Kindergarten Word Lists

Sight Words and Phonic Families for Kindergarten

Use this list of kindergarten sight words and phonic families to get your child off to a strong start in reading.

Each Week you will present:

One phonic family
Two sight words

In most cases, the sight words and phonic family are related.

This gentle approach adds a few words and one concept a week. Watch their slow and steady progress.

See below for teaching activities

Week 1Sight Words: a, at
Phonic Family: at

Week 2Sight Words: is, it
Phonic Family: it

Week 3Sight Words: in, on
Phonic Family: in

Week 4Sight Words: am, I
Phonic Family: an

Week 5Sight Words: not, no
Phonic Family: op

Week 6Sight Words: my, me
Phonic Family: long e

Week 7Sight Words: go, up
Phonic Family: ed

Week 8Sight Words: and, are
Phonic Family: and

Week 9Sight Words: her, you
Phonic Family: review "h"

Week 10Sight Words: big, small
Phonic Family: all

Week 11Sight Words: to, do
Phonic Family: un

Week 12Sight Words: let, he
Phonic Family: et

Week 13Sight Words: him, his
Phonic Family: review to, do, no, so, go

Week 14Sight Words: good, was
Phonic Family: oy

Week 15Sight Words: car, us
Phonic Family: ar

Week 16Sight Words: this, that
Phonic Dipthong: th

Week 17Sight Words: old, of
Phonic Family: old

Week 18Sight Words: stop, see
Phonic Family: est

Week 19Sight Words: she, ship
Phonic Dipthong: sh

Week 20Sight Words: come, came
Phonic Family: ame

Week 21Sight Words: black, green
Phonic Family: ack

Week 22Sight Words: are, more
Phonic Family: ick

Week 23Sight Words: have, had
Phonic Family: ock

Week 24Sight Words: want, take
Phonic Family: ake

Week 25Sight Words: with, will
Phonic Family: ill

Week 26Sight Words: must, some
Phonic Family: ide

Week 27Sight Words: what, why
Phonic Dipthong: wh

Week 28Sight Words: for, but
Phonic Family: one (long: bone, cone)

Week 29Sight Words: made, child
Phonic Dipthong: ch

Week 30Sight Words: by, fly
Phonic Family: y

Teaching Activites

Looking for ideas on activities for teaching kindergarten words? We have pages of suggested activities and games.

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