Learning to Read: Phonics and Sight Words – 8-Page Lesson for First Grade

Help your first graders become confident, independent readers with this comprehensive 8-page lesson focused on phonics and sight words. Designed especially for Grade 1 students, this lesson combines clear instruction, interactive activities, and engaging exercises to make reading fun and effective.

**What’s included in this lesson:

1- Phonics Made Simple: Introduces students to the sounds that letters make. With examples like “cat” (c–a–t), children learn to sound out new words, build confidence in decoding, and develop essential early reading skills.

2- Sight Words Recognition: Focuses on tricky words such as “the,” “said,” and “was” that students need to recognize instantly. Includes practice activities that help first graders read quickly and fluently.

3- Interactive Comprehension Exercises: Includes multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, vocabulary matching, and Think-Pair-Share prompts. These exercises encourage children to practice reading, think critically, and discuss what they learned.

4- Key Vocabulary Development: Covers essential reading terms like letters, sound, memorize, reader, alphabet, building, tricky, quickly, and more. Each term includes a definition and example sentence to reinforce understanding.

5- Kid-Friendly, Engaging Layout: Bright, colorful design with clear examples, practice exercises, and fun prompts. Perfect for classroom or homeschool use, making learning phonics and sight words enjoyable.

This lesson is ideal for teachers and parents of first graders who want to build strong reading foundations. By combining phonics decoding skills with sight word recognition, students can read more fluently, understand text better, and develop a lifelong love of reading.