Two of our SnapWords™ products are designed to faciliate "passive learning" - learning that does not require a lesson plan, time carved out of the day, nor any effort on the part of the teacher, short of hanging the Landscapes or SnapWords™-on-the-Run.
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SnapWords™ Teaching Cards (SWAENC1)
SnapWords™ Cards are essentials for teaching sight word recognition to a wide variety of learners.
But that's not all. Beyond just recognizing the words, the tools on the reverse of the card move children beyond calling out words to really understanding what they mean and how to use them in sentences. The reverse of each card displays the word without a visual and describes a hand motion for the word - a necessary tool for many kinesthetic learners and dyslexic children. In addition, a sentence using the word and coordinating with the visual on the front of the card focuses children's attentions to the meaning of the word and how it is used in everyday communication. These images have proven to be the turning point for children who had not made progress through any other means. Over 300 words, including all the Dolch high frequency words and the Fountas & Pinnell 100 most frequently recurring words. Each card is 5.5” wide by 4.25” tall.
SnapWords™ Pocket Chart Cards (SWAENC2)
SnapWords™ Pocket Chart Cards are our most popular product. Use them in centers, for partner review, sentence building or independent practice; the number of ways to use these smaller SnapWords™ is only limited by your imagination and your students' needs. Also effective in pocket charts for sentence-building, sentence or phrase unscramble, or review (students turn the cards to the reverse side as they learn the words through the visuals on the fronts). For children who need to understand the function of words before they can focus on learning phonics rules, these cards provide the answer. Over 300 words on 4.25” by 2.75” cards (just barely smaller than a standard 3" x 5” card).
SnapWords™ sight word products are essentials in helping visual learners, right brained children, and those labeled with ADD or ADHD, autism, and dyslexia learn to read more easily.
They are also effective in building a strong reading foundation for children who would naturally succeed in the traditional classroom. Although we call SnapWords™ sight word cards "sight words for kindergarten," you may sucessfully teach our Dolch sight words to children of any age.
SnapWords™ Landscapes (SWLS)
If you have limited hall space, consider the space-saving SnapWords™ Landscapes. These are perfect for displaying sight words on bulletin boards, small office walls, cafeteria walls, or wherever you feel a sight word display would reach a large number of children. In the classroom, display landscapes by a writing or sight words independent center, and replace with a higher level landscape as the children demonstrate that they know their words. There are five landscapes, one for each list of SnapWords™ A-E. Minimum size is 24” x 36”.
SnapWords™-on-the-Run (SWR)
Anyone who has taught in a school can attest to the amount of time wasted as children pass through hallways on the way to lunch, recess, PE, art, computer lab, etc. A clever way to use this wasted time to boost reading abilities is to post our SnapWords™-on-the-Run prominently in hallways so kids can absorb the info while passing through. For pre-k on up, SnapWords™-on-the-Run could truly end up being your most valuable tool for reinforcing sight words. Best of all, when you purchase these amazing teaching tools and post them in the school's hallways, they become accessible to the whole school, visible to beginners as well as older children who need a boost in sight word acquisition. There are five different SnapWords™-on-the-Run, one for each list of SnapWords™ A-E.
Sight Word Strip Book (SWSB)
As children acquire a sight word vocabulary, they need to read material that contains the new words so they can practice reading them in the context of a sentence. While many books are created for reviewing sight words, doubtless none are as carefully designed as our Sight Word Strip Book. The book has five colors of pages, each color coordinating with a set of SnapWords™. Each colored section contains 36 sentences made up of only the sight words in that list. (List A has 36 sentences using only the sight words from List A, etc.). This book is versatile and could become one of your most valuable tools: let your children read with a partner to check that they can read all the words in their list before they read to you for assessment and move on to the next list of words. Writing activities using the sight words in each section are included on the back cover. Another “done-for-you” resource! 180 sentences in all.
My Little Word Walls (WWAE)
My Little Word Walls are a very clever support tool for the busy teacher. Use word walls to help children catch up on their sight word acquisition, let them check out a word wall on their level to use with a parent at home for sight word review, put a couple of each in a writing center for a quick and easy spelling reference, or even place in independent reading centers and ask children to use in sentences to show their comprehension. Uses for word walls are limited only by your own imagination. Five levels of word walls correspond to the five lists of SnapWords™ A-E. 8.5” x 11”.
SnapWords™ Full Classroom Kit (SW-001)
Open the box and find a large collection of highly effective multisensory products to successfully teach high-frequency words to your class. 306 SnapWords™ Teaching Cards are perfect for initial teaching of each word, including word recognition and word meaning. Best of all, learning is rapid, as children learn via images and motions. A 3-pack of 306 SnapWords™ Pocket Chart Cards will equip your independent reading centers, while a 3-pack of the Sight Words Strip Books will round out the learning experience by providing highly targeted language for children as they practice reading their sight words in real text. Included in the kit is a copy of Activities for Use with SnapWords™ - 22 ready-made mini-lessons to help the busy teacher. Finally, a set of stylized digraphs comes with each Full Classroom Kit.
SnapWords™ Classroom Kit (SW-002)
Learning sight words is a snap with our SnapWords™ Classroom Kit! Teach sight word recognition and word meaning through visuals and motions for instant learning and rapid recall. A set of 306 SnapWords™ Teaching Cards introduce each word, while the set of 306 SnapWords™ Pocket Chart Cards will equip an independent center where students can review and do sentence-building activities. Also included is a 3-pack of the Sight Word Strip Book - a perfect follow-up to learning sight words, as the highly targeted language provides effective practice with high-frequency words. The Classroom Kit also includes the booklet Activities for Use with SnapWords™ and a set of stylized digraphs.
SnapWords™ Help at Home Kit (SW-HS)
This kit equips parents with tools to effectively boost a child's reading ability without resorting to flashcard drill and memorization. Take the pressure off and enjoy the process of helping your child learn to read. The Help at Home Kit includes 306 SnapWords™ Pocket Chart Cards that teach sight words instantly through visuals and motions - great for visual/tactile learners. Follow up learning sight words with our Sight Word Strip Book, which provides practice reading sight words in real sentences that coordinate with each level of sight words learned. Also included is the valuable booklet Activities for Use with SnapWords™ and stylized digraphs.
Learning sight words becomes easy once children begin to rely on their visual capacities to learn and remember. In children between the ages of four and seven, the right brain is developing rapidly, so it is helpful to integrate right brain elements in teaching. Achieving early fluency allows children to focus on phonics strategies that will enable them to read higher level books.
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Activities for Use with SnapWords™ (SWAB)
A very useful teaching tool, our Activities booklet is packed with 22 short and easy games and activities to play with your students to help them learn to recognize and use their sight words. Sylized digraphs included! This valuable booklet comes as a free download with any SnapWords™ order, but may also be downloaded separately.