Bubble gum sight words

Have you had any V-8 moments in your teaching career? One of my biggies happened when I was teaching kindergarten. I later used this when I moved to 1st grade. At the time, there wasn't much curriculum for kinder kids who needed enrichment. Thanks to quality preschool programs and involved parents, I was fortunate to have quite few strong students. They were able to read some words, but needed to learn sight words to fill in the gaps. Through trial and error, the Bubble Gum program evolved…

Howdy! I am Mr. Greg from The Kindergarten Smorgasboard. My real name is Greg Smedley-Warren. I have been teaching for 11 years. I spent a year teaching fifth grade, two years in second grade and am now in my 9th year in Kindergarten. Kindergarten is my passion and my calling but honestly, that wasn’t how it started. When I was moved to Kindergarten (not voluntarily!) I called my mommy and cried. But on the first day, I fell in love and knew that Kindergarten is where I belonged. I have…

A team approach is the best way to teach sight words, in my opinion. I think parent involvement is key to students learning their sight words. My sight word homework is called "Bubble Gum words". These are the words I want to "stick" (like bubble gum) in my students' minds. I implement it much like a do the "Popcorn Sounds" program which I wrote about in an earlier post. *Ahead of time, take 10 file folders and label them: List 1, List 2, List 3 . . . and so on. *Make at least 20 copies of…

I finally finished a file I have been working on since February! This 'Bubble Fun Words' packet will help your students read and write cvc words and become familiar with word families. There are 3 different worksheet styles in the gumball-themed packet of 52 worksheets! Would you like to try one? Simply click on the image below and download one from Google Drive! I also wanted to let you know that I have added a new reader to my 'Print Cut Make Read Ultimate Pack'. It is called 'My…

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Teaching sight words to kindergarten, first grade, and second graders when you include the home school connection. Bubble Gum Sight Words will keep your students AND parents motivated - read the feedback. Your students will master Dolch or Fry sight words as they work at their own pace. Goal is to learn at least 3 words per week. Editable Sight Word program is an organized and manageable system. $ #Fry #Dolch #SightWords #teach123

Sight word activity is a colorful way for kindergarten, 1st grade, or 2nd graders to practice sight words. Plus, parents love the Bubble Gum Sight Word homework program. $. #teach123 #sightwords #intervention #homework

Are you looking for a simple activity for your kiddos to use to practice their sight words? I created this set of sight word highlight ...

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