Copying simple words worksheets
Aligned with Common Core L.K.1a
Printable kindergarten word copying worksheets: a how to copy a word chart, picture word copying, color words and sight word copying.
The worksheets
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How to Copy a Word Chart
The four steps for copying a word, shown with "cat."
Picture Word Copy
Short words like cat, dog and sun with a picture, traced once and then written on the same line.
Color Words
Big color words like red, blue and green to trace, then a picture to color.
Sight Word Copy
First sight words like the, can, see and my, to trace and write.
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What it is
Copying a word means looking at it, holding it in your head and writing each letter in order. It builds letter writing, spelling and reading at the same time.
What comes next
Draw and label.
How to teach it
- Follow the four steps on the chart, look, say, write and check.
- Say each sound as your child writes the letter for it.
- Trace first, then write on your own on the same line.
- Keep words short. Three-letter words are perfect to start.
Common mistakes
- Writing the letters in the wrong order. Say the sounds slowly.
- Mixing capital and lowercase letters in one word.
- Making letters very different sizes. The handwriting lines help.