1st grade
Sight Word: some
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “some”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “Can I have some juice?”
Sight word worksheet · Word of the day
Sight Word: could
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “could”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “I could see the moon.”
- Grade level
- 1st grade
- 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:
- 5. Find it: color every “could”
- How many did you find?
- 6. Build it: one letter per box
- How many letters?
- 7. Read the sentence. Trace the word.
Words on this sheet
couldwouldshouldcoldcloud
Teacher tip
The l is silent. Kids remember “could, would, should” as a family later on.
How to use it
- Make it the word of the day: post it on the door and ask kids to read it on the way out.
- Put the sheet in a page protector for dry-erase practice all week.
- Read every word on the sheet out loud together before kids start.
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 words look alike? How do you tell them apart?
Take it further
Write the word in sand, shaving cream or with a finger on a partner’s back.
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Sight Word: again
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “again”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “Read it again!”
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