Words We Read and Write Frequently

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This is the list of 25 Kdg words:
no   so   go   is   on   it   can   in   do   me   up   an   you
am   the   and   we   my   he   like   to   at   see   a   I

They need to be recognized on a list and while reading books.
Practice looking for them when you read your Buddy Book
so you will recognize them quickly and develop fluency.

Check the back your child's folder every week
for the labels with the words we are studying.
Print your own labels.
(formatted to fit Avery labels   5160   30/page   1" x 2 5/8")
25 Kdg Words + by, of, are, play, she

Words of the Week
We will do
word activities, make easy books to read, play games,
sing songs and have some fun learning these words this year.

Word of the Week More Words
May 14   an chin    inch    Practice the "ch" sound!
Plan to do these "an" activities!
Read The An Family Album.
May 7     they mother
Apr 30   that   this and that   Practice the "th" sound.
You'll thank yourself for doing these "ank" activities!
Read The Ank Family Album.
April 16   she shell    fish    Practice the "sh" sound!
Can you spell some "ell" words?
Read Well! Well! Do Tell!
April 10   jump Phillies    phone    graph
Jump into these "ump" activities!
Read Dump the Grump!
Mar 26    this zip    zero    pizza
Don't skip this! Do some "ip" activities!
Read I Can and Pancakes!
Mar 19    come cousin     can    
Quick! Pick some "ick" activities!
Read What Would You Pick?
Mar 12   buzz of was went    with    brown
Brown is the "hurt" color.
Wow! Some "ow" Activities!

Read Wow! Cow Knows How
Mar 5   make look    kite
Read Going to the Lake to practice ake.
Take time to do some "ake" activities!
Feb 21    see said    so    saw
Fun with Dr. Seuss   "Ss blend" game
Feb 13   like little    look    Lakeview
Read Looking at Ll to practice look and little.
Have a ball and do some all activities!
Read Let's All Play Ball to practice all.
Feb 6    have love    valentine
Read Tails to practice have.
Jan 30     for fun   with   flashlight
Read The Hearts to practice with.
Jan 23    am me    my    mitten    Mom
Read Pam and Sam and Shhh!
Jan 17     up fun    us    you
What words or phrases have "up" in them?
Jan 9    my where   question mark
Sing The Question Song or Print The Question Song
to help you hold the question words in your hand.
Print a Question Word Sign to help you spell them.
Jan 3     you yes    yellow    snow
Dec 19   me we   he   she
Dec 12    are red   green
Dec 5     do Dad    day    dog
Nov 21-Dec 2   go the king of "ing"    going
Nov 14    of is it    in
Try some "it" Word Family activities!
Nov 7   and no    name   
Do some "and" Word Family activities!
Oct 31   can      
Oct 24   he she     Halloween
How do you change "he" into "she?" Add an "s!"
Oct 17    by boo!    bat
!   exclamation point
Oct 11   the the ending "ing"     job
Everyone has a job in our room!
Oct 3    on off   Mom Mom
Make an "on - off" sign with arrows for your light switch.
Sept 26   play pop   Pop Pop  
Try some op activities!
.   period - punctuation
Sept 19   at a    apple
Sept 12    to exit   tree
Sept  6    I cat   dog




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Word Activities

Here are some activities to do with your child if he/she is really anxious to learn to read and write some sight words. Learning to read should be fun, but if your child can't remember the letter names or the sounds each letter makes then some of these activities may be too difficult or frustrating. Try some letter activities first then come back to these word activities another time.

Practice "Phonemic Awareness" and "Sound-Symbol" Matching
http://www.professorgarfield.org/Phonemics/farmIntro2.html
Have fun rhyming, blending sounds, segmenting, and matching sounds!

Rhyme With Reggie

Read Stories and Play Word Games with Clifford
http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/index.htm


Practice your reading skills and play some word games online!
Links to More Online Stories to Practice Reading

Play "What's the Word?" in your car or in a line anywhere!
Say a one-syllable word sound by sound (not letter by letter)
and see if your child can hear the sounds and blend them into a word.
Parent: "c...a...t" What's the word?"
Child: "c...a...t"   "cat"
Parent: "s...t...o...p" What's the word?"
Child: "s...t...o...p"   "stop"
Click here for more activities from Mrs. Brooks, Reading Specialist

Print 30 words to learn - on labels or plain paper.
(formatted to fit Avery labels   5160   30/page   1" x 2 5/8")
25 Kdg Words + by, of, are, play, she

Print the list above and play "What's The Word?" You sound out one of the words sound by sound and your child guesses which word it is and points to it. (Skip the sight words for this game since their letter sounds don't make a word that makes sense. Instead, you can say a sight word such as, "the, you, of, do" etc and ask your child to point to it and say the word.)

Word Card Games
http://shi85.org/whitlock/Parent-Guides/WordCardGames.pdf

Printable Word Wall Word Game: I have (and). Who has (zoo)?
http://www.jmeacham.com/docs/time.filler.games/I.HAVE.word.wall.words.gamecards.doc

Online Word Activities

Play "What's The Word" online.

Picture-Word Match
http://www.saxonpublishers.com/activities/phonics_1e/activity_1/

Online Word Games
Color Word Match and Word Searches for 100 sight words
http://www.crawfordthecat.com/games/

Play What's in the Bag? online.

Choose Which Shape Each Word Matches
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/hfwords/starwords/index.shtml

Sight Word Fun
http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/zes/sightwords/default1.htm

Online Word Games
http://pbskids.org/lions/games/

Learn to Read Some Sight Words!
You can hear the pronunciation of a word when you move your mouse over it. Primer Level Words or Grade One Level Words

Lots of Word Activities
http://carlscorner.us.com/   http://www.wordway.us.com/

Online Stories to Read

Starfall Online Word Games and Interactive Books
The Starfall learn-to-read program was created to meet the needs of the emergent reader by incorporating rhyming games and high-interest books that teach phonemic awareness (sounds in words), phonics, decoding skills, and comprehension. The program is designed to instill confidence and enable the child to proceed as quickly as possible to a balanced reading program.

Online Stories and More
http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/other.asp
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/browse/rzn2000/
http://www.beartime.com/children_stories.htm
http://www.goodnightstories.com/stories.htm
http://www.sundhagen.com/babbooks/
http://wiredforbooks.org/kids.htm
http://www.sundhagen.com/babbooks/adlib.cgi
http://www.storyplace.org/eel/other.asp
http://www.kizclub.com/storylinks.htm
http://www.magickeys.com/books/index.html
http://www.storylineonline.net/

Read to Me, Read Alone, Read With Help
     and Links to More Online Stories
http://www.lil-fingers.com/storybooks/index.html

Read Long Vowel Stories Online
     Scroll down for more choices.

Sight Word Stories to Read Online
http://www.netrover.com/%7Ekingskid/dolch_store/indexstore.html

200 Dolch words in one story
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/reading/dolch/story.htm



Learn to Spell Word Activities

Learn to Spell Word Songs
The One 1 Letter Word Song
The Two 2 Letter Word Song
The Three 3 Letter Word Song (CVC)
The Three 3 Letter Word Song
The Four 4 Letter Word Song
The Five 5 Letter Word Song
The Six 6 Letter Word Song

Here are different tunes you can use when spelling words
from 3 - 12 letters compiled from the 'net by The Reading Lady.
http://www.readinglady.com/ww/Word_Wall_Songs/word_wall_songs.html

Phonics Handbook
Lists of words for blends, digraphs, letter sounds, r-controlled vowels, short and long vowel sounds, vowel combinations, and vowel diphthongs.

Fry's List of 300 instant words



Favorite Books and Authors
Check out all the fun printable activities at Jan Brett's homepage.
Visit other authors like Dr. Seuss and favorite characters
such as, The Berenstain Bears, Franklin the Turtle,
Arthur, Clifford the Big Red Dog and others!

Don't miss these fun and educational websites with printable activities,
crafts, songs, online games and activities geared towards children!
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