Montessori Science of Reading Yellow Early Heart Words

❤️ Heart Words Activity Instructions ❤️ Learning high-frequency words that aren’t spelled “phonetically correct” is an essential step toward reading and writing fluency. These 36 Heart Word cards provide hands-on, multi-sensory practice to help students remember tricky parts of words “by heart.” ✅ Preparation Print all pages. Cut the individual cards along the lines. Laminate or place in plastic sleeves for repeated use. Provide whiteboard/dry-erase markers. Before You Begin This pack includes two sets: Yellow 1 and Yellow 2. Begin with Yellow 1, then move on to Yellow 2. Introduce only a few words at a time, then add more as the child gains fluency. Continue revising previously taught words. Point out the “heart part” the child needs to remember because it doesn’t follow standard phonics rules. Example: In the word “be”, the e is marked with a heart because students have learned only the short /e/ sound at this stage, even though it makes the long /e/ sound here. Wherever you see a heart above a sound, it means the child needs to remember it by heart because it is irregular or they haven’t yet learned the phonics rule. Activities Try a variety of hands-on activities to reinforce learning: Trace and write over the word, adding a heart above the “heart part.” Build the words with a moveable alphabet, using the included page of hearts for marking tricky sounds. Hide the cards around the classroom for a “Word Hunt” game, then have students write the words. Write the words with colorful paints for a multi-sensory experience. Place the words into Elkonin boxes (included if you own the full Modern Montessori Reading Bundle). Use the enclosed handwriting sheets for extra practice.