SIGHT WORD PRACTICE
What happens to those sight word worksheets when you’re not in a physical classroom? They just don’t work with digital, trust me I tried. Those sight word practice activities that are tried and true just don’t always translate to the digital screen. I cannot wait until the time when we are back to full time in the classroom face to face teaching and my beautiful sight word practice centers can come back out, but for now we need a digital option, we need some new sight word practice ideas.
SIGHT WORD PRACTICE ONLINE GAMES
Now I know a lot of people are using Boom cards for online games and those look really really cool. I mean seriously jealous over here. However my district isn’t supporting that platform and I am guessing there may be a few of you out there with me. Right? Seriously I hope I am not the only one.
So for those of you in the same boat as me I started thinking of some digital sight word practice ideas that could be fun and engaging while still being low teacher prep, because if it is even possible our workload got heavier this year!
SIGHT WORD PRACTICE IDEAS
- Sight Word Shout out!
Ok so I know we have been teaching our kids all about Zoom meeting etiquette and using our indoor voices during our Zoom meetings, but this game will give them a chance to let loose and be the crazy kids they are. Just like in the classroom my kids love shouting out our sight words during our flash cards time. They just can’t help it. They love to be loud! Whither you're using a Jack Hartman sight word Rap song on you tube (personal favorite) or using a powerpoint slide show of specific words (Brilliant)! This will allow your students to let loose, get loud, and have fun practicing those all important sight words. I recommend doing this in small groups as it can get a little crazy!
- Sight Word Flipgrid Flash Cards
This last spring I used Flipgrid as an assessment tool. It saved my life and really allowed me to get a sight word assessment for each of my students without having to arrange one on one zoom meetings. Use a pdf list of sight words and attach it to your flipgrid topic. Students can record themselves reading off the list of sight words. BONUS you can set the recording time for 1 min! I loved using this for fluency. If you have’t already checked this out as a possible digital sight word assessment, you should!
- Sight Word Builders
My absolute favorite sight word worksheet or sight word activity were the ones that pulled double duty. Maybe they were sight word sentences that helped my students work on sight words and conventions. Maybe they were sight word coloring pages that combined sight word practice with art. Or maybe they combined phonics with sight word practice using beginning picture sounds to spell out the sight words. These worksheets always gave me the most bang for my buck!
Are you looking to up your digital sight word games?
Check out these Sight Word Builders featuring the First 25 Fry Words, they will save you time and engage your students with digital sight word practice.
Also available in a money saving bundle featuring the first 100 Fry Words!
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