Sight word rainbow

Give your students the repetition they need for effective sight word practice! Sight word rainbow writing is a great independent practice idea for kindergarten. Check out this post for tips on how to use sight word rainbow writing for literacy centers, morning work, and more!

Rainbow Words have been a fun addition to our classroom this spring. I made these sets as a request from our 1st grade teachers to get students ready for first grade. Our basal only requires 40 sight words in kindergarten and over 100 in 1st grade. That's quite a jump! If they are ready for it then why not go for it? Each week I progress monitor my class so I just added a Rainbow Word Assessment to my routine. Students read the list they are on and if they read through without any problems…

sight-word-assessment

This rainbow sight word activity is a great way to practice sight words to early readers by using actual books. Get ready to read the rainbow!

It was another colorful day in Kindergsrten today. I don't know what it is about rainbows but they make everything so much more bright and cheery even on an ugly rainy day :) We made this rainbow brace map this morning with some interactive writing. Speaking of brace maps, I love how my partner teacher arranged her schedule cards into one. We also made these cute sight word rainbows in one of our centers this week. They picked 6 different words written on shamrocks, and they practiced…

Did you know that sight words make up about 50% of what we read? When children are able to read sight words fluently they are able to focus on comprehending the text instead of attempting to sound out each word they encounter. We know how important sight word mastery is to reading development but how can we ensure sight word success when we have tons of other standards to teach? I want to share the classroom-tested and student-approved way I teach sight words that has consistently resulted…

You students will love this free spelling game. It's a great way to have students practice spelling in an engaging way...

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