1st grade
Sight Word: have
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “have”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “I have a red ball.”
Sight word worksheet · Word of the day
Sight Word: they
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “they”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “They ran to the bus.”
- 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 “they”
- 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
theythethenthemthere
Teacher tip
The ey says “ay” here. Contrast it with “the” and “then” so kids look past the th.
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.
- 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
- Can you think of your own sentence with this word?
- 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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