High Frequency Words
Each week the grade ones study five new high frequency words along with the ‘word family’ of the week. The grade twos will get twelve new words associate with a weekly focus.??????You will find these words in your child’s agenda each Monday. These high frequency words occur often in oral language and thus occur often in reading and writing. According to Fountas and Pinnell, (the reading experts) these high frequency words are useful because:
Attached you will find the first 11 lists. Please help your child to master these weekly words.
Please feel free to contact me if you have concerns or questions
Weekly High Frequency Word Lists
Grade Ones
September 29th: the, to, and, he, a
October 6th: I, you, of, it, in
October 14th: was, said, his, that, she
October 20th: for, on, they, but, had
October 27th: at, him, with, up, all
November 3rd: look, is, her, go, some
November 10th: out, as, be, have, there
November 17th: we, am, then, little, down
November 24th: do, can, could, when, did
December 1st: what, see, so, not, were
December 8th: get, them, like, one, this
December 15th: my, would, me, will, yes
Grade Twos
September 29th: math, fat, cat, has, apple, that, pattern, after, about, again, black, crash
October 6th: yellow, desk, basket, better, everyone, everything, every, friends, tell, them, then, when
October 14th: will, fish, him, pig, this, drink, favourite, girls, into, kicked, with, trip
October 20th: come, stop, long, other, foggy, clock, not, off, one, to, too, two
October 27th: bug, run, jump, cut, hut, funny, under, truck, uncle, junk, mud
November 3rd: gave, game, wait, mail, name, okay, made, make
November 10th: keep, each, week, deal, city, clean, because, people, really, green, eating, beautiful
November 17th: kind, time, like, nine, five, night, bright, I, ride, sometimes, nice, line
November 24th: rule, few, using, huge, cute, June, useful, used, July, true, you, use
December 1st: most, go, boat, old, home, Ontario, phone, those, no, only, Ontario
December 8th: fly, lovely, my, story, try, cry, baby, city, party, grocery, lucky, pretty
December 15th: wreath, snow, decorations, new year, present, cookies, reindeer, tree, celebration
- Emergent readers use the limited set of words they know to “anchor” their reading and to help them monitor the way they are reading a text.
- As readers learn more, having many words that are quickly recognized helps to move the reading along and students do not spend time decoding each word. Fluency is supported by a large number of easily recognized words.
- Being able to write a small group of high frequency words quickly without conscious attention helps young writers produce longer and more meaningful messages. They keep the momentum going because they do not have to slow down to puzzle out every word.
Attached you will find the first 11 lists. Please help your child to master these weekly words.
Please feel free to contact me if you have concerns or questions
Weekly High Frequency Word Lists
Grade Ones
September 29th: the, to, and, he, a
October 6th: I, you, of, it, in
October 14th: was, said, his, that, she
October 20th: for, on, they, but, had
October 27th: at, him, with, up, all
November 3rd: look, is, her, go, some
November 10th: out, as, be, have, there
November 17th: we, am, then, little, down
November 24th: do, can, could, when, did
December 1st: what, see, so, not, were
December 8th: get, them, like, one, this
December 15th: my, would, me, will, yes
Grade Twos
September 29th: math, fat, cat, has, apple, that, pattern, after, about, again, black, crash
October 6th: yellow, desk, basket, better, everyone, everything, every, friends, tell, them, then, when
October 14th: will, fish, him, pig, this, drink, favourite, girls, into, kicked, with, trip
October 20th: come, stop, long, other, foggy, clock, not, off, one, to, too, two
October 27th: bug, run, jump, cut, hut, funny, under, truck, uncle, junk, mud
November 3rd: gave, game, wait, mail, name, okay, made, make
November 10th: keep, each, week, deal, city, clean, because, people, really, green, eating, beautiful
November 17th: kind, time, like, nine, five, night, bright, I, ride, sometimes, nice, line
November 24th: rule, few, using, huge, cute, June, useful, used, July, true, you, use
December 1st: most, go, boat, old, home, Ontario, phone, those, no, only, Ontario
December 8th: fly, lovely, my, story, try, cry, baby, city, party, grocery, lucky, pretty
December 15th: wreath, snow, decorations, new year, present, cookies, reindeer, tree, celebration