Heart Words

Heart words (sight words) are here!  The first four words we work on in Kindergarten will be in your Tuesday envelopes this week.  Along with those four words will be a sheet full of ideas for how to make practicing the heart words fun for children.  Check it out!

By the end of the year the children will be exposed to 64 heart words.  The expectation is that they will know 20 of these words 'by heart.'  It is my experience that all children reach that goal and many exceed that goal!

It is also my experience that many children struggle with heart words in the fall.  Then, after the Winter Break, the light bulbs start to go on over their heads and the words start to 'stick' in their memories a lot faster.  Until that happens, make sure to keep the practices fun!!!