Miss 5 uses the fridge magnetic letters to also re-create the sight words. The 7 main sight words we have been playing with are also stuck onto the fridge with magnets. Here we have made ‘colour’ words and matched them with the same coloured glass gems.įor more colour activities and play ideas click here: Learning Colours Let’s Learn You can also create other words such as colours, spelling words, CVC words or words that relevant to a topic being learnt in class. We have more name activities here –> Learning Names Create Colour Words Children can re-create their names using the wooden letters and then decorate them with the glass gems. If you are looking for another fun and interactive learning names activity, these large wooden letters and glass gems will be a winner for kids. Children then find number four and cover it with glass gems. For example both dice shows 2, add 2 and 2 together to get the answer 4. For the addition activity, children roll both dice and add both numbers shown together.Children then build the number 34 using the wooden numbers and place the glass gems on top. For creating and learning (reading) two digit numbers, children roll both dice and make a new number from the numbers shown on the dice such as one dice face has a 3 and the other has a 4, this make the two digit number 34.
If children are ready, you can also add two dice the activity to create two digit numbers or practise addition. This activity can also be used for learning about numbers and number recognition using wooden numbers instead of the letters. Children can place all the letters into alphabetical order, singing the alphabet song and then decorate each letter with the coloured gemstones. The wooden letters and gemstones can also be used for alphabet activities. This activity is great for small group activities and learning centres to consolidate explicit lesson taught previously. Sight words have a place and purpose in reading and oral language and children need opportunities to make these connections.ĭecodable early readers are great for providing an opportunity to spot the sight word, read the sentence, then build the sight word using wooden letters and then place glass gems onto the letters that make the sight word. When learning a list of sight words, it is important to use them and see them used in context such as placing the word into a sentence and seeing the sight word written or used in a book.
You will need coloured glass gems, wooden alphabet letters (and/or numbers) and printable sight word cards (see below for printing). Kids will love the tactile and hands-on manipulation of the resources to create their sight words. They can be incorporated into literacy or numeracy maths centres, group or independent activities, guided reading activities and so much more. There are more activities below sharing some ideas on how you can play and learn with the same items provided. Using the free printable sight word cards, children look at each letter in the word and re-create (build) the word using the wooden letters. Having this instant or automatic recall of sight words helps early or beginning readers develop into smooth and efficient readers.īuild a Sight Word is a great activity for children to play to help develop their sight word vocabulary. Words such as the, is and was, are an example of a sight word. Free Printable Sight Word Cards – Sight words are a term used to describe a group of common or high frequency words that a reader should recognise on sight.
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