Sight words by grade: Dolch lists for pre-K to third grade

• Pre-K: Dolch pre-primer list (40 words)
• Kindergarten: Dolch primer list (52 words)
• First grade: Dolch first grade list (41 words)
• Second grade: Dolch second grade list (46 words)
• Third grade: Dolch third grade list (41 words)

Each page shows the complete list, has eight-word presets for tracing sheets, and gives practice tips for that level.

Sight words are common words a child learns to recognize quickly, including many that cannot be sounded out easily. Writing them by hand gives a child a second route to remember each word: how it looks, and how it feels to form. Handwriting practice does not replace reading practice. Use these sheets alongside real books, phonics, and talking.

Dolch’s lists were compiled in the 1930s and are still in wide use. The level names are traditional, and classrooms use other lists as well. Paste your school’s list into the box above and the tool works the same way.

• Monday: introduce four new words on a tracing sheet; say and trace each.
• Tuesday to Thursday: trace, then write each word on the blank line; read the words in a short book.
• Friday: review all words from the week with fill-in-the-blank sentences.

For a custom classroom list, the sight word tracing maker has the same tools with no preset level.

• Sight word tracing maker
• Sight word can worksheet
• Kindergarten tracing worksheets

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