1st grade
Sight Word: because
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “because” three times, find it among look-alike words, read it in a sentence and draw it: “I am happy because it is my birthday.”
Sight word worksheet · Word of the day
Sight Word: many
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “many” three times, find it among look-alike words, read it in a sentence and draw it: “How many cats do you see?”
- 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. Write it three times
- 5. Read the sentence. Trace the word.
- 6. Find it: color every “many”
- 7. Draw the sentence
- How many did you find?
Words on this sheet
manyanymeanmanmoney
Teacher tip
“Many” sounds like “menny”. Pair it with “any”.
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.
- Use it in a literacy center with a partner who checks the reading.
Watch for
Kids who count look-alike words as matches in the find it box. Ask them to check every letter.
Talk about it
- Where might you see this word in a book?
- 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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1st grade
Sight Word: would
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “would” three times, find it among look-alike words, read it in a sentence and draw it: “I would like some juice.”
Kindergarten
Sight Word: the
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “the”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “I see the dog.”
Kindergarten
Sight Word: a
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “a”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “I have a cat.”
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