Sight words, also called high-frequency words, are the words children meet most often in books, like the, and, said and was. Each worksheet practices a small set of words three ways: trace them, read and write them, then rainbow-write them. Using your school’s own list? Make worksheets from it with the word worksheet maker.
The 40 Dolch pre-primer words are the first sight words most children learn, usually in preschool or early kindergarten. They are split into 8 sets of 5 words — about one set a week.
The 52 Dolch primer words come after the pre-primer list and are usually taught in kindergarten. They are split into 11 sets of 4 or 5 words — about one set a week.
The 41 Dolch first grade words come after the primer list and are usually taught in 1st grade. They are split into 9 sets of 4 or 5 words — about one set a week.
The first 100 Fry words are the most common words in English — together they make up about half of everything children read. They are listed from most to least common and split into 10 sets of 10.