These students needed help practicing reading and writing their Sight Words. Before I went into her classroom, I downloaded 2 different Sight Word apps. The first that I downloaded was a free app called 'Play Sight Words'. The free version of this app allows you to preview just enough of the app to know that you want to buy it, but not enough to use with a first grader who needs to practice reading their sight words. There are 4 different games within the app, but in the free version, you only get to play with the same 4 words in each game. There are only so many times a six-year-old will read the word "call" before the get restless. This game would be worth purchasing for the full version, but the free version definitely is not worth it!
The second app I downloaded was also free. This app was and Alligator App called 'Sight Words'. This app is pretty much like reading flash cards of sight words, but it is fun for the students because after they read the word, they tap the screen and a new word pops up. The students took it upon themselves while reading the words to read the word, spell the word, then read the word again before they tapped the screen for the new word to come up. These students were so excited as they were playing, they screamed out "I HAVE MAGIC FINGERS, I CAN MAKE THE WORD CHANGE WITHOUT A MOUSE!!!" As simple as this app is, we loved using it! It is also great for all ages because there are different sets of cards for each grade level, preschool through third grade, as well as a set of cards with nouns on them.
We also, of course, had to practice writing our sight words using Doodle Buddy. We used a snowman background and wrote the words so that it looked like the snowman was saying them! It was so much fun!
