Re: Looking for FUN ideas for teaching popcorn words??

Sheri

Posted on 10/09/09

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I love teaching popcorn words! There is a fun web site game on
www.TutoringForTots.com titled Popcorn Words. It has a paper
game for purchase on the site as well with the kindergarten
words.

On 10/08/04, Beth wrote:
> The K teachers in my building have just started calling our
> sight words popcorn words. We are having so much fun. Here
> are a few ideas that we have come up with in the last few
> weeks.
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> -when a popcorn word comes up in the news, the children come
> up with a yellow crayon or marker and "butter" the popcorn
> word
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> -the popcorn words get thrown around the rug at cirlce time.
> Tell the children that the words have popped out of the
> bowl. Sit with a bowl in your lap. Have the children
> retrieve the words. As they bring a word to you and read it
> correctly it goes in the bowl. If they read it incorrectly,
> it pops back out onto the floor for someone else to try.
>
> -put all the popcorn words on yellow paper shaped like
> popcorn and put them upside down on the rug. On some pieces,
> write the word POP in big letters. Have the children sit in
> a circle to make the bowl. Go around the circle and have
> each child pick a piece of popcorn and read the word. If
> they read it correctly they get to keep it. If not, it goes
> back on the floor. If they pick a piece that says pop, every
> one has to stand hop three times and say POP! POP! POP!.
> (keeps everyone interested and paying attention) Also, the
> pop people have to put any popcorn they have kept back onto
> the floor. THEY LOVE IT!
>
> These are just a few ideas. Hope they help!
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> On 9/26/04, krea wrote:
>> I am looking for FUN ways to really teach the popcorn words.
>> Thanks!

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