Pre-Primer Sight Words Worksheets for Kindergarten: Trace and Fill In
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Skill: Reading and writing pre-primer sight words in simple sentences
Teaching tips and what to try next
Pre-primer words such as "the," "and" and "is" appear in almost every sentence children read, and several cannot be sounded out. Keep practice short: read each sentence together, then have your child point to the sight word. When these are solid, go on to Sight Words: Trace and Fill In and Sight Words Set 2: Trace and Fill In (1st grade).
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About this worksheet
Sight words are the small, common words that show up in almost every sentence a beginning reader sees. Many of them are hard to sound out, so children learn to recognize them at a glance. This kindergarten worksheet practices eight words from the Dolch pre-primer list: go, up, me, it, in, big, run, and play.
In Part 1, children read each word out loud and trace it two times on handwriting lines, which links the look of the word with the motion of writing it. In Part 2, they choose a word from the word bank to finish eight short sentences, such as "The kite went ___ in the sky" and "An elephant is very ___." Each word is used once, and the sentences use simple, familiar ideas so children can focus on the sight word itself.
How to use it: before starting, hold up each word on a card and read it together. For Part 2, read each sentence aloud with a "hmm" for the blank, then let your child try each bank word until the sentence sounds right. Crossing out each word in the bank after it is used helps children keep track. These words are a good next step after letter sounds, and they pair well with simple books that repeat the same words.
The answer key shows the correct word in every sentence. When your child is ready for more, move on to our Sight Words: Trace and Fill In worksheet and our Sight Words Set 2: Trace and Fill In worksheet for first grade.