sight words Archives - Books and Giggles Fri, 28 Mar 2025 12:58:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://booksandgiggles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-BG-favicon-23-3-32x32.png sight words Archives - Books and Giggles 32 32 Brown Bear Color Words Activity https://booksandgiggles.com/brown-bear-color-words/ https://booksandgiggles.com/brown-bear-color-words/#respond Fri, 24 Mar 2023 18:19:43 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=7451 Inside: a free printable color words activity to use after reading the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Use these clip cards as part of your kindergarten color word reading lessons. I never get tired of reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/brown-bear-color-words/feed/ 0 40+ Fun Ways to Practice Sight Words https://booksandgiggles.com/fun-ways-practice-sight-words/ https://booksandgiggles.com/fun-ways-practice-sight-words/#respond Mon, 25 Oct 2021 16:14:40 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=6478 The challenge with teaching sight words is that children need so much repetition – and that can get boring. So having a big list of fun ways to practice sight words can help you keep your students engaged longer. If you teach kindergarten, then you probably already know that sight words are a big step...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/fun-ways-practice-sight-words/feed/ 0 Valentine’s Day Sight Word Activity with Dice https://booksandgiggles.com/valentines-day-sight-word-activity/ https://booksandgiggles.com/valentines-day-sight-word-activity/#respond Mon, 18 Jan 2021 23:12:30 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=5587 Inside: Print out this engaging editable Valentine’s Day sight word activity that helps children remember their sight words and high frequency words. A little Valentine’s Day fun is just what the doctor ordered this year. We all need to spread some extra joy and celebrate the magic of love and friendship. You can talk about...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/valentines-day-sight-word-activity/feed/ 0 Valentine’s Day Sight Word Spinner Activity {Free Printable} https://booksandgiggles.com/valentines-day-sight-word-spinner/ https://booksandgiggles.com/valentines-day-sight-word-spinner/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2021 23:27:59 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=5406 Inside: This free printable Valentine’s Day sight word spinner activity helps children to learn any sight words in an engaging and enjoyable way.  Valentine season is upon us again and in our house, that means candy and baking! My children love to share their love with their friends with a little something sweet.  I designed...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/valentines-day-sight-word-spinner/feed/ 1 Polar Bear Sight Word Activity {Free Printable} https://booksandgiggles.com/polar-bear-sight-word-activity/ https://booksandgiggles.com/polar-bear-sight-word-activity/#respond Tue, 05 Jan 2021 22:43:26 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=5463 Inside: This polar bear sight word activity uses an editable free printable so that you can use your own word list, or even work on just the alphabet. With the winter weather keeping a lot of us indoors, now is a great time to explore some winter-themed activities. This cute polar bear “fishing” game is...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/polar-bear-sight-word-activity/feed/ 0 When to Teach Sight Words, and When Not to… https://booksandgiggles.com/when-to-teach-sight-words-and-when-not-to/ https://booksandgiggles.com/when-to-teach-sight-words-and-when-not-to/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2020 02:08:51 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=4975 Inside: This post helps parents and caregivers understand when it’s best to teach sight words. We also review which early literacy skills children should master before jumping into sight words. We spent a lot of time working on sight words when my own children were small. Yes, we played games and made the experience playful....

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/when-to-teach-sight-words-and-when-not-to/feed/ 2 12 Ways to Teach Sight Words Virtually…and Rock Your Online Teaching! https://booksandgiggles.com/teach-sight-words-virtually/ https://booksandgiggles.com/teach-sight-words-virtually/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2020 00:25:58 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=4738 Inside: If you’re going to teach sight words virtually this year, these fun ideas will help you get started. We’re starting the school year online this year, and a huge percentage of parents here have chosen to have our kids do school 100% virtually for the first couple months.  That’s what my family is doing....

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/teach-sight-words-virtually/feed/ 2 Sight Words vs. Phonics: What Parents Need to Know https://booksandgiggles.com/sight-words-vs-phonics/ https://booksandgiggles.com/sight-words-vs-phonics/#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2020 22:09:28 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=4274 Inside: Sight Words vs Phonics – which should kids focus on as they learn to read? This post will help parents and caregivers navigate helping their children learn to read. What ‘Sight Words’ Means   A sight word is a word that doesn’t follow normal spelling patterns. These are words like come, who, or said....

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/sight-words-vs-phonics/feed/ 0 Sight Word Activities for Home https://booksandgiggles.com/sight-word-activities/ https://booksandgiggles.com/sight-word-activities/#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2020 20:19:31 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=4215 Inside: These sight word activities include active learning ideas, sight word games, printable activities, engaging worksheets, and tips for teaching high-frequency words at home. As I write this, I know lots of families are stuck at home and want to work on sight words with their preschooler or kindergartner. They need motivating ideas that will...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/sight-word-activities/feed/ 1 The Mitten Printable Sight Word Activity https://booksandgiggles.com/the-mitten-printable/ https://booksandgiggles.com/the-mitten-printable/#respond Thu, 09 Jan 2020 20:14:35 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=4112 Inside: A free printable sight word activity that goes with the book The Mitten by Jan Brett. (Disclosure: Books and Giggles is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.) If your students...

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