1st Grade Sight Words homeschool curriculum
Learn frequently used words, orthographic mapping, reading, and spelling in context. Follow a flexible 36-week sequence with independent work, parent-supported teaching, interactive questions, and printable practice.
What children will practice
Every week includes a learning goal, examples, checking for understanding, a hands-on project, and an opportunity to explain the idea back to an adult. Activities can be adapted to your child’s readiness.
All 36 weekly sight words lessons
- Week 1
because, could, would, should
I can recognize because, could, would, and should in sentences.
Unit: Welcome & Wonder - Week 2
about, around, after, before
I can quickly read common time and place words in meaningful sentences.
Unit: Welcome & Wonder - Week 3
again, always, never, often
I can explain and use again, always, never, often with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Welcome & Wonder - Week 4
every, very, many, any
I can explain and use every, very, many, any with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Welcome & Wonder - Week 5
people, friend, family, school
I can explain and use people, friend, family, school with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Patterns All Around - Week 6
there, where, here, their
I can explain and use there, where, here, their with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Patterns All Around - Week 7
which, while, when, what
I can explain and use which, while, when, what with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Patterns All Around - Week 8
these, those, this, that
I can explain and use these, those, this, that with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Patterns All Around - Week 9
through, though, thought, than
I can explain and use through, though, thought, than with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Our Community - Week 10
does, done, don’t, didn’t
I can explain and use does, done, don’t, didn’t with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Our Community - Week 11
know, knew, new, now
I can explain and use know, knew, new, now with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Our Community - Week 12
once, twice, first, second
I can explain and use once, twice, first, second with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Our Community - Week 13
another, other, over, under
I can explain and use another, other, over, under with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Living Things - Week 14
been, being, become, began
I can explain and use been, being, become, began with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Living Things - Week 15
your, you’re, our, ours
I can explain and use your, you’re, our, ours with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Living Things - Week 16
some, something, someone, sometimes
I can explain and use some, something, someone, sometimes with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Living Things - Week 17
give, gave, take, took
I can explain and use give, gave, take, took with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Stories & Signals - Week 18
write, wrote, read, says
I can explain and use write, wrote, read, says with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Stories & Signals - Week 19
looked, asked, called, helped
I can explain and use looked, asked, called, helped with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Stories & Signals - Week 20
found, made, went, came
I can explain and use found, made, went, came with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Stories & Signals - Week 21
work, world, word, were
I can explain and use work, world, word, were with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Explore & Measure - Week 22
part, place, point, play
I can explain and use part, place, point, play with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Explore & Measure - Week 23
right, light, night, might
I can explain and use right, light, night, might with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Explore & Measure - Week 24
small, tall, all, almost
I can explain and use small, tall, all, almost with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Explore & Measure - Week 25
great, good, best, better
I can explain and use great, good, best, better with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Earth & Sky - Week 26
today, tomorrow, yesterday, week
I can explain and use today, tomorrow, yesterday, week with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Earth & Sky - Week 27
outside, inside, beside, between
I can explain and use outside, inside, beside, between with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Earth & Sky - Week 28
without, within, with, along
I can explain and use without, within, with, along with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Earth & Sky - Week 29
couldn’t, wouldn’t, isn’t, aren’t
I can explain and use couldn’t, wouldn’t, isn’t, aren’t with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Invent & Create - Week 30
enough, together, really, early
I can explain and use enough, together, really, early with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Invent & Create - Week 31
answer, question, listen, learn
I can explain and use answer, question, listen, learn with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Invent & Create - Week 32
different, important, interesting, favorite
I can explain and use different, important, interesting, favorite with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Invent & Create - Week 33
minute, hour, morning, evening
I can explain and use minute, hour, morning, evening with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Celebrate & Grow - Week 34
sentence, paragraph, story, poem
I can explain and use sentence, paragraph, story, poem with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Celebrate & Grow - Week 35
reading in meaningful phrases
I can explain and use reading in meaningful phrases with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Celebrate & Grow - Week 36
sight-word celebration
I can explain and use sight-word celebration with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Celebrate & Grow