Say and Jump
Overview
A fun way for children to practice sight words while adding in physical activity.
Indiana Academic Standards for Physical Education and/or Health
Standard 1: The physically literate individual will demonstrate competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.
Students in early elementary will observe, learn, practice, and develop basic (fundamental) locomotor (traveling actions), non-locomotor (movement in place), and manipulative (object handling) movements. This foundation continues to be established and reinforced to facilitate motor skill acquisition which gives students the capacity for successful levels of performance as they mature. By the end of 5th grade, students continue to achieve maturity with locomotor (traveling actions), non-locomotor (movement in place), and manipulative (object handling) skills. They begin the process of integrating (putting together) these skills into a variety of individual and small-sided team sports and activities that have been adapted to their developmental
Interdisciplinary Standards
K.R.F.2 Recognize that written words are made up of sequence letters.
Essential Question(s)
Why are kindergarten sight words so important?
(Fluency and comprehension) Children’s answer may be: so we can learn to read!
Teachers: How many sight words do I want my kindergarten to get correct?
Learning Objective Statements
Students will be able to know 7 out of 10 sight words.
Formative Assessments
Assessment checklist while observing students. 1. Does the child jump over at least 7 of the 10 sight words? yes or no 2. Can the child read 7 of the 10 sight words? yes or no
Summative Assessments
After reviewing the sight words for a week, give an assessment. While holding card stock sight words, does the child know 7 of the 10 sight words? 7 out of 10 = 70%
Essential Vocabulary Words and Phrases of Focus for this Lesson
Sight words- my, the, for, to, what, does, that, are, on, off
Materials & Resources
Card stock paper with 10 sight words. (or paper and writing utensils)
Hook/Phenomena
Demonstrate for students.
Teaching strategies
Visuals- sight words on paper, Auditory- saying sight words aloud , hearing other students saying sight words aloud. Kinesthetic- jumping is a type of plyometric exercise. Jumping uses lower body muscles including calves, hamstrings, quadriceps, and glutes. |
Instructional Agenda
10 sheets of cardstock paper. (or any paper will work)
10 sight words printed on cards. (or use a marker to write on cardstock)
Lay sight words on the floor with at least 8 to 12 inches apart making a path. Have the children follow in line. As the child is jumping over sight words they are saying the sight words aloud. They follow the path until they have jumped over all words.
Scaffolding for Gap Repair and Extended Learning Opportunities
For SPED Students- Have them repeat after the teacher, then they may jump over the word card or give them a buddy to help them sound out the sight word.
For ELL Students- If English is there second language and can not read the sight words, make an IPAD available with the sight words on the screen so the can tap it and hear how to sound out the words. Or you can give the child a buddy. Use the sight word in a sentence to help child understand the word they are saying.
For High Ability Students- add in new sight words to challenge advanced students. Have those students be helpers to friends that are struggling.