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Sight Words for First Graders: The Dolch First Grade List
These sight words for first graders are the 41 words on the Dolch first grade list, such as after, could, from and were. Many are hard to sound out with first-year phonics (of, once, any, could), and many are the small words that join a sentence together. Most schools use the list in first grade, after the pre-primer and primer words. This page has the full list, five sight-word bookmarks, flash cards, worksheets, bingo cards and tracing sheets.
| after | fly | how | open | then |
| again | from | just | over | think |
| an | give | know | put | walk |
| any | going | let | round | were |
| as | had | live | some | when |
| ask | has | may | stop | |
| by | her | of | take | |
| could | him | old | thank | |
| every | his | once | them |
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Cards and worksheets
Flash cards
Flash cards: 41 cards, 8 to a page, with cut lines.
Worksheets
Worksheets: read it, color it, trace it, write it and find it, two words to a page.
Bingo cards
Bingo: 8 different 5 by 5 cards with a free center, two to a page.
Tracing sheets
Tracing: every word three times in gray on handwriting lines, six words to a page.
How to teach sight words to 1st graders?
Teach sight words to 1st graders in small steps. Pick three to five words a week and find them in a picture book first. Then practice only those words with the flash cards and worksheets, five minutes a day. Write short phrases with them, such as a cup of milk or come again, and read them together.
First grade sight word flash cards
The flash card PDF has all 41 cards, eight to a page, with cut lines. Print them on cardstock (65 lb cover, about 176 gsm) so they last and the next card does not show through. Pick three to five words a week and put a card in the done pile once your child reads it without help on three different days.
Sight words printable for first grade
Everything on this page is a free printable PDF in US Letter or A4: five bookmarks, flash cards, worksheets, bingo cards and tracing sheets. Print only the pieces you need. The flash cards need cardstock, and plain printer paper is fine for the worksheets, tracing and bingo.
First grade sight word worksheets
Each worksheet page covers two words. A child reads the word, colors it, traces it, writes it and finds it in a row of look-alikes. The tracing sheets repeat every word three times in gray on handwriting lines, six words to a page. Plain printer paper works for both, in US Letter or A4.
Sight words list for first grade
The full 41-word list sits in a table on this page, from after to when. Check it once most cards are in the done pile. Words your child still hesitates on go back into the week's set. Words like of, from, again and could are easier in phrases, such as a cup of milk or come again.
Sight word bingo game
The bingo PDF has eight different 5 by 5 cards with a free center, two to a page. Call a word and every player looks for it and covers it. It is a game that works for a small group at home or a whole table in class.
What are Dolch sight words?
Dolch sight words are 220 service words in five lists, plus 95 nouns. The first grade list is the third of the five, with 41 words from after to when. The pre-primer and primer lists come before it, and the second and third grade lists follow.
Using them at home and in class
- Start small
- Pick three to five words a week. Read them in a book first, then practice only those words with the flash cards and the worksheets.
- Read them in phrases
- Words like of, from, again and could are easier in context. Write short phrases with them (a cup of milk, come again) and read them together.
- Check the whole list
- When most cards are in the done pile, read the full list from the table below. Words your child still hesitates on go back into the week's set.
Questions
What are 20 examples of sight words?
Twenty examples from the Dolch first grade list are after, again, an, any, as, ask, by, could, every, fly, from, give, going, had, has, her, him, his, how and just. The full list has 41 words, and the table on this page shows all of them.
How many sight words should a 1st grader know?
There is no single number that fits every school. The Dolch first grade list has 41 words, and most schools use it in first grade, after the pre-primer and primer lists. Ask your child's teacher which list the class follows.
What grade is the Dolch first grade list for?
The first grade list is made for first grade. Most children have met the pre-primer and primer lists before, and the second grade list follows.
How many words are on the first grade list?
The first grade list has 41 words, from after to when. The table on this page shows all of them.
Where does the first grade list fit among the Dolch lists?
The first grade list is the third of five. The lists are pre-primer (40 words), primer (52), first grade (41), second grade (46) and third grade (41). Together they make up the 220 Dolch service words.
How do the sight-word bookmarks work?
Each of the five bookmarks holds up to ten words with three boxes per word. Tick a box each time your child reads the word without help, and color the picture at the top. Three ticks means the word is known.
What paper do the printables need?
Plain printer paper is fine for the worksheets, tracing and bingo. Print the flash cards on cardstock (65 lb cover, about 176 gsm) so they last and the next card does not show through.
How does sight word bingo work?
The bingo PDF has 8 different 5 by 5 cards with a free center, two to a page. Call a word, and every player looks for it and covers it. The first full row wins.
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