Sight Words and Word Families Week 4

Welcome to Sight Words and Word Families Week 4! This week, I am sharing free sight word and word family activities that can help beginning readers practice reading, spelling, handwriting, sentence building, and early phonics skills.

The focus sight words for Week 4 are at, down, go and up, and the focus word family is the ap word family. I have gathered together some of my favorite hands on centers, printable worksheets, little books, and reading activities for practicing these words at school or at home.

See Sight Words and Word Families Week 1 here.

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See Sight Words and Word Families Week 3 here.

Week 4 sight words: at, down, go, up

Week 4 word family: ap

Sight Words and Word Families Week 4 Word Walls

For Sight Words and Word Families Week 4, I like to begin by introducing the new sight words and word family with visual word wall cards. Keeping the words on display gives children a helpful reference during reading, writing, and independent word work throughout the week.

Click either photo below to download the free sight word or word family word wall pages. You can also view the complete (TpT) Pre Primer Sight Words Word Wall (KR link here) and browse the complete (TpT) Word Family Posters (K-R link here).

Printable sight word cards for at, down, go and up with green polka dot borders for kindergarten word walls and pocket charts.

AP word family poster with picture vocabulary for nap, tap, slap, cap, lap, map, gap, sap, snap, trap, clap and rap.

Week 4 Sight Word Reading and Writing Activities

Once children have been introduced to the focus words, I like to give them many opportunities to read, build, trace, and write each one. Using a mixture of hands on centers, simple readers, fine motor activities, and handwriting pages keeps the practice interesting while helping the words become familiar.

Sight Word Sentence Building Center

Let’s begin with one of my favorite activities from this week. The (K-R) Sight Words Build a Sentence Center combines reading, writing, and early sentence structure in one activity.

Children arrange the picture and word cards in a pocket chart to make a complete sentence. A black and white cut and paste version is also included. Children can cut out the cards, place the words in the correct order, and then record the sentence on the worksheet.

Printable kindergarten sentence building cards with picture supported sight word sentences for literacy centers.

Kindergarten sight word sentence building activity with word cards, a glue write draw worksheet and picture sentence models.

I also included answer cards that can be stored together on a key ring. At first, the cards can be used as sentence reading prompts. Once children become more confident, they can check their own work after building each sentence. Click any of the photos in this section to download the free Week 4 sample.

Completed sight word sentence building worksheet with cut and paste word cards, handwriting practice and a kindergarten drawing activity.

Sight Word Play Dough Mats

The (K-R) Sight Word Play Dough Mats add a tactile element to word practice. Children can roll play dough into ropes and place it over each letter before reading the completed word.

If you would prefer a reusable writing activity, laminate the mats or place them in clear pockets. Children can then trace the words with dry erase markers. Click either photo below to download the free Week 4 sample mats.

Sight word at play dough mat with letter formation and sentence writing practice for kindergarten literacy centers.

Sight word down tracing mat with dry erase handwriting and sentence writing practice for kindergarten.

Sight Word Q Tip Fine Motor Cards

The (K-R) Sight Word Q Tip Cards combine word recognition with fine motor practice. Children can dip a cotton bud into paint and carefully dot along the letters.

I used glue and glitter instead, which made the finished cards sparkle. You could also use small stickers or dot markers. Whichever option you choose, children are looking closely at the letters while strengthening the small muscles in their hands. Click the photo to download the free sample.

Sight word glitter writing activity using glue and coloured glitter to form at, down, go and up for kindergarten.

Sight Word Read and Trace Readers

The (K-R) Sight Word Read and Trace Readers give children a little book they can assemble and read independently. The predictable sentences and supportive pictures help beginning readers feel successful.

Children also trace the focus word on every page. This provides repeated exposure to the word through both reading and writing. Click the photo below to download the free Week 4 reader sample.

Sight word go emergent reader with plane, train, tractor, boat and bus coloring pages for kindergarten reading practice.

Sight Word Handwriting Practice

The final sight word activity for this week comes from the (K-R) Sight Words Handwriting Book. It includes two tracing options, one with dotted letters and one with a continuous gray line, so you can choose the version that best suits each child.

The pages can be printed for individual practice or laminated for repeated use. Children trace and write the focus word, then read it in a simple sentence. Click either image below to download the free Week 4 handwriting pages.

Sight word at handwriting worksheet with multicoloured tracing and simple sentence practice for kindergarten.

Sight word up handwriting worksheet in a reusable sleeve with tracing and sentence writing practice for kindergarten.

AP Word Family Activities for Week 4

Now let’s move on to the word family focus for Sight Words and Word Families Week 4. The ap word family gives children an opportunity to blend and read words such as cap, gap, lap, map, nap, sap and tap.

When teaching a word family, I like children to notice that the ending remains the same while the beginning sound changes. This shared spelling pattern helps them blend unfamiliar words and see the relationship between the words they are learning.

Real and Nonsense Word Building

The Real and Nonsense Word Building Center encourages children to experiment with beginning sounds. They place different letter cards before the ap ending, blend the sounds, and decide whether each new word is a real word or a nonsense word.

Reading nonsense words shows whether children are using their phonics knowledge rather than relying on memory. To keep the small letter cards organized, punch a hole in each one and store them together on a key ring. Click either image below to download the free ap word family sample.

P word family activity with real and nonsense word sorting, picture drawing and letter tiles for kindergarten phonics practice.

AP Word Family Cut and Paste Word Building

This CVC Word Families Cut and Paste Worksheet provides another way to build ap words. Children cut apart the letters, arrange them to match each picture, and paste them in the correct order.

The picture clues support vocabulary while the movable letters help children segment each word into its individual sounds. Click the photo below to download the free ap word family worksheet.

P word family build a word worksheet with cut and paste letter tiles for cap, gap, map and tap.

AP Word Family Picture Sorting

The Word Family Sorting Houses help children listen for the ending sounds in words. Children say the name of each picture and decide whether it belongs in the ap word family house.

This activity works well after children have practiced blending several ap words. It asks them to compare word endings and distinguish between words that sound similar. Click the photo to download the free sample.

AP word family cut and paste worksheet with picture sorting practice for cap, tap, map and gap in kindergarten.

AP Word Family Flip Up Booklet

The CVC Word Family Flip Up Booklet gives children another opportunity to read, write, and illustrate words that share the same ending. Children lift each flap to discover the picture, then write the word for the object living inside the house.

The booklet requires some cutting and assembly, but the interactive format makes it an enjoyable activity for practicing the ap pattern. Click the photo below to download the free booklet sample.

AP word family flip-flap activity matching cap, map, gap and tap pictures to colorful word houses for kindergarten phonics.

AP Word Family Fluency Reading Page

I like to finish the word family study with a Word Families Fluency Reading Page. Children apply their phonics knowledge while reading the focus words in connected text.

I highlighted the ap words, but the page can be used in many ways. Children might underline familiar sight words, circle punctuation, or reread the text several times to develop smoother reading. Click the photo below to download the free fluency page.

AP word family reading fluency worksheet with decodable sentences, picture clues and repeated reading practice for kindergarten.

Free Week 4 Sight Word and AP Word Family Typing Activities

I also created two free typing activities for this week. The first helps children practice reading and typing sight words. The second focuses on ap word family words. These activities can be used in a computer center, during independent literacy practice, or at home.

Click the sight word photos to view the free Sight Words Typing Center Activity. Click the word family photos to view the free AP Word Family Typing Center Activity.

Pre primer sight word keyboard activity with a ring bound see card for kindergarten typing and word recognition practice.

Kindergarten sight word typing worksheet and keyboard activity for reading, spelling, and letter recognition practice.

Printable keyboard word building activity with a ring bound map card for kindergarten phonics and spelling practice.

AP word family keyboard and typing worksheet for kindergarten with CVC word building, reading, and spelling practice.

More Sight Words and Word Families Week 4 Resources

I hope you find some useful ideas in this collection of Sight Words and Word Families Week 4 activities. You do not need to use every activity at once. Choose the ones that suit your children and provide extra practice whenever it is needed.

If you would like all of the Pre Primer sight word activities together, you can view the Pre Primer Sight Words MEGA BUNDLE in my TpT store. You can also view the complete AP Word Family packet in my TpT store.