Mrs. McGowan's First Grade

High Frequency Words
 Word Wall List         Large Flashcards

  • Our Word Wall Words are high-frequency/sight words.  Although it's possible to "sound out" some of them, I recommend learning to recognize the whole word.

  • In the classroom, about 5 words are added to the word wall at a time. 

  • Each day, practice 4 - 5 words. Use 3 that are known fairly well and 2 others. Make a duplicate set of cards (same word on 2 cards) and play a Concentration type game. Your child has to read the words to keep a matched pair and he can keep your matched pair by reading those words!

  • Keep a set of word cards in the car for a back-seat game. If your child doesn't recognize a word, give hints by using the word in a sentence.

  • Look for the words in stories you are reading to your child. (You are doing that every day, right?)

  • Let me know if you find other games to play that help learn the words by sight!

  • Take a look at our webpages for ways to help your child with reading.

  • Visit our webpages that have all the words on

  • Large Flashcards

 Resources

Dolch Words - 220 commonly used words.

Word Walls - Teacher's website (Marion Dunkerley, California) with lots of activities and links

Word Wall Links -This is a great resource from Mrs. Alphabet.

Instructional Strategies Online - Word Walls

 

K - Words

is has was not of
do with the for we
a said me my go
he she and that you
are to I have says

 

First Grade Words

* Listed from last to first

Unit 6: Young Amelia Earhart

father

horse

people

should

woman

 

Unit 6: The Story of Blue Bird

brother

from

mother

sister

walked

 

Unit 6: New Shoes for Silvia

every

morning

once

or

took

 

Unit 6: A Friend for Little Bear

called

friend

only

pulled

these

 

Unit 5: Owl and the Moon

everything

eyes

gone

head

room

 

Unit 5: You Can't Smell A Flower With Your Ear

by

find

kind

high

more

 

Unit 5: Shrinking Mouse

before

come

off

our

right

 

Unit 5: Seven Sillies

all

four

many

over

so

 

Unit 4: Ring! Ring! Ring! Put Out the Fire!
(review words)

clean

always

walk

done

how

 

Unit 4: Johnny Appleseed

pretty

little

how

light

live

 

Unit 4: The Knee-High Man

carry

been

clean

done

far

 

Unit 4: Yasmin's Ducks

because

buy

found

some

work

 

Unit 4: The Shopping List

after

always

blue

were

who

 

Unit 3: Let's Camp Out (review words)

under

eat

old

try

 

Unit 3: Snakes

where

know

why

under

 

Unit 3: Sam's Song

together

too

eat

now

 

Unit 3: Greg's Mask

old

grow

any

new

 

Unit 3: Stan's Stunt

try

would

their

fall

 

Unit 2: What Bug Is It?

about

around

again

use

 

Unit 2: Splash!

away

good

into

put

 

Unit 2: The Bug Bath

saw

want

very

two

 

Unit 2: One Good Pup

ride

small

out

no

 

Unit 1: Ships      Review words

one this what look

 

Unit 1: What Does Pig Do?

does

look

her

there

 

Unit 1: The Path on the Map

be

could

down

see

 

Unit 1: Quack

on

what

they

your

 

Sight Words: Unit 1: Max the Cat

likes

give

one

this


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