Well amigos, I am sure there are TONS of more ways to use high-frequency words. Either way, you are helping to support this blog!!! My inbox gets jammed as well- you can purchase these printables for a small charge at my TPT site here. If you do not wish to subscribe- I understand. To check out what other printable activities in Spanish there are, click here. You receive exclusive access to ALL of the printables available in the library. If you are new to Lorena & Lennox, Bilingual Beginnings, or have been shy to subscribe, you can do so at the end of this post. If you are already a subscriber, this list of 100 high-frequency words in Spanish will shortly make its way to your inbox. How to get your free printable list of 100 high-frequency words in Spanish? Manipulative activities – using any concrete objects, blocks, shapes, cookie cutters, etc., have your kids explore letters with a hands-on approach.I-Spy – write a couple of words on a paper, and see if your child can identify the high-frequency word of the day!.Related: Seasonal scavenger hunts in Spanish for kids See how many words your child can find that are on the list!.For some advanced extra fun, throw in a couple of words that are not on the list.Choose a certain amount of sight words and hide them around the house or classroom.Print out a poem in Spanish with your child and have them circle the high-frequency word of the day! You might even learn some new vocabulary yourself =) Poetry: Poems use a lot of high-frequency words.You could also print out the lyrics to the song and have your child circle or highlight the high-frequency word as well. Once your child becomes familiar with the song, give them a piece of paper with a particular high-frequency word and have them raise it in the air when they hear the sight word in the song. Songs – pick a nursery rhyme or children’s song and practice it throughout the week.Practice that word a few times with your child or student and have them locate the word with their finger when it comes up in the book.įor a list of children’s picture books in Spanish, click here. Word of the day: Each time you read a book, scan through the book first to see if a particular high-frequency word frequently appears.Allocate a slot of time in each day to read to your child.įor tips on reading to a bilingual child click here. Reading exposes children to new high-frequency words as well as new vocabulary. Reading: The only way to become a better reader is through reading.Ways to use high-frequency words in the Spanish classroom or at home In the meantime, keep reading to see a list of ways you can use high-frequency words in the classroom or at home. I plan on executing some of these activities with my son Lennox over the next couple of months to see, and if these activities prove useful, I want to share them with you! That is why, even though Spanish literacy takes a phonetic-based approach, I think that it would be beneficial to implement high-frequency word activities to guide children in their Spanish literacy journey. Memorization and repetitive activities are how I learned Spanish and two other languages as an adult. As a more right-brained thinker, I most definitely would have benefited from repetitive and memorization activities such as sight word activities. I do not remember doing sight word practice as a child. I will go more into this in a future post. Phonetics-based learning works on breaking down the different letters and syllables of words. This means that there is a heavier focus on phonetics-based learning over word memorization when it comes to teaching children how to read. On the other hand, Spanish is a phonetic language, and despite a few rules, each letter has one sound. Many sight words in English include words that do not fit phonetic patterns, i.e., of, through, through, etc. Non-phonetic means the pronunciation of a word does not correspond to its’ spelling. In the English language, practicing sight words and doing sight word activities are extremely helpful due to English’s non-phonetic nature. Memorizing sight words help kids become faster and more fluent readers. Sight words are simple, common words taught to kids to be memorized and eventually recognized within three-seconds. “Sight words are the building blocks of the literacy instruction.” –
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