Sight words
The words that turn up on every page. Which ones are worth knowing instantly, and how to teach them without guessing.
All sight words resources
How-toHow to sort the list your school sent, how many words your child actually needs, and what five minutes a day should look like.
Word listWorksheetsAll 220 Dolch sight words, from the pre-primer and primer lists for kindergarten up to third grade. Each level is split into the words to sound out and the heart words to learn by heart, with worksheets for both. Only 49 of the 220 are heart words.
Word listWorksheetsFry words 26 to 100, the next 75 most common words in English, sorted for a first grader: 54 to sound out and only 21 to learn by heart, with worksheets for both.
Word listWorksheetsFry words 101 to 200, sorted for a second grader: by the end of the year 78 of them follow patterns your child has been taught, and only 22 have to be learned by heart.
Word listWorksheetsThe 25 most common words in English, from the Fry list, sorted for a kindergartner: 16 to sound out and only nine to learn by heart, with worksheets for both.