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Sight-word list · Dolch · 40 words

Pre-primer

The 40 words that start it all — the ones a child meets in their very first books.

Age
Ages 3–11
Skill
Reading
Format
Interactive
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Before the lesson

Three to five new words a week is plenty. Flash a word, say it together, find it in a real book the same day — the book sighting is what makes it stick.

Play these words

Games pre-loaded with this list:

Letter ForgeDawn Sky Festival

Printable checklist

Prints as a clean checklist — one box per word, room for a date.

aandawaybigbluecancomedownfindforfunnygohelphereIinisitjumplittlelookmakememynotoneplayredrunsaidseethethreetotwoupwewhereyellowyou

  • Flashcards

    Fry first 100

    The 100 most frequent words in written English — about half of everything ever printed.

  • Flashcards

    Third grade

    The last 41 Dolch words — together, myself, laugh. After these, it's just reading.

  • Worksheet

    Finding the Way

    Excuse me, where is the park? Go straight, turn left — and have fun!

  • Worksheet

    The Wet Pet — worksheet

    The story, questions with one right answer, four sentences to order and a box to draw in.