Tom!
Tom [extends the short O sound] ! Ugh!
I can't find my dog Tom!
Where is he?
Where's my dog?
I'm using my sight and opening my eyes wide [emphasizes the long I sound] but I just don't
see him!
[gasps] Let me see if I can hear him!
[crickets chirp] Ugh!
I really can't see him or hear him anywhere!
I used my senses of sight and hearing to try to find Tom, but which senses do we use when
we're reading?
Hmm ... smell?
[sniff, sniff] No.
Taste?
[taps tongue] Nah.
We use our sight and hearing!
We see letters and we make their sounds.
When we make the sounds, we listen to hear if the words we are reading sound right.
Today we are going to use our sight and learn some sight words and – this is so exciting!
– we're going to use sight words to start reading sentences!
[excited gasp]
We know that our sense of sight is talking about what we can see with our eyes, but what
are sight words?
Sight words are words we see a lot.
They pop up a lot in sentences!
Sometimes they will follow the rules we have learned, and it will be easy to sound them
out.
Think of a rule you follow.
Tom always sits when I tell him to.
But ... Tom doesn't always follow the rules.
Uh oh ... Words that don't follow the rules can be more tricky to read because they aren't
spelled the way they sound.
The good news is that if we practice them we will be able to recognize them by sight,
and they won't be tricky anymore!
Every week, we will learn more sight words which will be important for us to read more
sentences.
Some of the words we learned last week are actually sight words.
Let's review them.
Read the word and think of a sentence with that word in it.
Set.
I thought of the sentence: "I set the table."
Pause the video and read the rest of the words.
[can, did, had, get, him, let] For each word, think of a sentence you can say with that
word in it.
The sight words we are going to work on today are not tricky.
So, we can get started reading some sight words and putting them in sentences.
Ready to see some sight words?
Here is our first word: a.
Yep!
[laughs]
It's just one letter.
Some words are really short.
What's the name of this letter?
A!
We could use this word to say, "A cat." [says "A" with the long A sound] Some people pronounce
this as, "A cat." [says "A" with the short A sound] Either way it's OK!
Here's the next sight word: I.
This is just one letter also.
What is the name of this letter?
I.
This sight word comes up a lot because we often read and talk about what we do.
I like tacos.
I can run fast!
I am tall.
When we are talking about ourselves, this word will be a capital I. Hey!
I am tall.
[emphasizes "am"]
Am!
That's another sight word.
Am!
Can you think of another sentence with that word?
Hmm ... I am ... [trails off] [gasps] Maybe you said, "I am a kid."
Now let me show you something really cool.
You can already read these words.
[pan, hat, sit, fin] Go ahead!
Read them out loud.
Pan, hat, sit, fin.
But!
What if I took away the first letter from each word?
These are words too!
They're sight words.
Can you read them?
An, at, it, in.
You're doing a great job!
Can you read these?
If, on, up.
Nice!
This next sight word is a little trickier.
Let me show you.
It's pronounced "is" [a short I sound paired with a Z sound] like, "It is sunny."
I know – I-I-I know – I know.
The letter S usually makes the S sound, but in THIS sight word, it makes the Z sound.
Is.
That's why sight words can be tricky.
They don't always follow the rules!
Let's read all of our new sight words again.
Go ahead and read the word!
Then, I'll read it after you.
I,
a,
an,
am,
at,
it,
in,
if,
on,
up,
is.
Great job using your eyes and ears to read those sight words.
We are going to use the sight words we have learned to build sentences!
These are letters: H, O, P. Letters make words!
Hop!
What is a sentence?
Words make sentences, which express complete thoughts.
I can hop.
That's a sentence!
I put a dot underneath each word.
That helps us to see how many words there are and to make sure we don't skip any.
As we read we can touch each dot.
We won't use dots forever, but they can help us get started.
I can hop.
You did it!
We're reading sentences!
Get your finger ready to put under each word.
Let's read some more sentences.
How many words in the sentence?
[It is red.]
Three.
Touch each dot and read.
It is red.
How many words in the sentence?
[I am a kid.]
Four!
Touch each dot and read.
I am a kid.
How many words in the sentence?
[I am at an igloo]
Five!
Touch each dot and read: I am at an igloo.
[Brrr!]
How many words in the sentence?
[A bug is on a log]
Six.
Touch each dot and read.
A bug is on a log.
How many words in the sentence?
[It is bad if I am sad.]
Seven!
Touch each dot and read.
It is bad if I am sad.
How many words in the sentence?
[I see a big dog in the mud.]
Eight!
Touch each dot and read.
I see a big dog in the mud.
Hey!
I really DO see a big dog in the mud!
And it's my dog.
Tom!
[Tom barks] [Caroline sighs] [Tom barks] Dogs don't always follow the rules.
Kind of like sight words!
We will learn more sight words as we go.
And soon ... we will be able to read all kinds of things!
[Tom continues barking]
Coming Tom!
I guess I'd better go.
[laughs] Great job, and don't forget to stay clever!