1st grade
Sight Word: when
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “when”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “When can we eat?”
Sight word worksheet · Word of the day
Sight Word: were
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “were”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “We were at the zoo.”
- 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 “were”
- 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
wereworewhereherewe
Teacher tip
Kids mix up “were” and “where”. Teach “were” first, with “we were”.
How to use it
- Spell the word with magnetic letters or letter tiles after the build it box.
- Clap, stomp or snap each letter as you spell the word out loud.
- Send a copy home so families can play too.
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?
- Can you find one of these words in a book from the class library?
Take it further
Add the word to a class word wall and use it in a shared writing sentence.
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