1st grade
Sight Word: put
Read, color, trace and rainbow write the sight word “put”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “Put your toys away.”
Sight word worksheet · Word of the day
Sight Word: how
Read, color, trace and rainbow write the sight word “how”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “How do you do that?”
- 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:
- 4. Rainbow write it: once in red, once in blue, once in green
- 5. Find it: color every “how”
- 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
hownowwhohotcow
Teacher tip
Start “How do you…?” questions and let kids act out the answers.
How to use it
- Spell the word with magnetic letters or letter tiles after the build it box.
- Clap, stomp or snap each letter as you spell the word out loud.
- Keep a sight word ring of flash cards so kids can check spellings.
Watch for
Letter reversals like b and d. Point to the start of each letter and model it again.
Talk about it
- How many letters does the word have?
- Can you find one of these words in a book from the class library?
Take it further
Add the word to a class word wall and use it in a shared writing sentence.
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Sight Word: away
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