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Introduction to Sight Words
Wordsearch Puzzles
Dolch Word Lists
Free Downloadable Sight Words Software
Get a top-rated free report that reveals 5 Great Ways to Boost your Child's Reading Skills

We hope that you will find our Sight Words materials helpful and easy to use!

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Pre-Primer
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allSight Words: Pre-Primer ChartPK to K Sound Chart38

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First Grade
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allSight Words: Second Grade Chart2 to 3 Sound Chart46

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allSight Words: Third Grade Chart3 to 4 Sound Chart41

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Introduction to Sight Words.

Reading is one of the most critical skills taught at school. It is virtually impossible for a person to live a productive life in our society without being functionally literate. Children with reading difficulties will undoubtedly have trouble mastering nearly all school subjects even if they are motivated to study. Conversely, children who learn to read in the early grades acquire one of the most basic skills needed to continue their education and be fully-functional as adults.

In many schools students are expected to be able to read simple material by the end of the second grade. One of the most important goals in teaching young students to read is making sure they are completely proficient with Sight Words.

Sight Words (sometimes called the Dolch Word List) are some of the most frequently used words in the English language. Even though they number only about 200, Sight Words comprise approximately 50 to 70 percent of any given general, non-technical text. Therefore, teaching Sight Words as early as possible is considered a crucial part of elementary education.

Examples of Sight Words Games.





Wordsearch Puzzles.

Wordsearch puzzles are a great tool for helping children improve their language arts skills. Manually creating wordsearch puzzles is a time-consuming process. Besides, the number of already available puzzles is limited. So what's a teacher to do? Quiz-Tree.com to the rescue! Our brand new Sight Words Wordsearch Puzzle Generator will create a new puzzle for you on demand.

Here's how it works: Simply click on one of the links below. On the next page you will see a puzzle generated using 10 or 20 random words from one of the standard Dolch lists. To get another puzzle variation, simply reload the page and a new puzzle will be created for you automatically.

If you want to choose the number of rows and columns, the amount of words, and other puzzle features, please use this form instead.

Dolch Word Lists:

Pre-Primer
Primer
First Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade


Sight Words Printables


Free Downloadable Sight Words Software:

Sight Words Buddy for Windows

There are two additional reasons why it is important to give Sight Words an extra priority. Firstly, phonetic analysis can't be applied to many of the Sight Words. Secondly, quite a few of the Sight Words cannot be taught through pictures (e.g. "if", "soon", "but", etc.).

Even though it may take a considerable effort for children to learn the entire Dolch Word List, it is well worth it. Having the ability to recognize these words can dramatically increase confidence and improve reading proficiency of the beginning reader.

Because complete fluency with Sight Words is the foundation of literacy, a variety of techniques are used to teach them to children. Repetition and practice are very important in making Sight Words recognition automatic. For example, there are numerous group activities that help in teaching Dolch Word List in elementary school setting. These activities are often supplemented by interactive games that involve flashcards and computer software.

Here at Quiz-Tree.com you will find exercises that can help your children master Dolch Word List and have some fun too. The exercises are simple and it takes just a few seconds to learn how to use them. When the exercise starts, the student will hear one of the Sight Words. The student's task is to assemble, by using the mouse, the word from the letters provided. After the student answers correctly, the game will move to the next word.

Clearly, exercises and games like the ones presented on this website can be most valuable when used as a part of a comprehensive reading education program that employs a variety of materials and activities.


About.com Elementary Education

In light of the U.S. Education Secretary's recent push for tougher teacher training standards, many teachers are a bit defensive about being under an even sharper microscope.  For example, commenter Stuart candidly said:

"The last thing I need is for a know-nothing administrator lurking in my classroom and leaving comments about petty things that have absolutely nothing to do with teaching especially when many of these schmendricks have been out of the classroom for eons.

I have been teaching for 41 years and I do not need some one who was being toilet trained when I started teaching telling me my business."

While Stuart's viewpoint might have been expressed bluntly, I'm sure it echoes the concerns of many classroom teachers.  Do you think teachers need more rigorous standards to enter the profession and closer observation once on the job?  Would you welcome the scrutiny or resent it?

Blog Comment of the Week: "The last thing I need is for a know-nothing administrator lurking in my classroom..." originally appeared on About.com Elementary Education on Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at 10:55:24.

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Everyone's feeling the economic pinch nowadays.  As teachers, we're used to having to make every dollar count.  Budgeting skills and a frugal nature are practically job requirements!

These money-saving tips for teachers offer practical ways that you can give your students the best opportunities to learn without having to dip too much into your own wallet.

I believe that effective teaching doesn't require fancy gadgets or prizes for good behavior.  How do you stretch your classroom budget?

Money-Saving Tips for Teachers originally appeared on About.com Elementary Education on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 16:40:16.

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There's a new trend in town: teachers selling their lesson plans online for cash.  It's controversial because one of the hallmarks of the teaching profession has always been the open sharing and collaboration between colleagues.  But proponents argue, "Why shouldn't I profit from the lessons I create?"  Many teachers use the funds they earn to buy much-needed supplies for their classrooms.

Would you consider selling your lessons for money?  What do you think of teachers who cash in on their intellectual property rather than share it freely with other educators?

Would You Sell Your Lesson Plans Online? originally appeared on About.com Elementary Education on Monday, November 16th, 2009 at 10:26:49.

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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I love how it's family-oriented, food-centric, and heavy on the gratitude for our individual and collective blessings. That's my kind of holiday!

So it comes naturally to me to bring my Thanksgiving enthusiasm into the classroom. My top way to spread the November cheer is through a variety of Thanksgiving writing activities:

Thanksgiving Math Word Problems Thanksgiving Acrostic Poem Lesson Thanksgiving Writing Prompts A Thanksgiving Word Bank (for use with any Thanksgiving writing lesson)

Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving lesson? I'd love to add to my November repertoire.

Thanksgiving Lesson Ideas originally appeared on About.com Elementary Education on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 at 12:38:40.

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So, we're a few months into the school year and let's face it - your classroom may be starting to look a little less than fresh, particularly when it comes to untidy student desks. Take this messy matter into your own hands with these proactive tips for helping your students straighten up their desks:

Basic Strategies for Cleaning Up Student Desks A Hardcore Plan for Students with Extremely Messy Desks



What are your most effective tips and tricks for keep student desks tidy?

How to Get Cleaner Student Desks originally appeared on About.com Elementary Education on Monday, November 9th, 2009 at 03:45:52.

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If you have a student with an extremely messy desk, the standard strategies won't be enough to turn the situation around. Use these hardcore techniques with your most egregious offenders.

Teach your students these positive, proactive habits and their student desks will go from messy to organized in no time.

Use these ideas for Thanksgiving Math Word Problems to inspire your math worksheets in the month of November.

Ideas for Christmas Lesson Plans (Hanukkah and Winter, too).

Use these Christmas journal writing prompts to support your creative writing program in the month of December.


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Use this Thanksgiving Vocabulary word list for a variety of classroom uses, including word walls, word searches, lesson plans, puzzles, Hangman and Bingo games, crafts, worksheets, story starters, poetry word banks, and so much more!

Need a quick Thanksgiving lesson plan? Combine poetry and character-building with this Thanksgiving Acrostic Poem Lesson Plan.

Use these Thanksgiving journal prompts as inspiration for your students' journal writing work in the month of November.

It's important to be thankful all yearlong, but November is an irresistible time of the year for celebrating Thanksgiving with your students through crafts and turkey time lesson plans!

Use this blank 8-part lesson plan template every time that you need to write a lesson plan for elementary school teaching.



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