Sight Words!
This week, our shared reading will be the sight word chant. Memorizing this chant together will officially begin our focus on sight words. Sight words are words that are used a lot in books, and often are not easy to sound out. There are 200 sight words that students are expected to memorize by second grade. Kindergarteners are expected to know the first 25 sight words by the end of the year.
Students will progress through the sight word lists at different paces this year. As students demonstrate mastery of each list of 25 words, they will be given a new list. Lists are also posted on the curriculum resources page of this website. We will talk more about sight words at conferences. In the mean time, encourage your student to practice the chant at home and hunt for these words in the books you read together each night. If it is fun for your family, write the words on flash cards and play games that help your student memorize these words.
Students will progress through the sight word lists at different paces this year. As students demonstrate mastery of each list of 25 words, they will be given a new list. Lists are also posted on the curriculum resources page of this website. We will talk more about sight words at conferences. In the mean time, encourage your student to practice the chant at home and hunt for these words in the books you read together each night. If it is fun for your family, write the words on flash cards and play games that help your student memorize these words.
Updates to our Calm Body Spot!
Sharing Schedule
sharing schedule fall 14.docx |