Preschool Sight Words Worksheets
Welcome to our collection of preschool sight words worksheets, perfect for use in the classroom or at home! You’ll find a variety of activities designed to help little ones learn sight words like “a,” “look,” “see,” “and,” “go,” “make,” and many more. Our resources include sight word flashcards, tracing, matching, cut and paste activities, sight word bingo, and so much more. We’ve got worksheets for each grade level too, so don’t forget to explore them all!
Sight words, or high-frequency words, are super important for preschoolers as they build the foundation for reading skills. By learning words like “the,” “away,” “help,” “me,” and “three” by sight, kids can read more smoothly and confidently. Teaching sight words early on is a great way to set up little learners for success in reading and prepare them for more advanced levels.
To make learning sight words extra fun, try incorporating them into daily activities and games. How about playing “I Spy” with words like “big,” “here,” “my,” “to,” and “blue”? Or maybe a sight word scavenger hunt around the house? Encourage kiddos to use sight words in their writing and storytelling too. Keep in mind that practice makes perfect, so the more they see and use words like “can,” “in,” “one,” “up,” “come,” and “is,” the better they’ll get at recognizing and reading them!
As your preschooler gets more comfortable with sight words, feel free to introduce new words and activities to keep them engaged and learning. Combining sight word recognition with phonics lessons can help them develop a well-rounded understanding of the English language. By working on these skills, you’ll set the stage for successful reading experiences and a lifelong love for learning.
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Happy sight word teaching!
1st Quarter Pre-K Sight Words Activities
During the first quarter, children begin their sight word journey with foundational words. Activities include story reading, word tracing, matching exercises, and completing sentences—all featuring our friendly frog Frankie to make learning engaging and interactive.
Have children read along with you, then guide them to circle sight words as they find them in the text.
Read through the story together focusing on sight words. Afterwards, children draw Frankie jumping in the designated box.
As you read together, instruct little ones to color the circle next to each sight word blue when encountered.
Guide your pre-K learner to help Frankie hop across lily pads by tracing and saying each sight word aloud.
Direct your child to select and trace the correct sight word that completes each sentence, using only one word per line.
Children will trace each sight word and then connect it to its matching picture with a drawn line.
2nd Quarter Pre-K Sight Words Worksheets
Building on first quarter progress, students expand their sight word vocabulary through movement-based activities like clapping and jumping. They'll navigate mazes, complete missing letters, and engage with Frankie's continuing adventures to reinforce recognition and reading fluency.
While reading together, encourage learners to clap whenever they hear one of their sight words.
Your preschooler jumps like Frankie when sight words appear. Help them circle each sight word found.
Ask children to make a check mark next to sight words as you read together, then color the hat yellow.
Direct your young reader to color only the picture that matches each written sight word.
Help children navigate Frankie through the maze by following sight words from "Go" to "Toy" along the correct path.
Young learners examine each picture and fill in the missing letter to complete each sight word correctly.
3rd Quarter Pre-K Sight Words
Third quarter sight word instruction deepens comprehension through more independent activities. Students circle words in stories, trace and write independently, match words to pictures, and arrange story elements—advancing from recognition to application in reading contexts.
Read with your child and help them circle or underline each sight word discovered throughout the story.
Your learner follows along listening for sight words, then colors the boat picture after the reading.
After reading together, children color the birds using the colors mentioned in the sight word story.
Guide students to trace letters like Frankie leaping between lily pads, then write words independently on lines below.
Direct children to locate multiple instances of each sight word, coloring the corresponding box green when found.
Have your preschooler cut out pictures and paste them next to matching sight word sentences.
4th Quarter Pre-K Sight Words
In the final quarter, children master the complete set of 50 sight words. Activities emphasize independent reading, writing practice, critical thinking with yes/no questions, and personal connections to stories—preparing young readers for kindergarten reading success.
Read together noting sight words, then ask your child to draw something they enjoy doing for fun.
Your child claps when hearing sight words during reading. Discuss helping at home afterwards.
While reading together, have pre-K learners check off each sight word as they encounter it.
Guide young readers to examine each picture, read questions with sight words, and circle YES or NO.
Young learners trace each sight word and mark an X over the picture that doesn't match.
Children read each sight word, trace it in the middle box, then write it independently in the final box.
Preschool Sight Words Worksheets and Printables
Printable list of sight words for preschool
Students practice learning sight words by tracing each word and then writing the word on their own. (9 worksheets)
Students read the preschool sight words on the left and then circle the same word from the list on the right. (10 worksheets)
Students cut out each sight word from the list of words and paste the word into its matching box. (10 worksheets)
Complete the coloring sheets by coloring each sight word a different color. (5 coloring sheets)
Students match sight words by connecting them to each other. (8 worksheets)
A fun printable bingo game with 3x3 grids. Includes 30 different bingo cards and call sheet.
Same as above but in color and with 4x4 grids.
Printable flash cards for each of the different pre-k sight words.