As you may know educational writing and resource development are two aspects of my new role as Learning Specialist.  I for one could not be more excited about this opportunity (being paid to blog AND create?! What could possibly be better?).  Since tech is a huge professional focus for me (and my graduate minor) I will be doing a lot of tech and resource reviews.  As well, I will be using my training in instructional design to share some of the curricular resources that I have designed for my previous classrooms or students I work with currently.  Creating and sharing resources isn’t new for me;  if you like what you see make sure you also check out the Teaching Category of this blog for some other freebies I have designed.

This latest resource is a game I designed called, On a Roll, which is a fun way to bolster your student’s sight word recognition.  For background on why sight words are important to young learners, the rules on how to play the game, insights into how I used this resource in my own classroom and links to the standards head over to my post on the Yellin Center Blog.

If you are like me and want to keep personalizing the words as your students learn I have attached below the word version of this game so you can fully differentiate this activity to meet your students’ needs.  My personal preference is to print the word doc version since sometimes the formatting of the google doc (like the sample offered on the Yellin Center Blog) can be cumbersome to navigate.

Please use, share, adapt and give me feedback. I am always looking to improve my materials and also love hearing the innovative ways my peers use my resources in the classroom. I especially love pictures, and sharing them here with your permission! Happy learning.

On a Roll Game Handout