Our Teacher Tool of the Week comes from an amazing teachers pay teachers creator, Literacy with the Littles. Serving up Sight Words is a delightful and hunger inducing way to include sight word activities in our daily routines.

Sight word activities are a major part of the kindergarten and first grade curriculum. Sight words refer to the words that are most commonly found in texts and can usually not be sounded out. I don’t know about you, but I get tired of flashing cards every day. Our students do, also. They don’t have the longest attention spans, you know?

Finding new and exciting resources is well…… New and Exciting!

What is contained in this sight word center?

• 38 sight words that can be printed in color or black and white
• 26 lowercase alphabet letters (plus extra frequently used letters) printed on cute little doughnuts
• Ideas for use
• Recording sheet for the sight words

The sight word is attractively written on a colorful plate, and each letter is on a delicious donut. Can you tell that I like donuts? Who doesn’t?

Literacy with the Littles shares their special recipe for creating colored rice that looks like donut sprinkles. This sensory center would be very motivating for any student.

How I used the Resource in my Classroom

• I passed on the sensory center as my kids would have that bin upside down in a matter of seconds. That’s just the type of class I have this year.
• Word work is one of my Daily 5 centers. Serving up Sight Words fit right in with the activities that the kids complete.
• I printed out 5 copies of the letters on card stock and laminated for durability.
• I put each in a plastic bag.
• I chose the 5 sight words that we are presently working on.
• Students placed their donuts letters in a pile and searched for the letters in the sight word.
• They covered the plate with their letters.
• We used this center each day for an entire week, and the kids didn’t get tired of it. This is a great center because you can change the words and use again.
• There is also a recording sheet that students use to write down the words that they make.
• Literacy with the Littles also offers all of the Dolch words for purchase.

Other Ways to Teach Sight Words

• Sing the letters of the sight words to familiar tunes. I sing LIKE to the tune of It’s A Small World.
• Clap and say the letters in a sight word.
• Have a picture or an action that goes along with the word.
• Use a Word Wall so that students can learn to spell the words while writing in a journal.

Serving up sight words was given 5 stars by my classroom of crazy Kinders. I agree with them hole (ha ha) heartedly.  You can find this product here for only 2.99