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Phonics: High-Frequency Words, Word Fishing ActivityPhonics: High-Frequency Words, Word Fishing Activity
Publisher
Florida Center for Reading Research
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Grade
K - 1st
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2005
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Phonics: High-Frequency Words, Word Fishing

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To practice reading high-frequency words fluently, learners play a fishing game at a learning center. They take turns fishing; each fish contains a single high-frequency word. To keep the fish they caught, they must be able to read the word accurately.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

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

Additional Tags

early reading, high frequency words, phonics, site words, emergent readers, english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Add fishing-related dress-up to the activity

Classroom Considerations

  • Set aside ample prep time to prepare fish and gather other supplies 

Pros

  • Turns high-frequency word practice into a hands-on activity

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RF.K.3.c

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