Heart words: said, was, the: K to 2nd reading & writing
High-frequency and irregular (heart) words. A free K to 2nd lesson plan with a hook, practice that links to free activities, and an exit ticket. Copy it and make it yours.
Lesson plan
Goal
- Students work toward: high-frequency and irregular (heart) words.
Hook (5 min)
- Ask the class: what do you already know about heart words: said, was, the?
- Take two or three answers and write them where everyone can see them.
Teach (10 min)
- Say the big idea in one plain sentence: heart words: said, was, the.
- Show one example, then one that is not an example, and ask how the two differ.
- Have students tell a partner the idea in their own words.
Practise (15 min)
- Choose one for the whole class or let groups pick:
- Play: Sight words (https://peabody.kids/practice/sight)
- Read: Sight word stories (https://peabody.kids/sight-word-stories-for-kids)
- Play: Sight word games (https://peabody.kids/learning-games/sight-word-games)
- Print: Sight word checklist (https://peabody.kids/sight-word-checklist)
Exit ticket (5 min)
- On a slip or aloud: one thing I learned about heart words: said, was, the, and one question I still have.
- Sort the slips into: got it, nearly, not yet. Start tomorrow with the last pile.
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