SIGHT WORDS (or “Heart” Words) are the words that your kindergartener should know “on sight”. We will introduce one or two words each week. Your child will have many opportunities to learn these words in class by reading them and writing them every day. There are many fun ways you can help your child learn these words at home too. Make a chart, poster, or word worm of a few words at a time and post them in your child’s bedroom. At night, turn out the lights and shine a flashlight on one word at a time. Practice reading the word that you lit up. As your child masters a word, mark that word in a special way (with a sticker, a star, etc.). These words can also be made into flashcards.
MORE WAYS TO PRACTICE SIGHT WORDS:
1. Rainbow Words: Using a crayon write a sight word once then trace over the word several times using a
different color each time.
2. Make a poster, mobile or creative display using the words.
3. Fill a cookie sheet with sugar, salt or sand. Write sight words using your finger. Shake the tray gently to
“erase” the words.
4. Write sight words in the bathtub using shaving cream.
5. Use magnetic letters on the fridge or a cookie sheet to make each word.
6. Write the words on construction paper, cut into individual letters, mix up the letters then put them back
together to spell the word.
7. Try to make sentences using just sight words.
8. Make a Bingo game using sight words.
9. Write the words on the sidewalk with chalk or water and a paintbrush.
10. Clap and change the words. (are = A*clap R*clap E*clap)
11. Search for sight words in magazines. Cut them out, glue onto construction paper.
12. Make sight words using play dough or clay.
13. Type words on the computer. Print and read to a friend.
14. Create a word search.
15. Write the words on a chalkboard or dry erase board. If using a chalkboard, write the word using water and
your finger then ‘erase’ using a damp sponge.
16. Make up a story with an adult. Type it on the computer then go back and underline all the sight words.
17. Arrange sight word cards in a row. Begin with a whisper then slowly say each word a little bit louder as you
go along. Repeat going from loud to soft.
18. Play Memory with sight words. Make two sets of sight word cards, cut them out, mix them up turn them
face down. Take turns flipping them over two at a time trying to find pairs.
19. Read each word in a different voice. (Robot, squeaky voice, whisper voice, animal voice, etc.)
20. Play SWAT! Lay out all the sight word cards, Take turns being the person to call the words while the other
person swats the word called with a fly swatter.
21. Turn off the lights. Play flashlight sight words. Take turns reading the card the flashlight shines on.
22. Be creative! Come up with your own fun way to practice your sight words.
MORE WAYS TO PRACTICE SIGHT WORDS:
1. Rainbow Words: Using a crayon write a sight word once then trace over the word several times using a
different color each time.
2. Make a poster, mobile or creative display using the words.
3. Fill a cookie sheet with sugar, salt or sand. Write sight words using your finger. Shake the tray gently to
“erase” the words.
4. Write sight words in the bathtub using shaving cream.
5. Use magnetic letters on the fridge or a cookie sheet to make each word.
6. Write the words on construction paper, cut into individual letters, mix up the letters then put them back
together to spell the word.
7. Try to make sentences using just sight words.
8. Make a Bingo game using sight words.
9. Write the words on the sidewalk with chalk or water and a paintbrush.
10. Clap and change the words. (are = A*clap R*clap E*clap)
11. Search for sight words in magazines. Cut them out, glue onto construction paper.
12. Make sight words using play dough or clay.
13. Type words on the computer. Print and read to a friend.
14. Create a word search.
15. Write the words on a chalkboard or dry erase board. If using a chalkboard, write the word using water and
your finger then ‘erase’ using a damp sponge.
16. Make up a story with an adult. Type it on the computer then go back and underline all the sight words.
17. Arrange sight word cards in a row. Begin with a whisper then slowly say each word a little bit louder as you
go along. Repeat going from loud to soft.
18. Play Memory with sight words. Make two sets of sight word cards, cut them out, mix them up turn them
face down. Take turns flipping them over two at a time trying to find pairs.
19. Read each word in a different voice. (Robot, squeaky voice, whisper voice, animal voice, etc.)
20. Play SWAT! Lay out all the sight word cards, Take turns being the person to call the words while the other
person swats the word called with a fly swatter.
21. Turn off the lights. Play flashlight sight words. Take turns reading the card the flashlight shines on.
22. Be creative! Come up with your own fun way to practice your sight words.
Sight Word List
I a is my of
the an can go run
to in he like went
run come this here play
was me for red do
you look said see where
what two up down we
want out who are they
she good with and there
give little that have does
love mom dad free saw
be because
the an can go run
to in he like went
run come this here play
was me for red do
you look said see where
what two up down we
want out who are they
she good with and there
give little that have does
love mom dad free saw
be because