1st grade
Sight Word: could
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “could”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “I could see the moon.”
Sight word worksheet · Word of the day
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?”
- 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 “when”
- 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
whenwhathenwherethen
Teacher tip
Ask “When do we eat lunch?” and other when questions about the school day.
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.
- Play it again later in the week with a different partner. Repeat play builds speed.
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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Sight Word: once
Read, color, trace and write the sight word “once”, find it in a crowd of look-alike words, then read it in a sentence: “Once upon a time, a robot had a dream.”
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