Wednesday WOW! {October 2}

I'm linking up with Curious Firsties for their "Wednesday WOW" linky party.  I'm excited to share something successful in my classroom today!

I was thinking of different ways to practice sight words on my way home last night.  I was trying to think of things students to do to practice while I was working with small groups; incorporating technology would be a bonus.  Here is what I came up with:

Students chose a sight word flashcard and propped it up on the laptop.  They then typed the word and pushed the space bar before typing the next word.  These laptops are old laptops that no longer work and were just sitting in the computer lab!  I snatched up 3 of them to use as a small group center.  They L-O-V-E-D it and were so engaged in their "typing".

It is my hope that this will not only help student learn their sight words, but that it will also help their typing skills begin to develop.  Having some knowledge of where letters are located on the keyboard would be very helpful when trying to use technology for project-based learning.  It is a win-win!

How were you and your students successful this week?