Kindergarten
Sight Word: be
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “be” three times, find it among look-alike words, read it in a sentence and draw it: “I will be kind.”
Sight word worksheet · Word of the day
Sight Word: ate
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “ate” three times, find it among look-alike words, read it in a sentence and draw it: “The dog ate my snack.”
- Grade level
- Kindergarten
- Time
- About 10 minutes
- Topic
- Word of the day
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Reading one sight word, Tracing and writing, Finding a word among look-alikes, Reading the word in a sentence
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- 4. Write it three times
- 5. Read the sentence. Trace the word.
- 6. Find it: color every “ate”
- 7. Draw the sentence
- How many did you find?
Words on this sheet
ateeatlategatetea
Teacher tip
Talk about what kids ate for breakfast. Then read the sentence.
How to use it
- Introduce the word on the board, read it, spell it out loud and use it in a sentence before handing out the sheet.
- Do the trace and color boxes together, then let kids finish the find it and sentence parts on their own.
- Play it again later in the week with a different partner. Repeat play builds speed.
Watch for
Kids who count look-alike words as matches in the find it box. Ask them to check every letter.
Talk about it
- What other word looks a lot like this one?
- Which word was the hardest to read? Why?
Take it further
Hunt for the word in a picture book and keep a tally.
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Sight Word: but
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “but” three times, find it among look-alike words, read it in a sentence and draw it: “I like it, but it is hot.”
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