Dolch Sight Word LIst PrePrimer-2nd Grade

Here is that list of words you see me send home frequently and talk about all the time! 

The Dolch Sight Words

Pre-primer

a

and

away

big

blue

can

come

down

find

for

funny

go

help

here

I

in

is

it

jump

little

look

make

me

my

not

run

said

see

the

three

to

two

up

we

where

yellow

you

Primer

one

play

red

all

am

are

at

ate

be

black

brown

but

came

did

do

eat

four

get

good

have

he

into

like

must

new

no

now

on

our

out

please

pretty

ran

ride

saw

say

she

so-

soon

that

there

they

this

too

under

want

was

well

went

what

white

who

will

with

yes

1st Grade

after

again

an

any

ask

as

by

could

every

fly

from

give

going

had

has

her

him

his

how

just

know

let

live

may

of

old

once

open

over

put

round

some

stop

take

there

thank

them

then

think

walk

were

when

2^ndGrade (Get a head start!)

always

around

because

been

before

best

both

buy

call

cold

does

don’t

fast

first

five

gave

goes

green

its

made

many

off

or

pull

read

right

sing

sit

sleep

tell

their

which

why

wish

work

would 

write

you

Poem for the week of February 25, 2013:

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R-Controlled Vowels Continued

R-Controlled Vowels are afraid to be heard

Star

Story

Perch, twirl, turn

A bossy “R” in each and every word

Guacamole

Guacamole
My New Mexico friends likely already know how to make great guacamole
The avacados in the store right now are so delicious! I have come up with a recipe for guacamole that is both delicious and reduced calorie, and extremely good for you. So, try this:
Ingredients:
1 large avacado or 3 small ones (ripe-soft to a light squeeze. If your avacados are not ripe, lay them on the counter for a few days and be patient. The skin turns nearly black when it is ready, too)
About 3/4 cup of plain, Greek yogurt.
1/4 cup minced onion
1/4 cup roasted, chopped green chile
About a tablespoon of fresh squeezed lemon juice
Garlic powder (about 1/4 teaspoon, really to your taste)
Onion powder (about 1/4 teaspoon, again, to your taste)
       Cut the avacado in half, down to the seed. Strike the seed with a sharp knife and twist it out. Mash the avacado in your hand a bit to make it really easy to scoop out. Scoop it out with a large spoon. Mash the avacado with a fork until it is creamy. (If it doesn't mash easily, it wasn't ripe enough.) Sprinkle on the garlic and onion powders. Add in the yogurt and lemon juice. Then add onion and chile.
     You can make this in about 10 minutes. ---and eat it in about the same amount of time! It is so yummy! If you are lucky enough to have left overs, store it in an airtight container, and it doesn't get dark for several days. Must be the lemon juice?
     Hope you try it and enjoy it.

Poems using siight words and Fundations words

We are using poetry to have fun with reading and learn spelling words and sight words. We read the poems from a poster-sized board 2 or 3 times a day, sometimes more. The poem stays up all week.  We create hand and body movements together to go with the poems.

Students have an opportunity to try reciting the poem on Friday, if they wish. On recital day, students come to the front of the class and say the poem. The audience is allowed to help by making the movements, but not saying the words. 

I wrote the poems, and admit some are better than others. I select the words first, then fitting them into a rhyme, which is usually a creative challenge. You are welcome to use them in your own teaching.

Adding

Two and two

Gives you four.

Two and three

Makes one more.

One and two

Gives you three.

You and me

Makes a “we”!

Are you hungry for plum pie?

I should have time to eat some

good plum pie

If you would help me make one

good plum pie

We soon could eat every crumb

of a good plum pie

Oh, my! Oh my! Plum Pie.

With Words

With words,

you could read books.

With words,

you could sing songs.

With words

you could read to me,

sing to me,

all day long!

Funny Little Bunny

Make me a funny little bunny.

See her all soft, blue and pink.

Here she eats sticky buns with honey.

Here, she washes in the sink.

Wink, wink!

Cupid Said

Two lines link at the top, top

Both come down then stop, stop

Look where an arrow sunk, sunk

Like coins in a bank , plunk, plunk

R-Controlled vowels

R-controlled vowels

R-controlled vowels

are afraid to be heard.

Car, her, horn, burn

Under, over

A bird named Plover

R-controlled vowels

are afraid to be heard.