R e c o g n i z i n g S i g h t Word s
Recognizing Sight Words
On Top of Spaghetti
On Top of
Spaghetti
Students add meatballs to their plates of
spaghetti as they read sight words. Yum!
Materials
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shoe box
box label
student directions
sight word cards
template (page 80)
spaghetti mat (page 42)
20 small, brown pom-poms
Shoe Box Setup
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C
opy and cut apart the sight word card
templates. Select a set of 20 sight
word cards to use for this center. For easy
reference, see page 79 for sight words
by grade level. Make two copies of the
spaghetti mat and color each of them.
(You may want to copy them on card stock
or laminate for durability.) Copy a class
supply of record sheets. Place the spaghetti
mats, word cards, and pom-poms in the
shoe box. Glue the label to one end of the
shoe box and the student directions to the
inside of the lid.
I
ntroduce this activity by
reading On Top of Spaghetti by
Paul Brett Johnson (Scholastic
Press, 2006), a print adaptation of the
traditional song.
Directions
(For 2 players)
1
Each player takes a spaghetti mat.
2
Stack the word cards facedown.
3 Take turns following these directions:
22 Take a card and read the word.
22 If you read it correctly, place
a “meatball” (a pom-pom) on
your spaghetti. If not, do not
take a meatball.
22 Place the word card to the side.
Play until there are no more cards.
4 Count your meatballs to see who wins.
Then play again.
On Top of
Spaghetti
give
walk
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On Top of
Spaghetti
• Spaghetti Mat
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On Top of Spaghetti
79
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
one
play
red
run
said
see
the
three
to
two
up
we
where
yellow
you
Grade PreK
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
Grade K
after
again
an
any
as
ask
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
thank
them
then
think
walk
were
when
Grade 1
or
pull
read
right
sing
sit
sleep
tell
their
these
those
upon
us
use
very
wash
which
why
wish
work
would
write
your
about
better
bring
carry
clean
cut
done
draw
drink
eight
fall
far
full
got
grow
hold
hot
hurt
if
keep
kind
laugh
light
long
much
myself
never
only
own
pick
seven
shall
show
six
small
start
ten
today
together
try
warm
Grade 3
Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources
always
around
because
been
before
best
both
buy
call
cold
does
don’t
fast
first
five
found
gave
goes
green
its
made
many
off
Grade 2
Dolch Sight Word List
Sight Word Card Templates
80
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Setting Up Shoe Box Learning Centers
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Label and Directions: The title of each learning center becomes the
shoe box label. Simply glue it to one end of the shoe box for easy storage
and retrieval. Cut out the student directions and glue them to the inside
lid of the shoe box.
22
Materials: Check this list for items you’ll need for each center. Use
resealable plastic bags or envelopes to store small items, such as word
cards and game pieces.
22
Shoe Box Setup: Here you’ll find simple directions for assembling each
center. In most cases, all you’ll need to do is gather materials and make
copies of the reproducible pages. You may wish to copy some of these
pages, such as word cards and patterns, on card stock, as well as laminate
them for durability.
22
Tips: These helpful hints offer suggestions for introducing, varying, and
extending center activities.
22
Reproducible Pages: Ready-to-use record sheets, manipulatives, game
boards, patterns, and word cards are just some of the shoe box learning
center supplies included in this book.
Recog n i z i n
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On Top of Spa
ghetti
of
their plates
meatballs to
Students add
words. Yum!
they read sight
spaghetti as
Recognizing
Invite families to
send in shoe boxes
for setting up the
centers. You might
ask classroom
volunteers, including
older students,
to help organize
materials for each
center and then set
them up.
s
Sight Word
On Top of
Spaghetti
Materials
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shoe box
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template (pag
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up
Shoe Box Set
word card
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opy and cut
sight
t a set of 20
templates. Selec
r. For easy
use for this cente
words
word cards to
page 79 for sight of the
s
reference, see
copie
two
. Make
.
by grade level
each of them
color
and
spaghetti mat
on card stock
to copy them
(You may want
Copy a class
for durability.)
or laminate
the spaghetti
d sheets. Place
in the
supply of recor
poms
pom, and
mats, word cards label to one end of the
the
the
shoe box. Glue
directions to
the student
shoe box and
lid.
inside of the
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Shoe Box Learnin
Shoe Box Learning Centers: Sight Words © 2012 by Ada Goren, Scholastic Teaching Resources
hoe box learning centers are easy to set up, and most materials required are
either included in this book (as reproducible pages) or are readily available
in the classroom. For each center in the book, you’ll find the following:
activity by
ntroduce this
of Spaghetti by
reading On Top
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son (Scholasti
Paul Brett John
ation of the
a print adapt
Press, 2006),
song.
traditional
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(For
1
Each player
ghetti mat.
takes a spa
down.
d cards face
k the wor
2 Stac
ctions:
wing these dire
e turns follo
the word.
3 Tak
card and read
22 Take a
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ectly, place
read it corr
on
22 If you
(a pom-pom)
a “meatball”
not
tti. If not, do
your spaghe
ll.
tba
take a mea
side.
the
to
word card
22 Place the
e cards.
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wins.
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ls to see who
tbal
mea
Count your
in.
Then play aga
On Top of
Spaghetti
give
walk
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