The Ultimate Sight Word Challenge

Kids can never have enough sight word practice.  They need to know sight words both in an and out context to be successful readers.

There are so many activities that you can do with sight words.  So I am compiling all my activities and making it into one easy download for you.  I even have a freebie for you.

Grab my Sight Word Roll and Read {Freebie}!

These Sight Word Roll and Read pages are included in my Ultimate Sight Word Challenge.

You can grab the Ultimate Sight Word Challenge {HERE}!

There are so many resources in the pack.  Keep reading to see in more detail what is included.

Sight Word List - It is important to assess our students knowledge at multiple points of the school year.  I use this list three times a year at a minimum.  Included in the pack is the list, a student version, and an digital slideshow that can be put on a tablet or computer for students to flip through.  Save paper and have them practice digitally using the slideshow as flashcards or to test them.

Below is a sample of the slides in the slideshow.

Also included is a page for each sight word!  After I teach a sight word, it is important for students to see the word in multiple settings.  On one page, students will Read It!, Trace It!, Write It!, Use It!, and Find It! Grab the first 25 words {HERE}!

Did I tell you that kids need practice!  Now they can trace and copy the words.  This reinforces the spelling, not just being able to read it.

Reading practice!  I like to print these on half sheet and put them on binder rings for students to flip through.

Students need to identify the sight word in multiple contexts.

My younger kids love to Write the Room. Who doesn't like a scavenger hunt for words?  Different versions available for differentiation.  The cards are included!

My kids love building.  Use these sheets as mats.  I print them on cardstock and laminate them.  Have students build the words with playdoh or practice tracing them with their finger.  You can also print them as a half sheet or quarter sheet, and put them behind a bag or hair gel and have students trace them with their finder.  MAKE SURE the bad is zipped!  You may want to tape it in addition to zipping the bag.  There are so many ways to use these word cards.  The first 100 sight words are included!

I print out the One Breath Boxes and put them in a center activity.  If students are not ready to do them in one breath, they can still practice reading the words aloud.

When students know their sight words, its time to celebrate!  Different versions are available.

Happy Sight Word Practicing!

Technology in the Classroom! Oh my!

So I am sure that you have heard, but the end of the year test is now online.  That means, I need to be using technology for everything so that students have a chance to get to learn how to use the computer before the testing.

This past week, we started with the basics and tried to do what we do on paper, on the computer.  So I uploaded some documents and they were to download them to their laptop (we share carts for the classrooms) and had to annotate it just like we would on paper.  Considering the technology issues and this being their first time to try it on their own (I have modeled several times), they did a pretty good job.

I think coordinating with the other teachers to share the laptops was one of the harder parts.  I noticed they struggled with some things more than others.  For example, they were able to get on the computer independently, but once they were logged in, they forgot what I had showed them.

So of course, we went through the instructions again and then again with individual students.  Once we all had the document open, a majority of them were able to annotate it based on my instructions.  They were also given written instructions as well, so they could refer back to each task.

I am still looking through the annotations (they had to submit it back to me), and I have to say, I am very impressed with them!  Now that we got annotating down, our focus for next weeks text is dragging and dropping on the computer to put things in order or in a category.

While it takes time to get set up, each day we do it, I see more and more students logging on independently and getting right to work, which by the way, is a teacher's dream!

How do you use technology in the classroom?