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High Frequency Word List

These are the 100 most frequently used words. They are also referred to as sight words and red words. Students should be able to read and write these words in first grade. Please practice these words with your child. See below for some suggested activities:

a

 

don’t

 

little

 

that

after

 

for

 

look

 

the

all

 

from

 

make

 

their

am

 

get

 

man

 

them

an

 

go

 

me

 

then

and

 

going

 

mother

 

there

are

 

got

 

my

 

they

as

 

had

 

no

 

this

at

 

has

 

not

 

to

away

 

have

 

now

 

too

back

 

he

 

of

 

two

be

 

her

 

on

 

up

because

 

here

 

one

 

us

been

 

him

 

or

 

very

before

 

his

 

our

 

was

big

 

how

 

out

 

we

but

 

I

 

over

 

went

by

 

if

 

play

 

were

can

 

I’m

 

put

 

what

came

 

in

 

said

 

where

come

 

into

 

saw

 

who

could

 

is

 

see

 

will

day

 

it

 

she

 

with

did

 

just

 

so

 

you

do

 

like

 

than

 

your

*Make a set of flash cards or make multiple sets to play concentration, go fish, or other card games.

*Have children spell words in shaving cream.

*Have children make the words using play doh.

*Play "hangman" using the high frequency words.

*See the following links for some more ideas:

http://childparenting.about.com/od/elementaryreadin1/a/sightwords.htm

http://summer.about.com/od/craftsfunactivities/a/summerlanguage.htm

http://www.literacyconnections.com/Sight WordPractice.html


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