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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
Mrs Maxies Scholars –
My students loved using this resource. It was highly engaging. Thank you!
Dawn Springer –
My students love this resource. I have it at our word work center. They are engaged and highly motivated. Thank you for taking the time to create.
Kerri Hartwick (verified owner) –
This bundle is full of valuable resources that my students use for practicing heart words! They’re engaging, interactive, and fun! I make them available during center time, but I also push them out in Google Classroom for use at school and at home. I also use these resources with my tutoring students.
Melissa J. –
My students love these and it helps with extra focus and practice of some of the red words we use!
Kali L. –
My students loved this resource and it was easy to use!
J Gifford –
A hands-on engaging activity that students never tire of!
Emily’s Education –
I love this for my students when teaching heart words. They are the perfect activities for students when I am in small groups!
Maia S –
What fun games! My students especially love using the pop-its to practice their heart words.
nicole B. –
This resource is great! It is very interactive for the students and has all the things I need for centers.
Brooke W. –
Awesome resource! So many ways to use and so much to choose from.
Teacher Thoughts –
My students love all of the choices in this resource!
Dawn N. –
My students LOVE pop its, and being able to include them in centers is such a fun way to keep students engaged. Engaging them with sight words is never easy, but this gives them much needed practice in a fun way that they never tire of doing. I love assigning the digital portion in Google Classroom as well. Thank you for a fun resource that provides so many engaging ways to practice heart words!
Jessica L. –
Primarily using the online slides. My students like them and I love how they’re ready to go.
Katilynn B. –
My students love this and it has helped so much with learning our Heart words
Christy B D. –
My students love these activities to practice what they know about heart words. Fantastic resource!
Blossoming In Sped –
Loved using this resource with my students. It is easy to prep and engaging for all learners!
Christina T. –
This is a great resource and makes preparing for centers super easy.
FunTimezInFirst –
Completely what I was looking for for students to use during my word work station!
Lisa M. –
loved using this with my students thank you it was great
Rebecca S. –
This is exactly what you need to transition from sight words memorization to using orthographic mapping to learn words. Outstanding resource!