Identify Written Words - Lesson for Kindergarten, Chapter - Print Concepts
In the "Identify Written Words" lesson, kindergarteners embark on a foundational journey into the world of print concepts. This lesson is crucial as it lays the groundwork for reading and writing skills that students will use throughout their academic careers and beyond. Through engaging activities such as the Word Matching Game Worksheet and the Identify the Written Words Worksheet, students will learn to recognize and distinguish written words in various contexts.
Understanding written words is an essential skill for young learners, as it helps them to decode the symbols that make up our written language. This recognition is the first step towards reading fluently and fosters an early love for reading. Moreover, it aids in vocabulary development, as students begin to associate written words with their meanings.
By the end of this lesson, students will not only have improved their ability to identify written words but also will have taken a significant step towards becoming proficient readers. The skills acquired in this lesson are vital for academic success and are instrumental in navigating the world around them.
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Activity 1 / Written Words
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Activity 2 / Word Matching Game Worksheet
Using initial consonants is a prereading strategy that your early reader will employ, and this fun matching worksheet lets them have practice discerning sounds past the initial sound to decode words properly. The visual cues will add to their sight word bases, as well as give practice in decoding words in word families and with phonetic patterns. Your child will get to say the name of the picture and find the matching word, and will be reading while they do so.
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Activity 3 / Identify the Written Words Worksheet
As your students progress in school, they learn new things, including reading, identifying objects and spelling words. If your students already know how to spell pretty well before beginning this exercise, then they would find it easy enough. First, ask them to identify the things pictured in the printout. If they can, ask them if they can spell the words. Then, help them circle the letters that spell out the words correctly from among the letters.
