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250+ Sight Words for First Graders That Kids Can Easily Learn

250+ Sight Words for First Graders That Kids Can Easily Learn

Every parent dream of seeing their child reading fluently and accurately. How do they initiate this reading journey in a child? Does the child memorize or just say the words? What are the correct words do we teach? These are a few of the worries they go through, but teaching children to read, the journey generally begins in kindergarten.

The "sight words" or sight vocabulary help children to read by sight (Look – See, See- Say) before they learn phonemes, blends, or phonic sounds. Sight words are common and easy words that kids understand easily.

According to D.J. Kear and M.A. Galdart's study of High–frequency words in printed materials prove that "75% of words used in children's printed materials comprise sight words." Sight words are categorised according to each grade level.

Here is a list of 250+ Sight words for First Graders that children can learn efficiently.

Common 100 sight words for first graders

 

Go

a Two How He Upon Was Get Small

Us

Jump

About Once Often I Its Away Look High

We

Like

They Day Little Also They back See Big

what

You

Every Allow Goes Almost Them Will An had

Has

Are

One Why Does Use Went Any Off him

have

Up

If Every At Dry Were Around Where wish

Sit

Down

Can We The Is Ask But Long with

Sing

And

Be Went She It Said Even Things Work

Play

each

should well who whom tell again short Time

before

 
Two Popular Sight words list
Dolche sight words

Dr. William Edward Dolch, an educator, studied numerous children's books during his time and created a list of 220 service words, of which 95 words are common nouns. As per his study, these words frequently appear in children’s books. The children should know and say the words immediately when they see them. They don't have to sound them. Between 1930 and 1940, he created an essential word list for pre-kindergarten to 3rd grade to enhance reading fluency in young learners. Dr Dolch also published a book in 1948, "Problems in Reading".

 

Old

out them how that last give Came than

find

About

also an why along come walk finish by

enter

did

Think allow dance this same May So Would

fun

Open

Tell ok my over first Laugh Yet Will

Always

Thank

Close please should in Play From Just Follow

Round

Ask

Said could hold me Then Again After Fill

Pick

Fly

Up slow time who Inside Stop Joy Shut

where

Put

Under little see hide new Still Before Cute

Place

take

still those these going door Let Name Goes

Whose

Do

help hand hear some since sleep send hold

fall

 
Fry Sight Words

It is another set of sight words list created by Dr. Edward B. Fry. The list has 1000 words and is split into ten groups. These groups are further categorised into common words and help children read more words.

 

Mine

Get Arrange Plain

Hot

sort

Oil Fill Let

Seek

made

apply Fold Live

Soon

Further

Ours Fix Went

late

fresh

Whole Frost cool

Wild

got

Give Hole Cry

Sad

Song

Lay File Gave

Felt

Spell

Cut Spill Happy

Pull

Speak

click Push List

love

 
Learning sight words

Sight words help build reading proficiency not only for young children but are also resourceful for foreign language learners or for those learning English as a second language ESL. It's important to focus on a few sight words at the beginning. Revising and repeating the sight words further instil confidence among young learners.

Easy games to teach Sight Words
Word of the day

Pick a word and write it down on a whiteboard or paper. Keep making a variety of sentences using that word the entire day.

Sight word book

Encourage your child to collect sight word cuttings from newspapers, magazines, etc and paste them into the newly created sight book.

Sight Words board

Create a sight word board with columns and rows. With the help of dice, play a roll, read, and move the pawns with the kids. Children can move their pawns according to the dice roll.

Bingo

Create bingo cards with sight words. Call the sight words, and children can check and cut them on their bingo cards.

Read story

Read a story aloud and tell children to raise their hands when they hear particular sight words.

Sight words Example Sentences
  • She is a big girl.
  • I go by bus.
  • This is a pen.
  • A big red balloon.
  • He plays with a ball.
  • I am sad.
  • I can eat ice cream.
  • You are right.
  • Sam is my friend.
  • I go to school.
Few books recommendation

Dr Suess's all books like The Cat in the Hat

Bill Martin Jr by Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?

Oliver Jeffers by Once Upon an Alphabet

Jon Klassen by I want my Hat back

Bambinos.Live Experts recommended sight words

 

yellow

Strong Live Only Land Hit

Bring

Hello

Eat Weak Ever Mark Peak

Drop

happy

Blue Thin Power Cross Chew

Dare

joy

Lunch Learn Skip Plus Red

Mouse

Wise

Sad Words Dinner Breakfast Bright

Hen

Purple

Fool day White Food Boring

Silver

simple

enjoy Later already meals boil

nose

Mouth

Lion Brown eyes Told ears

more

tiger

leg gold till mean main

Mix

Chop

Chill Pain Green Hang head

Press

Cat

fix Dog grow Black Grass

cow

 
Conclusion

The learning journey for young children becomes exciting and memorable when it's loaded with fun and games. A child can achieve its fullest potential when we integrate suggested measures in their learning journey.

FAQ

Q:. How do sight words benefit in reading?

Ans:. Sight words are short and easy words that impact reading fluency, comprehension, and language proficiency. 

Q:. Are sight words and phonics similar?

Ans:. Sight words promote instant recognition of words for reading fluency and comprehension, whereas phonics helps in decoding words with the help of sound-letter relationships.

Q:. How many sight words should a first grader know?

Ans:. As per many experts, children must learn at least 100 sight words at the end of first grade.

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