Sight Word Songs and Chants
1. I point to yourself and say “I am I”
2. it point to something in the room and say “i-t, that’s it!”
3. a point to a boy, a girl, a teacher
3. hadKids step up on tip toes and spell h-a-d, then jump up and say “it had to be”!
4. mym-y, my oh my (kids put hands on cheeks when they say my-oh-my)
5. the Kids do a lap, clap, snap action while saying “ you can call it the or you can call it thee but it’s always spelled t-h-e
6. hissay h-i-s , his hair, his shirt, his shoes while pointing to those things on a boy
7. ofput right hand on heart and say o-f, the pledge of allegiance
8. goKids do it like a cheer pretending to have pom-poms on arm at a time and then together g-o, GO!
9. inhold one hand like a cup and put other hand in while saying “i-n, in”
10. to
11. likeKids sing “l-i-k-e, l-i-k-e, I like you (point to a friend), I like you, I like you do you like me, I like you do you like me, like, like, like, like, like, like. Tune is Freq Jaques
12. comeKids spell c-o-m-e and say “come over to me” while motioning come
13. hereKids spell here saying each letter while going up their arm (h –wrist, e – elbow, r – bicep, e – shoulder). Then slide arm down arm and put both arms out and say “here we are”
14. thisKids jump and spell t-h-i-s and then say “don’t miss this” while shaking their finger
15. isHold hands out and say “i-s, it is what it is”
16. heKids say h-e, he is a boy (point to a boy in the class as they do this)
17. forKids spell f-o-r then hold out hand and say “for you!”
18. meKids spell m-e and then sing opera style “me ,me, me, me, me, me, me”
19. whereKids spell w-h-e-r-e where or where could you be? While doing this kids put hand over eyes like they are looking for someone.
20. doKids plug their nose and say “d-o, do I do sound silly”
21. youKids spell y-o-u and point to someone to say “you”!
22. lookPut hands in circles over eyes and say “l-o-o-k, let’s look!”
23. on
24. see
25. was
26. what
27. said
28. we
29. want
30. out
31. who
32. are
33. they
34. up
35. down
36. she
37. but
38. good
39. and
40. there
41. give
42. little
43. have
44. that
* Color and number words are taught using “Frog Street” songs and books.
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