KindergartenELASight Words
Sight Word Book: the
"The" is the most common word in English, so it is the perfect first sight word. This little rhyming reader lets your child read a whole book on day one: every page pairs "the" with two pictures that rhyme.
What your child practices
✓Reading the sight word "the" in a sentence
✓Using pictures to read new nouns
✓Rhyming words (fox / box, goat / boat)
✓Tracing and writing "the"
How to use it
- Read it once to your child, pointing to each word. Then let them "read" it back to you.
- Have your child find and tap every orange "the" before reading the page.
- Print the mini book, cut, staple, and let your child color the pictures.
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Try this at homeGo on a "the" hunt in a favorite picture book and count how many you find.
Read it online
Flip through the book together on a tablet or computer, then print the mini book below.
Grab your printable
Printable mini book · cut, stack, staple · Print and go
Download the Mini Book (PDF)Questions parents ask
How do I put the mini book together?
Print the PDF, cut each sheet on the dashed line, stack the pages in order (cover on top), and staple on the left side.
Is this the same order as the Fry list?
Yes. "The" is Fry word #1, and each new book follows the Fry list in order.
Looking for more sight words practice?
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