Scholars play high-frequency word baseball, pretending to be a pitcher and a batter. Players take turns choosing baseballs with high-frequency words printed on them. If they read the word correctly, they move to the next base until they hit a home run.

Concepts

reading fluency, emergent reading, phonics, high frequency words, beginning reading, sight words, word recognition

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Additional Tags

early reading, fluency, high frequency words, phonics, site words, reading words, english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Laminate game pieces for continued use with minor wear and tear

Classroom Considerations

• Set aside prep time for papers and prepare game pieces

Pros

• The baseball theme heightens engagement

Cons

• None

Common Core

RF.K.3.c