100 First Grade Sight Words to Boost Reading Skills
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Memorizing sight words makes reading easier at every grade level. First grade sight words are trickier than kindergarten words, but these 100 are great for helping your first grader read faster and more confidently.
First-Grade Sight Words: Level 1
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- over
- new
- sound
- take
- only
- little
- work
- know
- place
- years
First-Grade Sight Words: Level 2
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- live
- me
- back
- give
- most
- very
- after
- things
- our
- just
First-Grade Sight Words: Level 3
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- name
- good
- sentence
- man
- think
- say
- great
- where
- help
- through
First-Grade Sight Words: Level 4
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- much
- before
- line
- right
- too
- means
- old
- any
- same
- tell
First-Grade Sight Words: Level 5
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- boy
- follow
- came
- want
- show
- also
- around
- form
- three
- small
First-Grade Sight Words: Level 6
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- set
- put
- end
- does
- another
- well
- large
- must
- big
- even
First-Grade Sight Words: Level 7
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- such
- because
- turn
- here
- why
- ask
- went
- men
- read
- need
First-Grade Sight Words: Level 8
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- land
- different
- home
- us
- move
- try
- kind
- hand
- picture
- again
First-Grade Sight Words: Level 9
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- change
- off
- play
- spell
- air
- away
- animal
- house
- point
- page
First-Grade Sight Words: Level 10
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- letter
- mother
- answer
- found
- study
- still
- learn
- should
- America
- world
Need Help Getting Your First Grader to Listen? Make Sight Words Fun
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There's a reason many companies are opting to gameify corporate training. Learning is easier when it feels like play.
This is especially true with young readers, so try using sight word games like the ones in the video below to make the experience less of a chore.
Need a little review? Go back to our kindergarten sight words list for practice.
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