Reading · Ages 5–7 · 12 minutes

Sight Word Job Sort

Rather than memorizing a list, children sort small words by the job they do: naming, showing an action, or connecting a sentence.

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Today I am practising: noticing how common words work in sentences

Sort I, we, and you under People words. Read each aloud.

Sort can and like under Action-helper words. Use can in a sentence.

Sort the and a under Little words before naming words. Complete: ___ dog can run.

Sort in and to under Place or direction words. Complete: Go ___ the mat.

Read: We can see a cat. Circle one word from each job group.

Pick one word from two groups and make a new oral sentence with an adult.

Grown-up note: Ask your learner to explain one answer in their own words.

For the grown-up

How to teach this page

Step 1Explain that this page uses simple 'jobs' rather than formal grammar labels.
Step 2Let the child test a word in the sentence frame before deciding where it belongs.
Step 3Accept a spoken sentence first, then write it only if the child is ready.