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A sight word curriculum can build a solid foundation in essential early reading skills. Sight Word of the Week from The Crafty Classroom is a great option that provides hands-on activities and engaging lessons to learn sight words.

Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the review to enter for your chance to win the Sight Word of the Week bundle!

Do you have a beginning reader in your family? Or possibly a struggling reader? I know the feeling because it wasn’t so long ago that I felt like I tried everything to help my daughters to read. I didn’t want to push them or make reading a chore, but I wanted to provide a variety of resources to help shore them up when they wanted to practice.

Two of my daughters caught on to reading quickly, but another one struggled a bit more. When I found the reading resources at The Crafty Classroom, things really fell into place for her! She loved the printable activities, making her own books, and the fun illustrations.

Because of our great experience, I’ve been recommending The Crafty Classroom to all my friends for over two years now — and not just for reading. There are science, geography, math, art, Bible, and language arts learning activities as well.

{We’ve used the U.S.A. Geography Activity Notebook in our morning basket routine, which you can see here.}

The Crafty Classroom now has TWO levels of Sight Word of the Week in their line of reading resources. Preschool is a 40-week curriculum and Kindergarten is 52 weeks. (You can save $10 by buying the bundle of both.)

Here is the description of the Preschool level:

Sight Word of the Week covers 40 key sight words. Each week covers a single sight word with fun and engaging worksheets, activities, games and hands-on resources. Students put their knowledge to the test with a weekly sight word mini-book that will bridge the gap between emergent and early readers. Providing your students with a springboard to success with this ready to use program. The 40-week curriculum covers all 40 Dolch 220 Pre-Primer words and prints in the necessary order. Simply add the pages to a 3-ring binder and you are set!

What’s Included?

• 40-Week Print & Go Program
• New Dolch 220 Pre-Primer Sight Word Each Week
• 8 Activities for each Sight Word (Monday-Thursday Schedule)
  • ASL Sign Chart
  • Playdough Mats
  • Sight Word Search
  • Fishing for Sight Words
  • Sight Word Dab &Dot
  • Touch & Read Sight Word Sentences
  • Sight Word Spelling Worksheet
  • Sight Word Cut & Paste Notebook
• Sight Word Bingo
• Mystery Monster Review
• Sight Word Sticker Charts
• Student Assessments

BONUS: 40 Sight Word Early Readers

40 sight word mini-books following the Dolch 220 Pre-Primer word list. Stories include jokes, fairy tales, and lots of sillies! Perfect for bridging the gap between emergent and early readers. Each book features large print, easy to read font for emergent readers. Early readers will enjoy the extra practice reading the (sometimes silly) comments made by the characters in each story.

These readers print on a single sheet of paper and are just the right size for little hands. Store early readers in your Sight Word Notebook Pocket for easy review each week.

Weekly Early Reader:

At the end of each week, students put their new reading skills into practice with their own early reader. Each booklet takes a single sheet of paper and is folded to make a 4-page early reader. To assemble fold in half horizontally, then fold again in half vertically so that the title page is on the cover of the booklet.  Students write their name on the cover page and color a star for each time they have read the book.  For extra practice encourage students to underline or color their word as they find it in the story.

Review, Games & Assessments:

Mystery Monster Review Pages:  This curriculum includes 8 Mystery Monster Review Pages for use at weeks 5, 10, 15, 20, etc….  Each sheet includes 3-5 words for students to find and color on their chart.  When complete they will reveal a mystery monster.  These sheets are wonderful for providing students with a little extra practice.

Sight Word Bingo: There are two different Bingo Games to be played at Week 20 and Week 40. There are three different bingo boards for each set. Ask children to write their words from weeks 1-20 on a sheet of paper then cut apart to make calling cards.

Sight Word Sticker Chart: Available in full color or black and white, this sticker chart is a great incentive to hang on your classroom wall. Kids color in or place a sticker on each word they have mastered.

Sight Word Student Assessment Charts: This assessment chart is a quick way to gauge where your child is at with their sight word memorization. Use stickers or write the date next to each word read. We recommend assessing children at regular intervals so you can adapt your studies as necessary. Children needing additional work can use their sight word notebook, word flashcards, and early readers for review.

Pretty thorough, right? This is an awesome tool to have when teaching your kids to read! There is even an example Weekly Overview on the website so you can get a closer look, along with sample pages.

What’s included in the Kindergarten Sight Word of the Week level?

Sight Word of the Week Primer covers 52 key sight words for Kindergarten. Each week covers a single sight word with fun and engaging worksheets, activities, games and hands-on resources. Children put their knowledge to the test with a weekly sight word mini-book that will bridge the gap between emergent and early readers. The 52-week curriculum covers all 52 Dolch 220 Primer words and prints in the necessary order.

The format is the same as the Preschool level, so this easily flows for both the child and the homeschool mom. It’s really print and go, with no/low prep for you to worry about. There are built-in reviews and assessments, too!

• 52-Week Print & Go Program
• New Dolch 220 Primer Sight Word Each Week
• 8 Activities for each Sight Word (Monday-Thursday Schedule)
  • ASL Sign Chart
  • Sight Word Brick Build & Write Mat (Classic LEGO size)
  • Spin, Read, & Build Pattern Block Mat (Basic Pattern Blocks)
  • Sight Word Worksheet
  • Gumball Grab: Sight Word Dab & Dot
  • Cut & Paste Sight Word Sentences
  • Touch & Read Sight Word Sentences
  • Sight Word Notebook Activity Sheet
• Sight Word War (Battleship Game)
• DIY Sight Word WordSearch
• Sight Word Code Cracker
• Student Assessments

BONUS: 52 Sight Word Early Readers

52 Sight Word mini-books featuring Dolch 220 Primer words (Kindergarten). Each book focuses on a single sight word for children to practice as they read. Easier text is below, with extra practice speech bubbles coming from the characters. These sentences are tightly controlled for extra practice and mastery of these specific sight words.

Perfect for bridging the gap between emergent and early readers. Each book features large print, easy to read font for emergent readers. Early readers will enjoy the extra practice reading the (sometimes silly) comments made by the characters in each story.

ASL Chart: Start each week by learning the ASL for your sight word. Read and recognize the word in sentences.  Make your work with letter magnets and practice the fingerspelling as shown on the chart.  Hang this chart in the classroom for review each morning.  For words where there is not an exact sign, fingerspelling is taught.

Sight Word Brick Pictures:  Children write their sight words alongside four review words. Each time they finish a row they cover the corresponding word with building bricks to complete the picture.

Tuesday:

Spin, Read, & Build:  Children spin a pencil and paperclip spinner. They read the word, then place a block on that word in the picture. This continues until the picture is complete.  Students then practice reading their word three times.

Sight Word Worksheet: Students trace, find, write, spell, search, spell, and solve the maze for their sight word. This is a great way to practice oral spelling by having students read the letters aloud as they go.

Wednesday:

Sight Word Dab: This colorful page can be used in a variety of ways. Children can use bingo daubers to find and dab their sight word. Alternatively, children can color with crayons, use flat round marbles, coins, or even playdough to roll and smash their word.

Sight Word Sentences: Children cut and paste the picture words to match the correct sentence. Children then write the sentence on the line. For struggling writers, have children circle their sight word in the sentence and practice writing the sight word a few times on the lines.

Thursday:

Touch & Read: Students place their fingers on the dots as they read their sight word and slowly build into reading a sentence.

Sight Word Notebook:  These activities are intended to be stored in a small notebook. This page includes a flashcard for weekly review, sight word snap cube card to make, and ASL letter tiles to spell the sight word.

Weekly Early Reader:

Again, this is done in the same format as the Preschool level so it all flows naturally.

Sight Word War:  This curriculum includes 8 Sight Word War Battle Boards!  Students write their sight words on their board (just like you might arrange your battleships) then take turns seeking & destroying their sight word ships.

Sight Word Code Cracker:  This set includes fun sight word flashcards for students to decode.  Each card features a variety of pictures, for which students must identify the beginning letters to spell out their sight word. These are great when laminated for reuse, or as flashcards for performing mentally for speed.

DIY Sight Word Word Search: Students create their own word search to challenge a friend or family member.  Using the word back at the bottom of each page, students must arrange their words on the grid, then fill in the remaining blanks with random letters.

Sight Word Student Assessment Charts: This assessment chart is a quick way to gauge where your student is at with their sight word memorization.  Use stickers or write the date next to each word read.  We recommend assessing students at regular intervals so you can adapt your studies as necessary.  Students needing additional work can use their sight word notebook, word flashcards, and early readers for review.

Sight Word of the Week Giveaway

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