Sight words for kindergarten
Keys: right arrow or Space for the next word, left arrow for the previous, S to shuffle, R to start over, K to tick a word as known, F for full screen.
These are the 92 sight words most kindergarten classes teach: the 40 Dolch pre-primer words first, then the 52 primer words. Flash them full screen, tick the ones a child reads at a glance, or print them as cards or a list.
The kindergarten sight word list
| List | Words | The words |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-primer | 40 | the, and, a, to, I, is, you, it, in, said, for, up, look, go, we, my, me, see, can, here, away, big, blue, come, down, find, funny, help, jump, little, make, not, one, play, red, run, three, two, where, yellow |
| Primer | 52 | all, am, are, at, ate, be, black, brown, but, came, did, do, eat, four, get, good, have, he, into, like, must, new, no, now, on, our, out, please, pretty, ran, ride, saw, say, she, so, soon, that, there, they, this, too, under, want, was, well, went, what, white, who, will, with, yes |
For the same words on one page to print and tick at home, see the sight word checklist. For short books built from these words, see sight word stories.
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How to use it
- Start in Flash cards and press Full screen: the word fills the projector.
- Use the right arrow or Space for the next word; K ticks a word as known, S shuffles.
- Use the Checklist to see what is left, or print flash cards or the list for home.
Ideas for class
- Start with the first 40 words and add the next 52 only when most of the first set is read at a glance.
- Print the flash cards, cut them, and keep two piles on the table: words I know and words I am learning.
- Pick three words for the week and write each on a sticky note by the door, the sink and the snack shelf.
- After a few weeks, tick Skip words I have ticked as known in flash mode, so only the words still to learn come up.
Related
- Dolch pre-primer sight words (40 words)
- Dolch primer sight words (52 words)
- Dolch first grade sight words (41 words)
- Running record and fluency kit
- Phonics worksheet maker
- Reading passages with questions
- Read-aloud books for the projector
- Sight word lists and flash cards
- Decodable sentences by phonics pattern
- Readability checker
Questions
What sight words should a kindergartener know?
Most kindergarten classes teach the 40 Dolch pre-primer words first, such as the, and, see and can, and then the 52 primer words, such as was, they, with and what. That is 92 words in all. Schools differ, so ask the teacher which list the class uses.
How many sight words are there for kindergarten?
This page has 92: 40 pre-primer words and 52 primer words from the Dolch lists. Some schools teach fewer and some use another list, so the number on a school sheet may not match.
Is there a Dolch list called kindergarten?
No. Edward Dolch named his lists pre-primer, primer, first, second and third. Pre-primer and primer are the two that kindergarten classes most often use, so this page puts them together in that order.
Can I print kindergarten sight word flash cards?
Yes. Choose Print flash cards for eight cards to a page, or Print list for one page with a tick box beside each word, then press Print.
Does it remember which words a child knows?
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