Sight Word Fun with Jack Hartmann!

English Language Arts Grades Pre-K 5:40 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn sight words with a fun song and activities! This lesson uses the Jack Hartmann Sight Words video to help Pre-K students recognize and read common sight words.

Video Resource

New Sight Words 3 | Sight Words Kindergarten | High Frequency Words | Jump Out Words | Jack Hartmann

Jack Hartmann Kids Music Channel

Duration: 5:40
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Key Concepts

  • Sight Word Recognition
  • Letter-Sound Association
  • Phonological Awareness

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to recognize and pronounce at least 3 sight words from the video.
  • Students will be able to spell at least 3 sight words from the video.
  • Students will be able to participate in singing and actions related to the sight word song.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they know about reading. Explain that some words are easy to learn by sight, and these are called sight words. Show them a few examples like 'a', 'I', and 'the' written on flashcards. Mention that they will be learning new sight words today with a fun song.
  • Video Time! (10 mins)
    Play the Jack Hartmann Sight Words video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi8U7bCOm6c). Encourage students to sing along and do the actions with Jack. Pause the video after each set of sight words to review.
  • Sight Word Practice (10 mins)
    After watching the video, write the sight words from the video on a whiteboard or large paper (how, had, there, their, they, were, have, from, each, word, said, when). Point to each word and have the students say it together. Then, point to the letters in each word and have the students spell it out together.
  • Sight Word Game (10 mins)
    Play a simple game to reinforce sight word recognition. For example, 'Sight Word Bingo' or 'Sight Word Hopscotch' can be used. Create bingo cards with the sight words from the video. Call out the words and have the students mark them on their cards. For hopscotch, write the sight words in chalk on the ground and have the students hop to the correct word as it's called out.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the sight words learned during the lesson. Ask students which word was their favorite and why. Encourage them to look for these sight words in books and around the classroom.

Interactive Exercises

  • Sight Word Flashcards
    Create flashcards with the sight words from the video. Show the flashcards to the students and have them say the word aloud. You can also have them spell the word.
  • Sight Word Drawing
    Have students draw a picture that represents one of the sight words. For example, they could draw a house for 'there'.

Discussion Questions

  • What is a sight word?
  • Why is it important to learn sight words?
  • Which sight word from the video was your favorite and why?

Skills Developed

  • Sight Word Recognition
  • Phonological Awareness
  • Active Listening
  • Vocabulary Building

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which word is 'h-o-w'?

Correct Answer: how

Question 2:

Which word is 'h-a-d'?

Correct Answer: had

Question 3:

Which word is 't-h-e-r-e'?

Correct Answer: there

Question 4:

Which word is 't-h-e-y'?

Correct Answer: they

Question 5:

Which word is 'h-a-v-e'?

Correct Answer: have

Question 6:

Which word is 'f-r-o-m'?

Correct Answer: from

Question 7:

Which word is 'e-a-c-h'?

Correct Answer: each

Question 8:

Which word is 'w-o-r-d'?

Correct Answer: word

Question 9:

Which word is 's-a-i-d'?

Correct Answer: said

Question 10:

Which word is 'w-h-e-n'?

Correct Answer: when

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

The word 'how' starts with the letter ____.

Correct Answer: h

Question 2:

The word 'had' ends with the letter ____.

Correct Answer: d

Question 3:

'T-h-e-r-e' spells the word ____.

Correct Answer: there

Question 4:

'T-h-e-y' spells the word ____.

Correct Answer: they

Question 5:

I ____ a ball. (h-a-v-e)

Correct Answer: have

Question 6:

I am ____ home. (f-r-o-m)

Correct Answer: from

Question 7:

____ one is good. (e-a-c-h)

Correct Answer: each

Question 8:

This is a ____. (w-o-r-d)

Correct Answer: word

Question 9:

She ____ hello. (s-a-i-d)

Correct Answer: said

Question 10:

____ will we go? (w-h-e-n)

Correct Answer: when

Educational Standards

PK.2.F.1:Students will read their first name in print. PK.2.PWS.2:Students will name a majority of uppercase and lowercase letters. PK.2.F.2:Students will chorally recite familiar texts (e.g., rhymes, songs, poetry, etc.). PK.1.L.1:Students will actively listen using agreed-upon rules with prompting. PK.1.S.3:Students will ask and answer questions with prompting.

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