Sight Word Center Activities

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If you are an early childhood teacher, you know that sight word recognition activities are part of a balanced literacy curriculum. Kindergarten students are expected to learn between 50-100 sight words their very first year of school! 

    If you are looking for some quick sight word recognition center ideas, check out my sight word center q-tip painting or my sight word center build it activity. Your kids will love the hands-on approach to learning their sight words.

I change out my sight word center materials weekly, but you can keep these activities longer as the kids will love them. You can match these printables to your sight word of the week.

The materials needed for these centers include play-doh, letter tiles or magnets, an expo marker, and watercolor paints with q-tips.







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Ordering Numbers to 10 Pocket Chart Center

7:35 AM
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Do you have a pocket chart center in your classroom? Students love to use the pocket chart. It gives them a chance to get up and get moving, and have hands-on learning experiences.

I keep a pocket chart in my center rotations, changing out the pocket chart materials every week or 2. Sometimes the pocket chart has literacy materials, and other times I use it for a math center.

Here is an example of how I would use it as a math center. This ordering numbers to 10 math center has students ordering multiple sets of number cards from 0-10 or 1-10. Students sort the pictures into groups, and then order those groups of pictures.  They then complete an independent practice printable. (This gives them some accountability by having something to turn in.)

This pocket chart activity can be used whole group first, as an introduction to numbers. It can then be added to the pocket chart center after students know how to complete it. I find this works best, instead of just adding the materials to the center without instruction.

If you would like to use this pocket chart activity in your classroom, grab the digital download of the center activity here. Simply purchase, print, prep, and use!


















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Simple Alphabet Books With Sight Words (Read or Draw Books)

6:12 AM
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The kindergarten school year is well under way, and we are making our way through the alphabet! One way I love to practice the alphabet is by using these alphabet mini books with sight words. These books are perfect for teaching the alphabet out of "isolation," but in "text" instead. Each book has a specific sight word sentence pattern, which definitely helps with sight word practice. Of course, they are also predictable, which is important for beginning readers.

I created this set of mini books to use just one sheet of paper. You print them, fold twice, and they are done! This saves paper, cutting, and stapling. 

I also created these books in two versions. One version has the students read the alphabet books, and the other version has the students draw pictures to match the text. I would probably start with the read version, and then use the draw version a different day as a follow up.

Check out these alphabet books in my TPT shop! They are available as a digital download. This means you purchase the books, download them to your computer, and then print what you want to use instantly. They can be used at home or school!
















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October Read and Draw Activity for Kindergarten

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Do your kiddos love to draw? If they do, they may like this set of read and draw activity printables that I created for October. Students read SIMPLE sight word sentences, and then draw a picture of what they read. (You can also read the sentence to the students, focusing on specific sight words.) These read and draw sentences are all October themed. They include pumpkins, bats, leaves, and spiders! 

These drawings would look adorable displayed, and would make your classroom look festive for fall!

Grab this set of October Read and Draw Printables here! I hope your kids love them. 💖







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Alphabet Anchor Charts

6:37 AM
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Do you create anchor charts in your classroom? Anchor charts are the perfect way to get your students involved in their learning by helping you create visual resources that can be referred to throughout the year. In the past, I created anchor charts in my classroom that involved drawing pictures and labeling the pictures with my students' help. I am not a great artist, so the charts ended up looking pretty terrible. This year, I decided to create these picture cards to use on my alphabet anchor charts to make the process a little easier. 

When creating the alphabet anchor chart, I let the students help me come up with words that begin with the letter we are focusing on. I then tape the picture to the anchor chart created on chart paper, and model writing the word to match each picture with the students' help. This allows the students to make a connection between oral words and written words. 

I also like to add the photographs and names of students who begin with each alphabet letter to the chart. They love seeing their pictures displayed, and it is a great way for students to learn how to spell each other's names.

We display these anchor charts around the classroom and the students refer to them often, especially in their writing.
















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