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Grade: 1st

NE Standards: 

-         1.1.1  By the end of first grade, students will read and write using a variety of  word recognition strategies at grade one level.

-         1.1.2. By the end of first grade, students will demonstrate phonological awareness and exhibit knowledge of letters and sounds

-         1.3.1  By the end of first grade, students will identify information gained and complete tasks through listening.

Integrated discipline:  

-         Social Skills

Objectives:

-         Students will be able to recognize frequently used sight words.

-         Students will be able to play a game by recognizing sight words.

-         Students will be able to read sight words in the context of a story.

Assessment:

-         The student will match correct sight words during the game.

-         The student will read sight words correctly in the story.

Materials:

-         note cards with sight words written on them (more than one note card per word)

-         Various books for students to pick from

Procedures:

Anticipating Set:

-         Tell the students that they will be playing a game.

-         Explain that they will learn new sight words while playing this game.

-         Hand out four cards to each student

-         Place four cards in the middle of the students.

    Vocabulary:

-         New sight words

-         Recognition

-         Sight words

-         Recall

    Activities:

-         Have the student who has the largest word in their pile begin.

-         Tell them to look at their cards and see if it matches one in the middle.

-         If it does, tell them to read the word correctly.

-         If their words match and are read correctly, tell them to take both their card and the card in the middle and place it in a keep pile for them.

-         If word is read incorrectly, explain that they said the word wrong and now it is someone else’s turn.

-         Make sure all students have four cards at all times and there are always four cards in the middle.

-         Have them continue to do this, by trying to match their cards with the middle and read it correctly.

-         Continue to do this until the cards are all matched.

-         The person with the most cards in their keep pile is considered the winner. 

-         Have them partner up and read all their sight word cards in their keep pile to their partner.

    Provision for Special Needs:

-         Help the students find ways to match the cards up.

-         Give them hints to decide how to read the card correctly.

Closure:

-         Have the students choose a book to read.

-         As you read the book, have them find their new sight words in it.

-         Let them read the sight words when they appear.

Reference:

http://lessonplanspage.com/ReadingSightWords.htm

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