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Dolch Sight Word List

In 1948, Edward Dolch PhD published the Dolch Sight Word List, a 220 high frequency word list.  They have stood the test of time and are still one of the most recognized sight word lists used in schools today.  Download the Dolch Sight Word List  for free.    These 220 Dolch sight words cards are downloadable from our membership site in 2 sizes - 21cm x 7cm and 14cm x 5 cm.  (see below for printing colour coding ideas)   We would learn 3 Dolch words per week and 1- 2 high frequency Dolch Nouns per week.  This worked really well.   Dolch Sight Word Printables Available with Membership Dolch Sight Words Large Dolch Sight Words Small   Dolch Sight Words A4 Supersize Great for classroom display Dolch Sight Words Mini                                       The words are listed in order of frequency.   The grouping is a guide only and helps to mark the cards so that they do not get mixed up.  Some Teachers use this as an indication of words to learn in each year level from Prep - 3, but it really is just a guide.   All words from this list should be known at a glance, definitely by the time a child is 7 - 8 years old.   '101 Ways to Use Word Cards' lists some fantastic FUN sight word activity ideas I make these cards up using the following colours in the sizes available on our Membership Site - it doesn't matter what colours they are really.   Dolch Sight Word List 1 (green)-  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 Dolch Sight Word List 2 (pink)-  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 Dolch Sight Word List 3 (orange) -  after, again, an, any, as, ask, by, could, every, fly, from, give, giving, 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 Dolch Sight Word List 4 (yellow) -  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 Dolch Sight Word List 5 (blue) - 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 Download the Printable Dolch Word List                     Back to Sight Word Games and Printables available with Membership View the Dolch Nouns    /    Teaching Sight Words Teacher Resources Search  /  Site Index  Home Page  /  Share your teaching ideas and win           Online Education Program Directory