Goal: 10 words per week × 30 weeks
Total: 300 words
Pacing: 25 weeks of new words + 5 review/assessment weeks
🗓️ WEEKLY STRUCTURE (repeat pattern)
| Day | Focus | Activity Example |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Introduce 10 new words | Flashcards, word wall, reading aloud |
| Tuesday | Recognition & tracing | Trace words, rainbow writing, color by word |
| Wednesday | Reading practice | “Read the Word” mini stories or sentences |
| Thursday | Application | Fill-in-the-blank, word match, simple writing |
| Friday | Review & assessment | Sight word bingo, quiz, or creative project |
🧩 WEEK-BY-WEEK WORD LIST
Weeks 1–5: Core Dolch Foundation
Focus: Basic recognition, early decoding, and confidence
- Week 1: the, and, a, to, in, is, it, you, that, he
- Week 2: was, for, on, are, as, with, his, they, I, at
- Week 3: be, this, have, from, or, one, had, by, word, but
- Week 4: not, what, all, were, we, when, your, can, said, there
- Week 5: use, each, which, she, do, how, if, their, up, about
🌀 Review Week: 1–5 word games + sentence building
Weeks 6–10: Expanding Vocabulary
Focus: Building fluency through patterns & rhymes
- Week 6: out, many, then, them, these, so, some, her, would, make
- Week 7: like, him, into, time, has, look, two, more, write, go
- Week 8: see, number, no, way, could, people, my, than, first, water
- Week 9: been, call, who, am, its, now, find, long, down, day
- Week 10: did, get, come, made, may, part, over, new, sound, take
🌀 Review Week: story reading with all 50 new words
Weeks 11–15: Application & Reading
Focus: Understanding meaning in short passages
- Week 11: only, little, work, know, place, years, live, me, back, give
- Week 12: most, very, after, things, our, just, name, good, sentence, man
- Week 13: think, say, great, where, help, through, much, before, line, right
- Week 14: too, means, old, any, same, tell, boy, follow, came, want
- Week 15: show, also, around, form, three, small, set, put, end, does
🌀 Review Week: reading short paragraphs + comprehension
Weeks 16–20: Fluency & Writing
Focus: Sight word writing, spelling, and phonics integration
- Week 16: another, well, large, big, even, such, because, turn, here, why
- Week 17: ask, went, men, read, need, land, hand, move, kind, try
- Week 18: again, change, off, play, spell, air, away, animal, house, point
- Week 19: page, letter, mother, father, food, head, together, different, picture, learn
- Week 20: sound, enough, thought, answer, year, study, still, learn, place, school
🌀 Review Week: sight word test + “I Can Read” mini book project
Weeks 21–25: Comprehension & Context
Focus: Reading for meaning and recall
- Week 21: world, every, start, light, began, always, under, story, watch, few
- Week 22: below, between, own, something, those, both, without, example, until, really
- Week 23: sentence, show, follow, near, hard, open, start, better, began, hold
- Week 24: morning, today, city, family, children, eyes, body, music, river, idea
- Week 25: grow, took, young, while, leave, country, plant, answer, enough, thought
🌀 Review Week: reading comprehension and creative writing
Weeks 26–30: Mastery & Review
Focus: Consolidation, fluency, and confidence
- Weeks 26–29: cumulative review games, reading, and writing with all 300 words
- Week 30: final “Sight Word Showcase” — reading fluency challenge, class book creation, or certificate celebration
🎯 How This Supports Development
- Gradually increases difficulty and cognitive demand.
- Integrates recognition + application + comprehension.
- Reinforces through weekly review and quarterly assessment.
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