Star Words

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Star Words

• Helping your child learn Star Words or Sight
  Words
• By Jane Barcelo

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What is a Star Word?

• A group of words which are frequently used in the
  English language.
• Example the, of, is, it, a, like
• The child has definitely had sugar. ?

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Why Learn Star Words?

• 50-75 words read are star words
• There are about 220 star words
• By recognizing stars words immediately a child
  will read more fluently

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Games

• Bingo or Wordo
• Fishing
• Concentration
• Roll-Say-Keep
• Bang
• Bean Bag Toss
• Riddle Solving Game

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Word Detective

• Highlight star words in magazines
• Count the star words in their favorite book
• Circle star words in the newspaper

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Writing Activities

• Write star word, then trace over with different
  color pencils.
• Write word in sand, salt or rice.
• Write outside with sidewalk chalk.

• Write word with shaving cream in the tub or on a
  counter.
• Write word then trace with colored glue.

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Word Card Games

• Sort words alphabetically, by last letter or
  number of letters in the word.
• Slap it! Lay cards out on table, say a word and
  have your child slap it with a fly swatter.
• In the stack of sight words Place a bang card
  at which point all cards go back in the stack!

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Magnetic Letters

• Have your child write the star words using
  magnetic letters on a cookie sheet or any metal
  surface.
• Play fix-it by having your child mix up all the
  letters and then fixing them back into the word!

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Play Dough Star Words

• Using alphabet cookie cutters, have your child
  make star words.
• No alphabet cookie cutters? No problem! Have
  your child make snakes out of the play dough
  and then form the words.

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Jeopardy

• Lay several star word cards face up. You choose
  a card and give clues about it. For example
• It starts with th. or
• It rhymes with fish. or
• It has three sounds. or
• It has four letters.

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Flashcard Activities

• Hide-and-Seek
• Hide word cards around the house and then have
  your child find them. Give points only if he/she
  can read it!

• Memory
• Make two sets of the star word cards, lay them
  face down. Have your child find the match. Only
  give points if read correctly!

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Create your own game

• Make your own puzzles. Write the star words on
  cards or stationary. Then cut them up to make
  your own puzzle.
• Or make a word shape card by cutting the word
  card according to letter height.

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Thank You For Coming!