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.

Concepts

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

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Additional Tags

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

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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