reading success mini-books: sight words (grades k-2)
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Help new readers soar with this charming set of skill-building mini-books! Each of these simple, reproducible word/picture books teaches a group of key sight words, and includes write-on lines and a matching game to make learning to read interactive and fun. A super way to build literacy in school or at home. Fifteen exciting, easy-to-make and easy-to-play card games that give children practice in recognizing and reading sight words—an essential building block in achieving reading fluency! 48 pages.TRANSCRIPT
SIGHTWORDS
Twenty Interactive Mini-Books That Help EveryChild Get a Great Start in Reading
by Mary Beth Spann
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Reading Success Mini-Books
Reading Success Mini-Books Sight Words © Mary Beth Spann, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Scholastic Inc. grants teachers permission to photocopy the mini-books from this book forclassroom use. No other part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, orstored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechan-ical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher. Forinformation, write to Scholastic Inc., 555 Broadway, New York, NY 10012.
Cover design by Jaime Lucero
Interior design by Ellen Matlach Hassell for Boultinghouse & Boultinghouse, Inc.
Illustrations by Maxie Chambliss
ISBN: 0-439-10440-8
Copyright © 1999 by Mary Beth Spann. All rights reserved.
Reading Success Mini-Books Sight Words © Mary Beth Spann, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Contents Introduction
Assembling the Mini-Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
How to Use This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Introducing the Mini-Books in Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Mini-Book Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generating Family Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
The Mini-BooksMy Book of Back-to-School Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
My Book of Fall Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
My Book of Weather Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
My Book of Birthday Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
My Book of Halloween Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
My Book of Farm Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
My Book of Thanksgiving Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
My Book of Winter Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
My Book of Penguin Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
My Book of Valentine’s Day Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
My Book of Community Helper Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
My Book of Fruit and Vegetable Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
My Book of Transportation Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
My Book of Clothing Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
My Book of Pet Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
My Book of Forest Animal Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
My Book of Spring Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
My Book of Bug Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
My Book of Plant Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
My Book of Summer Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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Reading Success Mini-Books Sight Words © Mary Beth Spann, Scholastic Teaching Resources
IntroductionWelcome to Reading Success Mini-Books: Sight Words. This book provides afun and easy way for young children to experience early sight words.Beginning readers will really benefit from completing and collecting all 20 ofthese little books. When used as a regular part of a balanced approach to lit-eracy—one that includes reading, writing, speaking, and listening—thebooks will provide children with an easy-to-understand, concrete foundationfor print mastery and vocabulary development.
Research tells us that children learn letters and words best when they’represented in a meaningful context. Each sight words mini-book introduceschildren to a group of simple, illustrated words that feature the same the-matic thread. Each one offers children the chance to practice writing andreading these words, and provides a simple review activity so children cantest themselves on what they’ve learned.
The books’ small size means they are a breeze for young students to com-plete, store, collect, and keep. They help give children a sense of mastery andownership over the words they are learning. In a way, these mini-books serveas the children’s own print-awareness progress reports. As children success-fully work through the books, it’s easy for them to see how each one repre-sents an important step on the road to reading.
Assembling the Mini-Books1. Make a double-sided copy of
the mini-book pages.
2. Cut the page in half along thesolid line.
3. Place pages 4/5 on top ofpages 2/7 as shown.
4. Fold the pages in half alongthe dotted line.
5. Check to be sure that thepages are in the proper orderand then staple them togeth-er along the book’s spine.
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How to Use This BookThis book contains 20 six-page mini-books, one for each of 20 popular early-elementary themes. How you introduce and share these books with childrenwill largely depend on how you introduce thematic studies and sight wordsin general. But no matter how you use them, you’ll find these books to besmall but powerful page-turners. Here are some ideas for putting them towork in your classroom:
Pre-assemble Mini-Books as NeededInstead of asking children to assemble these books in class, you may want toassemble a complete class set ahead of time. This prep-step allows studentsto focus their attention on the mini-books’ content, rather than on construc-tion. Remember: Parents who are unable to volunteer in the classroom maywelcome this task as something they can work on at home.
Let the Books Serve YouHere are some quick tips for making the mini-books a successful part of yourreading routine:
• If you introduce thematic activities to the whole class, you mightintroduce the mini-books in that same manner. Each student, or smallgroups of students, may then work on the same theme mini-booksimultaneously.
• For a more individualized approach, in which each child approachessight words at his or her own rate, you may make the books availableto children on an “as needed” basis. Perhaps you can set up a thematicdisplay stocked with a supply of corresponding mini-books. When indi-vidualizing, keep a mini-book checklist showing which ones each childhas completed. Be certain to schedule student/teacher conferences soyou can assess and celebrate children’s progress.
• As children learn how to read and spell the words in the books, consid-er transferring the words to thematic word wall lists. Invite children towrite and illustrate additional words for each list. Encourage childrento refer to their mini-books and/or word walls when writing stories andbooks of their own.
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Introducing the Mini-Books in Class1. Show children how a book is constructed and what they are expected to
do on each page.
2. Work through one mini-book together.
a. Read the cover together. Demonstrate how to use the “Name” line.Call attention to the configuration of the letters printed there.
b. Call attention to the picture and word on each page. When childrencorrectly identify a picture by reading the word, invite them toexplain their reading strategies. In doing so, you are asking childrento pay attention to the print features of the word below the picture.
c. Demonstrate how to copy the word on the line provided. Suggest tochildren that if they think they already know how to spell the word,they can try and cover the word below the picture and write the wordwithout peeking.
d. Show how the back-cover activity serves as a self-checking reviewpage. (Tip: The back cover can also serve as a screening page. If yoususpect a child already knows how to read, spell, and write all thewords in a mini-book, you can ask him or her to complete this pagebefore completing the whole book. That way you’ll know if the childneeds to move on to a mini-book that is at a more appropriateinstructional level.)
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Recommended ReadIn his comprehensive resource book, Phonics From A to Z: A PracticalGuide (Scholastic Professional Books, 1998), reading expert WileyBlevins recommends a phonics sequence for introducing letters andsounds. Because this must-have book offers explanations and rationalesfor all aspects of phonics instruction, it is very helpful in guiding theuse of phonics mini-books.
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Mini-Book Extensions • Meet periodically with each student to review mini-books together. To
organize their mini-book collections, give each child a large metalloose-leaf ring. Punch a hole in the upper left-hand corner of eachcompleted mini-book and slip each one onto the ring. Store collectionsin a multi-pocketed shoe bag (hanging on the wall or from a door-knob), or hung on wall hooks.
• A tree trunk and branches decorated with a few paper leaves makes anice bulletin board backdrop for displaying new books (before addingthem to the rings). Just tack individual books to the branches so theyresemble leaves. Title your display “Leaf Through a Mini-Book!”
• Set aside class time for children to take turns sharing one book of theirchoice.
• Designate one day a week as “Mini-Book Take-Home Day” so childrencan share their growing library with family members.
• Provide blank mini-books so children can write and illustrate theirown thematic-word collections, perhaps related to a favorite hobby,sport, or area of interest.
Generating Family Support1. When familiarizing families with instructional materials and strategies
you plan on using to teach reading and writing, introduce phonics mini-books as part of your overall approach.
2. Emphasize that a well-balanced program includes phonics plus manyother strategies for reading, speaking, listening, and writing with chil-dren. Share specific examples of how you include these components inyour program.
3. Invite families to extend learning at home by reading aloud togethereveryday, by calling attention to any written material that fills their days,and by reviewing school work—including mini-books—with theirchildren.
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My Book of Weather Words
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My Book of Birthday Words
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present
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candles
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My Book of Halloween Words
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candy
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My Book of Farm Words
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My Book of Winter Words
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My Book of Penguin Words
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My Book of Valentine’s Day
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flowers
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My Book of Community Helper
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My Book of Transportation
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My Book of Clothing Words
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My Book of Pet Words
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My Book of Forest Animal
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My Book of Spring Words
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My Book of Bug Words
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My Book of Plant Words
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My Book of Summer Words
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