they read each one.

Source: @travisntyler

12. Use sticky notes to inspire sight word sentences

Have kids stick words on items that give them ideas for sentences. “My Mom said to wear a helmet!” = so good!

Source: @kinneypodlearning

13. Write words on a sensory bag

So easy: Fill a zip-top bag with a small amount of kid-safe paint, seal well, and have kids practice “writing” sight words with their finger or a cotton swab.

Source: @makeitmultisensory

14. Wear a sight word crown

Wear your word proudly and practice reading others’ words. Fun in person or virtually.

Source: @mrsjonescreationstation

15. Play a magnetic-tile board game

We love new ideas for ways to use magnetic tiles for sight word activities. Easy to set up and fun to play.

Source: @twotolove_bairantwins

16. Spell words to a familiar tune

Get sight words stuck in everyone’s head, in a good way. We’d add a line for chanting the sounds in the word!

Source: @saysbre

17. Feed a word monster

Nom, nom, nom.

Source: @ecplayandlearn

18. Search for the pom-pom under sight word cups

Read all the words as you try to find the cup that hides the prize.

Source: @la.la.learning

19. Play sight word KABOOM

This classroom classic is perfect for sight words. If you need a refresher on the rules, Jillian Starr covers them.

Source: @essentiallykinder

20. Roll and write words

Roll, write, repeat.

Source: @mylittlepandamonium

21. Write words with rainbow colors

Bonus points for aromatic markers.

Source: @mylittlepandamonium

22. Trace words with flashlights

Stock up on batteries because kids never get tired of this!

Source: @giggleswithgerg

23. Find words in plastic eggs

Give kids a checklist of words to find as they open each egg.

Source: @blooming_tots1

24. Spy words around the classroom

Just add a magnifying glass and clipboard to make kids feel like supersleuths!

Source: @readingcorneronline

25. Find words in the morning message

Don’t forget about old standbys! This is one of our favorite ways to get kids to recognize sight words in connected text.

Source: @tales_of_a_kinder_classroom

26. Build words with bricks

Such a great use of extra building bricks!

Source: @raysinkinder

27. Write words in sand

Easy-peasy to set up and keep neat if you use plastic pencil boxes.

Source: @teacherhacks

28. Spell words on a construction site

Bulldozing over each word to read it is the best part!

Source: @planningplaytime

29. Spell words with toy cars

Drive on over!

Source: @lozlovesprep

30. Park in a sight word “parking lot”

This one is easy to modify based on whatever toys are available in the classroom or at home.

Source: @msbendersclassroom

31. “Plant” words in play dough

Watch those reading skills grow!

Source: @planningplaytime

32. Build words in a sensory tub

Because spelling is just more fun when your hands are covered in beans!

Source: @coffeeandspitup

33. Write words on a magnetic drawing board

That eraser track makes for a perfect word card holder!

Source: @moffattgirls

34. Or write words on the window!

Everyone wants a turn to write on the window!

Source: @kindergarten_matters

35. Shhh! Discover words written in invisible ink

Write words in white crayon and reveal them with watercolors on top!

Source: @teachstarter

36. Dot-paint words with a cotton swab

Calming and effective.

Source: @sightwordactivities

37. “Type” words on a keyboard

Busy day at the sight word office! Use a keyboard cover or any old keyboard.

Source: @lifebetweensummers

38. Read words before heading through the door

The line leader can double as the word pointer during transitions.

Source: @ms.rowekinder

39. Read the word the teacher’s wearing!

Wait, is there something on my shirt?

Source: @theprimarypartner

40. Take a sight word cakewalk

Choose a winning word when the music stops!

Source: @joyfulinkinder

41. Play sight word hopscotch

If you can’t get outdoors, tape on the floor works just as well.

Source: @wheretheliteracygrows

42. Play tic-tac-toe

I’ll be team “the.”

Source: @create_n_teach

43. Go sight word bowling

No bowling pins? Use half-filled plastic water bottles instead.

Source: @thecreativeteacher_

44. Ready, aim, read

Just throw a beanbag at a word target if foam darts are a no-go.

Source: @laurens_lil_learners

45. Play muffin tin ball toss

Toss and read. It’s easy to use colored muffin cups to prep different sets of words.

Source: @homeschooling_fun_with_lynda

46. DIY sentence flash cards

Authentic use of words in context for the win.

Source: @teachertipsandtales

47. Play sight word checkers

King me! If kids don’t have a partner available, they can “play” with a stuffed animal and get double practice.

Source: @sightwordactivities

48. Play sight word Guess Who?

Set up this game once and use it forever.

Source: @lessons_and_lattes

We’d love to hear—what are your favorite sight word activities? Share in the comments below.

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