Mrs.

Renee-Lynn Sanchez
Distance Learning Packet
The Dolch word list is a list of frequently used English words compiled by Edward William Dolch, a major proponent of the "whole-word"
method of beginning reading instruction. The list contains 220 "service words" that have to be easily recognized in order to achieve reading
fluency in the English language. The compilation excludes nouns, which comprise a separate 95-word list. Between 50% and 75% of all
words used in schoolbooks, library books, newspapers, and magazines are a part of the Dolch basic sight word vocabulary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolch_word_list
Instructions: Select Ten Dolch words to focus on weekly and complete the activities listed below. The goal would be to
improve students writing skills using these frequently used sight words. The order in which the words should be selected are primmer, pre-
primmer, first, second, and third.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts

1. Present the 1. Use words 1 to 5 1. Use words 6-10 Go Over the words Spelling Test
words to your in in sentences. in sentences.
child. 2. Remember to 2. Remember to 1. Write each of Write A 5-10 sentence
use proper use proper the 10 words 5 paragraph about what
2. Say the word, capitalization capitalization times. you did this week.
spell the word, and punctuation and Remember to use
say the word 3. Remember to punctuation. proper capitalization
use proper 3. Remember to and punctuation.
3. Pre- Spelling test subject verb use proper Remember to use
agreement. subject verb proper subject verb
4. Write the words agreement. agreement
down.
Challenge: Use the Challenge: Use the
selected 5 words to selected 5 words to
create a short story or create a short story or
paragraph paragraph


Dolch Word
Flash Cards
Directions: Cut the Dolch words out to create your own flash
cards. You many organize them by grade level. The Dolch Word
Flash cards attached.

Free online Dolch Word Activities and worksheets at
http://www.dolchword.net/dolch-word-list.html


Pre-primer: (40 words)
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
Primer: (52 words)
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
1st Grade: (41 words)
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
2nd Grade: (46 words)
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
3rd Grade: (41 words)
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