H I G H - F R E Q U E N C Y W O R D S

Early in the Kindergarten Year

a

an

and

can

dad

he

I

in

it

like

love

me

mom

my

no

out

see

so

the

to

you

May be copied for single classroom use. ©2003 by Lucy Calkins and Beth Neville, from Resources for Primary Writing, Units of Study for Primary Writing: A Yearlong Curriculum,Lucy Calkins, Heinemann: Portsmouth, NH

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H I G H - F R E Q U E N C Y W O R D S

By Late Kindergarten

a like

am look

an love

and me

at mom

be my

because no

black one

blue out

by red

can run

dad say

day see

do she

go so

good stop

green the

he to

I two

in up

is we

it while

let yes

you

May be copied for single classroom use. ©2003 by Lucy Calkins and Beth Neville, from Resources for Primary Writing, Units of Study for Primary Writing: A Yearlong Curriculum,Lucy Calkins, Heinemann: Portsmouth, NH

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H I G H - F R E Q U E N C Y W O R D S

First Grade

a has redafter have runall he saidam her Saturdayan here sayand his seeare home sheas house sister

asked how soat I some

away if stopback I’m Sundaybe in that

because into thebefore is them

big it thenblack just thereblue keep theyboy let this

brother like threebut little Thursdayby look to

came looked Tuesdaycan love two

come make upcould man usdad me veryday mom wasdid Monday wedo mother Wednesday

don’t my wentdown no what

for not whenFriday now wherefrom old whileget on willgirl one with

giving or wouldgo our write

going out yougood over yourgreen people yeshad ran

May be copied for single classroom use. ©2003 by Lucy Calkins and Beth Neville, from Resources for Primary Writing, Units of Study for Primary Writing: A Yearlong Curriculum,Lucy Calkins, Heinemann: Portsmouth, NH

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