1st grade
Sight Word: of
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “of”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “I want a slice of pizza.”
Sight word worksheet · Word of the day
Sight Word: play
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “play”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “Can we play outside?”
- 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:
- 5. Find it: color every “play”
- 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
playdaypayplanclay
Teacher tip
Read the sentence, then go outside and play. Kids remember words tied to fun.
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.
- Read every word on the sheet out loud together before kids start.
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 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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