We will be learning 125 sight words this school year. It is important that you practice these words at home every week so your child won't fall behind!
Sight words for August 8-12, 2011
yes
no
the
is
August 15-19
red
can
see
a
August 22-26
I
like
said
you
August 29-September 2
do
too
at
in
September 5-9
purple
yellow
blue
zero
September 12-16
he
it
one
two
bonus word: look
September 19-23
three
she
white
brown
September 26-30
get
four
five
am
October 3-7
Review all the sight words we have learned up to this point
October 10-14
six
seven
eight
nine
October 17-21
pink
ten
gray
and
October 24-28
play
we
come
played
October 31-November 4
have
from
playing
going
November 7-11
are
me
for
with
November 14-18
go
want
November 28-Dec.2
up
by
his
here
Dec. 5-9
fly
into
let
now
Dec. 12-16
as
on
an
stop
January 10-13
Review!!!!
January 17-20
had
but
can
man
fan
January 23-27
ran
so
all
ate
new
January 30-Feb. 3
did
came
soon
hug
bug
rug
Feb. 6-10
Review
Feb. 13-17 Spelling words
down
had
find
little
wet
jet
let
Feb. 21-24
here
run
say
day
hit
sit
fit
Feb. 27-March 2
very
call
well
fun
March 5-9
funny
make
eat
ride
March 12-16
of
today
sit
fall
pig
rig
dig
wig
March 19-23
who
good
jump
they
there
hat
mat
pat
fat
March 23-30
pretty
must
help
give
April 9-13
our
out
this
that
saw
hog
log
dog
fog
jog
April 16-20
what
sit
down
away
not
April 23-27
ride
make
look
eat
April 30-May 4
your
please
went
fall
May 7-11
I will asseess each student on sight words on a regular basis. I will send the results home so you can see how well your child did. Once a child truly leearns a sight word, he will be able to identify that word when requested. If he knows the word at home but not at school or knows the word one day but not another, he hasn't committed that word to memory. In essence, he hasn't genuinely learned the word. If this happens just continue to practice that particular word or words until your child can say it whenever he is asked.
It is important that you practice the sight words with your child every night until he/she learns them. Your child will need your help at home. If your child isn't picking up the sight words in class and isn't getting help at home, he/she will fall behind. Since we cover so many sight words in a month's time, if your child falls behind, it may be hard for him to catch up. It is important that this doesn't happen.
Sight word tips:
Sight words are words that should be recognized instantly without the child having to figure these words out. Many of them rarely follow any rules or guidelines. This means that many of them can’t be sounded out, they will need to be memorized. This will take lots of repetition and practice. I am listing some activities that can help your child with sight word identification below. Good luck!
-Word games such as matching, Concentration, and Bingo
- You can make two sets of the sight words and play Go Fish
- Word search games
- Flashcards
- Selection of emerging reader books with plenty of sight words
-Allow your child to use a dry erase board to practice the words
We will stop several times in the year and review. This will give students who may have fallen behind a chance to catch up. Please grab this opportunity if your child needs it. Additionally, I will be covering the assigned sight words each day with the students in class.
I will start the students out with five spelling words. The spelling words consist of sight words and three letter words that can be sounded out. Ex: Like, the, cat, fat, hat. Over time, I will gradually add more. In first grade, your child will start with ten spelling words. Later on in the year, sentences will be added to those words. Give your child a practice spelling test at home on the Thursday before the test. It may help your child perform better on the test Friday. Simply, say each word out loud and then use it in a sentence for your child to write down. Have your child correct the pre-test. He/she should study only the words he has misspelled.
Tips on practicing spelling words:
· You can write them on index cards and have your child study them like the sight words
· Have your child spell them with magnetic letters
· Have your child write the spelling words 3 times each and read them back to you
· Have your child spell the words in shaving cream or pudding (can get messy but it is fun)
When you are showing your child the flashcards, change the order in which you show them to your child. Your child may memorize the order of the words and not the actual word itself. Your child may also be memorizing special marks or bends in the card that triggers the recognition of the word but may be unable to identify this word in a different setting.
Listed below are songs I am using to teach your child the color words.
You can practice these songs at home with your child.
RED
(tune: are you sleeping)
• R-e-d red
• R-e-d red
• I can spell red.
• I can spell red.
• Fire trucks are red!
• Stop signs are red, too.
• R-e-d
• R-e-d
YELLOW
(tune: if you're happy & you know it)
• Y-e-l-l-o-w spells yellow.
• Y-e-l-l-o-w spells yellow.
• Like the early morning sun,
• When the day has just begun,
• Y-e-l-l-o-w spells yellow.
• Daffodils and baby ducks are yellow.
• Lemonade and scrambled eggs are yellow.
• I like the smiley face that's yellow.
• He is such a happy fellow.
• Y-e-l-l-o-w spells yellow.
BLUE
(tune: farmer in the dell)
• B-l-u-e spells blue.
• B-l-u-e spells blue.
• Hi! Ho! Did you know?
• B-l-u-e spells blue.
• The big sky is blue.
• The ocean is too.
• Hi! Ho! Did you know?
• B-l-u-e spells blue.
GREEN
(tune: row row row your boat)
• G-r-e-e-n
• G-r-e-e-n
• I know how to spell green.
• G-r-e-e-n
• Caterpillars are green,
• And grasshoppers too.
• I know how to spell green.
• G-r-e-e-n
White (Happy Birthday)
W-h-i-t-e, w-h-i-t-e, w-h-i-t-e that spells white!
Like a ghost in flight or the moon at night-
W-h-i-t-e that spells white!
Pink (Frere Jacques)
P-i-n-k, p-i-n-k, that spells pink, that spells pink,
Like some bubblegum or a piggy’s belly,
P-i-n-k, p-i-n-k.
Black (Bingo)
There was a class that learned to spell and this is what they sang-o,
B-l-a-c-k, b-l-a-c-k, b-l-a-c-k,
And that spells black!
Purple (This Old Man)
Pur-ple spells the color purple, see-
Like the grapes on a vine,
Or some plums on a tree.
Orange (The Wheels on the Bus)
The pumpkins in my garden are orange, orange, orange
O-r-a-n-g-e
The pumpkins in my garden are orange, orange orange
O-r-a-n-g-e.
Brown(Bingo)
There is a color we all know, can you guess what it is? B-r-o-w-n, B-r-o-w-n, B-r-o-w-n. That's how you spell brown.
Here are some number word songs. These are the songs I will use to teach your child when we cover the number words.
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O-N-E
Tune: This Old Man
O-N-E that spells one.
O-N-E spell number one.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
O-N-E, spell one again
T-W-O
Tune: The Muffin Man
T-W-O that spells two.
T-W-O spell number two.
Twins and pairs and doubles, too
These things come in twos.
T-H-R-E-E
Tune: Oats, Peas, Beans & Barley Grow
T-H-R-E-E spells three.
Three triangles I can see.
They have three sides and
Sail the sea.
F-O-U-R
Tune: Mulberry Bush
F-O-U-R that spells four.
F-O-U-R that spells four.
Clapping, snapping, tapping fours
Let's count 1, 2, 3, 4
F-I-V-E
Tune: Little Brown Jug
F-I-V-E that spells three.
F-I-V-E number five
Use five fingers and five toes,
That's the way the five jive goes.
S-I-X
Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
S-I-X that spells six.
S-I-X number six.
Six rabbits in a gat
I like magic tricks
S-E-V-E-N
Tune: If You're Happy and You Know It
S-E-V-E-N spells seven.
S-E-V-E-N spells seven.
Seven airplanes in the sky
Seven boats are floating by
Let's all shout "hip, hip hooray"
for number seven
E-I-G-H-T
Tune: Old MacDonald
E-I-G-H-T spells eight.
E-I-G-H-T
Eight birds sitting on a gate
E-I-G-H-T
With eight eggs here,
And eight nest there,
Here a house, there a house,
Everywhere a birdhouse.
E-I-G-H-T spells eight,
Number eight is great!
N-I-N-E
Tune: London Bridge
N-I-N-E that spells nine
Number nine
Anytime
Playing ball with friends of mine
N-I-N-E, nine
T-E-N
Tune: She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain
T-E-N spells ten. T-E-N
T-E-N spells ten. T-E-N
I see smiles on every face.
This is such a happy place.
Turn around, jump up and down
For number ten!
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