We love our emergent readers & a FREEBIE!

Do your students love getting books? How about books they can keep? Mine do! Kindergarten students love that moment when you hand them a new book to read but they love it more when it is one they can bring home, read to their parents, and keep. No, I don't mean a real paperback book. (Who has extra money for that?!?!) I mean a printable book to read and take home.

Throughout the Kindergarten year, students learn many new sight words. A struggle I have is that the order I introduce sight words isn't always the same as the curriculum book does. This causes a bit of a problem when I am giving the students books to read. Therefore, I started making my own emergent readers.

These emergent readers are awesome because the student has to fill in the sight word rather than just reading it. I have found that by doing this, not only are my students practicing writing the sight word several times, but they also are giving themselves ownership of their book. After writing the word, many get excited to read it to their partner and show what was written.

 

The emergent readers I make are easy to prepare. Just cut in half and staple on the side.

Click below to get 2 free emergent readers:

1. Animals Can Go - focuses on word "can"

2. We Like School - focuses on word "like"

 

Enjoy!