Sight words are words, like come, does, or who, that don’t follow the rules of spelling or the six syllable types. These words have to be memorized because decoding them is really difficult. Students are taught to memorize sight words as a whole, by sight, so that they can recognize them immediately (within three seconds) and read them without having to use decoding skills.
Put simply, sight words are words that we teach our young readers to know by heart. That way, they don’t have to spend valuable time decoding them.
Below are lists of sight words beginning with pre-k and ending with second grade (for those that may want a challenge).
Not only is it beneficial to read these words, but also to be able to write them.
Dolch Sight Words Pre-Kindergarten (40 words)a and away big blue can come down find for funny go help here I in is it jump little look make me my not one play red run said see the three to two up we where yellow you
Dolch Sight Words Kindergarten (52 words)
all am are at ate be black brown but came did do eat four get good have he into like must new no now on our out please pretty ran ride saw say she so soon that there they this too under want was well went what white who will with yes
Dolch Sight Words First Grade (41 words)
after again an any as ask by could every fly from give going had has her him his how just know let live may of old once open over put round some stop take thank them then think walk were when
Dolch Sight Words
Second Grade (46 words)
always
around
because
been
before
best
both
buy
call
cold
does
don’t
fast
first
five
found
gave
goes
green
its
made
many
off
or
pull
read
right
sing
sit
sleep
tell
their
these
those
upon
us
use
very
wash
which
why
wish
work
would
write
your
Ideas For Practicing Sight Words
-Write the words on sticky notes. Then have your child write them in sand or rice on a tray.
-Write the words on sticky notes. Then have your child swat each sight word with a fly swatter as you name it!
-Build the word with play dough and write it on the lines below.
-Make a sight word parking lot. Draw tiny parking spots on a piece of poster board, and
-Practice writing sight words using a dry erase marker on a dry erase board.
-Where’s the bear? Write the words on paper cups and hide a small bear or other tiny object. Your child guesses where the bear is hiding by naming the word on the cup.
-Word of the Day: tape one or two words written on an index card next to the front door, as EVERYONE in the family leaves or enters the house…..ask them to touch the word and yell it out.
-Jump to Read: write the words your child is practicing in chalk outside, spend five to ten minutes a day jumping from word to word and calling them out.
-Eat the Words: write this weeks' sight words in whipped cream or frosting, eat one word treat a day (after reading it of course).
-Spell Them Out: Use alphabet pasta (dry) to spell out each word (glue them onto a piece of cardstock for future practicing).
-Concentration: Play concentration with matching sets of sight word cards.
-Bath Time: Write words in the bathtub with bath crayons.
-Shaving Cream: Spread shaving cream onto a plastic tray and write the words with your finger
-Tic Tac Toe: Play tic tac toe (using two sight words instead of x and o).
-Magnets: Build sight words each day with letter magnets on the fridge.
-Sight Word Search: Hide two or three sight words around the house (written on a post it). Have your child find them (each day hide them in a new place).
-Note of the Day: Each day write your child a short note (1-3 sentences). Include the words they are practicing.
-Catch: Use a sharpie to write each word from your child's current set on different parts of a beach ball. Toss the ball back and forth, yelling out the words that face up each time.
-Roll the Die: Create a set of die (large size) with a word on each face. Roll and read.
-Memory: create pairs of sight words and play memory.
-Sight Word Detective: look for focus words in your favorite story each night.
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