Heart word practice

Using what we know about Science of Reading, this post explains how to build sight word mastery by mapping out words.

Are you looking for word word activities for February? Grab this free printable Valentine’s Day Sight Word Activity! Valentine literacy activities like this one are a hands-on way for your young learners to practice reading words that can’t be sounded out. Sight words also include words like “the” and “can” that frequently appear in books and other text. The Valentine’s Day...

As an early elementary teacher, you have probably heard about sight words, but have you learned about heart words? Heart words are high frequency words that your K-2 students will learn about phonetic sounds and sounds that aren’t phonetic. My early elementary students love learning heart words with multisensory activities. By teaching your students how to use phonics to decode the heart words, they will understand the irregular parts. Check out how to map words with word mapping mats!

Last time we were together we took a moment to truly understand the meaning of heart words. Not sure what a heart word is? Click here to re...

Looking for a manageable shift that aligns with the Science of Reading? Let's look at the difference between Heart Words vs. Flash Words, learn how to teach heart words, and find phonics scope and sequence that can work in your first, second, or third grade classroom. These resources are all FREE, editable, and easy to implement! Click on the link to check out the post!

Do You Want to Dramatically Accelerate Your Kindergartners’ Writing Proficiency? Fluency with high-frequency “heart word” sentences is your key to success!

Learn all about Heart Words: What they are, the most effective ways to teach them, and tons of FREE heart word resources!

FREE sight word activity for kids! Write the words in white crayon and then color the hearts with marker to make them magically appear. So simple and fun! This would be a perfect idea for Valentine's Day.