Sight Word Story Hunt

Grade level

Kindergarten

Time

About 20 minutes

Topic

Story hunt

Answer key

Yes, page 2 of the PDF

Kids practice

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

What kids do

“Read the story. Circle every “up”, “come”, “little” and “dog”. Count how many you found!”

Printed on the sheet:

1. Read the story. Circle the words.
2. I see a big red dog. The dog can run and jump.
3. Come here, dog! Look up, not down. Can you help me find my little cat? The cat is up in a tree. Come down, little cat!
4. How many did you find?

Words on this sheet

upcomelittledog

Teacher tip

Read the story twice: once for fun and once for the hunt.

How to use it

• Keep a sight word ring of flash cards so kids can check spellings.
• Send a copy home so families can play too.
• Read every word on the sheet out loud together before kids start.

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.