Dolch Word Lists

When your child has learned all of the words and can read the words fluently on his/her current Dolch List, sign the list or send me a note telling me your child knows the words on Dolch List ________.  I will assess your child on the current list, and then send home a new Dolch word list.  There are three Dolch Lists that your child needs to master by the end of the year:  Pre-Primer, Primer, and First Grade.  Students will be given the Second and Third Grade List if they progress to that level before the end of school.  A fun way to learn these words is to put the words on index cards and create a "word" trail around the house.  Have your child read the words as they follow the "trail" of words.  If a word is missed, they will need to return to the start.  I have used this method in the classroom and with my own children, and they enjoy the learning and movement.  You may want to put a little surprise or evening snack at the end of the trail.
  1. Pre-Primer Sight Vocabulary
  2. Primer Sight Vocabulary
  3. First Grade Sight Vocabulary
  4. Second Grade Sight Vocabulary
  5. Third Grade Sight Vocabulary
  6. High Frequency First Grade Words



Pre-Primer Sight Vocabulary

a           and        away        big        blue        can
come        down       find        for        funny       go
help        here       I           in         is          it
jump        little     look        make       me          my
not         one        play        red        run         said
see         the        three       to         two         up
we          where      yellow      you
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Primer Sight Vocabulary

all         am         are         at          ate        be
black       brown      but         came        did        do
eat         four       get         good        have       he
into        like       must        new         no         now
on          our        out         please      pretty     ran
ride        saw        say         she         so         soon
that        there      they        this        too        under
want        was        well        went        what       white
who         will       with        yes
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First Grade Sight Vocabulary

after       again       an         any         ask        as
by          could       every      fly         from       give
going       had         has        her         him        his
how         just        know       let         live       may
of          old         once       open        over       put
round       some        stop       take        thank      them
then        think       walk       were        when
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Second Grade Sight Vocabulary

always      around       because      been       before       best
both        buy          call         cold       does         don't
fast        first        five         found      gave         goes
green       its          made         many       off          or
pull        read         right        sing       sit          sleep
tell        their        these        those      upon         us
use         very         wash         which      why          wish
work        would        write        your
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Third Grade Sight Vocabulary

about       better       bring        carry       clean       cut
done        draw         drink        eight       fall        far
full        got          grow         hold        hot         hurt
if          keep         kind         laugh       light       long
much        myself       never        only        own         pick
seven       shall        show         six         small       start
ten         today        together     try         warm
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High Frequency First Grade Words

each        time         than        water         other         more
number      way          people      day           part          sound
place       years        name        man           great         through
boy         follow       also        form          such          turned
asked       men          need        change        going         air
animals     house        I'm         page          back          most
things      much         line        right         means         same
end         another      large       even          land          different
home        move         hand        picture       mother        answer
found       day          still       learn         should        became
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