1st grade
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!”
Sight word worksheet · Word of the day
Sight Word: once
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “once”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “Once upon a time, a robot had a dream.”
- 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 “once”
- 6. Build it: one letter per box
- How many did you find?
- How many letters?
- 7. Read the sentence. Trace the word.
Words on this sheet
onceoneouncenicecone
Teacher tip
Read the start of a fairy tale with “Once upon a time.” Kids then write their own first line.
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.
- Send a copy home so families can play too.
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 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.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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