The Dolch words are commonly divided into groups by grade level, ranging from pre-kindergarten to third grade, with a separate list of nouns.
These are optional for most activities, but do give kids extra practice with writing the words, which can be very helpful. Once a child knows this list of words, it makes reading much easier, because the child can then focus his or her attention on the remaining words.
The activities include sensory experiences, gross motor movement, art and fun games!Īlmost every activity includes a recording sheet or is done on a sheet that can be turned in. Many of the activities incorporate fun manipulatives as a means for getting kids involved and excited about the activity, but most of the manipulatives are things you probably already have around your classroom or can get easily at the dollar store. Forget the flashcards and the worksheets and use these fun word games and activities instead! They make learning phonics skills and high frequency words fun while also being very effective. They would be perfect for literacy centers or small group instruction. The kids are going to have a blast learning sight words in fun, hands-on ways! Editable Word Work Gamesĭo you want the kids you teach to learn to read, spell and write words while having fun? If so, these editable games are just what you need. You can also type in high frequency words or heart words. Type in CVC words, words with blends or digraphs, vowel teams or any other phonics pattern you would like to reinforce.
Use these fun editable games to work on a variety of phonics skills – simply type in decodable words of any kind and all 20 games will be ready for you.