Here is a list of all 41 sight words currently included. If your child is not at all enthusiastic about this endeavor (and who can blame them?) then try playing this sight word matching game instead using the print out with the sight words missing. Of course, this is assuming your child is willing to go along with trying to learn sight words. If the child is still unsure, you can read the sentence leaving out the underlined sight word and have the child try to fill in the blank. If they don’t know what it says, you can flip the card over and see if the picture is enough of a clue. If you want to help the child learn a certain set of sight words, you can start by trying to show them just the side with the written word. If desired, the cards can be grouped into common themes when teaching the child what each sentence says. Laminate the cards using a laminator or contact paper.Write the sight word on the back of each card.Cut each sheet of paper into 4 cards using either a paper trimmer or a ruler and scissors.Print out the sight word cards document on card stock.laminator (Affiliate Link) and laminating sheets (or contact paper).

(Could save money by using contact paper instead of laminating sheets (Affiliate Link) to laminate cards, or not laminate them at all.) However, if your child does not need to learn sight words for school or is not having any difficulty remembering them in context, I don’t think it’s really necessary to pressure the learning of sight words.Ĭost: Around $5 in used supplies. I wanted a way to help a child remember sight words with the help of contextual clues, which are always present in real life, so I made these flash cards which can be used in a homemade sight word matching game. Sure, grown-ups don’t take the time to sound out and decipher words like “the” or “as”, but we remember them because it’s convenient and necessary, not because someone told us we needed to. I really don’t like the idea of making kids memorize sight words.

First 100 sight words flash cards