Sight Word Names: Idea #191

When you were a little kid did you want to change your name? I remember I had some pretty crazy ideas for names. Try encouraging your student to learn more sight words/words by giving them a new name. It is this simple:

1. Get a name tag and write the one word you would like your student to practice reading. Make sure you capitalize it just like you would any name.

2. That word becomes their name for the day. So, if they have a hard time reading the word said, their new name is Said for the day.

3. To make this into a game, give each student in your class a name tag with a sight word name on it. 

4. Have students go around introducing themselves to everyone in the class with their new name. (Play this game later in the year when everyone already knows each other!)

5. Have everyone come back to their seats and take their name tags off.

6. See who can remember everyone's new sight word name in the class. 

Kids will think it's fun to have a new name for the day and best of all, it is a chance for them to all remember that particular word.