Sight Words by Lauren MacBlane

50 Activity ideas

lmacblane — 2014-02-25 19:19:05 UTC

This is basically a Pinterest page of sight word activities, only distilled into two columns so it's a little less visually cluttered. All of the activities are fun and fairly simple, and involve interacting with sight words in a multisensory way.

Sight Words

lmacblane — 2014-02-25 19:48:16 UTC

This page contains a grid with more ideas for teaching sight words. This page contains a few activities that involve searching for sight words among lots of text, rather than being presented with the words separate from context.

Big Green Monster Lesson Plan

lmacblane — 2014-02-26 01:10:57 UTC

While this lesson plan specifically mentions phonics in the title, the description and activities included demonstrate ways to integrate sight word practice into many different activities revolving around a single book at centers throughout the classroom. You could easily just translate the motif to fit another book.

Sight Words In Context

lmacblane — 2014-02-26 01:26:02 UTC

This is a video about sentence-building with simple cards in order to improve sight word recognition by having students make sense of many high-frequency words. Students then have to make sure the sentences they create make sense and continue adding on to their mastered words. Recommended for reading groups.

Word Study

lmacblane — 2014-02-26 01:37:32 UTC

This PDF contains a ton of activities that have to do with phonemic awareness and using knowledge of sight words to analogize to other, more familiar words, as well as exposure, exposure, exposure, and discussion specifically for children with LD or who are ESL learners.