Sight or "Popcorn" Words
Popcorn Words are words that POP UP EVERYWHERE! These are basic sight words that are found in all beginning reading books. Many of these words cannot be sounded out because they do not follow regular decoding rules (letter sounds/blends), so they must be learnt as sight words (through memorization).
In our classroom, we find Popcorn Words from words that "pop up" in our daily message, books we read together, words posted around our room and school, and our class Journal/sentence writing.
Please remember that any number of words your child knows is something to celebrate!
These words are also words that are taken off the Dolch Word List that most primary Teachers follow (or a similar list to Dolch). View the complete list here.
For Online Sight Word Games, check out the Word Games sections in Pre-K to Gr. 1 games, Gr. 2 to Gr. 4 games, or IPad/IPhone Apps.
For ideas of Word Games and Activities to do at home, visit Learning to Read!
Sight Word Flashcards:
-Dolch Pre-Primer Words
-Dolch Primer Words
-Dolch Grade 1 Words
-Dolch Grade 2 Words
-Dolch Grade 3 Words
Online Printable Levelled-Reading Books:
To avoid copyright issues (and save time), instead of uploading the pdf version of the printable books I use in class, the following are links to the websites where you can find these books. Each website has many free books to print and you do not need to buy a membership to have access to a large variety between all of them! (I'd only buy a membership for Reading A-Z personally). Also, a bonus is you can print them in colour at home! :)
In our classroom, we find Popcorn Words from words that "pop up" in our daily message, books we read together, words posted around our room and school, and our class Journal/sentence writing.
Please remember that any number of words your child knows is something to celebrate!
These words are also words that are taken off the Dolch Word List that most primary Teachers follow (or a similar list to Dolch). View the complete list here.
For Online Sight Word Games, check out the Word Games sections in Pre-K to Gr. 1 games, Gr. 2 to Gr. 4 games, or IPad/IPhone Apps.
For ideas of Word Games and Activities to do at home, visit Learning to Read!
Sight Word Flashcards:
-Dolch Pre-Primer Words
-Dolch Primer Words
-Dolch Grade 1 Words
-Dolch Grade 2 Words
-Dolch Grade 3 Words
Online Printable Levelled-Reading Books:
To avoid copyright issues (and save time), instead of uploading the pdf version of the printable books I use in class, the following are links to the websites where you can find these books. Each website has many free books to print and you do not need to buy a membership to have access to a large variety between all of them! (I'd only buy a membership for Reading A-Z personally). Also, a bonus is you can print them in colour at home! :)