BANG! Sight Word Game

Learning is more fun and engaging when you can tie it to a game. I created this super fun and easy to implement sight word game called BANG! My kiddos love to play it and will beg to play it multiple times a week. The game is made from sight words from both Fry and Dolch word list. I have two different products based on the word list. 

BANG! Sight Word Game (Fry Words)

There are three different games within the product. The first game uses Fry Words 1-100, the second game is words 101-200 and the third game is 201-300. This is great because being a special education teacher, I have students at all different levels. 

BANG! Sight Word Game (Dolch Words)

This bundle includes 5 games using Dolch Words (Pre -Primer, Primers, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade and 3rd Grade). Each game is color coded to help you stay organized. There is also a label included for each Game that is letter size and note card size so they are easy to store and locate!

How to Play:

1.To begin, the dealer (can be a teacher or a student) should start with a stack of preferred word cards (Fry or other). They should be turned over so student’s can’t see.

2.Dealer deals a word card to a student. If they say it correct, they get to keep the card. If not, play continues to other students until someone says it correctly and gets to keep the card.

3.Deal a new cad to the next player and play continues.

4.When someone gets a “BANG!” card, their stack explodes and they give all their cards back to the dealer.

5.Keep all of the “played” cards in a separate stack. Play until all the cards have been dealt.

6.They player with the most cards at the end wins the game!

I hope you have found this useful! I would love to hear your feedback! Have a great week friends!

New Year's Resolution: BE MORE ORGANIZED!

Hello 2017! I hope each and every one of you had a fantastic break and are ready to tackle an amazing spring semester! The beginning of the year for me always includes being more organized. Being a special education teacher means a lot of paper work and data collection. I always feel like I start strong and then need some tools and motivation! I wanted to share with you some of my tips and tools to help you stay more organized in 2017!

 IEP Goal Tracking Binder:
My favorite way to stay organized with goals and data is my IEP Goal Tracking Binder! This binder is full  of  templates, graphs, data sheets and much more to help you stay on top of your students progress.I have a big binder that I use and a keep a tab for each student. As I do assessments and observations with my students, I record goal progress. There is also places throughout that I document what the student needs to work on in order to obtain their goal. There is an editable version that comes along with the download so you an personalize the binder to fit your needs!

Special Education Meeting Binder:
This binder is a must have to bring to ALL your special education meetings throughout the school year. Here in Texas, we call them ARD Meetings (Annual, Review and Dismissal Meetings). However, I know some states call them IEP Meetings, so I provided both wordings within this product. This binder has everything from;Year at a Glance, Caseload Rosters, Meeting Checklist, Meeting Agendas, Special Education Acronyms, 13 Qualifying Categories, Start with a Positive, Student Data, Service Snapshots, multiple note pages and much more!

Student Cubbies with Student Data Binders and Independent Work Boxes:
Each one of my students have their own cubbie with an independent work box and student data binder. The student data binder is from Haley O'Connor (see picture below with link!). Inside the binder the students can graph the progress of their reading levels and much more. I use it mainly for reading levels and math data. I also put my students schedules and any major assessments we have taken so I all stays in one place. Inside their independent work boxes are either pocket charts that they are working on, leveled books they are reading, and their token economy charts. I like everything in one place so while I am working with an individual or group, I can have students go get their work boxes and work independently!

 

I hope you have found some of these binders and tools useful to bring into your classroom this new year! Please feel free to email me with questions at BrookeReaganTPT@gmail.com

HAPPY NEW YEAR!