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Grade 7 - Grade 12
Basic Reading
Sight Recognition
Introduce the sight words to the students. Match the sight words with the
vocabulary illustrations. When all of the sight words have been introduced, begin
the Sight Recognition activities. Use the unit’s sentence with the sight words.
• Running Story
Tlingit-Haida-Tsimshian As A Second Language
Lesson 4
Mount the sight words on the chalkboard. Tell a "running story" to the students. As the vocabulary words are called for in the story, point
to them on the chalkboard. The students should say the words as you point to the sight words. Repeat this process until all of the sight
words have been said a number of times by the students.
• Sight Word Bingo
Before the activity begins, prepare a stencil which contains the sight words. Provide each student with a copy of the stencil. The students
should cut the sight words from their copies of the sten cil. When the students have cut out their sight words, each stu dent should lay all
of the sight words but one, face down on his/her desk. Say a sight word. Any student or students who have that sight word face up on
their desks should show the sight word to you. Then, those sight words should be placed to the side and other sight words turned over in
their place. Continue in this way until a student or stu dents have no sight words left on their desks. This activity may be repeated more
than once by col lecting, mixing, and redis tributing the sight words to the students.
• Deal!
Before the activity begins, obtain two decks of playing cards. Give all of the cards from one deck to the students (if possible, ar range it so
that all students have the same number of cards). Mount the sight words on the chalkboard. Hold a playing card from the other deck of
cards against one of the sight words on the chalkboard. The student who has the matching playing card must identify the sight word. When
the student has done this correctly, he/she should place that playing card to the side. Continue in this way until a student or students have
no playing cards left in their hands.
• Activity Sheet - 1
Select an activity sheet from the Student Support Materials.
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