Vocabulary/Sight Word Cards

So many of you are probably wondering what your child is doing with a crinkled notecard neckalce....Well, please let me tell you about something that we will be doing EVERY week in our classroom. At the beginning of each week I will meet with each group of students and make them an expert on either a sight word from one of our lists or a vocabulary word from a story we will be reading that week.

The Mission: To get as many tally marks on their card as possible by Friday

How Does This Happen?: Everytime someone asks your student about their card they must read the word AND use it in a sentence. Each time this happens they get a tally mark.

The Goal: Well, to win the game, of course! But more importantly for your student to know that word inside and out!!!

How Do I Choose the Words?: Each week we study ten sight words. At the end of each week I give students a quick assessment to see which words they struggle with and which words they master. I will often choose a word that your student still struggles with; other times I will select an important vocabulary word from a text that we are reading!

How Do I Keep From Losing The Card By the End of the Week?: Find a special place for the card at home where your student can easily grab it on their way out the door- OR- keep it in their OWL binder for use at home and at school!

Sight Word Practice

Every week the students will be studying 10 sight words taken from the Dolch Sight Word list. It is a list of 220 words that students need to know as they show up everywhere. I have placed Sight Word List 1 in students O.W.L binders for review at home. This week we are practicing the first ten words on the list. Please see below for some home activities that can be fun, helpful, and easy when learning sight words.

Happy practicing!