Dolch Sight Word Activities
Activities:
Word Sort
Cut out the set of words you are planning to work with.
Give the cards to your reader (thinking about their age and ability- you can give just a few cards if that’s where you’re at).
Ask the reader to sort the words into piles.
Sort could consist of:
Beginning letter
Similar sound
More advanced students could sort by vowels or vowel sounds.
More advanced readers could sort by pattern of vowels and consonants
Six Syllable Types: VC, V, VCe, VV, Vr, C-le
Syllable Division Patterns: VC●CV, VC●CVe, V●CV, VC●V, V●V
Beaded String
Print out the list of words you plan to work with.
Ask your student to read each word.
Students put a bead on a string for every word they read correctly.
You can leave the string filled and have them try to beat their last amount.
Another idea would be to have your reader say the letters and/or sounds as they put a bead down for each one.
Readers can use this activity to play with syllables, vowels, sounds, or letters. (Video on my Instagram @structured_ literacy_collective.)
Word Scavenger Hunt
After you have worked through the words with your student, and they are close to mastery:
Cut out the set of words you are planning to work with.
Tape the words around your house without showing your student where they are (for little learners, keep the words on one floor or in just a couple rooms).
Readers need to find the word and then read it correctly before they can move on to the next word.
