Kindegarten Sight Words

It is incredible how many children have mastered the 100+ kindergarten sight words at this point in the year! With a whole trimester still to go this school year, everyone can get there! Sight words are really important to know instantly. They are the most common words your child will encounter in reading. Many sight words are not easy to sound out put have to be memorized. Here are some ideas to help your child with those tricky words! Share a comment of other ways you have helped your child. New ideas help make sight word practice fun rather than a chore.

Flash Cards- Make 2 sets of flash cards with the sight words your child needs to learn. Sight words are in the newsletter and the weekly testing sheets. Use the cards to play Memory Matching or Go Fish.

See it! Say it! Spell it! Game- Use one set of flash cards. Show your child the word (see it). Then help your child read the word (say it). Finally hid the card and have your child write the word down (spell it).

Use fun ways to write the words down like a dry erase board, chalk board, sidewalk chalk or even bath tub paint. Work on 5 words at a time.

Write simple sentences with words your child already knows, pictures and the new sight word or words. Keep it to 3 new words or less. So for example, if your child was stuck on the word "want", you could write the following sentences:
I want a dog.
Mom and I want to go play.
Do you want a candy?
Than have your child circle the sight word and practice reading several times.

Green Eggs and Ham

We had a great time last week reading Dr. Seuss books. One of our favorites is Green Eggs and Ham. Every year the kids love trying out Sam-I-Am's colorful treat. This year was no exception. Most of the kids loved it. It tasted like white and yellow eggs! How did Sam-I-Am do it? Must be Dr. Seuss magic.

Dr. Seuss Day

On Friday, March 5th, Scott Ave. celebrated our annual Dr. Seuss's Day. We had community workers come to the classrooms and read stories and talk about their jobs. We also had a visit from a very special person ~ The Cat in the Hat.