Heart words kindergarten activities

How to use the science-based Heart Word Method to teach heart words, or high frequency words, instead of traditional sight word instruction.

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

Learning sight words and high frequency words is difficult for new readers. But knowing how to read these words is essential for students to develop reading fluency. Focusing on heart words is a great way to help students learn to read and spell these important words. Head over to this blog post to find out how this veteran kindergarten teacher uses a consistent routine to help her students work on heart words all year long. You too can use these fun, engaging and effective activities.

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!

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

We all know that students love engaging, hands on activities even when they are use them for learning, so I know they are going to love these sight word games! Whether you use them in small groups or as literacy center activities, your kindergartens students will love practicing sight words with these fun activities.

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

Have you heard about using heart words in your early elementary classroom? I love using heart words in a multisensory approach for K-2 students. These high frequency words are perfect for activities like building words, word hunts, sensory writing, and musical words. Play mats, building words, cup stacking and more are great ways for incorporating play into the early elementary classroom. Learn more about helping your early elementary students learn how to read with heart words!

Grab these FREE heart shape worksheets to help kids learn to form shapes and shape names with preschoolers and kindergarten students.

Free printable Valentine's Day write the room activity with editable cards! A fun editable sight word learning activity for kindergarten and first grade literacy centers. #kindergarten #firstgrade #literacycenters