Free printables for kindergarten: Sight word help, 12 ways

Finding all of these free sight word printables for kindergarten instantly brings me back to those sweet early days of school, sniff.I have teens now, but I remember how scary it could be to send your kid off to kindergarten, hoping that their reading and writing skills were on track with the other kids. So I wanted to spend a little extra time finding some helpful free sight word printables and worksheets for you kindergarten parents — or those of you with preschoolers who are already starting to read.

My only advice: Don’t let it stress you out. Please.

Whether you’re worried about your slower reader, or bragging about your kindergartener’s interest in War & Peace (as if), it all more or less evens out eventually. Hang in there.

Just find the one that seems like it works best for you. While most are free, there are a few that cost a few dollars but we still think are worth sharing.

Free printables for kindergarten: Sight word help, 12 different ways. (Mostly free!)

Free printable Dolch word lists by grade

A great place to start if you’re teaching sight words: This comprehensive if simple printable list of all the Dolch words, sorted by grade level. I like that they appear in frequency order, not alphabetically. (Dolchword.net)

Printable kindergarten sight word worksheets 

Print out these solid, smart, free worksheets for sight word practice in sequential order. There are two sets of 25 each to help kids get lots of good writing practice too. (SighWordsGame.com)

Free printable sight word practice sheets

If your kids are more visual learners, these free printable sight word practice sheets are outstanding. You’ll get 40 full pages of free sight word printables just by signing up with your email. (Simply Kinder)

220 printable kindergarten sight word flashcards

I love the cheeriness of these 220 printable kindergarten sight word flashcards, making them more interesting than basic flash cards. They’re not free, but just $3 for the entire set from Kindergarten Mom, through EdZone Publishing is worth it.

Free printable kindergarten sight word practice cards 

While they aren’t flash cards per se, these 40 free printable site word practice cards we also included in our roundup of 7 helpful kindergarten printables are nicely designed and offer lots of fun for kids in practice mode. (Teach Mama)

Printable Sight Word Flip Chart

This free printable learn-to-read sight word flip chart will take a little assembling on your part, but what a clever way to help kids understand the basic construction of early sight words. (Totschooling)

18 free printable sight word games 

There are a full 18 printable games here for kindergartners, including bingo (above), snakes and ladders, and go fish. Hey, whatever keeps learning fun! (Sightwords.com)

220 Printable Sight Word Play Dough Mats

If you have kids who need something to do with those fidgety hands, play dough mats could be the perfect sight word activity for you. She offers all 220 Dolch words for just $3. (Kindergarten Mom)

Free color-by-word sight word printables

This free printable sight word worksheet uses a color-by-number format that kids love…only with words. So smart!  After you finish this one,  I bet you could create more of your own with free coloring sheets of all kinds. (Education.com0

Free sight word memory match game printable

I like how these free sight word printables blend the fun of a memory game with the functionality of flash cards. In fact, you can use them for both. (Education.com)

Mailbox printable sight word family game 

Half craft project, half reading practice, I’m giving this printable sight word game an A for creativity! She describes it as allowing children to “deliver mail” by matching word endings to their particular family (-ig, -an, -ot, –og, -at), one for each of five mailboxes. So fun. (Totschooling)

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