Sight Word Poetry: Idea #187

Poetry is fun to read and listen to. Try teaching your student sight word poetry to master those tough words. You can either make the sight word poems up yourself, or buy a sight word poetry book. You can buy one for ten dollars at Barnes & Noble. Once you have chosen the poem you want to teach your student, do the following:

1. Copy it off and three hole punch it. 

2. Read the poem to your student, then read it together, and then have your student read it to you. 

3. When your student is able to read every word of the poem, put the poem in a three prong folder for your student. 

4. The next day introduce a new sight word poem found in your book and repeat the process. You can have your student highlight words or draw pictures to make it more engaging.

By putting the poems in a folder, your student can refer back to previous poems learned. This can also help your student gain more confidence in their reading abilities. Your student will love learning sight word poetry!