Sight Word Maze: the

Grade level

Kindergarten

Time

About 10 minutes

Topic

Maze

Answer key

Yes, page 2 of the PDF

Kids practice

Sight word recognition, Reading fluency, Spelling high-frequency words, Letter formation

What kids do

“Color only the squares that say “the” to make a path from Start to Finish.”

Printed on the sheet:

1. Color only the “the” squares. Start at the top left.
2. How many times did you read “the”?

Words on this sheet

thethentheytohethemeatshe

Teacher tip

Ask kids to read “the” out loud each time they color a square.

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

• Which word was the hardest to read? Why?
• Can you find one of these words in a book from the class library?

Take it further

Hide the week’s words around the room and send kids on a word hunt with a clipboard.

US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.