In the 1940’s, a man named Edward Dolch published a list of 220 commonly used words of the English language – mostly in children’s books of the time. Intended to be taught as “sight words” instead of phonetically sounded out, this list of Dolch Sight Words is still important for our kids to recognize while reading even today!
The List:
- Dolch Word List alphabetical – total alphabetical list, total list or divided into grade levels
- Dolch Word List Frequency– total frequency list
- Dolch Word List Alphabetical– by grade
- Dolch Word List Freqency– by grade
- Word Wall Set from Jenna Ferko – complete 220-word list for the wall
Flash Cards:
- Flash Cards & 3 Suggested Activities by Kidzone.ws
- Sight Words Flash Cards by Happy and Blessed Home
- Weekly Sight Words Flash Cards by 3 Boys & A Dog
- Dolch Word Flash Cards by Sight Words Game
Games:
- Bingo & Board Games by Mrs. Perkins
- Fishing for Sight Words by Make, Take, & Teach
- The Dolch Kit by The School Bell (this site has a TON of resources – games, activities, assessments, organization and much more)
- Dolch Knights and Monsters – a paper word war
- Watch and Match by Word Game World
- Bowling for Sight Words by Make, Take, & Teach
- Monster Mash by Liv to Teach
- Roll and Read by Mark Johnson
- Sun Game by Kindergarten Krysta
- Muffin Tin Reading Games by Growing Book by Book
- Sight Word Games
- Sight Word Games from SightWords.com
Activities:
- Superhero Reader Books from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
- Teaching Sight Words Kits from Make Take & Teach
- A 35-page Activity Book by Mrs. Perkins
- Sight Words Bottle Caps by Primary Junction
- Tactile Sight Word Cards by Make Take & Teach
- Sign Language Sight Words by Mrs. Lirette’s Learning Detectives – using finger spelling for pre-primer words
- Cut and Glue Sight Word Sentences by Teacher Tam
Worksheets:
- Cloze Passage & Word Shapes Worksheets from K12Reader.com
- Dolch Phrase Generator with Game Ideas by Mrs. Perkins
Online Games:
- Dolch Word Games – memory matching, 2 player concentration, spelling, drag and drop puzzles
- Sight Words Spelling on ABCya.com
Assessments:
- Dolch Sight Words Assessment Checklists by Apples 4 the Teachers
- Sight Word Assessment Printable by A is for Apple, B is for Blog (scroll to bottom of post)
- Sight Word Test from Nancy Meacham Cole
- Sight Word Assessment and Progress Monitoring by Make Take & Teach
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