What other words can I use to teach a 5 yr old to read?

Question

She is very smart. I'm making a list of words to put on index cards. I have some like; yellow (all colors), go, boy, one (1-10), out, etc. Do you have any other words you think would be easy for her to learn. In case you are wondering, she's in K-G and they have to know how to read before going to the 1st. Yes, the teachers do go over words with her, but I want to go over more words. No, I don't put too much pressure on her. It's just that she already know the words her teacher has given her. I want to challenge her so she won't get bored.

I read with my child daily. What I'm looking for is a list of words.

Answer 1

water
number... I cant type them all heres the link for 1st grade sight words since you said she know all the Kindergarten ones

Answer 2

Here's a list for her these are kindergarten words


at have said

big help stop

blue little that

call make this

come me up

did no want

do not what

down play who

for ran with

green red work

If they are to easy here are some first grade words

about know she

all let show

around like so

ask may some

away new soon

but now take

eat of then

fast on they

from one too

good out two

has put us

him run went

his saw yes

into say your


here are some second semimester first grade words

after again am

an another any

as be before

began better black

bring by came

cold could cut

didn't does don't

far find first

five found four

gave give going

gone got had

hard her hold

now if its

just kind last

light long made

many more much

must never next

off of old

or other our

over own read

right should still

tell than their

them there these

think those three

told took try

under very walk

was were when

where which white

why would

Good luck and have fun go to the library and have her read some books to you she will love it and it's good practice.

Answer 3

make her read any fairy tale book and tell her to list all the words she understands n all those that she doesn't understand in the book , this will help her a lot and by the way why don't u also ask her meanings of some three letter words and four letter words from the dictionary ... why not find household substances to teach and a book of pictures o show so she can identify some of the pictures if she doesn't know them then they will be new for her so there she will have learnt new words... best of luck ... its hard to teach kids but this way is pretty successful ... my mum used this way for me and same as my teacher ...Good luck once again

Answer 4

Words To Know By First Grade
Go to the Download page to get a print out of these words.
I
see
like
to
am
a
can
you
my
we
the
are
go
and
on
in
look
big
do
what
said
is
of
have
at
an
he
she
with
by
be
all
red
blue
purple
green
orange
brown
yellow
black
white
pink

Answer 5

You there are so many wonderfull kids site out there
that provide pre school and up home schooling they have printable coloring pages to help a child read ,help in everything

here is an awesome site to start

if you use search you will find 100s of coloring pages or use yahoo image search for coloring pages

Answer 6

look up www.tolland.k12.ct.us/pkr/specials/chuschle/highfrequencywordlists.html. this will give you the high frequency words which are the most important. or do a search for high frequency words on the internetalso go for rhyming word like fat, cat, mat etc. to help her pick out word patterns. The high frequency words are most important. More than anything read with her and her reading will improve. let her have a go and help her with words she is struggling with. Good luck

Answer 7

Use words in these categories; environment (tree), transportation (truck), food (milk), and friends (toy). These are words that she probably uses pretty often, so she's already comfortable using them and will be more interested in learning how they look on paper.

Answer 8

read small books with her like cat in the hat or one fish to fish red fish blue fish things like that and then get it high up to the lion king and the little mermaid soemthing she might be into and show her the movies of lion king and the litte mermaid it will help her.

Answer 9

Try some 3 letter words...such as cat, mat, fat...then work your way up to 4....and so on.....good luck

Answer 10

I used to put words on post-its and stick them all around the house. such as door or window. get her to try to work out what they say and have fun sticking them around the house herself.