High Frequency Words appear very often in written text (e.g. 'it', 'and') while tricky words also appear frequently, but don't follow normal phonetic patterns and can't be sounded-out (e.g. 'the'). Help your child get ahead in their reading with this printable list of Phase 2 — Phase 5 high frequency and tricky words.

This fun and easy letter recognition matching game helps children develop speed and accuracy with identifying letter sounds out of order.

Boost reading and spelling skills with CVC word family towers. Use building blocks to make towers of rhyming words and learn to identify common word families.

This fun scavenger hunt focuses on the initial phonetic sound of common words. Children will have fun hunting around the house for items!

Making CVC words is the first step in blending phonetic sounds. This Melissa & Doug product is great because it makes sounding-out CVC words fun and easy.

Repetition is key when learning high frequency or sight words. This is a fun detective activity that involves reading and writing high frequency words.