Second Grade Sight Words and Teaching Resources
Second Grade Sight Words and Teaching Resources
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What are sight words?
Sight words are words that children should know by "sight".
What words do second graders need to know?
Second graders need to learn many new words to improve their vocabulary as well as reading skills.
Most second grade words are a combination of the Dolch sight word list and the Fry sight word list.
Keep in mind that young students should also know the words from kindergarten and first grade as well, since those words should have already been taught.
It is a good idea to first assess your child by downloading the free sight word lists, and seeing which words they do not know.
Then you can begin to practice learning those words.
Is there a difference between Dolch sight words and Fry Sight Words?
The Dolch sight words list was compiled by Dr. Edward William Dolch.
The Fry sight word list was compiled by Dr. Edward Fry and is considered to be a more modern list. There are 1,000 words on the Fry list, and learning all of these words would help a child read about 90% of common words in a book, magazine, or website.
What words are on the second 100 Fry words list?
The second 100 word list includes the following words: after, again, air, also, America, animal, another, answer, any, around, ask, away, back, because, before, big, boy, came, change, different, does, end, even, follow, form, found, give, good, great, hand, help, here, home, house, just, kind, know, land, large, learn, letter, line, little, live, man, me, means, men, most, mother, move, much, must, name, need, new, off, old, only, our, over, page, picture, place, play, point, put, read, right, same, say, sentence, set, should, show, small, sound, spell, still, study, such, take, tell, things, think, three, through, too, try, turn, us, very, want, well, went, where, why, work, world, years
Click here to download a free Fry Sight Word list for each grade level.
What words are on the Dolch Second grade list?
The 46 words on the Dolch second grade list include: always, around, because, been, before, best, both, buy, call, cold, does, don’t, fast, first, five, found, gave, goes, green, its, made, many, off, or, pull, read, right, sing, sit, sleep, tell, their, these, those, upon, us, use, very, wash, which, why, wish, work, would, write, your
Click here to download a free Dolch Second grade list.
Tips to introduce sight words:
Create word walls in your classroom or homeschool room
Make flashcards with index cards
Find sight words in a word search or have children make their own and switch with a partner.
Fun Sight Word Activities for 2nd graders:
Second Grade Sight Word Practice- use these worksheets to practice the Dolch second grade sight word list.
Sight Word Wordsearch- find and circle the hidden sight words,.
Need more practice?
Have children use the sight words to make their own sentences.
Download these sight word worksheets for extra practice.
Use highlighter tape to find Dolch Words in children's books.
Make flash cards using the sight word list.
Visit educational websites and play games for extra sight word practice.