More About This Resource
These Science of Reading-based literacy center activities have students use their knowledge of heart words (irregularly spelled high-frequency words) to create phoneme-grapheme word associations and practice phonemic awareness skills. This resource also includes editable templates to create a heart word center with any word.
Research shows irregular high-frequency words can be committed to memory after 1-4 exposures. For struggling readers, it can take up to 20 exposures. These centers will provide your students with the practice they need to be able to store heart words into their sight word memories. Use these activities for review at a center after you have explicitly and systematically introduced heart words to your students. Check out my Heart Words Teaching Slides for more!
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Included in this bundle:
Heart Word Mystery Words
- 56 game mats including 220 words
- Self-checking heart word cards
- Sound reference chart
- Recording sheet for optional use
Heart Word Mapping
- Heart word mapping pop fidget printables
- 220 heart word cards
- Editable templates included to use with any word
- Color and Black & White versions included
- Additional heart word mapping pop fidget printables included for words with up to 8 sounds
Heart Word Mapping Task Cards
- Word mapping printable task cards for 220 words
- Editable templates included to use with any word
- Color and Black & White versions included
Heart Word Mapping Digital Slides
- Heart word mapping digital slides with audio for 220 words
- Self-check box included for each slide
- Editable templates included to use with any word
- Seesaw compatible PNGs for 220 words (NOT a premade seesaw activity
220 high-frequency words included:
the to and he a I you it of in was said his that she for on they but had at him with up all look is her there some out as be have go we am then little down do can could when did what so see not were get them like one this my would me will yes big went are come if now long no came ask very an over your its how know right put too got take where every pretty jump green four ride into just blue red from good any about around want don’t away old by their here saw call after well think ran let help make going sleep brown yellow five six walk two or before eat again play who been may stop off never seven eight cold today fly myself round tell much keep give work first try new must start black white ten does bring goes write always drink once soon made run gave open has find only us three our better hold buy funny warm ate full those done use fast say light pick hurt pull cut kind both sit which fall carry small under read why own found those which their always were could where about again wash show hot because far live draw clean grow best upon these sing together please thank wish many shall laugh
Sarah K. –
great!
Allison P. –
This resource has been so helpful for my students to learn heart words!
Alexa B. –
These are fantastic to review sight words with! I love how students can analyze the word!
Rachel Purcell (verified owner) –
I absolutely love using these in my class. Great to use over and over again for centers.
Rebecca D. –
This resource, along with the rest of Mrs. Winter’s resources, are very engaging and SOR aligned. They have made a positive impact on how I teach phonics and the retention of skills by my students! Thank you!
Amy Harris –
Great resource for independent stations! Thank you!
Jeslyn W. –
My students loved this!! Great resource! Thank you!
debra G. –
Great tool to keep kids engaged while decoding words.
Cindy G. –
My students enjoy all your resources. Great addition to their station.
Marta T. –
Heart words are a great way to teach irregular words and this resource is a great way to do that. Thank you for all the work you put into this.
SecondwithSanson –
Thank you for this resource, my kids enjoy using it!
Kristin A S. –
I just learned about the heart word method this year, and these have been soooo helpful!
Moving Mountains –
I love this resource and will definitely be back for more resources!
Teryn B. –
I love these Heart Words Word Mapping Centers & Activities! Thank you!
STEFANIE RYDER –
This was a terrific resource. Well thought out and very helpful!
Kristy A. –
I have been focused on bringing the science of reading best practices into my classroom this year, and this resource has really helped me.
vanessa M. –
I love these activities, I used these for my literacy centers to help my students learned their heart and flash words! Thank You, it is super engaging and my students are learning how to read and understanding instead of just memorizing sight words.
Kaci K. –
This is a wonderful small group and independent review practice activity!
Irma C. –
Thanks for making this. My students enjoyed it very much
Yvonne R. –
Thanks for creating a great resource. I really enjoyed using this in my classroom. Thanks!