Kindergarten
Sight Word: for
Read, color, trace and rainbow write the sight word “for”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “This gift is for you.”
Sight word worksheet · Word of the day
Sight Word: not
Read, color, trace and rainbow write the sight word “not”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “That is not my cat.”
- 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. Rainbow write it: once in red, once in blue, once in green
- 5. Find it: color every “not”
- 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
nothotnetnutnote
Teacher tip
Play a silly game: “This is not a cat” while holding up a pencil.
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.
- 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?
- 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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