Preparing our littles to read on their own is an exciting time! In school, they'll receive sight word cards and have sight word practice, but at home, we want to encourage their reading development. Here are twenty sight word books you can pass along to your kindergarteners for their daily reading practice!
1. Curious George Sight Words
If you're looking for a bundle of sight word stories, Curious George has you covered! In this set, you'll find ten books tailored to pre-k through 1st grade level. The set includes sight word flash cards, a word chart, and stickers to track their progress. You'll definitely see an improvement in your child's reading skills with this set!
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2. Nia the Narwhal Explores the Christmas Ocean
Explore the ocean and the coral reef with Nia the Narwhal and her fun cast of friends! You'll meet a starfish, a dogfish shark, and an electric ray. The book comes with coloring pages, highlights the common sight words your readers need to practice and has very simple sentences!
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3. Porcupine Hugs
Perry the Porcupine loves hugs, but most animals are scared of his big quills! Perry and his friends must come to a solution. This high-frequency word book has the key sight words highlighted and is written in a rhythmic verse to help your emergent readers.
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4. Siv the Three-Toed Sloth
Siv, the South American, three-toed sloth loves being a sloth! However, her one wish is to move faster. She can't help but imagine all the things she could do if she could only go a little faster. These are books parents love for their kindergarten students. The common sight words make this an excellent daily practice book.
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5. Mermaid School
Join Molly on her first day of school and follow along as she makes new friends. This book will help your littles prepare for their own first day of school and includes a mermaid school handbook for them.
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6. Yani the Unicorn and the Day Mommy Went to the Moon
Yani loves playing in the magical forest with her mom, but when her mom has to go visit her friend on the moon, Yani is all alone. At first, she feels sad, but then she decides to wander over to the Unicorn Valley. Along the way, she meets new friends and gains more confidence. This engaging sight word story will captivate your children and the short sentences will help them gain their own confidence!
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7. How to Catch a Unicorn
If you spotted a unicorn at the zoo, would you know how to catch it? That's what the kids in this story have to figure out! Follow along as they try to catch the unicorn and the unicorn tries to escape.
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8. Where Do Ninjas Go On Vacation?
When the ninjas are ready to disappear, where should they go? Should they go to the movies, the sand dunes, or an amusement park? This simple story is a great opportunity to practice sight words!
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9. The Crayons’ Book of Numbers
Get ready for some sight words fun with this book of numbers and colors. Duncan's crayons are missing and he needs your help to count them up and collect them all!
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10. Animalphabet
This beautiful book will take your sight word reader through the alphabet of animals. Each page has a question leading to the next animal and peekaboo holes to see if they guessed correctly.
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11. Grumpy Monkey
This adorable book about Jim the chimpanzee is a great beginner reader book. Jim is in a very bad mood. Despite his friends trying to help him, he is just grumpy. Eventually, Jim has a full meltdown! Could that be what he needed all along?
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12. Llama Llama Back to School
It's time for Llama to go back to school! Unfortunately, Llama loves summer! He's also feeling really nervous so his friends and mom try to help him feel better about the start of the new school year.
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13. Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes
Pete the Cat takes a walk in his new white shoes. Along the way, his shoes start changing colors! As he's walking, his shoes change to match the color of whatever mess he stepped in. All is good for Pete though! The Pete the Cat books will give your child a reading experience they enjoy!
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14. The Bad Seed
This seed is bad - REALLY bad. Learn all about what makes him bad and find out if he really wants to be bad or if he's willing to change!
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15. Hi! Fly Guy
When boy and fly meet, everything is changed for both of them. They begin a friendship and together they'll go on many adventures! This beginner reader book is a fantastic series for your kindergartener to start!
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16. My Busy Week
Review the days of the week and activities your children might do in this excellent book for littles! The predictable language and chantable verse make this a great sight word reader.
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17. It's Time To Wake, Jake!
Teach your kids a little more about sports with this fun rhyming story about Jake the basketball player. This book has a five-star rating on Amazon and is adored by parents!
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18. Ty's Travels: Beach Day!
Ty is so excited about a day on his very own beach! He's even more excited when a beach ball flies into his yard and he gets to enjoy the day with his new neighbor friend. This book will be a fun sight word reading experience for your littles and will get them excited for their own new adventures!
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19. Max Explains Everything: Grocery Store Expert
Max's mom takes him to the grocery store all the time! Since he's been there so much, you can just call him the grocery store expert. In this hilarious book, Max guides you and gives you helpful tips on how to survive a trip to the grocery store! This is an excellent independent reading book!
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20. Zara's Big Messy Day (That Turned Out Okay)
Zara is having a hard day. She doesn't know how to control her emotions on a day like this. Then, Zara's mom teaches her a trick to calm down. This book is incredibly helpful for children learning about their own emotions and includes coloring pages and guided meditations.
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