1st grade
Sight Word: from
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “from”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “This card is from me.”
Sight word worksheet · Word of the day
Sight Word: what
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “what”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “What is your name?”
- 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 “what”
- 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
whatwhenwaithatthat
Teacher tip
Start a question chain: each child asks “What is…?” and the next child answers.
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.
- Keep a sight word ring of flash cards so kids can check spellings.
Watch for
Kids who count look-alike words as matches in the find it box. Ask them to check every letter.
Talk about it
- What other word looks a lot like this one?
- 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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