More About This Resource
This is a sample of my Heart Words Resource that includes 5 words.
The traditional method for learning high frequency words by rote memorization doesn’t work for all students. Using orthographic mapping strategies, the science-based heart word method teaches students to sound out the parts of irregular words that do follow phonics rules. Students then only need to learn a small portion of the word that is the “tricky part” by heart.
This resource is science based and includes everything you need to successfully teach your students how to utilize the heart word method in order to become successful readers. This NO PREP resource will save you time and allow you to feel confident while teaching your students to become heart word masters!
Included in the full resource:
- Research based best practices and teaching tips for the teacher
- Digital teaching slides for 220 high frequency sight words
- Independent student practice printable for each word
- Foldable craftivity to further extend and enhance student learning for each word
- Words and heading for Heart Words bulletin board











Michele D. –
My students enjoy using this because of the routine and consistency.
pug mom –
Great resource! Well-organized and easy to use. This will be a valuable addition to my classroom. Thank you!
Maureen Belliveau (verified owner) –
I love this idea of how to teach these words….thank you so much for your download…so very valuable!
adrianna Z. –
Students really loved to use this and it was an easy to use resource
Quan Boggess –
Very engaging. My students really enjoyed this and learned a lot from working THIS ACTIVITY.
Deandra Kiser –
This helped my MLLs engage and become familiar with letters and sounds.
Maria V –
This was suuuuper fun with the little one. Found and fun but also helped with her learning sight words. Would recommend !
Melanie Fudge –
I like this resource! I am just still trying to figure out how to use it appropriatly in my class. Sometimes the click and drag doesn’t work but I bet it will be fantastic once I figure it out a routine with them. I am a new teacher!
Sandra E. –
My students completed the work effortlessly. They really were engage the whole time.
NajaAverageTeacher –
Very helpful to get started with teaching heart words in our classroom. Thank you!
Sara B. –
My students loved this resource and found it highly engaging.
valori Justiss –
This was a great supplement to our curriculum. It was easy for students to understand the directions and engaging.
Linda Wu –
This is a great resource that fits into my phonics program.
Allison M. –
Love this product! My students really enjoyed using it!
Gabrielle A. –
This was a perfect resource, as a reading specialist, to review and go over with my K team. We’ve been shifting to SOR and this is great!
Jacquline W. –
This resource was great and exactly what I was looking for. So helpful!
Eddye B. –
My scholars enjoyed using this resource. it was really helpful for learning their sight words and remembering the heart sounds. Having the heart over the letters for the new sound reminded them that it wasn’t the regular sound for those letters.
I liked being able to use them for both large and small groups.
Primary Autism Teacher –
This is a great product! My students enjoyed it. Thank you so much 🙂
Trudy D. –
This was an excellent introduction to word mapping.
Tonja Quintana (verified owner) –
I’ve never taught heart words before. Thank you for this resource, especially the step by step teaching instructions! I think that this product will be great to get me started. ❤️