1st grade
Finish the Sentence
Four sentence starters with 1st grade sight words. Kids write their own ending and draw it.
Sight word worksheet · Finish the sentence
Finish the Sentence
Four sentence starters made of sight words. Kids finish each one with their own word and draw a picture.
- Grade level
- Kindergarten
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Finish the sentence
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Sight word recognition, Reading fluency, Spelling high-frequency words, Letter formation
What kids do
“Read the start of the sentence. Write a word to finish it. Then draw it!”
Printed on the sheet:
- 3. I like to eat…
- 4. I can ride a…
Teacher tip
Share the endings out loud. Kids love hearing each other’s ideas.
How to use it
- Use it in a literacy center with a partner who checks the reading.
- Play it again later in the week with a different partner. Repeat play builds speed.
- Keep a sight word ring of flash cards so kids can check spellings.
Watch for
Kids who guess from the first letter. Ask them to look at the whole word, all the way to the end.
Talk about it
- Can you find one of these words in a book from the class library?
- Which words look alike? How do you tell them apart?
Take it further
Play a quick round of “flash and read” with the words at the end of the day.
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