1st grade
Sight Word: that
Read, color, trace and rainbow write the sight word “that”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “Look at that big truck!”
Sight word worksheet · Word of the day
Sight Word: this
Read, color, trace and rainbow write the sight word “this”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “I made this for you.”
- 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. Rainbow write it: once in red, once in blue, once in green
- 5. Find it: color every “this”
- 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
thisthinhisthatthe
Teacher tip
Point to something close as you read “this”. Pair it with “that”.
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
- How many letters does the word have?
- 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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