Sight Words

What are sight words and why are they important?

Sight words, also called High Frequency Words, are words that students will encounter often in reading and writing. Memorizing these words will be crucial for fluent reading and proficient writing as they grow in Literacy. It is very important that these words are read with automaticity, not sounded out.


Sight Words Explained: https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/raise-a-reader-blog/sight-words-101.html

Activity Ideas: https://www.agora.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/parents_guide_to_sight_words.pdf

  • I
  • a
  • can
  • see
  • to
  • go
  • the
  • we
  • in
  • like
  • play
  • you
  • on
  • is
  • are
  • have
  • into
  • look


  • at
  • my
  • with
  • come
  • me
  • here
  • be
  • said
  • she
  • he
  • get
  • for
  • they
  • it
  • not
  • and
  • this
  • good
  • was
  • of
  • what
  • do
  • her
  • his
  • little
  • went
  • or
  • all
  • did
  • will
  • your
  • there
  • when
  • how
  • where
  • saw


  • one
  • eat
  • some
  • goes
  • down
  • away
  • want
  • about
  • baby
  • mother
  • father
  • day
  • after
  • because
  • could
  • again
  • who
  • many
  • would
  • very
  • our

Common Sight Words

Resources to help learn Sight Words:

I have embedded a few videos as examples, but typing "sight word song ___" with any sight word (with an adult present) usually results in many fun and engaging songs to support your child's learning and review of sight words!

  • Meet the Sight Words

  • Jack Hartmann

  • Jan Richardson Sight Words

  • Miss Molly