1st grade
Sight Word: open
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “open” three times, find it among look-alike words, read it in a sentence and draw it: “Please open the door.”
Sight word worksheet · Word of the day
Sight Word: old
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “old” three times, find it among look-alike words, read it in a sentence and draw it: “My dog is old.”
- 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 “old”
- 7. Draw the sentence
- How many did you find?
Words on this sheet
oldcoldoddgoldhold
Teacher tip
Talk about old and new things. The o says its name.
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.
- Read every word on the sheet out loud together before kids start.
Watch for
Letter reversals like b and d. Point to the start of each letter and model it again.
Talk about it
- Can you think of your own sentence with this word?
- 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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