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• Word Find
Tlingit-Haida-Tsimpshian As a Second Language
Lesson 6
Grade 7 - Grade 12
Basic Reading
Sight Recognition
Before the activity begins, prepare a page that contains a num ber of boxes. Provide each student with a copy of the page. Each student
should then write the sight words horizon tally, verti cally, and diagonally in his form. Words may also in tersect one another. When most of
the form has been filled in in this way, the students should fill any empty boxes with other let ters of their choosing. When the students have
completed their word finds, have them exchange them with one another. Each student should then use a colored pencil or felt marker to
circle the sight words in the form he/she has. An alterna tive to this individualized ap proach is to create one large word find form on a length
of mural pa per. Mount the mural pa per on the chalkboard. Group the students into two teams. When you say "Go," the first player in each
team must rush to the word find outline and use a felt pen to circle a sight word in it. The first player to do this correctly wins the round.
Repeat until all players have played.
• Should I Speak
Decoding/Encoding
Write all of the letters/syllables on the chalkboard from the sight words. The letters/syllables should be written in a scattered form. Then,
point to one of the letters/syllables on the chalk board and say a sight word. If the letter/syllable you are pointing to is found in the sight
word you said, the students should repeat the sight word. However, if the letter/syllable you are pointing to is not found in the sight word
you said, the students should re main silent. This ac tivity may also be done in team form. In this case, the first player in each team should
respond (or not re spond). When a player makes a mistake, he/she is "out" until the next round of the game. Repeat until all players have
participated. The winning team would be the team with the greatest number of players left.
• Popsicle Sticks
Provide each student with nine popsicle sticks. Say a sight word and the students should hold up the popsicle sticks to show the number
of letters/syllables in the word. Repeat this process until the students have responded to all of the sight words in this way. Of course, if the
sight words have more than nine let ters/syllables, it will be necessary to provide more sticks to the students. This activity may also be done
in team form. In this case, group the students into two teams. Lay a pile of popsicle sticks on the floor, in front of the two teams. Say a
sight word. When you say "Go," the first player in each team must rush to the popsicle sticks and select a correct number of sticks to show
the number of letters/syllables for the word you said. The first player to do this correctly wins the round. Repeat until all players have
played.
• Half Time
Before the activity begins, cut each of the sight words in half. Keep one half of each sight word and give the remaining halves to the stu -
dents. Hold up one of your halves and the student who has the other half of that word must show his half an say the sight word. Repeat
in this way until all students have responded. An alternative to this ap proach is to give all of the word halves to the students. Say one of
the sight words and the two students who have the halves that make up the sight word must show their halves. Depending upon the num -
ber of students in your class, you may wish to prepare extra sight word cards for this ac tivity.
• Activity Sheet
Photocopy an activity sheet from the Student Support Materials. Provide each student with a copy of the activity page.
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