Stamps - if you have alphabet stamps your child can stamp their words out!.Playdoh - have your child practice making their words in Playdoh.Sidewalk Chalk - have your child practice writing their words on the driveway or sidewalk in chalk.Skywriting - have your child make the letters of their words by putting their arm straight out and having two pointing fingers make large movements to form each letter in the word, saying them aloud as they 'write' them.Some games you can play or activities that you can do at home to help your child learn sight words include: You can also play several games with the words to help your child learn the sight words! You can use the flashcard files to print off for additional practice for your child. The attached files have the sight words that can be downloaded for your child to practice at home! These files include the words that are expected to be learned in kindergarten, first and second grade. Beginning in kindergarten students will be working to learn to read and write sight words. When your child comes to a sight word in their reading they should not attempt to sound them out (many cannot be sounded out, for example the words 'the' or 'was'). Sight words are words that should be able to be recalled quickly as they will help your child's reading to remain fluent and will help to maintain comprehension of what has been read. Sight word recognition is a very important skill in order to help ensure reading success.

1st grade 100 sight words