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Lesson - Reading - Handy Sight Words: Grade K-1 Introduction (5 Minutes)

The document provides guidance for a lesson teaching kindergarten and first grade students sight words using their hands. It involves introducing the activity, modeling clapping out letters in sight words, having students practice in pairs clapping each letter while saying it, then creating a "handy tool" by writing sight words on cut-out paper hands to help remember the words and using them in sentences. It concludes with an assessment asking students to read the words on their hands and provide sentences.

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Lesson - Reading - Handy Sight Words: Grade K-1 Introduction (5 Minutes)

The document provides guidance for a lesson teaching kindergarten and first grade students sight words using their hands. It involves introducing the activity, modeling clapping out letters in sight words, having students practice in pairs clapping each letter while saying it, then creating a "handy tool" by writing sight words on cut-out paper hands to help remember the words and using them in sentences. It concludes with an assessment asking students to read the words on their hands and provide sentences.

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Lesson Reading Handy Sight

Words
Grade K-1
Introduction (5 minutes)
Begin a clapping rhythm, and have the students echo your clap.
Change the rhythm several times, asking students to echo the claps each time.
Tell the students that today, they will be using their hands to learn about some
new sight words.
Hold up some of the sight word cards.

Explicit Instruction/Teacher Modeling (5 minutes)


Cover the teacher modeling page by placing it into a dry erase pocket or covering
it with a dry erase sheet. Display it using a document camera.
Write a sight word on the line. Using a clapping pattern (one clap for each letter),
model clapping out the sight word. For example, you could clap and say: "a-nd...and!"
Erase the page, then repeat the process with four more words.

Guided Practice/Interactive Modeling (10 minutes)


Write down the first sight word once again.
Divide the students into pairs.
As you point to each letter, have each pair of students do a front hand clap. (This
looks like they are giving their partner a double high five.)
Have the students say the letter at the same time they clap.
Change speeds and rhythms to make it more fun and to keep students on their
toes.
Repeat this exercise for all five words. After each word, ask a student to give an
example of how the word could be used in a sentence.

Independent Working Time (15 minutes)


After they have practiced reading and saying the words, have the students create
a visual that will help them remember the words.

Give each student a piece of construction paper and have them trace their hand.
Ask the students to write one of the words they just learned on each finger.
Cut out each student's hand for him when he finishes.
Now, students have a "handy" tool to help them remember their sight words.

Extend

Differentiation
Enrichment: Students who complete the Independent Working Time assignment
early can play the Memory Match Game in pairs.
Support: If students struggle with the tracing their own hands, complete this
portion of the activity for them. If needed, prepare hand-shaped cut-outs in
advance.

Technology Integration
An interactive whiteboard may be used to display the teacher modeling page.
Instead of wiping the page after each word, you can have the page repeated as five
slides.

Related Books and/or Media


BOOK: Bob Book: Sight Words - Kindergarten By Lynn Maslen Kertell
GAME: Sight Words Match

Review
Assessment (10 minutes)
Walk around the room and ask students to read the words on their "hand" and use
them in sentences.
Record students' responses using the sight word checklist.

Review and Closing (5 minutes)

Ask all of the students to bring their paper hands and come sit in a circle on the
floor.
Give the students a clue about one of the words you went over today. For example,
you could say, "I am thinking of a word that starts with the letter S.)
Have the students guess the word. Then, invite other students to give clues and
have their classmates guess the word.

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