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Sight Words Mastery Pack: 48 Printable Lessons for Rapid Fluency

A systematic approach to moving children from sounding out to instant word recognition

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You will gain a structured daily routine that eliminates word-stalling and builds reading confidence in under ten minutes a day.

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Your 4-week plan

Each chapter ends with a task box. Do the task the same day you read the chapter, print the matching worksheets from the bonus annex, and tick the box. Four weeks is all it takes to run the whole pack.

When Chapters Workload
Week 1 The Foundation: Why Kindergarten Sight Words Stick; Mapping the Journey: The Dolch Sight Words List Strategy 4 worksheets · 10–15 min/day
Week 2 Three-Minute Drills with Sight Word Flash Cards; Moving Beyond Lists: Integrating Sight Word Sentences 4 worksheets · 10–15 min/day
Week 3 Low-Stress Sight Word Assessment Techniques; Customizing Sight Words Worksheets for Retention 4 worksheets · 10–15 min/day
Week 4 First Grade Sight Words: Tackling the Tricky Tiles; Gamifying Daily Practice at Home 4 worksheets · 10–15 min/day
Chapter 01

The Foundation: Why Kindergarten Sight Words Stick

Most teachers treat sight words as a memory game. They assign 20 words a week, print flashcards, and hope for the best. This is the fundamental mistake. You are asking students to memorize a sequence of letters without connecting them to an internal visual blueprint.

Memorization is temporary; visual recognition is permanent. When a child decodes, they use the phonological loop to sound out “c-a-t.” When they recognize a sight word, they bypass the phonological loop and access the word as a single, immutable shape in the brain’s visual word form area. If you only teach decoding, you are leaving their fluency to chance.

Skill Grade Level Minutes Mastery Criteria
Visual Mapping K 8 3 seconds or less per word
Orthographic Mapping 1 5 Instant recognition in isolation
Sentence Integration 1-2 7 Automatic reading in context

Use this 4-step sequence to force the brain to stop decoding and start capturing shapes:

  1. The Visual Snapshot (1 minute): Present the card. Have the student trace the word in the air while saying the letters aloud. This engages motor memory.
  2. The Phonetic Anchor (2 minutes): Identify the “tricky” part of the word that doesn’t follow standard rules. Focus 80% of your energy on that specific letter cluster.
  3. The Rapid Fire (3 minutes): Use 10 cards. Show each card for exactly 2 seconds. If they don’t get it, put it at the bottom of the deck. Repeat until they get 10/10 correct in under 30 seconds.
  4. The Context Shift (2 minutes): Write the word in a simple sentence. Cover the word and have them spell it from memory.

What to watch for

  • The Guessing Loop: The child looks at the first letter and guesses based on the picture. Correction: Cover the picture. Force them to look at the entire word shape from left to right before they speak.
  • The Slow Decode: The child sounds out “t-h-e” every time they see the word. Correction: Stop them immediately. Cover the word and tell them, “You already know this shape. Look at the whole thing, not the sounds.”
  • The Static Focus: The child only recognizes the word when it is on a flashcard. Correction: Write the word in 3 different fonts or colors. This forces the brain to recognize the shape rather than the specific penmanship.

Make it yours

Small Group Adaptation: Use “Word Swat.” Place 15 cards face up on the table. Say the word aloud. The first student to swat the correct card keeps it. This builds speed through competitive stakes.

Leveling Up: For students moving toward 1st-grade proficiency, introduce “Ghost Writing.” Have them write the sight word on a whiteboard using a dry-erase marker, then immediately erase it with their finger. They must visualize the word in their mind to rewrite it correctly 3 times in a row.

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Introduce Five High-Frequency Words — It establishes a manageable starting point for rapid word recognition.

  1. Select 5 high-frequency sight words from the Dolch list.
  2. Write each word on a card with a clear, bold marker.
  3. Show each card to the student for 3 seconds while saying the word aloud.

☐ Done · you know it worked when: The student can identify all 5 words correctly when shown in random order.

Chapter 02

Mapping the Journey: The Dolch Sight Words List Strategy

Most teachers organize the Dolch list alphabetically from A to Z. This is a pedagogical trap. Alphabetical order ignores the statistical reality of the English language. A child struggling with “am” while ignoring “the” is wasting cognitive bandwidth on low-utility words.

Alphabetical sorting forces students to memorize rare words before mastering the building blocks of sentence structure. You are teaching “about” before “to.” Stop using the provided list order immediately. Prioritize high-frequency clusters to see immediate gains in text fluency.

Skill Grade Level Time/Activity Mastery Indicator
Tier 1: Functional Base K 8 minutes 10 words in 10 seconds
Tier 2: Structural Connectors 1 12 minutes 25 words in 20 seconds
Tier 3: Narrative Fluency 2 15 minutes 40 words in 30 seconds

Use this grouping logic to drive your daily 20-minute station rotations:

  1. The “High-Utility” Block: Teach the, a, I, to, and, is, it, in, of, you. These 10 words appear in almost every sentence in early readers. Dedicate 5 days to this group alone.
  2. The “Subject-Verb” Block: Move to he, she, they, we, was, had, said, are, were, his. This allows students to construct full, meaningful sentences rather than just labeling objects.
  3. The “Abstract Utility” Block: Save words like about, could, from, or, some for last. These carry less weight in primitive sentence construction.

What to watch for

  • Visual Confusion: Students often swap was and saw. Stop the drill immediately. Use tactile letter tiles to physically flip the word to show how the meaning changes. Never let them guess.
  • The “First Letter” Guess: Students look at the first letter and shout a random word. Cover the word with a card. Reveal the first two letters only. Force them to acknowledge the structure rather than guessing based on the initial consonant.
  • Lack of Automaticity: If a student takes longer than 2 seconds to recognize a word, they haven’t mastered it. Move the word back to the “Daily Review” pile. Do not advance to the next tier until the current 10-word set is read with 100% accuracy in under 10 seconds.

Make it yours

For Small Groups: Use a “Word Relay.” Place the Tier 1 stack at the front of the room. Have students run to the stack, identify three words, and write them on the whiteboard. This adds physical movement, which increases retention for kinesthetic learners.

For Advanced Learners: If a student masters a tier in less than 3 days, transition them to “Contextual Sight Word Mapping.” Give them a paragraph containing 5 words from the current tier. Ask them to circle the sight words and underline the surrounding verbs. This forces them to see how the sight words function as the “glue” in a complex sentence structure.

For Intervention: Limit the set to 5 words per week. Use a “Look-Say-Cover-Write-Check” repetition cycle. Perform 4 cycles per word. If the student misses a word, repeat the entire cycle for that word only. Do not move to the next word until they can write it from memory with 3 consecutive correct attempts.

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Sort Words by Visual Patterns — It helps students move beyond rote memorization to recognizing structural patterns.

  1. Pick 10 words from the Dolch list.
  2. Ask the student to group them into two piles based on shared letters or sounds.
  3. Have the student read each pile aloud to practice the sound-symbol connection.

☐ Done · you know it worked when: The student successfully categorizes words based on a consistent visual or phonetic feature.

Chapter 03

Three-Minute Drills with Sight Word Flash Cards

The biggest mistake in sight word instruction is the “linear trap.” When you present cards in the same order every day, students memorize the sequence rather than the orthography. They predict the next word based on the position of the card in your hand, not the letters on the page.

If a student says “the” because it is always the third card in your stack, they are bypassing their visual memory. You must break the pattern to force true recognition. The shuffle and sort technique destroys this dependency and ensures the brain engages with the text.

Skill Grade Level Time Mastery Standard
Rapid Recall K-3 3 Minutes 1 second per word

Follow these steps to implement the shuffle and sort method during your three-minute drill:

  1. The Pre-Drill Shuffle: Spend exactly 30 seconds shuffling the stack of 20 cards in front of the student. Do this after every drill session.
  2. The Sort Pile: Create two physical zones on the desk: “Mastered” (left) and “Practice” (right).
  3. The 3-Second Rule: Flash a card. If the student answers correctly within 3 seconds, move it to the Mastered pile. If they hesitate or guess incorrectly, place it at the back of the Practice pile.
  4. The Rapid Re-run: Once you finish the stack, immediately pick up the Practice pile and repeat the drill. This builds fluency through repetition of the words that cause the most friction.

What to watch for

  • The “First Letter” Guess: If a student sees “what” and guesses “where,” they are only looking at the initial consonant. Point to the middle or end of the word and ask them to trace the letters with their finger to force full-word scanning.
  • The Hesitation Pattern: If a student pauses for exactly 4 seconds on every word, they are decoding rather than recalling. Shorten your flash time to 2 seconds to force faster retrieval.
  • The Avoidance Strategy: Students may physically lean back or look away when they hit a word they find difficult. Use a rhythmic “tap-tap-flip” motion with the cards to maintain a steady, non-threatening pace that prevents them from stalling.

Make it yours

Small Group Rotations: Assign a “Lead Reader” in your group of four. The Lead Reader holds the cards and performs the shuffle. This frees you to monitor the other three students for accuracy and tracking. Rotate the Lead Reader every three minutes to keep engagement high.

The “Speed Challenge” Variant: For students who have mastered the top 50 words, set a timer for 60 seconds. Track how many cards they can get into the Mastered pile. Record this number on a chart. Children are 40% more likely to practice independently when they have a personal best to beat.

Differentiation by Level: For Tier 3 students, reduce the deck size to 10 high-frequency words. For advanced readers, integrate “nonsense words” (e.g., “blat,” “fret”) into the deck to ensure they are using phonics-based recognition rather than just memorizing the list.

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Execute Three-Minute Speed Drills — It builds automaticity and reduces the cognitive load of decoding simple words.

  1. Set a timer for 3 minutes.
  2. Flash the cards one by one as fast as the student can name them.
  3. Keep a tally of how many words are read correctly before the timer rings.

☐ Done · you know it worked when: The student reads more words correctly in the final minute than in the first minute.

Chapter 04

Moving Beyond Lists: Integrating Sight Word Sentences

Most K-3 intervention programs fall into the “flashcard trap.” You spend 10 minutes drilling 20 words in isolation, but the student fails to recognize those same words in a simple paragraph. Isolated practice builds recognition speed, but it does not build retrieval under the cognitive load of decoding unknown words.

The mistake is assuming transfer is automatic. It is not. When a child learns a sight word in isolation, they store it as a standalone image. When they see it in a sentence, they must switch from “naming” mode to “parsing” mode. If you do not bridge this gap within the same session, you are wasting 60% of your instructional time.

Use this table to transition from word lists to sentence fluency during your 20-minute small group block.

Skill Grade Level Minutes Mastery Criteria
Word-to-Sentence Mapping K-1 5 Read 5 sentences (3-5 words) with 0 hesitations.
Syntax Integration 1-2 8 Read 3 sentences (6-9 words) with natural prosody.
Fluency Expansion 2-3 7 Read 2 sentences (10+ words) including 1 unknown decodable.
  1. The Preview (2 minutes): Present the target sight word on a card. Ask the student to spell it aloud 3 times while tracing the letters.
  2. The Sentence Strip (3 minutes): Provide a sentence where the target word appears twice. Example: “The dog is big. The cat is big.”
  3. The Substitution (3 minutes): Keep the sentence structure identical but swap one noun or adjective. This forces the brain to focus on the sight word while the rest of the sentence changes.
  4. The Fluency Read (2 minutes): Have the student read the sequence 3 times. Increase the required reading speed on the third repetition.

What to watch for

  • The “Guessing” Loop: If the student misreads “the” as “that” repeatedly, return to the card. Have them isolate the final letter. Do not let them guess the rest of the sentence.
  • The “Robot” Read: If the student reads with zero expression, stop them. Model the sentence with a exaggerated pause at the period. Make them repeat it 2 times using your exact cadence.
  • Visual Fatigue: If a student misses a word they knew 5 minutes ago, they are overwhelmed. Reduce the sentence length by 2 words immediately. Do not push through the confusion.

Make it yours

For Tier 3 Intervention: Use color-coded fonts. Print the target sight word in blue and the decodable words in black. This lowers the cognitive load by separating the “known” from the “to-be-decoded.”

For Advanced Learners: Introduce “cloze” sentences. Remove the target sight word and replace it with a blank line. Have the student write the word into the blank while reading the sentence aloud. This builds orthographic mapping faster than reading alone.

For Small Groups: Use a “Pass the Sentence” relay. Write one sentence on a whiteboard. Each student reads one word, then the next student reads the full sentence. This forces active listening and prepares them for the rhythm of connected text.

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Embed Words into Simple Sentences — It provides the necessary context for students to apply sight words in reading.

  1. Choose 3 target sight words.
  2. Write 3 short sentences that each feature one of those specific words.
  3. Ask the student to underline the target word in each sentence and read the sentence aloud.

☐ Done · you know it worked when: The student reads the sentences fluently without pausing at the target sight words.

Chapter 05

Low-Stress Sight Word Assessment Techniques

Most teachers turn assessment into an interrogation. They sit the child down, pull out a formal list, and stare at the stopwatch until the student freezes. This creates an immediate cortisol spike that kills recall.

The second mistake is recording data in a way the student can see. When you mark a red “X” on a clipboard in front of a child, you teach them that their effort is a failure. Assessment should feel like a quick check-in, not a high-stakes performance.

Skill Grade Level Minutes Mastery Definition
Automatic Recognition K-1 2 Minutes Correct response within 2 seconds
Fluency Tracking 2-3 3 Minutes 15 words in 60 seconds

Use the Column Game method. Create a grid with 5 columns. Put 10 words in each column. As the student reads, use a green highlighter for correct words and a small dot for errors. Keep the grid on a clipboard at your hip. Do not stop the student to correct them; just dot and move on.

After the minute is up, count the highlighted words. Total them. Show the student the number. Say, “You beat your high score by 3 words.” This gamifies the progress. The child competes against their own previous data, not the student sitting next to them. If they hit 50 words correctly, they “unlock” the next set of 50. Keep a visual chart on the wall where they add a sticker for every 50-word milestone reached.

What to watch for

  • The First-Letter Guess: The child sees “what” and says “who.” They are only looking at the start. Correction: Cover the first letter and force them to look at the middle and end of the word.
  • The Hesitation Stutter: The child repeats the word three times before saying it. This is not mastery. Correction: Mark these as “needs practice.” If it takes more than 2 seconds to launch the word, it isn’t automatic.
  • The Visual Mirror: The child confuses “was” and “saw.” This is a tracking error. Correction: Use a physical pointer or a finger under the word to anchor the left-to-right eye movement.

Make it yours

For Small Groups: Use a “Beat the Clock” relay. Give a card to one student, they read it, and pass it to the next. If the group clears 20 cards in 60 seconds, everyone gets a tally mark toward a class reward. This shifts the pressure from the individual to the team.

For Advanced Fluency: Increase the difficulty by using phrases rather than isolated words. Write 10 phrases like “in the house” or “went to school” in the columns. Use the same 2-minute timer. This forces the child to recognize sight words in context rather than relying on rote memorization of single cards.

For Struggling Readers: Reduce the grid to 3 columns of 5 words. Keep the assessment to 60 seconds exactly. Success at this level is built on volume of positive reinforcement, not the number of words read. Even if they only read 8 words, celebrate the speed of those 8.

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Conduct a One-Minute Oral Assessment — It quickly identifies which words require more practice without causing student anxiety.

  1. Prepare a list of 20 words on a single sheet of paper.
  2. Have the student read the list for exactly 60 seconds.
  3. Mark a check next to each word the student reads instantly.

☐ Done · you know it worked when: The teacher identifies exactly which 3-5 words need to be prioritized in tomorrow’s lesson.

Chapter 06

Customizing Sight Words Worksheets for Retention

Most K-3 teachers treat the standard “read-trace-write” worksheet as a passive activity. They hand out the paper, set a timer, and assume the student is learning while their hand moves across the page. This is the primary point of failure in sight word acquisition.

Students quickly learn to disconnect their brain from their hand. They copy the letters visually without processing the phonetic structure or the word’s identity. The result is a page of perfect handwriting that yields zero long-term retention. To stop this, you must control the velocity of the task.

Skill Grade Level Time/Activity Mastery Threshold
Visual Encoding K-1 8 Minutes 3 consecutive correct writes
Fluency Mapping 1-2 12 Minutes 5 seconds per word
Contextual Recall 2-3 15 Minutes 90% accuracy in text

Use this mandatory pacing technique to force cognitive engagement:

  1. The Verbal Anchor: The student must say the word aloud before the pen touches the paper. If they trace in silence, the rep is void.
  2. The 3-Second Rule: Trace the word slowly. If the student completes the trace in under 3 seconds, they are rushing. Have them erase and repeat at a count of 1-Mississippi, 2-Mississippi, 3-Mississippi.
  3. Visual Occlusion: Cover the original model word with a sticky note once they move from tracing to writing. They must rely on their mental image, not the copy-cat method.
  4. The Cumulative Check: Require the student to write the word 5 times total. If they miss the spelling or speed requirement on the 4th rep, the count resets to zero.

What to watch for

  • The “Shadow” Trace: The student is barely pressing the pencil to the paper, effectively “air-tracing” to get through the work faster. Correct this by requiring a darker, deliberate line thickness.
  • Letter-by-Letter Copying: The student looks at the model for every single letter rather than taking in the whole word. Cover the model completely after they read it aloud to force them to hold the word in their working memory.
  • Muscle Memory Drift: The student starts writing the word correctly but loses focus and starts reversing letters by the 3rd repetition. Stop the activity immediately. Re-model the letter formation on a whiteboard for 60 seconds before returning to the worksheet.

Make it yours

For Tier 3 Interventions: Reduce the worksheet density. Cut the page into 4 strips. Give the student one strip at a time. This prevents the “visual overwhelm” that leads to sloppy, mindless copying. Add a 30-second movement break between each strip.

For Small Group Rotation: Use a “Read-Trace-Pass” system. Set a 2-minute timer for a single word. Students trace and write on their own sheets. When the timer pings, they must pass their sheet to the neighbor. The neighbor must audit the previous work, circle any “speed-rushed” letters, and start their own set. Peer accountability forces students to slow down to ensure their work is clear enough for a classmate to read.

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Create a Personalized Tracing Worksheet — It reinforces memory through multi-sensory physical engagement.

  1. Write 5 difficult sight words in large, dotted-line font on a page.
  2. Have the student trace each word 3 times while saying the letters aloud.
  3. Ask the student to write the word independently in the space below the tracing.

☐ Done · you know it worked when: The student writes the words correctly from memory after completing the tracing exercise.

Chapter 07

First Grade Sight Words: Tackling the Tricky Tiles

Most teachers treat the Fry or Dolch lists as a monolithic block. They cycle through all 100 first-grade words with equal intensity. This is your primary error. You are wasting instructional minutes on words the child already knows while ignoring the specific “plateau triggers” that stall fluency.

A plateau happens when a student masters 70% of the list but halts at the remaining 30%. You must stop teaching the list and start teaching the gaps. If you continue to drill the entire set, you reinforce the words they already own and leave the problem words in their blind spot.

Skill Grade Minutes Mastery Criteria
The 3-Second Audit 1st 5 mins Under 3 seconds per card
Targeted Tile Sort 1st 8 mins 100% accuracy on “stuck” pile
Contextual Mapping 1st 7 mins Use 5 “stuck” words in sentences
  1. The Audit: Lay out 20 random first-grade words. Time the student. Remove any card read instantly. The remaining cards are your “Tricky Tiles.”
  2. The Isolation: Limit your daily instruction to exactly 5 Tricky Tiles. Do not add a new word until the student reads the current five correctly three times in a row, across two separate days.
  3. Visual Anchoring: Write the Tricky Tile on a 3×5 card. Use a highlighter to mark the irregular phoneme (e.g., the ‘ai’ in “said”). Have the student trace the highlighted part while saying the word aloud.

What to watch for

  • The Guessing Loop: Students often guess based on the first letter (e.g., “was” becomes “what”). Stop them immediately. Cover the word and force a phonetic breakdown of the first two letters.
  • The Speed Trap: A child reads a word fast but incorrectly. Correct them by slowing them down to a syllable-by-syllable pace until the muscle memory resets.
  • The Visual Swap: Students frequently confuse “there,” “their,” and “they.” Use color-coded index cards—assign a specific color to each word type—to provide a secondary visual cue until the spelling is internalized.

Make it yours

For Small Groups: Use a “Beat the Clock” relay. Place the 5 Tricky Tiles on the whiteboard. Each student has 10 seconds to read all 5. If they miss one, the group must reset. This builds peer accountability for the specific words holding the group back.

For Advanced Learners: If a student has mastered the list but lacks fluency, shift from reading to dictation. Call out the Tricky Tiles and require them to write the word and one accompanying sentence. If they can spell it, their reading speed will jump by 20% within one week.

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Tackle Tricky Tiles with Sound Mapping — It demystifies irregular spelling patterns in first-grade level words.

  1. Select 3 tricky words containing non-phonetic parts.
  2. Draw a box for each sound in the word on a piece of paper.
  3. Have the student write one sound in each box, circling the irregular letter.

☐ Done · you know it worked when: The student explains why the circled letter is tricky while reading the word correctly.

Chapter 08

Gamifying Daily Practice at Home

Most parents turn sight word practice into a high-pressure interrogation. They sit the child down, flash cards until the student cries, and call it “study time.” This creates a negative association with reading that lingers for years.

The second mistake is the lack of a clear endpoint. When a session has no defined finish line, children disengage. You need to transition from “drill” to “game” to secure high-frequency fluency without the behavioral pushback.

Skill Grade Level Minutes Mastery Threshold
Rapid Recall K-1 8 < 1 second per word
Encoding (Spelling) 1-2 10 100% accuracy
  1. Set the Board: Print the provided game board from the appendix. Place a token on “Start.”
  2. The 3-Second Rule: If the child identifies the word correctly within 3 seconds, they roll a die and move forward. If they miss it, they stay put and you provide the word.
  3. The Penalty Loop: If they miss a word, it goes into the “Review Pile.” They must correctly identify all cards in the Review Pile before the game ends.
  4. The Win Condition: Reaching the “Finish” square triggers a tangible, low-cost reward. Use a “Free Choice” coupon or a sticker rather than food.
  5. Repetition Cap: Limit the game to 3 full board cycles. Any more, and the cognitive load causes diminishing returns on retention.

What to watch for

  • Guessing based on first letters: If a student guesses “that” for “this,” stop. Point to the middle vowel. Ask them to isolate the sound. Do not let them move the token until they correct the phoneme.
  • Speed-reading errors: Students often rush to move the token. If they misread a word, have them trace the word with their finger while saying it aloud. This adds a kinesthetic layer to the memory.
  • “I don’t know” stalling: If they claim they don’t know a word, count to three aloud. If they don’t answer, provide the word, put it in the Review Pile, and move to the next. Do not argue. Keep the momentum high.

Make it yours

Differentiate for Mastery: For students struggling with Tier 2 words, reduce the board to 10 squares instead of 20. Use only 5 cards at a time. Once they achieve 100% accuracy over 3 sessions, add 2 cards per cycle.

Small Group Adaptation: Use the game board as a race. Pair students of similar ability levels. Each student has their own deck of 20 cards. They take turns reading their own cards. If they miss one, their partner gets a “bonus roll” for the board. This builds peer accountability and keeps the pace brisk.

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Play a Sight Word Hunt Game — It turns repetitive practice into an engaging, low-pressure home activity.

  1. Hide 10 sight word cards around the room.
  2. Give the student 5 minutes to find all the hidden cards.
  3. Require the student to read the word aloud immediately upon finding each card.

☐ Done · you know it worked when: The student retrieves and reads all 10 cards within the 5-minute time limit.

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  1. How to use this pack The whole method fits in 10 minutes a day, five days a week VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence 1 Pick one list. Six words is a week’s work — not six lists. 2 Day 1: read · trace · write sheet. Say each word before writing it. 3 Day 2: flash cards, 3 minutes. Any word missed goes in a ‘tricky’ pile. 4 Day 3: sentence sheet. Reading the word inside a sentence is the real test. 5 Day 4: word search + board game. This is the day they think it is play. 6 Day 5: assessment column. Instant read = tick. Sounding out = not yet. 7 Colour a square on the 30-day tracker every single day. 8 Move on only when 5 of 6 words are instant on two different days. Why sight words matter The first 100 sight words make up roughly half of everything a child reads in K–2. Reading them instantly frees the brain to decode the harder words around them.

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  2. Sight words — Pre-primer · list 1 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: a a a and and and away away away big big big blue blue blue can can can Now write one sentence using two of the words above:

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  3. Sight words — Pre-primer · list 2 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: come come come down down down find find find for for for funny funny funny go go go Now write one sentence using two of the words above:

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  4. Sight words — Pre-primer · list 3 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: help help help here here here I I I in in in is is is it it it Now write one sentence using two of the words above:

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  5. Sight words — Pre-primer · list 4 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: jump jump jump little little little look look look make make make me me me my my my Now write one sentence using two of the words above:

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  6. Sight words — Primer · list 1 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: all all all am am am are are are at at at ate ate ate be be be Now write one sentence using two of the words above:

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  7. Sight words — Primer · list 2 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: black black black brown brown brown but but but came came came did did did do do do Now write one sentence using two of the words above:

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  8. Sight words — Primer · list 3 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: eat eat eat four four four get get get good good good have have have he he he Now write one sentence using two of the words above:

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  9. Sight words — Primer · list 4 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: into into into like like like must must must new new new no no no now now now Now write one sentence using two of the words above:

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  10. Sight words — Grade 1 · list 1 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: after after after again again again any any any as as as ask ask ask by by by Now write one sentence using two of the words above:

    10Sight words — Grade 1 · list 1

  11. Sight words — Grade 1 · list 2 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: could could could every every every fly fly fly from from from give give give going going going Now write one sentence using two of the words above:

    11Sight words — Grade 1 · list 2

  12. Sight words — Grade 1 · list 3 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: had had had has has has her her her him him him his his his how how how Now write one sentence using two of the words above:

    12Sight words — Grade 1 · list 3

  13. Sight words — Grade 1 · list 4 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: just just just know know know let let let live live live may may may of of of Now write one sentence using two of the words above:

    13Sight words — Grade 1 · list 4

  14. Sight words — Grade 2 · list 1 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: always always always around around around because because because been been been before before before best best best Now write one sentence using two of the words above:

    14Sight words — Grade 2 · list 1

  15. Sight words — Grade 2 · list 2 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: both both both buy buy buy call call call cold cold cold does does does don’t don’t don’t Now write one sentence using two of the words above:

    15Sight words — Grade 2 · list 2

  16. Sight words — Grade 2 · list 3 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: fast fast fast first first first five five five found found found gave gave gave goes goes goes Now write one sentence using two of the words above:

    16Sight words — Grade 2 · list 3

  17. Sight words — Grade 2 · list 4 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: green green green its its its made made made many many many off off off or or or Now write one sentence using two of the words above:

    17Sight words — Grade 2 · list 4

  18. Find the words — Pre-primer · list 1 Circle each word, then tick it off the list below VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: H T M V A V H S H J I F T R O Q U B H D L O V N Z K D A A N S L H F S D N V Q D H L A L E P Q T D B I R O N A L F C A N L H E F D H G B T A Y M E B K T F K D Q B V K R D E R B B I G E L S X P I K L K K B H R I A T J Y U D M H A W A Y W H Z E a and away big blue can

    18Sight word search — Pre-primer · list 1

  19. Find the words — Pre-primer · list 2 Circle each word, then tick it off the list below VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: T F I N D A I L R I C A C K S P V I B C L G I S Q A H T V I D S W J Z O U L F C Y U I D O C O M E A P E P G R K F U N N Y F D O X P N O E V U H I L K N Q S R V W T D O W N Q Z U U I A A Z P J T L M M S F A F B G K G X D F U G N O H O F V P N come down find for funny go

    19Sight word search — Pre-primer · list 2

  20. Find the words — Pre-primer · list 3 Circle each word, then tick it off the list below VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: M W Y D H E U Q X I M A M Y P Z U B K G G M A E F W R I Q G Q M O I X O W H W W K R F H S R E W P I N H C K O P R R O S Z Y E P Q H B T F C U L U L A Q E A I F Z U I S P N F R J F V B Z O L N P X E A L C I I M R Z D E O D H O B T X Z H J E H help here I in is it

    20Sight word search — Pre-primer · list 3

  21. Find the words — Pre-primer · list 4 Circle each word, then tick it off the list below VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: K B H I R X S K G E G W I N Q I X W H N W F L I T T L E T S J I G M E R J U M P M Y H A T G D O T D O N Y V Z K P W B G L O O K Z R B T H X Y U H T O J P P F G I E R O A F E E L T B H U P W P D D Y V C R N V B U D H D B N Z M A K E R R T A X jump little look make me my

    21Sight word search — Pre-primer · list 4

  22. Find the words — Primer · list 1 Circle each word, then tick it off the list below VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: C Y A L L J E M N G G M T F M A R E G I I L O W B M T X A T E B K Q X L G X B S A X B V Y H U L B Q R A M I K Q T J G M T K H Q Y R R C R A F W U O G Q U L K Y S O G J N B Q O M O F B P U I T Q E A J I L E X X D Z O D W Z Y S A U B W E H H X all am are at ate be

    22Sight word search — Primer · list 1

  23. Find the words — Primer · list 2 Circle each word, then tick it off the list below VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: B B Y M X Z N M B B U Q U K Z A B P K R Y R E T L B U L Q X O T D M G D B I A K X W L T P R O I A C W P N B D R G P B G K Y I N G T Y I X V B Z E P O A B O H Q E A N J P Y T I W R J T P I T X X F R H Q R Y W C A M E O Q Q D I D H W G E U C B black brown but came did do

    23Sight word search — Primer · list 2

  24. Find the words — Primer · list 3 Circle each word, then tick it off the list below VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: Z T W I H V Y U I T G M S M R G O O D N X D V R F O U R Z H A V E A Z D R Z B C Q L H E F S B O F B Z E C E X Z G Y V C D H M I A H N A C C R G O O R T T C U G E T H W T L X B N P P X D X O I O Y P X C O J T S G B Z R C I Y L C L P H B L B Q eat four get good have he

    24Sight word search — Primer · list 3

  25. Find the words — Primer · list 4 Circle each word, then tick it off the list below VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: E T S I L I K E Q O T N W X B I N T O R L X O T U U W C I T B N Q U I X K L O Q W N E W G Z M T M J O M Z Z L M U S T Q K H U B B P M D F B E U X Y E R V W D H W B R Q L L T Y B O N O W T N P W E S C F T L V B V N A C N D W S C I W E W V V W into like must new no now

    25Sight word search — Primer · list 4

  26. Sight word sentences — Pre-primer · list 1 Choose the right word for each sentence, then copy the whole sentence VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: a and away big blue can 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Adult tip: read the sentence out loud first. If the child hesitates on a word, put it back on tomorrow’s list.

    26Sight word sentences — Pre-primer · list 1

  27. Sight word sentences — Pre-primer · list 2 Choose the right word for each sentence, then copy the whole sentence VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: come down find for funny go 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Adult tip: read the sentence out loud first. If the child hesitates on a word, put it back on tomorrow’s list.

    27Sight word sentences — Pre-primer · list 2

  28. Sight word sentences — Pre-primer · list 3 Choose the right word for each sentence, then copy the whole sentence VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: help here I in is it 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Adult tip: read the sentence out loud first. If the child hesitates on a word, put it back on tomorrow’s list.

    28Sight word sentences — Pre-primer · list 3

  29. Sight word sentences — Pre-primer · list 4 Choose the right word for each sentence, then copy the whole sentence VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: jump little look make me my 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Adult tip: read the sentence out loud first. If the child hesitates on a word, put it back on tomorrow’s list.

    29Sight word sentences — Pre-primer · list 4

  30. Sight word sentences — Primer · list 1 Choose the right word for each sentence, then copy the whole sentence VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: all am are at ate be 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Adult tip: read the sentence out loud first. If the child hesitates on a word, put it back on tomorrow’s list.

    30Sight word sentences — Primer · list 1

  31. Sight word sentences — Primer · list 2 Choose the right word for each sentence, then copy the whole sentence VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: black brown but came did do 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Adult tip: read the sentence out loud first. If the child hesitates on a word, put it back on tomorrow’s list.

    31Sight word sentences — Primer · list 2

  32. Sight word sentences — Primer · list 3 Choose the right word for each sentence, then copy the whole sentence VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: eat four get good have he 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Adult tip: read the sentence out loud first. If the child hesitates on a word, put it back on tomorrow’s list.

    32Sight word sentences — Primer · list 3

  33. Sight word sentences — Primer · list 4 Choose the right word for each sentence, then copy the whole sentence VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: into like must new no now 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Adult tip: read the sentence out loud first. If the child hesitates on a word, put it back on tomorrow’s list.

    33Sight word sentences — Primer · list 4

  34. Sight word flash cards Print on card, cut along the lines, keep them in an envelope · 3 minutes a day VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence a and away big blue can come down find for funny go

    34Sight word flash cards — set 1

  35. Sight word flash cards Print on card, cut along the lines, keep them in an envelope · 3 minutes a day VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence help here I in is it jump little look make me my

    35Sight word flash cards — set 2

  36. Sight word flash cards Print on card, cut along the lines, keep them in an envelope · 3 minutes a day VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence all am are at ate be black brown but came did do

    36Sight word flash cards — set 3

  37. Sight word flash cards Print on card, cut along the lines, keep them in an envelope · 3 minutes a day VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence eat four get good have he into like must new no now

    37Sight word flash cards — set 4

  38. Sight word flash cards Print on card, cut along the lines, keep them in an envelope · 3 minutes a day VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence after again any as ask by could every fly from give going

    38Sight word flash cards — set 5

  39. Sight word flash cards Print on card, cut along the lines, keep them in an envelope · 3 minutes a day VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence had has her him his how just know let live may of

    39Sight word flash cards — set 6

  40. Sight word flash cards Print on card, cut along the lines, keep them in an envelope · 3 minutes a day VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence always around because been before best both buy call cold does don’t

    40Sight word flash cards — set 7

  41. Sight word flash cards Print on card, cut along the lines, keep them in an envelope · 3 minutes a day VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence fast first five found gave goes green its made many off or

    41Sight word flash cards — set 8

  42. Sight word assessment — part 1 Show the word for 3 seconds. Tick only if the child read it instantly, with no sounding out. VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Pre-primer · list 1 a and away big blue can Pre-primer · list 2 come down find for funny go Pre-primer · list 3 help here I in is it Pre-primer · list 4 jump little look make me my

    42Sight word assessment — part 1

  43. Sight word assessment — part 2 Show the word for 3 seconds. Tick only if the child read it instantly, with no sounding out. VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Primer · list 1 all am are at ate be Primer · list 2 black brown but came did do Primer · list 3 eat four get good have he Primer · list 4 into like must new no now

    43Sight word assessment — part 2

  44. Sight word assessment — part 3 Show the word for 3 seconds. Tick only if the child read it instantly, with no sounding out. VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Grade 1 · list 1 after again any as ask by Grade 1 · list 2 could every fly from give going Grade 1 · list 3 had has her him his how Grade 1 · list 4 just know let live may of

    44Sight word assessment — part 3

  45. Sight word assessment — part 4 Show the word for 3 seconds. Tick only if the child read it instantly, with no sounding out. VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Grade 2 · list 1 always around because been before best Grade 2 · list 2 both buy call cold does don’t Grade 2 · list 3 fast first five found gave goes Grade 2 · list 4 green its made many off or

    45Sight word assessment — part 4

  46. Read & move — sight word game Two players, one coin. Heads = 1 step, tails = 2. Read the word out loud to stay on the square. VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence a 1 and 2 away 3 big 4 blue 5 can 6 come 7 down 8 find 9 for 10 funny 11 go 12 a 13 and 14 away 15 big 16 blue 17 can 18 come 19 down 20 find 21 for 22 funny 23 go 24

    46Read & move — sight word game 1

  47. Read & move — sight word game Two players, one coin. Heads = 1 step, tails = 2. Read the word out loud to stay on the square. VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence all 1 am 2 are 3 at 4 ate 5 be 6 black 7 brown 8 but 9 came 10 did 11 do 12 all 13 am 14 are 15 at 16 ate 17 be 18 black 19 brown 20 but 21 came 22 did 23 do 24

    47Read & move — sight word game 5

  48. 30-day sight word tracker Colour one square per day. Three words a day beats twenty words on Sunday. VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Words we still miss:

    4830-day sight word tracker

  49. Color the picture — Cat Print on A4 · free for classroom and home use VicLearn · viclearn.com · free printable Name: CAT CAT

    49Color the picture — Cat

  50. Color the picture — Owl Print on A4 · free for classroom and home use VicLearn · viclearn.com · free printable Name: OWL OWL

    50Color the picture — Owl

  51. Help the pencil find the way Start at the arrow and reach the star VicLearn · viclearn.com · free printable Name: →

    51Help the pencil find the way (2)

  52. Memory cards Cut along the dotted lines and match the pairs VicLearn · viclearn.com · free printable Cat Fish Flower Butterfly Star House Tree Rocket Ice cream Owl Turtle Balloon Dog Dragon Unicorn Horse Dinosaur Bird Sun Heart Rose Panda Shark Penguin Elephant Lion Bee Frog Snowman Car Cupcake Dolphin

    52Memory cards

  53. Memory cards Cut along the dotted lines and match the pairs VicLearn · viclearn.com · free printable Cat Fish Flower Butterfly Star House Tree Rocket Ice cream Owl Turtle Balloon Dog Dragon Unicorn Horse Dinosaur Bird Sun Heart Rose Panda Shark Penguin Elephant Lion Bee Frog Snowman Car Cupcake Dolphin

    53Memory cards

The pack

53 print-ready worksheets

Print the whole annex, or a single page from your browser (Ctrl/Cmd + P, then the page number in the caption).

The method, on one page

Ten minutes a day, five days a week, one list at a time.

Worksheet 01 · How to use this pack
How to use this pack The whole method fits in 10 minutes a day, five days a week VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence 1 Pick one list. Six words is a week’s work — not six lists. 2 Day 1: read · trace · write sheet. Say each word before writing it. 3 Day 2: flash cards, 3 minutes. Any word missed goes in a ‘tricky’ pile. 4 Day 3: sentence sheet. Reading the word inside a sentence is the real test. 5 Day 4: word search + board game. This is the day they think it is play. 6 Day 5: assessment column. Instant read = tick. Sounding out = not yet. 7 Colour a square on the 30-day tracker every single day. 8 Move on only when 5 of 6 words are instant on two different days. Why sight words matter The first 100 sight words make up roughly half of everything a child reads in K–2. Reading them instantly frees the brain to decode the harder words around them.
How to use this packVicLearn · Worksheet 01

The 96 words, six at a time

Pre-primer to grade 2 Dolch lists: read it, trace it, write it, use it in a sentence.

Worksheet 02 · Sight words — Pre-primer · list 1
Sight words — Pre-primer · list 1 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: a a a and and and away away away big big big blue blue blue can can can Now write one sentence using two of the words above:
Sight words — Pre-primer · list 1VicLearn · Worksheet 02
Worksheet 03 · Sight words — Pre-primer · list 2
Sight words — Pre-primer · list 2 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: come come come down down down find find find for for for funny funny funny go go go Now write one sentence using two of the words above:
Sight words — Pre-primer · list 2VicLearn · Worksheet 03
Worksheet 04 · Sight words — Pre-primer · list 3
Sight words — Pre-primer · list 3 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: help help help here here here I I I in in in is is is it it it Now write one sentence using two of the words above:
Sight words — Pre-primer · list 3VicLearn · Worksheet 04
Worksheet 05 · Sight words — Pre-primer · list 4
Sight words — Pre-primer · list 4 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: jump jump jump little little little look look look make make make me me me my my my Now write one sentence using two of the words above:
Sight words — Pre-primer · list 4VicLearn · Worksheet 05
Worksheet 06 · Sight words — Primer · list 1
Sight words — Primer · list 1 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: all all all am am am are are are at at at ate ate ate be be be Now write one sentence using two of the words above:
Sight words — Primer · list 1VicLearn · Worksheet 06
Worksheet 07 · Sight words — Primer · list 2
Sight words — Primer · list 2 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: black black black brown brown brown but but but came came came did did did do do do Now write one sentence using two of the words above:
Sight words — Primer · list 2VicLearn · Worksheet 07
Worksheet 08 · Sight words — Primer · list 3
Sight words — Primer · list 3 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: eat eat eat four four four get get get good good good have have have he he he Now write one sentence using two of the words above:
Sight words — Primer · list 3VicLearn · Worksheet 08
Worksheet 09 · Sight words — Primer · list 4
Sight words — Primer · list 4 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: into into into like like like must must must new new new no no no now now now Now write one sentence using two of the words above:
Sight words — Primer · list 4VicLearn · Worksheet 09
Worksheet 10 · Sight words — Grade 1 · list 1
Sight words — Grade 1 · list 1 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: after after after again again again any any any as as as ask ask ask by by by Now write one sentence using two of the words above:
Sight words — Grade 1 · list 1VicLearn · Worksheet 10
Worksheet 11 · Sight words — Grade 1 · list 2
Sight words — Grade 1 · list 2 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: could could could every every every fly fly fly from from from give give give going going going Now write one sentence using two of the words above:
Sight words — Grade 1 · list 2VicLearn · Worksheet 11
Worksheet 12 · Sight words — Grade 1 · list 3
Sight words — Grade 1 · list 3 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: had had had has has has her her her him him him his his his how how how Now write one sentence using two of the words above:
Sight words — Grade 1 · list 3VicLearn · Worksheet 12
Worksheet 13 · Sight words — Grade 1 · list 4
Sight words — Grade 1 · list 4 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: just just just know know know let let let live live live may may may of of of Now write one sentence using two of the words above:
Sight words — Grade 1 · list 4VicLearn · Worksheet 13
Worksheet 14 · Sight words — Grade 2 · list 1
Sight words — Grade 2 · list 1 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: always always always around around around because because because been been been before before before best best best Now write one sentence using two of the words above:
Sight words — Grade 2 · list 1VicLearn · Worksheet 14
Worksheet 15 · Sight words — Grade 2 · list 2
Sight words — Grade 2 · list 2 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: both both both buy buy buy call call call cold cold cold does does does don’t don’t don’t Now write one sentence using two of the words above:
Sight words — Grade 2 · list 2VicLearn · Worksheet 15
Worksheet 16 · Sight words — Grade 2 · list 3
Sight words — Grade 2 · list 3 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: fast fast fast first first first five five five found found found gave gave gave goes goes goes Now write one sentence using two of the words above:
Sight words — Grade 2 · list 3VicLearn · Worksheet 16
Worksheet 17 · Sight words — Grade 2 · list 4
Sight words — Grade 2 · list 4 Read it · trace it twice · write it · then read the whole list out loud VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: green green green its its its made made made many many many off off off or or or Now write one sentence using two of the words above:
Sight words — Grade 2 · list 4VicLearn · Worksheet 17

Find the words

The same six words hidden in a grid — recognition without it feeling like drill.

Worksheet 18 · Sight word search — Pre-primer · list 1
Find the words — Pre-primer · list 1 Circle each word, then tick it off the list below VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: H T M V A V H S H J I F T R O Q U B H D L O V N Z K D A A N S L H F S D N V Q D H L A L E P Q T D B I R O N A L F C A N L H E F D H G B T A Y M E B K T F K D Q B V K R D E R B B I G E L S X P I K L K K B H R I A T J Y U D M H A W A Y W H Z E a and away big blue can
Sight word search — Pre-primer · list 1VicLearn · Worksheet 18
Worksheet 19 · Sight word search — Pre-primer · list 2
Find the words — Pre-primer · list 2 Circle each word, then tick it off the list below VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: T F I N D A I L R I C A C K S P V I B C L G I S Q A H T V I D S W J Z O U L F C Y U I D O C O M E A P E P G R K F U N N Y F D O X P N O E V U H I L K N Q S R V W T D O W N Q Z U U I A A Z P J T L M M S F A F B G K G X D F U G N O H O F V P N come down find for funny go
Sight word search — Pre-primer · list 2VicLearn · Worksheet 19
Worksheet 20 · Sight word search — Pre-primer · list 3
Find the words — Pre-primer · list 3 Circle each word, then tick it off the list below VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: M W Y D H E U Q X I M A M Y P Z U B K G G M A E F W R I Q G Q M O I X O W H W W K R F H S R E W P I N H C K O P R R O S Z Y E P Q H B T F C U L U L A Q E A I F Z U I S P N F R J F V B Z O L N P X E A L C I I M R Z D E O D H O B T X Z H J E H help here I in is it
Sight word search — Pre-primer · list 3VicLearn · Worksheet 20
Worksheet 21 · Sight word search — Pre-primer · list 4
Find the words — Pre-primer · list 4 Circle each word, then tick it off the list below VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: K B H I R X S K G E G W I N Q I X W H N W F L I T T L E T S J I G M E R J U M P M Y H A T G D O T D O N Y V Z K P W B G L O O K Z R B T H X Y U H T O J P P F G I E R O A F E E L T B H U P W P D D Y V C R N V B U D H D B N Z M A K E R R T A X jump little look make me my
Sight word search — Pre-primer · list 4VicLearn · Worksheet 21
Worksheet 22 · Sight word search — Primer · list 1
Find the words — Primer · list 1 Circle each word, then tick it off the list below VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: C Y A L L J E M N G G M T F M A R E G I I L O W B M T X A T E B K Q X L G X B S A X B V Y H U L B Q R A M I K Q T J G M T K H Q Y R R C R A F W U O G Q U L K Y S O G J N B Q O M O F B P U I T Q E A J I L E X X D Z O D W Z Y S A U B W E H H X all am are at ate be
Sight word search — Primer · list 1VicLearn · Worksheet 22
Worksheet 23 · Sight word search — Primer · list 2
Find the words — Primer · list 2 Circle each word, then tick it off the list below VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: B B Y M X Z N M B B U Q U K Z A B P K R Y R E T L B U L Q X O T D M G D B I A K X W L T P R O I A C W P N B D R G P B G K Y I N G T Y I X V B Z E P O A B O H Q E A N J P Y T I W R J T P I T X X F R H Q R Y W C A M E O Q Q D I D H W G E U C B black brown but came did do
Sight word search — Primer · list 2VicLearn · Worksheet 23
Worksheet 24 · Sight word search — Primer · list 3
Find the words — Primer · list 3 Circle each word, then tick it off the list below VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: Z T W I H V Y U I T G M S M R G O O D N X D V R F O U R Z H A V E A Z D R Z B C Q L H E F S B O F B Z E C E X Z G Y V C D H M I A H N A C C R G O O R T T C U G E T H W T L X B N P P X D X O I O Y P X C O J T S G B Z R C I Y L C L P H B L B Q eat four get good have he
Sight word search — Primer · list 3VicLearn · Worksheet 24
Worksheet 25 · Sight word search — Primer · list 4
Find the words — Primer · list 4 Circle each word, then tick it off the list below VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: E T S I L I K E Q O T N W X B I N T O R L X O T U U W C I T B N Q U I X K L O Q W N E W G Z M T M J O M Z Z L M U S T Q K H U B B P M D F B E U X Y E R V W D H W B R Q L L T Y B O N O W T N P W E S C F T L V B V N A C N D W S C I W E W V V W into like must new no now
Sight word search — Primer · list 4VicLearn · Worksheet 25

Words inside sentences

Choosing the right word in context is the test that actually predicts reading.

Worksheet 26 · Sight word sentences — Pre-primer · list 1
Sight word sentences — Pre-primer · list 1 Choose the right word for each sentence, then copy the whole sentence VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: a and away big blue can 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Adult tip: read the sentence out loud first. If the child hesitates on a word, put it back on tomorrow’s list.
Sight word sentences — Pre-primer · list 1VicLearn · Worksheet 26
Worksheet 27 · Sight word sentences — Pre-primer · list 2
Sight word sentences — Pre-primer · list 2 Choose the right word for each sentence, then copy the whole sentence VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: come down find for funny go 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Adult tip: read the sentence out loud first. If the child hesitates on a word, put it back on tomorrow’s list.
Sight word sentences — Pre-primer · list 2VicLearn · Worksheet 27
Worksheet 28 · Sight word sentences — Pre-primer · list 3
Sight word sentences — Pre-primer · list 3 Choose the right word for each sentence, then copy the whole sentence VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: help here I in is it 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Adult tip: read the sentence out loud first. If the child hesitates on a word, put it back on tomorrow’s list.
Sight word sentences — Pre-primer · list 3VicLearn · Worksheet 28
Worksheet 29 · Sight word sentences — Pre-primer · list 4
Sight word sentences — Pre-primer · list 4 Choose the right word for each sentence, then copy the whole sentence VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: jump little look make me my 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Adult tip: read the sentence out loud first. If the child hesitates on a word, put it back on tomorrow’s list.
Sight word sentences — Pre-primer · list 4VicLearn · Worksheet 29
Worksheet 30 · Sight word sentences — Primer · list 1
Sight word sentences — Primer · list 1 Choose the right word for each sentence, then copy the whole sentence VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: all am are at ate be 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Adult tip: read the sentence out loud first. If the child hesitates on a word, put it back on tomorrow’s list.
Sight word sentences — Primer · list 1VicLearn · Worksheet 30
Worksheet 31 · Sight word sentences — Primer · list 2
Sight word sentences — Primer · list 2 Choose the right word for each sentence, then copy the whole sentence VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: black brown but came did do 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Adult tip: read the sentence out loud first. If the child hesitates on a word, put it back on tomorrow’s list.
Sight word sentences — Primer · list 2VicLearn · Worksheet 31
Worksheet 32 · Sight word sentences — Primer · list 3
Sight word sentences — Primer · list 3 Choose the right word for each sentence, then copy the whole sentence VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: eat four get good have he 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Adult tip: read the sentence out loud first. If the child hesitates on a word, put it back on tomorrow’s list.
Sight word sentences — Primer · list 3VicLearn · Worksheet 32
Worksheet 33 · Sight word sentences — Primer · list 4
Sight word sentences — Primer · list 4 Choose the right word for each sentence, then copy the whole sentence VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: into like must new no now 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Adult tip: read the sentence out loud first. If the child hesitates on a word, put it back on tomorrow’s list.
Sight word sentences — Primer · list 4VicLearn · Worksheet 33

Cut-out flash cards

Twelve cards per page, three minutes a day, one envelope.

Worksheet 34 · Sight word flash cards — set 1
Sight word flash cards Print on card, cut along the lines, keep them in an envelope · 3 minutes a day VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence a and away big blue can come down find for funny go
Sight word flash cards — set 1VicLearn · Worksheet 34
Worksheet 35 · Sight word flash cards — set 2
Sight word flash cards Print on card, cut along the lines, keep them in an envelope · 3 minutes a day VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence help here I in is it jump little look make me my
Sight word flash cards — set 2VicLearn · Worksheet 35
Worksheet 36 · Sight word flash cards — set 3
Sight word flash cards Print on card, cut along the lines, keep them in an envelope · 3 minutes a day VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence all am are at ate be black brown but came did do
Sight word flash cards — set 3VicLearn · Worksheet 36
Worksheet 37 · Sight word flash cards — set 4
Sight word flash cards Print on card, cut along the lines, keep them in an envelope · 3 minutes a day VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence eat four get good have he into like must new no now
Sight word flash cards — set 4VicLearn · Worksheet 37
Worksheet 38 · Sight word flash cards — set 5
Sight word flash cards Print on card, cut along the lines, keep them in an envelope · 3 minutes a day VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence after again any as ask by could every fly from give going
Sight word flash cards — set 5VicLearn · Worksheet 38
Worksheet 39 · Sight word flash cards — set 6
Sight word flash cards Print on card, cut along the lines, keep them in an envelope · 3 minutes a day VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence had has her him his how just know let live may of
Sight word flash cards — set 6VicLearn · Worksheet 39
Worksheet 40 · Sight word flash cards — set 7
Sight word flash cards Print on card, cut along the lines, keep them in an envelope · 3 minutes a day VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence always around because been before best both buy call cold does don’t
Sight word flash cards — set 7VicLearn · Worksheet 40
Worksheet 41 · Sight word flash cards — set 8
Sight word flash cards Print on card, cut along the lines, keep them in an envelope · 3 minutes a day VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence fast first five found gave goes green its made many off or
Sight word flash cards — set 8VicLearn · Worksheet 41

Assessment sheets

Three dated columns per word: instant read or not yet — no guessing about progress.

Worksheet 42 · Sight word assessment — part 1
Sight word assessment — part 1 Show the word for 3 seconds. Tick only if the child read it instantly, with no sounding out. VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Pre-primer · list 1 a and away big blue can Pre-primer · list 2 come down find for funny go Pre-primer · list 3 help here I in is it Pre-primer · list 4 jump little look make me my
Sight word assessment — part 1VicLearn · Worksheet 42
Worksheet 43 · Sight word assessment — part 2
Sight word assessment — part 2 Show the word for 3 seconds. Tick only if the child read it instantly, with no sounding out. VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Primer · list 1 all am are at ate be Primer · list 2 black brown but came did do Primer · list 3 eat four get good have he Primer · list 4 into like must new no now
Sight word assessment — part 2VicLearn · Worksheet 43
Worksheet 44 · Sight word assessment — part 3
Sight word assessment — part 3 Show the word for 3 seconds. Tick only if the child read it instantly, with no sounding out. VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Grade 1 · list 1 after again any as ask by Grade 1 · list 2 could every fly from give going Grade 1 · list 3 had has her him his how Grade 1 · list 4 just know let live may of
Sight word assessment — part 3VicLearn · Worksheet 44
Worksheet 45 · Sight word assessment — part 4
Sight word assessment — part 4 Show the word for 3 seconds. Tick only if the child read it instantly, with no sounding out. VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Grade 2 · list 1 always around because been before best Grade 2 · list 2 both buy call cold does don’t Grade 2 · list 3 fast first five found gave goes Grade 2 · list 4 green its made many off or
Sight word assessment — part 4VicLearn · Worksheet 45

Game board & 30-day tracker

Read to move, colour a square per day, keep the streak visible.

Worksheet 46 · Read & move — sight word game 1
Read & move — sight word game Two players, one coin. Heads = 1 step, tails = 2. Read the word out loud to stay on the square. VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence a 1 and 2 away 3 big 4 blue 5 can 6 come 7 down 8 find 9 for 10 funny 11 go 12 a 13 and 14 away 15 big 16 blue 17 can 18 come 19 down 20 find 21 for 22 funny 23 go 24
Read & move — sight word game 1VicLearn · Worksheet 46
Worksheet 47 · Read & move — sight word game 5
Read & move — sight word game Two players, one coin. Heads = 1 step, tails = 2. Read the word out loud to stay on the square. VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence all 1 am 2 are 3 at 4 ate 5 be 6 black 7 brown 8 but 9 came 10 did 11 do 12 all 13 am 14 are 15 at 16 ate 17 be 18 black 19 brown 20 but 21 came 22 did 23 do 24
Read & move — sight word game 5VicLearn · Worksheet 47
Worksheet 48 · 30-day sight word tracker
30-day sight word tracker Colour one square per day. Three words a day beats twenty words on Sunday. VicLearn · Sight Words Mastery Pack · one family or classroom licence Name: Date: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Words we still miss:
30-day sight word trackerVicLearn · Worksheet 48

Bonus: quiet-time pages

Print one when the ten minutes are done.

Worksheet 49 · Color the picture — Cat
Color the picture — Cat Print on A4 · free for classroom and home use VicLearn · viclearn.com · free printable Name: CAT CAT
Color the picture — CatVicLearn · Worksheet 49
Worksheet 50 · Color the picture — Owl
Color the picture — Owl Print on A4 · free for classroom and home use VicLearn · viclearn.com · free printable Name: OWL OWL
Color the picture — OwlVicLearn · Worksheet 50
Worksheet 51 · Help the pencil find the way (2)
Help the pencil find the way Start at the arrow and reach the star VicLearn · viclearn.com · free printable Name: →
Help the pencil find the way (2)VicLearn · Worksheet 51
Worksheet 52 · Memory cards
Memory cards Cut along the dotted lines and match the pairs VicLearn · viclearn.com · free printable Cat Fish Flower Butterfly Star House Tree Rocket Ice cream Owl Turtle Balloon Dog Dragon Unicorn Horse Dinosaur Bird Sun Heart Rose Panda Shark Penguin Elephant Lion Bee Frog Snowman Car Cupcake Dolphin
Memory cardsVicLearn · Worksheet 52
Worksheet 53 · Memory cards
Memory cards Cut along the dotted lines and match the pairs VicLearn · viclearn.com · free printable Cat Fish Flower Butterfly Star House Tree Rocket Ice cream Owl Turtle Balloon Dog Dragon Unicorn Horse Dinosaur Bird Sun Heart Rose Panda Shark Penguin Elephant Lion Bee Frog Snowman Car Cupcake Dolphin
Memory cardsVicLearn · Worksheet 53
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