A Parent's Guide to Snap Words 📖

Our Super Readers are busy working hard tackling the basic skills needed to learn to read. Snap Words, also known as Sight Words, are one of the essential skills that you can help with at home. I have provided you with a list of snap words that we will be practicing in class. These words are found in many of the books your child will read. Practicing with your child will make a BIG difference! We look forward to the fruits of our ongoing partnership with you!

Quick Tips For Success:

1. Practice in short sessions. Two 8 minute sessions will be more productive than one 16 minute session.

2. When your child is working on the first few words it may be necessary to start with 5-8 words and put doubles of each card in the stack. Never have more than 20 cards in the stack.

3. Snap words should be recognized by SIGHT. “Sounding out” will not always work, and students should be able to read the word in 5 seconds.

4. Set goals with your child. How many can he get right? Raise the goal by just a few each time to build in success.

Happy Snap Word Learning! 💙💙💙

1. Using a highlighter or crayon, help your child find their snap words in print (newspaper, magazine etc.)

2. Read with your child, pointing to the words so that they see the words in books.

3. Put magnetic letters on the refrigerator or on a metal cookie sheet. Let them make the words.

4. Have your child use glitter glue, puffy paint, markers, or playdoh to write the snap words.

5. Put craft sand on a paper plate. Have your child practice tracing sight words in the sand.

6. Squirt shaving cream on a plate or table. Spread the cream. Have your child write the sight words in shaving cream.

7. Put hair gel in a zip lock bag. Have your child write the letters of the sight words in the gel.

8. Write snap words on sticky notes and place them on a wall. Turn down the lights and give your child a flashlight. Have your child shine the light on the words and read each word.

9. Use a jump rope to jump or hop the letters of their snap words (t-h-e the).

10. Write letters on legos. Use the individual legos to have your child build their snap words.