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40 SensationalSight WordGamesJB YN E WY O R KM E X I C O C I T YT O R O N T O N E WO A N NO V E L L IL O N D O ND E L H I H O N G A U C K L A N DK O N G S Y D N E YB U E N O S40 Sensational Sight Word Games Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching ResourcesA I R E S

Special thanks to my bright and beautiful son, Dylan,for consulting on this book.He carefully read and considered each activity,provided thoughtful feedback(remembering his own sight word experiences just a few years ago),and contributed a game of his own—Simon Says Sight Words!Look for it on page 23.Scholastic Inc. grants teachers permission to photocopy the reproducible pages from this book for classroom use. Noother part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in anyform or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of thepublisher. For information regarding permission, write to Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012.Cover design by Maria LiljaCover artwork by Nadine Bernard WescottInterior design by Kathy MassaroInterior illustrations by James Graham HaleISBN: 0-439-30357-5Copyright 2002 by Joan Novelli.All rights reserved.Printed in U.S.A.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 104009 08 07 06 05 04 03 0240 Sensational Sight Word Games Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources

ContentsAbout This Book . 4Dolch Basic Sight Word Vocabulary List . 5Reproducible Sight Word Cards . 7Reproducible Student ChecklistMy Sight Words . 12Take-Home Activity PagesLearning Sight Words at Home .13Top-10 Ways to Practice Sight Words .18ActivitiesBuzz! .19Sight Word Soup .19Sight Word Safari .20Squirt and Spell .20Magic Wand Words .21Oh, No! .22Simon Says Sight Words! .23Sight Word Snake .24Leaping Lilypads .24Sight-Word-Building Morning Messages .25Go In and Out the Window .26Spill a Sight Word .27Rainstick Relay .27Play-Clay Shape and Spell .28Peekaboo Word-Finder Window .29Letters Line Up.30Beep! .30Red Rover, Red Rover .31Bingo Word Wall .32What’s My Word? Lineup Game .32Pick a Partner .33In the Hat .33Glow-in-the-Dark Word Stars .34Sing a Song of Sight Words .35I’m Thinking of .35Mingle and Match .36Sight Word Search.37Make Sight Word Mats.37Eggs in a Basket .38Shake, Read, and Write .39Grow a Sight Word Garden .40Rhyming Word Builders .41Word Construction Site .42Catch a Word! .42Sight Word Sandwiches .43Zoom! .44Bounce It, Say It, Catch It, Spell It .45Silly (and Serious) Pocket ChartSentence Makers .46Street Sign Sight Word Map.47Picture Puzzles .48Sight Word Wheels .48Reproducible Student Activity Pages .4940 Sensational Sight Word Games Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources

About This BookTwinkle, twinkle, little star,How I wonder what you are,Up above the world so high,Like a diamond in the sky,Twinkle, twinkle, little star,How I wonder what you are.In six short lines, this familiar nursery rhyme gives children a chance to practice12 different words that appear on the Dolch Basic Sight Word VocabularyList—7 of them more than once. Sight words—such as I, what, you, are, up,so—are words that have been identified as appearing with high frequency in print. Theseare also the words that children use most frequently in their writing. Making these wordspart of a child’s sight vocabulary means more fluent reading—and stronger spelling skills.40 Sensational Sight Word Games has more than 40 quick, easy, and fun activitiesfor including sight word lessons in your literacy program. These suggestions invitechildren to read, spell, write, draw, sing, mingle, move, and more, as they make theseimportant words part of their reading and writing vocabulary. You’ll find twists onclassics such as Simon Says and Red Rover, Red Rover. (See pages 23 and 31.) Thereare other games to play, such as Rainstick Relay (see page 27), easy songs to learn andsing (see Sing a Song of Sight Words, page 35), pocket chart poems (seeGo In and Out the Window, page 26), movement games (see Leaping Lilypads, page24), tips for teaching sight words in your morning message (see Sight-Word-BuildingMorning Messages, page 25), how-tos for interactive sight word walls (see Grow aSight Word Garden, page 40), school-home connections (see page 6), reproducibleactivity pages and patterns, and much more.You can use the activities in any order, selecting those that suit your students’mood or your time frame. Most require little or no preparation, and few if anymaterials, which are most often everyday classroom supplies.Guidelines for Teaching Sight WordsAs you plan lessons to introduce sight words, keep in mind that many of these wordsare irregular—they don’t follow the phonics rules that children may be learning.These words, such as those with w (were, where, with, when) and th (the, them, then,this), need to be learned, in the same ways that other words are learned—by lookingat letters, sound-spelling patterns, and so on. Here are some general guidelines tokeep in mind.440 Sensational Sight Word Games Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources

} Introduce the word, saying and spelling it.} Read the word in a sentence, perhaps one that appears in a book you are sharingwith students. Write the sentence on the chalkboard and underline the sight word,saying and spelling it again.} Invite students to notice distinctive features of the word—for example, tall letters,double letters, and so on.} Have children practice writing the word on mini whiteboards, in the air, at thechalkboard, in a writing journal, and so on.} Add the word to a word wall. (See word wall suggestions, Sight Word Safari on page20 and Bingo Word Wall on page 32.) Revisit the words often, encouraging studentsto notice the many new words they are learning.Dolch Basic Sight Word Vocabulary ListFollowing are the 220 words that appear on the Dolch Basic Sight Word Vocabulary List—plus the word nine,which does not appear on the original list but has been added here because, in addition to the Dolch sightwords one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, and ten, it is a word children need to know. One hundred of thesesight words are included on reproducible sight word cards. (See next atcamefallgoodinmakeonlyruntake40 Sensational Sight Word Games Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching thaditsmuchoutseethatupwho5

Making and Using the Top 100 Sight Word CardsPages 7 to 11 feature word cards that you can photocopy and cut apart. These “top”words, selected from the Dolch Basic Sight Word Vocabulary List, are among the mostfrequently used sight words. Cut apart and laminate the cards in advance of the activitiesso that they are readily available. Additional suggestions for using the word cards follow.} Make several sets of sight word cards in advance. You may want to enlarge thecards first. Or write sight words on index cards and laminate them.} Presort words you know you want to teach separately—for example, pull outwords for teaching short-vowel sounds (such as and, as, is, it, on, not) or words forteaching initial consonants (such as do, did, down).} Keep manageable lists of the sight words handy for children to use. My SightWords (see page 12) has space for recording two sets of 20 words each, with roomfor children to practice writing each word they need to learn. Write in the wordsyou want each child to learn, or make a master and photocopy a class set.Children can “test” themselves with this page, checking off the words they canread and highlighting those they need to practice. Making School-HomeConnections Name DateLearning Sight Words at HomeDear Families,AEncourage your students’ success with sightwords by involving families in learning. Start bysending home the sight word cards on pages 7 to11 with the letter on page 13. Children can cutapart the words and store them in a resealablebag at home, then practice reading and spellingthe words with a family member. Pages 14–16feature additional sight-word-building activitiesfor children to take home and trywith their families. There’s space onthese pages to write in ten sightLearning Sight Words at Homewords that you want students toTlearn. You might fill in these wordsbefore photocopying the class set, ortailor the lists to meet the needs ofeach child. Use page 18 tobrainstorm with students their ownTop 10 Ways to Practice SightWords. Then photocopy the pagefor children to take home to usewith their families.s part of our literacy program, your child will be learning “sight words.”Sight words are words that children encounter frequently in print. These arealso words that children use frequently in their writing. Learning these words “bysight” will assist your child in becoming a stronger reader and writer.To help your child learn these words, cut apart the attached word cards. Over aperiod of a week or so, invite your child to sort the words into four groups: WordsI Can Read, Words I Can Spell, Words I Can Read and Spell, Words I Need toLearn. Encourage your child to practice the words at home. Try setting goals:How many new words each week would your child like to learn to read and/orspell? To help your child practice, try these quick tips:} Store the word cards your child needs to learn in resealable bags. Take themScholastic Professional Bookswith you wherever you and your child go. Practice them in line at the grocerystore, on trips, and other places where you have a few minutes together!} Let your child select a handful of sight word cards at random, then find thesame words around the house—for example, on packages of food or innewspaper headlines.40 Sensational Sight Word Gamesthem and then read them to you.Name DateLook for more sight word activities coming home with your child throughoutthe year. Learning Sight Words at HomeSincerely,Dear Families, In the Cupboard Open a cupboard and take turns with your child, finding andreading sight words. Try the ones on the list (see right) first, theninclude other sight words your child is learning. Keep going untilyou run out of words, time, or things in the cupboard.Rainbow LettersScholastic Professional Books40 Sensational Sight Word Games6Scholastic Professional BooksDear Families,Sight Wordsto Practice40 Sensational Sight Word Gameshe more sight words your child knows, the stronger his or herreading and writing skills will be. Sight words are words thatappear frequently in print. These same words are among those usedmost frequently by children in their writing. When children buildtheir sight word vocabulary, they become better readers and spellers.Try these easy activities to make practicing sight words a playfulexperience!Say eachword, thenspell it,clapping oncefor each letter.Sing the words tothe tune of afamiliar song,such as “Twinkle,Twinkle, Little Star.”in theh letterGive eaca number fromtalphabet ess which sighGu1 to 26. the list will beword on most points.worth the d out!Fin20 9 sis i is 29Read thewords as sightas you canslowlyagain. Thi . Try itsay thems timefast!40 Sensational Sight Word Games Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources13he more sight words children know, the better readers theybecome. Sight words are words that appear frequently in print.The same words are among those used most frequently by childrenin their writing. When children build their sight word vocabulary,they become better readers and spellers. Try these easy activities forstrengthening your child’s sight word vocabulary.TName Datewords:unt withSkip-co the first wordhStart wit list. Say it, skipon the read the next,the next, Repeat theon.startingand sothis timeactivity, second wordwith the the list.on } Play Hide-and-Seek Sight Words. Hide ten word cards. Let your child find17Turn sight words into rainbows! Ask your child to write a sightword on paper in big letters. Using different-colored crayons, yourchild can then trace the shape of the word again and again, readingthe word each time.Read My Back!“Write” a sight word on yourchild’s back. Can your childguess the word? Trade places—let your child trace a wordfrom the list on your back.Continue taking turns tracingand guessing sight words.Sight Wordsto Practice

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Name DateMy Sight WordsWhich words do you know? Check the ones you can read. Highlight the onesyou need to practice! Practice spelling, writing, and reading them.Sight Words12My TurnSight Words40 Sensational Sight Word Games Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching ResourcesMy Turn

Name DateLearning Sight Words at HomeDear Families,s part of our literacy program, your child will be learning “sight words.”Sight words are words that children encounter frequently in print. These arealso words that children use frequently in their writing. Learning these words “bysight” will assist your child in becoming a stronger reader and writer.ATo help your child learn these words, cut apart the attached word cards. Over aperiod of a week or so, invite your child to sort the words into four groups: WordsI Can Read, Words I Can Spell, Words I Can Read and Spell, Words I Need toLearn. Encourage your child to practice the words at home. Try setting goals:How many new words each week would your child like to learn to read and/orspell? To help your child practice, try these quick tips:} Store the word cards your child needs to learn in resealable bags. Take themwith you wherever you and your child go. Practice them in line at the grocerystore, on trips, and other places where you have a few minutes together!} Let your child select a handful of sight word cards at random, then find thesame words around the house—for example, on packages of food or innewspaper headlines.} Play Hide-and-Seek Sight Words. Hide ten word cards. Let your child findthem and then read them to you.Look for more sight word activities coming home with your child throughoutthe year.Sincerely,40 Sensational Sight Word Games Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources13

NameDateNameDateLearning Sight Words at HomeDear Families,earning sight words helps children become stronger readers andwriters. Sight words—such as him, her, an, and all—are wordsthat children encounter frequently in print. They are also among thewords children use most frequently in their writing. One of ourliteracy goals is to help children learn to read and spell these wordsautomatically. Here are some at-home activities for building yourchild’s sight word vocabulary.LSight Wordsto PracticeSing a Song of Sight WordsPractice sight words by singing them to a familiar tune or making upyour own. If you run out of words before you get to the end of thesong, just start at the top of the list again. Some songs to try include“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” and “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.”Jump on It!Copy sight words on index cards (one word per card). Make asecond set of the same words. Scatter one set faceup on the floor,leaving about a foot between each card. Place the other set in a stackfacedown. Turn over the first card in the stack. Have your child readthe word (offer help as needed) and then jump on the correspondingcard on the floor. Turn over the next card and have your child read itand jump to that word. Continue until your child has jumped on allof the words. Mix up the cards and play again!Which Word Wins?Sit with your child and look at a newspaper to see just how oftensight words pop up in print. Ask your child to choose a sight wordfrom the list and an article from the paper. Look for the wordtogether. Highlight and count the word each time it appears. Try thesame thing with a second sight word. Which word appears moreoften?1440 Sensational Sight Word Games Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources

Name DateLearning Sight Words at HomeDear Families,he more sight words children know, the better readers theybecome. Sight words are words that appear frequently in print.The same words are among those used most frequently by childrenin their writing. When children build their sight word vocabulary,they become better readers and spellers. Try these easy activities forstrengthening your child’s sight word vocabulary.TSight Wordsto PracticeIn the CupboardOpen a cupboard and take turns with your child, finding andreading sight words. Try the ones on the list (see right) first, theninclude other sight words your child is learning. Keep going untilyou run out of words, time, or things in the cupboard.Rainbow LettersTurn sight words into rainbows! Ask your child to write a sightword on paper in big letters. Using different-colored crayons, yourchild can then trace around the word again and again, reading theword each time.Read My Back!“Write” a sight word on yourchild’s back. Can your childguess the word? Trade places—let your child trace a wordfrom the list on your back.Continue taking turns tracingand guessing sight words.40 Sensational Sight Word Games Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources15

Name DateLearning Sight Words at HomeDear Families,he more sight words your child knows, the stronger his orher reading and writing skills will be. Sight words are wordsthat appear frequently in print. These same words are amongthose used most frequently by children in their writing. Whenchildren build their sight word vocabulary, they become betterreaders and spellers. Try these easy activities for strengtheningyour child’s sight word vocabulary.TSight Wordsto PracticeOn the RunThe next time you’re going somewhere with your child, play asight word game. It’s easy—just have your child find as manysight words as he or she can on billboards, signs, and so on. Ifyou don’t have a sight word list with you, invite your child toread the “little” words. You can play this game in a car, on a walk,even in line at the grocery store!Spill a Sight WordCopy sight words onto small cards. (You can cut index cards inquarters or cut sturdy paper into pieces.) Place the word cards inan empty container, such as a tall plastic tumbler or an emptytennis ball can. Invite your child to shake the container, spill outthe words, and read the ones that fall faceup. Give each wordyour child reads a score that is equal to the number of letters inthe word. Record the total, then place the remaining words backin the can and shake and spill again. Add the total to the firstscore. Play until your child has spilled and read all of the words.I’m Thinking of Play a game of “I’m thinking of ” One player starts by giving aclue about one of the sight words—for example, “I’m thinking ofa word that starts like horse and has three letters.” The otherplayer looks at the list and tries to identify the word. (his)1640 Sensational Sight Word Games Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources

Name DateLearning Sight Words at HomeDear Families,he more sight words your child knows, the stronger his or herreading and writing skills will be. Sight words are words thatappear frequently in print. These same words are among those usedmost frequently by children in their writing. When children buildtheir sight word vocabulary, they become better readers and spellers.Try these easy activities to make practicing sight words a playfulexperience!Ts:ith word rdwtnuoSkip-c the first wohStart wit list. Say it, skipon the read the next,,the next n. Repeat theooand s is time startinght,activity second wordewith th the list.onSight Wordsto PracticeSay eachword, thenspell it,clapping oncfor each le etter.Sing the words tothe tune of afamiliar song,such as “Twinkle,Twinkle, Little Star.”theletter in romhcaeefGivbert a numhtalphabe uess which sigGe.b1 to 26 n the list willword o e most points.hworth t d out!Fin209 s is i is 29Read thwords a e sightas you s slowlycaagain. T n. Try ithissay them timefast!40 Sensational Sight Word Games Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources17

Name DateTop-10 Ways to Practice Sight WordsDear Families,Here’s a countdown of our top-ten favorite ways to practice sight words. Try them at home to buildyour child’s sight word vocabulary.And our number one favorite way to practice sight words is 1840 Sensational Sight Word Games Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources

Buzz!Buzz!This game puts the fun in flashcards—reinforcingsight words and giving children a chance tostretch their legs and arms at the same time.12Write sight words on index cards.Word GamesScholastic ProfessionalBooks{40 Sensational SightAdd cards (the same size) that say “Buzz!”(You can copy and cut apart the “Buzz!”cards on page 49 and glue them to indexcards.)493Shuffle the word cards, then gatherstudents together to play. If they’re sitting in a circle, be sure they leaveenough room between them so that they can move around when the timecomes.4Flash the first word. If it’s a sight word, have students read it. If it says“Buzz!” have everyone say the word and then jump up and buzz about.Gather your bees back together by saying “Back to the hive!” Continue withthe next card. (You might have children read the words as a group the firsttime through, then individually a second time.)Tip {Your students willenjoy making their ownversions of the gameto play, substitutingother movement wordsfor “Buzz!” Some to tryinclude “High Five”(with everyone “highfiving” their neighbor),“Bunny Hop” (childrenget up and hop), and“Bug Boogie” (childrenwiggle about like theirfavorite insects).Sight Word SoupA pot brimming with colorful noodles makes a fun prop for building sightword vocabulary.123Write sight words on large noodles. Rigatoni works well. Use brightlycolored permanent markers.Fill a pot with the noodles. Provide a plastic ladle and some bowls.Invite children to visit the sight word soup pot in pairs and scoop out abowl of words for each other. Let them read the words on their noodlesaloud, and make a list to reinforce spelling.40 Sensational Sight Word Games Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources19

Sight Word SafariA walk around the school provides all sorts of real-life reading opportunities,including many that will let students see just how often people use sightwords.123Gather children together for a walk around the school. Ask them to beon the lookout for sight words. Review words on your sight word wallor chart in preparation.Take a clipboard, paper, and pencil with you to record words childrenfind. Let children take turns carrying the clipboard and recording thewords.Back in the classroom, review the words students recognized. Whatsight words did they see in the nurse’s office? In the cafeteria? In otherplaces?{Tip {You may wish to alsohold up a sight wordcard so that studentscan use it as areference in spellingthe word on theirdesks. Or let them trythe word twice—oncewhile looking at thecard, then wiping theword away andspelling it a secondtime without looking.Squirt and SpellShaving cream on a desk makes a fun place to practice spelling sight words.Try this activity at the end of the day for shiny desks the next day.1Give each child a squirt of shaving cream on his or her desk. Letchildren use their hands to spread out the shaving cream over the desksurface. This will also give them a chance to just have fun feeling theshaving cream.234Explain that you are going to say a sight word and that you wantchildren to try writing the word with their finger in the shaving cream.Take a walk around to check children’s spelling, then have them wipetheir words away and get ready for a new word.When you’re ready to wrap up, children can use paper towels orsponges to wipe away the shaving cream. Now you’ve got strongerspellers and clean desks!2040 Sensational Sight Word Games Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources

Magic Wand WordsSight words written on slips of paper invite children to roam the room tofind more.12Write sight words on slips of paper. (Or copy and cut apart the wordcards on pages 7–11.)Make a magic wand: Cut out a tagboard star shape. Dab glue on bothsides of the star and sprinkle with glitter. Glue the star to one end of adowel and tie on some curly ribbon.{Tip {Set up several sightword baskets (withwands) so thatstudents can use themon their own or insmall groups. You canalso send home thebaskets and wands forchildren to play withfamily members.3Place the words in a box or basket, and gather children in a circle. Startby selecting one word from the basket. Read the word aloud and showit to students. Tell them that you’re now going to find the same wordsomewhere in the room. Check posters, book covers, and other readilyavailable sources for the word. When you find the same word, use the wandto point it out. Add a flourish for emphasis.4Pass the wand and the words to a volunteer, who repeats the procedure.Continue until each child has had a chance to find a word. Return thewords to the basket for another time.40 Sensational Sight Word Games Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources21

{Tip {For a cooperativeversion, have studentsplay to empty the canwithin a specifiedamount of time theyagree on—for example,five minutes. Childrenwho get an “Oh, No!”card still have to putback their cards, butclassmates will hang onto theirs for the endgoal of emptying thecan together. In thespirit of teamwork, youmight say that childrenwho get stuck on aword can ask either achild to their left orright for help.Oh, No!In this fast-paced game, students take turns selecting sight word cards froma container. They keep each word they can read. But it’s back to thebeginning if they take a word card that says “Oh, No!” How many wordswill they get before the can is empty?1Select a group of sight words to practice. Make three to four times asmany cards as you have students. (You can use duplicates of words.)Copy and laminate those word cards (see pages 7–11), or use cards you havemade in advance.234Place the word cards in an large, empty oatmeal

Top 10 Ways to Practice Sight Words. Then photocopy the page for children to take home to use with their families. 6 17 40 Sensational Sight Word Games Scholastic Professional Books Learning Sight Words at Home Name _Date _ Dear Families, T he more sight

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