Sight Words Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources by Ada Goren New York • M e x i c o C i ty T o r o nt o • • London New Delhi • • A u c k lan d Hong Kong • • Sydney Buenos Aires Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources Scholastic Inc grants teachers permission to photocopy the reproducible pages in this book for classroom use No other part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher For information regarding permission, write to Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012-3999 Cover design by Maria Lilja Cover photo by Scott Davis Interior design by Kathy Massaro Illustrations by Rusty Fletcher, Maxie Chambliss, George Ulrich, and Bari Weissman ISBN: 978-0-545-24871-6 Copyright © 2012 by Ada Goren Illustrations © 2012 by Scholastic Inc All rights reserved Published by Scholastic Inc Printed in the U.S.A 10 40 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 CON TEN TS About This Book Meeting the Common Core State Standards Shoe Box Learning Centers Checklist Shoe Box Learning Center Skill Page Croc’s Crayons Reading Color Words Laundry Line-Up Reading Color Words 10 Spin It to Win It Matching Number Words to Numerals 14 Counting Cookies Matching Number Words to Sets and Numerals .18 Picnic Plates Distinguishing Easily Confused Words 20 My Animal Mini-Book Reading Sight Word Nouns 22 Puzzle Pictures Reading Sight Words 25 On the Grill Matching Sight Words 27 Brush Up Reading and Writing Sight Words 28 Shells in the Sand Reading and Writing Sight Words 30 Spin a Snowpal Reading Sight Words 32 Mystery Words Reading and Writing Sight Words 35 Spelling Safari Spelling Sight Words 36 Spot the Sight Words Reading Sight Words in Text 38 Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources On Top of Spaghetti Recognizing Sight Words 41 Shopping for Sight Words Recognizing Sight Words 43 Pop, Pop, Popcorn Reading Sight Words 46 Caterpillar Builders Recognizing Sight Words Read Aloud 48 Sight-Word Semi Alphabetizing Sight Words 50 Ladle Those Letters! Spelling Sight Words 53 Buried Treasure Reading Sight Words 54 Web of Words Recognizing Sight Words 56 Silly Scrambles Spelling Sight Words 58 Lily Pad Leap Reading and Writing Sight Words 60 Apple Tree ABC Alphabetizing Sight Words 62 Sentence Lotto Using Sight Words in Sentences 65 It’s in the Mail Sorting Sight Words 67 Syllable-Saurus Identifying Syllables in Sight Words 69 Parking A to Z Alphabetizing Sight Words 72 Speech-Bubble Stories Using Sight Words in Sentences 75 More Easy-to-Make Shoe Box Learning Centers 77 Dolch Sight Word List (by Grade Level) 79 Sight Word Card Templates 80 About This Book L earning sight words is an integral part of learning how to read These are words students will see frequently in all kinds of text, from nursery rhymes to nonfiction Knowledge of sight words plays an important role in reading fluency, the ability to read text quickly, accurately, and with appropriate expression Students who are fluent readers can focus their attention on what they are reading rather than decoding, and this supports improved comprehension Mastering sight words also makes young readers feel successful, even before they are able to employ more complex phonics and comprehension strategies Many sight words don’t follow regular spelling rules, making it easier to learn these words by sight than as a combination of sounds Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words makes it easy to set up more than 30 hands-on literacy centers that playfully engage students in practicing and learning sight words Each portable center fits neatly inside a shoe box and can be assembled ahead of time, pulled out as needed, and stored conveniently when not in use By photocopying the reproducible labels, directions, and activity pieces, and adding a few simple materials you most likely have on hand, you’ll be ready to create a great variety of fun and enriching literacy centers that students can use all year Activities in Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words are designed for use by individual students, partners, and small groups The centers are intended to supplement your reading instruction by giving students extra practice with: 22 reading sight words 22 finding sight words in text 22 writing sight words 22 arranging sight words in alphabetical order 22 matching sight words 22 recognizing sight words when read aloud 22 spelling sight words 22 using sight words in sentences Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources Reading research by Edward Dolch and Edward Fry led to the compiling of lists, by grade level, of 220 words young readers ought to know The centers in this book are designed to provide repeated practice with these sight words Most of the centers will accommodate any set of sight words you are teaching, and the centers can be easily refreshed to focus on new words as students are ready You can use the sight word lists on page 79 as a guide when choosing words; however, keep in mind that your students may need work with words above or below their chronological grade level For this reason, the grade-level sequence of Dolch words is provided for PreK through Note: Several learning centers feature words that are in addition to those from the list on page 79 These include some color and number words, as well as high-frequency words from the Dolch noun list Setting Up Shoe Box Learning Centers S 22 Label and Directions: The title of each learning center becomes the shoe box label Simply glue it to one end of the shoe box for easy storage and retrieval Cut out the student directions and glue them to the inside lid of the shoe box 22 Materials: Check this list for items you’ll need for each center Use resealable plastic bags or envelopes to store small items, such as word cards and game pieces 22 Shoe Box Setup: Here you’ll find simple directions for assembling each center In most cases, all you’ll need to is gather materials and make copies of the reproducible pages You may wish to copy some of these pages, such as word cards and patterns, on card stock, as well as laminate them for durability 22 Tips: These helpful hints offer suggestions for introducing, varying, and extending center activities 22 Reproducible Pages: Ready-to-use record sheets, manipulatives, game boards, patterns, and word cards are just some of the shoe box learning center supplies included in this book Recog n i z i n rd s g S i g h t Wo On Top of Spa ghetti of their plates meatballs to Students add words Yum! they read sight spaghetti as Recognizing Invite families to send in shoe boxes for setting up the centers You might ask classroom volunteers, including older students, to help organize materials for each center and then set them up s Sight Word On Top of Spaghetti Materials 22 shoe box box label tions student direc s sight word card 80) e template (pag 42) i mat (page 22 spaghett poms l, brown pom2 20 smal 22 ctions Dire players) 22 22 up Shoe Box Set word card apart the sight opy and cut sight t a set of 20 templates Selec r For easy use for this cente words word cards to page 79 for sight of the s reference, see copie two Make by grade level each of them color and spaghetti mat on card stock to copy them (You may want Copy a class for durability.) or laminate the spaghetti d sheets Place in the supply of recor poms pom, and mats, word cards label to one end of the the the shoe box Glue directions to the student shoe box and lid inside of the g Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren , Scholastic Teaching Resour ces C Shoe Box Learnin Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources hoe box learning centers are easy to set up, and most materials required are either included in this book (as reproducible pages) or are readily available in the classroom For each center in the book, you’ll find the following: activity by ntroduce this of Spaghetti by reading On Top c son (Scholasti Paul Brett John ation of the a print adapt Press, 2006), song traditional I (For Each player ghetti mat takes a spa down d cards face k the wor Stac ctions: wing these dire e turns follo the word Tak card and read 22 Take a ectly, place read it corr on 22 If you (a pom-pom) a “meatball” not tti If not, your spaghe ll tba take a mea side the to word card 22 Place the e cards e are no mor wins Play until ther ls to see who tbal mea Count your in Then play aga On Top of Spaghetti give walk 41 Reinforcing and Assessing Student Learning Checklist rning Centers Shoe Box Lea O ne of the greatest benefits of using learning centers to strengthen reading skills is that they provide teachers with the opportunity to work with small groups or individuals on concepts and skills being taught in the classroom reading program The center setup makes it easy to review material, providing individual assistance as needed To record students’ progress as they complete centers, you may want to create assessment files To so, place a copy of the reproducible Shoe Box Learning Centers Checklist (page 7) in one side of a pocket folder In the other pocket, have students store their completed record sheets for review Name g Center Shoe Box Learnin s Croc’s Crayon Laundr y Line-Up Date Comments It Spin It to Win s Counting Cookie Picnic Plates ok My Animal Mini-Bo Puzzle Picture On the Grill Brush Up Shells in the Sand Spin a Snowpal Myster y Words Spelling Safari Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholasti c Teaching Resources Words Spot the Sight etti On Top of Spagh Sight Words Shopping for n Pop, Pop, Popcor s Caterpillar Builder Semi Sight-Word ! Letters Those Ladle re Treasu Buried Web of Words Silly Scrambles Lily Pad Leap Apple Tree ABC Sentence Lotto It’s in the Mail Syllable-Saurus Parking A to Z e Stories Speech-Bubbl For activities that not require record sheets, sticky notes work well as an assessment tool Observe and talk with students as they work with a shoe box center Jot comments on sticky notes and record the child’s name, the date, and the shoe box learning center name Keep the notes on a separate sheet of paper in the pocket folder for easy reference In addition, you can record comments for any center on the checklist Use these assessments to guide students’ work with the centers Encourage them to revisit centers where they show a need for more practice or additional exposure to a set of sight words Meeting the Common Core State Standards T Reading: Foundational Skills Language Print Concepts Conventions of Standard English Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print 22 RF.K.1b, RF.K.1c Phonics and Word Recognition Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. 22 RF.K.3c, RF.K.3d 22 RF.1.3a, RF.1.3b, RF.1.3g 22 RF.2.3a, RF.2.3b, RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f Fluency Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension 22 RF.K.4 22 RF.1.4c 22 RF.2.4c Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking 22 LK.1b, LK.1d, LK.1e, L.K.1f 22 L.1.1d, L.1.1e, L.1.1f, L.1.1g, L.1.1h, L.1.1i 22 L.2.1c, L.2.1d, L.2.1e Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing 22 L.1.2d Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources he center activities in this book will help you meet your specific state language arts standards as well as those recommended by the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) The activities support students in meeting standards listed as Reading: Foundational Skills and Language Skills in the CCSSI documents. Students in grades K–2 are expected to demonstrate increasing awareness and competence in the areas that follow For more details on these standards, go to the CCSSI Web site: www.corestandards.org. Shoe Box Learning Centers Checklist Name Shoe Box Learning Center Date Comments Croc’s Crayons Laundry Line-Up Spin It to Win It Counting Cookies Picnic Plates My Animal Mini-Book Puzzle Picture On the Grill Brush Up Shells in the Sand Spin a Snowpal Mystery Words Spelling Safari Spot the Sight Words Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources On Top of Spaghetti Shopping for Sight Words Pop, Pop, Popcorn Caterpillar Builders Sight-Word Semi Ladle Those Letters! Buried Treasure Web of Words Silly Scrambles Lily Pad Leap Apple Tree ABC Sentence Lotto It’s in the Mail Syllable-Saurus Parking A to Z Speech-Bubble Stories Rea d i n g C ol o r Wo r d s Reading Color Words Croc’s Crayons Croc’s Crayons Students match colors to color words to fill Croc’s crayon box Materials 22 22 22 22 22 shoe box box label student directions crayon box mat (page 9) crayons Directions Shoe Box Setup C A s an extension activity, provide plain white paper Encourage students to copy the color words, writing each one with the corresponding color crayon Take a crayon box mat Read the color word on the first crayon on your mat Find a crayon in the bag that is the same color Color the crayon on the mat to match the color word Color the other crayons on your mat in the same way Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources opy a class supply of the crayon box mat on white construction paper Use a black marker to label the crayons on each mat with a set of color words Place the mats in the shoe box, along with unwrapped crayons whose colors correspond to the color words on the mats Glue the label to one end of the shoe box and the student directions to the inside of the lid Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources Croc’s Crayons • Crayon Box Mat Croc’s Crayons Sentence Lotto • Sentence Strips When will you go? She was under there I am He going had to many f ly of them They have always been good Please Your go to sleep! work is pretty What did he eat? 66 They both Who will went be the with him best? Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources So r t ig i n g S h t Wo r d s It’s in the Mail Students sort sight word “envelopes” by spelling patterns, then put them in the “mail.” Materials 22 22 22 22 shoe box box label student directions mailbox mat and sight word cards (page 68) Shoe Box Setup Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources C opy and cut apart the sight word cards Select a set of sight words for practice and write each word on a card (See sample sight word sorts, below See also page 79 for sight words by grade level.) Make multiple copies of the mailbox mats Based on the selected sight words, write a sorting “rule” on the “mail slot” of each mailbox mat Place the word cards and mailbox mats in the shoe box Glue the label to one end of the shoe box and the student directions to the inside of the lid Note: Be aware that some words may fall into more than one sort Sorting Sight Words It’s in the Mail Directions all U se the mailbox mats and word cards for openended sorts Have students determine common attributes among their sight words and sort the words onto the mailbox mats accordingly Encourage students to describe their rules for sorting, and how different words on each mailbox mat are alike ten short e Place the mailbox mats and word cards on the table Look at the sorting rule on each mailbox mat Take a word card Which mailbox does it belong in? Place the word card on that mailbox mat Repeat step to sort all the words Read the words on each mailbox Notice how they are alike Sample Word Sorts: short i: big, did, him, sit, six short e: get, let, red, ten, yes cvce: came, gave, five, like, take double consonants: all, carry, funny, little, pretty, yellow like get 67 68 Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources It’s in the Mail It’s in the Mail • Mailbox Mat and Word Cards g t i f yin S y l l able s i n S i ght Wo r d s Ide n Syllable-Saurus Students give a Stegasaurus its spikes as they sort sight words by syllables Identifying Syllables in Sight Words Syllable-Saurus Materials 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 shoe box box label student directions dinosaur mat (page 70) spike patterns and record sheet (page 71) resealable bag pencils Directions Syllable-Saurus Shoe Box Setup Syllable-Sauru n s k ov er as as Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources y U se the same materials to make a center that provides practice with sight word spelling patterns, such as vowel sounds, double letters, and beginning sound-spelling patterns Write a model word on each dinosaur mat and highlight the spelling pattern Write sight words that correspond to these patterns on spikes Have students place spikes on the dinosaurs according to spelling patterns how fl ake two copies of the dinosaur mats Label them and (for one syllable or two syllables) Color the mats for visual appeal Copy the spike patterns on cardstock Select a set of sight words for practice For easy reference, see page 79 for sight words by grade level Write a sight word on each spike, then cut apart the spikes Place the spikes in a resealable bag Place the dinosaur mats, spikes, record sheets, and pencils in the shoe box Glue the label to one end of the box and the student directions to the inside of the lid open ag M s goin g Place the dinosaur mats on the table Take out the spikes and place them on the table word-side up Take a spike and say the word softly Listen for the number of syllables Place the spike on the dinosaur for that number of syllables Repeat steps and to sort all of the spikes Write your words on the record sheet 69 70 • Dinosaur Mat Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources Syllable-Saurus Syllable-Saurus 71 10 Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources Spike Patterns SyllableSaurus Date Name Record Sheet Syllable-Saurus Alph a b e t i z i n g S i g h t Word s Parking A to Z Alphabetizing Sight Words Students practice reading sight words as they park toy cars in alphabetical order Parking A to Z Materials 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 shoe box box label student directions parking lot mat (page 73) record sheet (page 74) toy cars small stickers pencils Directions Shoe Box Setup C A s a variation, include a list of the sight words in the shoe box Rather than have students alphabetize the cars, have partners practice reading and recognizing the words One student reads the words on the list one at a time, the other student finds the matching car and parks it Students trade places and repeat 72 Place the parking lot mat and cars on the table “Park” each car in a parking space Then move the cars around to place them in ABC order Write your words in ABC order on the record sheet Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources opy and color the parking lot mat (You may want to use card stock or laminate.) Gather to 10 small toy cars Use stickers to label the cars (tops or sides) with a set of sight words For students who are at the beginning stages of learning to alphabetize, select words that not share the same beginning letter For easy reference, see page 79 for sight words by grade level Place the parking lot mat, cars, record sheets, and pencils in the shoe box Glue the label to one end of the box and the student directions to the inside of the lid 73 Parking A to Z • Parking Lot Mat Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources Parking A to Z Parking A to Z Record Sheet Name _ Date Parking A to Z Record Sheet Name _ Date 74 Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources Us i n g S ight Wo r d s nt i n Se ences Using Sight Words in Sentences Speech-Bubble Stories Students complete sight word sentences to tell about themselves I like Speech-Bubble Stories I want Materials 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 shoe box box label student directions speech bubble patterns (page 76) paper (half sheets) pencils crayons Directions Shoe Box Setup Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources M ake multiple copies of the speechbubble patterns and cut them apart (Enlarge the speech bubbles if desired.) Use the blank speech bubble to create additional sentence starters with new sight words For easy reference, see page 79 for sight words by grade level Place the speech bubbles, paper, pencils, and crayons in the shoe box Glue the label to one end of the box and the student directions to the inside of the lid Choose a speech bubble Read the sentence starter Complete the sentence to tell something about yourself Glue the speech bubble to the top of a sheet of paper Draw a picture of yourself to go with the speech bubble Repeat steps through to make more speech bubble stories Staple your pages together to make a book—about you! A s a variation, students can arrange their speech-bubble sentences on a large sheet of paper divided into comic-book-like sections Have students draw a picture to go with each speech bubble Students will enjoy reading these comic-book style stories starring their classmates 75 I want I have My wish I like My best Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources 76 • Speech-Bubble Patterns Speech-Bubble Stories I don’t When I was More Easy-to-Make Shoe Box Learning Centers A dd to your supply of shoe box learning centers periodically by creating fresh activities to keep student interest strong Following are more ideas for making shoe box centers that reinforce sight words For each, use the reproducible templates (right) to make a label and write student directions Glue the label to the outside of the box and the student directions to the inside of the lid Directions Butter Your Pancakes Students add butter to pancakes as they listen for syllables in sight words Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources C ut 15 circles from brown construction paper or craft foam Label each pancake with a sight word you want students to practice Next, cut out a supply of small squares (pats of butter) from yellow construction paper or craft foam Place the pancakes and pats of butter in a shoe box Have students lay out all the pancakes on the table, word-side up Students read the word on one pancake and count the number of syllables it has Students place one pat of butter on the pancake if the word has one syllable, two pats for two syllables Students continue to “butter” all the pancakes let over 77 How Tall Is Your Wall? Spiky Spelling Partners use letter tiles to make as many sight words as they can Students spell with spikes in this “dino-mite” center! C reate two sets of 20–25 letter tiles, including multiple vowels Place each set in a resealable bag Place the two bags of letter tiles in a shoe box, along with a selected sight word list For easy reference, see page 79 for sight words by grade level To play, each of two students empties a bag of tiles and begins to make sight words Players position each word above their last to create a wall of words When both players have exhausted their letters (or the word list), they can compare their word walls: Which words did they both spell? How many letters is the longest word? The shortest word? C opy the dinosaur and spike patterns on pages 70–71 Label the spikes with the letters students will need to spell a list of sight words (one letter per spike; duplicate letters as needed so that students can spell each word without reusing spikes) Cut apart the spikes and place them in a resealable bag Place the dinosaur pattern, the spikes, the word list, paper, and pencil in a shoe box Have students place the spikes on the dinosaur to spell each sight word on the list Students can record each word they spell on a sheet of paper a w Sight Word Gallery a Children look for sight words in print to complete this center y M Name Date My Sight Word Gallery 78 Buzz Through the Garden Partners travel from flower to flower, reading the sight words they see M ake 12–15 construction paper flowers Label each flower with a sight word Make two bee game markers by affixing small bee stickers to pennies Place the flowers, bee markers, and a number cube in a shoe box Students arrange the flowers in a winding path pattern on a table top Players take turns rolling the number cube They move their bees along the path, counting out the corresponding number of flowers, then read the word on the flower Play continues until one player reaches the end of the path Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources ake a page of simple picture-frame patterns to create a “gallery.” (See sample below.) Write a sight word to practice at the top of each picture frame, then duplicate a class supply of the gallery pattern Place the gallery patterns, a supply of magazine pages, student scissors, a glue stick, and pencils in a shoe box Have students find and cut out each sight word from the magazine pages and glue their words in the corresponding frame Encourage students to find more than one example of each word Students can color the frames when they are finished 79 a and away big blue can come down find for funny go help here I in is it jump little look make me my not one play red run said see the three to two up we where yellow you Grade PreK all am are at ate be black brown but came did eat four get good have he into like must new no now on our out please pretty ran ride saw say she so soon that there they this too under want was well went what white who will with yes Grade K after again an any as ask by could every fly from give going had has her him his how just know let live may of old once open over put round some stop take thank them then think walk were when Grade or pull read right sing sit sleep tell their these those upon us use very wash which why wish work would write your about better bring carry clean cut done draw drink eight fall far full got grow hold hot hurt if keep kind laugh light long much myself never only own pick seven shall show six small start ten today together try warm Grade Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources always around because been before best both buy call cold does don’t fast first five found gave goes green its made many off Grade Dolch Sight Word List Sight Word Card Templates 80 Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources ... practice with: 22 reading sight words 22 finding sight words in text 22 writing sight words 22 arranging sight words in alphabetical order 22 matching sight words 22 recognizing sight words when read... Shopping for Sight Words Recognizing Sight Words 43 Pop, Pop, Popcorn Reading Sight Words 46 Caterpillar Builders Recognizing Sight Words Read Aloud 48 Sight- Word... Spot the Sight Words Reading Sight Words in Text 38 Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources On Top of Spaghetti Recognizing Sight