A few days ago Jrb read to me, “The Soccer Game” by Grace Maccarone. It’s a level one reader which I distinctly remember giving to my students to read when they were in first grade! This fact brings to light one thing I know, but don’t like to admit… Jrb is emerging from a toddler to a little boy. Drawing on his interest in reading, I told him I would make up some reading games for us to play. Jrb still doesn’t believe I was ever a teacher, but he’s willing to humor me and play reading games with me. This game is a “sight word” bingo game using words from the pre-primer level of the Dolche Reading Word List which, in a nutshell, is a list of high frequency words kids should know by “sight,” which allows for greater fluency and comprehension. You’ll also notice that many of these words are non-decodable ~ meaning they do not follow ordinary phonetic patterns. The link below is the game. Just click on the link to find the 4 Sight Word Bingo Boards. Print out the boards on white cardstock or heavy paper. I also included calling cards, which should also be printed out. To call a space, say the color first and then the word. Use pennies for counters. You’ll also notice a link above the first board. This is a link the Dolche reading lists. The idea is, once your child masters the first level you can move up to the next level, so I wanted to give you a comprehensive overview of all of the lists. Happy Playing and Shoestrings and Peace, Beth
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