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. Sight Word Activities for Introducing Words 1. 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.)Ĭheck out these low-prep and engaging sight word activities for both teaching and practicing words.
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. 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. The science of reading tells us that linking sounds and letters is the most effective way for kids’ brains to learn any word. It’s a myth that blindly memorizing every letter in a sight word is the only way to learn it. 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. This sensory way to learn, really benefits all kids, especially young children who are often tactile learners(those who learn by touching).īesides being a great sensory invitation to play, did you know that playing with playdough majorly builds up the small muscles in the hands needed for fine motor skills.Teachers are always on the hunt for great sight word activities.
See the playdough mats in action: Roll It Out/Playdough Sectionįirst, kids will roll out their playdough into long "snake" pieces, then twist and shape them into the letters that form the sight words. How to use your sight word playdough mats:Įach sight word playdough mat has 4 ways to interact with the word, and kids will see the sight word they're working on 6+ times during the activity. In order to memorize these strange yet vital words, kids need to interact with them many times. Some teachers call them different things: tricky words, rainbow words, rule breakers, etc. Yes, that's why they're called sight words. Since many sight words don't sound how they're spelled, kids must recognize them by sight. Why are these playdough mats so effective at teaching sight words? Well, the key to learning sight words is exposure.
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