1st grade
Sight Word: round
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “round” three times, find it among look-alike words, read it in a sentence and draw it: “A ball is round.”
Sight word worksheet · Word of the day
Sight Word: over
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “over” three times, find it among look-alike words, read it in a sentence and draw it: “The cow jumped over the moon.”
- 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 “over”
- 7. Draw the sentence
- How many did you find?
Words on this sheet
overcoveroveneveroffer
Teacher tip
Read the nursery rhyme and jump over a line on the floor.
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
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.
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