Sight Word Flash — Pre-Primer — Drag Drop
Literacy · Grades K–1 · 1 card
How to run it
Ask for the word before each move, said quickly rather than sounded out. Because these six can be matched to a real colour or quantity, they are the easiest sight words to make meaningful — hold up something red as the card is placed. Use this as a first set before the full forty-card deck, which is where the abstract words live.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentShow the word and wait 3 seconds for the student to read it.Log as correct
- First soundCover all but the first letter and let them try again.Log as cued
- Two choicesSay two words and let the student pick the one on the card.Log as cued
- ModelRead the word; the student reads it after you and traces it once.Log as cued
Adjust it
Work on 5 words at a time, mixing 3 known with 2 new.
Read the words in short sentences, or spell them from memory.
Matching IEP goal
Given sight word cards, such as 'blue' and 'one', Student will read the words in 8 of 10 opportunities within 3 seconds each, across 3 consecutive sessions.
Send it home through the parent portal →About this activity
A six-word drag-and-drop round — blue, one, red, three, two, yellow — drawn from the pre-primer sight word deck. The six are all colours and numbers, which makes them a coherent set: they can be matched to something concrete, unlike most sight words, which is what makes them a good starting group.
What to listen for
Watch the speed. A sight word is learned when it is recognised instantly, and six words is few enough to time. Notice whether the child confuses three and two by shape rather than reading them — both are short words starting with a consonant cluster, and children pattern-match before they decode.
Carrying it home
Colour and number words appear in every early book. Pointing at one and asking for it quickly, rather than sounding it out, is what builds recognition.
What's in this activity
- blue
- one
- red
- three
- two
- yellow
Questions
- How is this different from the flashcards?
- It uses six of the forty words — all colours and numbers — and asks the child to place them. It is a good first set before the full deck.
- Do I need an account?
- No, it plays free in the browser.
- Why start with colours and numbers?
- Because they can be matched to something real. Most sight words are abstract — and, for, here — and colour and number words let a child attach meaning while learning the recognition.
Use this board with your caseload
With a free account, every correct, cued and incorrect mark is saved to the student and scored against their IEP goal, with the data written up for you. Assign it as home practice through the parent portal.
Track progress freeFree for SLPs. No card, no trial clock.