Space Theme 3rd Grade Sight Words Activity

I created the Space Theme 3rd Grade Sight Words Activity to bring in a reading component to a space theme! Sight words games and activities keep learning interesting for students. The free download includes 41 slides! Each slide features rocket-themed alphabet letters and THREE opportunities to work with each word: Read It/Type It/Build It!

“My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles.” Remember that? Perhaps you learned a different mnemonic to learn the order of the planets? If you learned planet names before 2006, mother was likely serving “nine pizzas” instead of noodles!

Regardless of how and when you learned about our solar system, you likely remember it because it’s a rather fascinating theme! Your students will readily engage in learning about the universe beyond planet Earth.

Third Grade Sight Words

Sight words, sometimes called high frequency words, are words that we want readers to quickly recognize and read by sight to improve fluency. Historically, many teachers teach sight words in a way that encourages kids to memorize these commonly found words with flash cards or repetition.

However, research on how the brain learns to read is now increasingly apparent that recognizing the words by sight is not enough. Learners should instead be taught how to decode the words first, and then the automaticity of reading sight words will follow.

Some of the words included in the Dolch sight words list are readily decodable, while others follow less common spelling patterns. Regardless, teachers should teach their specific grade-level lists by highlighting the letter/sound correspondences for each sight word.

You can begin teaching sight words for kids at the pre-primer level. The lists then progress to Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade. Third grade is the final list of sight words.

Give your students lots of repetition, practice, and word study and they will build confidence and fluency as young readers. Zingo Sight Words is a fun game bringing fast-paced excitement to the learning process!

Dolch Sight Words 3rd Grade List

Ever wonder the history behind the Dolch word lists? In 1948, Edward William Dolch, PhD, compiled the list and published it in his book, “Problems in Reading.” He included words commonly found in children’s reading books of the 1930s and 40s. There are 41 words included in the list: