(image from http://pixgood.com)
I must admit I am missing an occasional snow day this year (thus far), but am thankful for the consistent days school has been in session. Last year was a nightmare with over 25 days missed (that was SO last year, so I have forgotten exactly how many days we missed, lol). This year we are at maybe two days, and boy, howdy! The great attendance is paying off! My sweeties are adding like nobody’s business, and we are hard at work on the next quarter’s sight words.
Last year, our team decided to divide the words into quarterly lists after one of our team suggested possibly five-seven words each week. Since we are a Journeys 2014 school, we have refined our approach this year to include activities that go along with the word lists. Each week, students can take a test over that week’s list and any other list they may be ready for. Of course, not all students practice at home, but this year, the majority of my students do! A big help!!! Our current quarterly list covers words from Lessons 21-25. We are playing a lot of sight word games to keep it fun, so here is a little card printable you may want to send home. This went home today with my students! (you will notice the words are ahead of where most of us are in our Journeys lessons, however, we have no time to spare in getting all words in by year’s end)
Last year, our team decided to divide the words into quarterly lists after one of our team suggested possibly five-seven words each week. Since we are a Journeys 2014 school, we have refined our approach this year to include activities that go along with the word lists. Each week, students can take a test over that week’s list and any other list they may be ready for. Of course, not all students practice at home, but this year, the majority of my students do! A big help!!! Our current quarterly list covers words from Lessons 21-25. We are playing a lot of sight word games to keep it fun, so here is a little card printable you may want to send home. This went home today with my students! (you will notice the words are ahead of where most of us are in our Journeys lessons, however, we have no time to spare in getting all words in by year’s end)
Just click on the pic to grab a copy! It is in black/white in order to be printer friendly. I printed a class set on card stock and laminated them. This set is a center now.
If you are needing other resources for teaching sight words you might like:
Use my store’s search engine and the key words “sight words” to see all of the resources related to sight words.
Hope you are safe if you are in that winter blizzard! Our next chance is Sunday, and it’s not much of a chance. đŸ™‚

Leave a Reply