The Dolch Sigh Words list is such a useful educational resource! Developed by Dr. Edward William Dolch, these lists contain the most frequently occurring words in children's books from the 1930s-1940s.

The list contains 220 “service words” plus 95 high-frequency nouns.

These lists are divided into groups by grade level, ranging from pre-kindergarten to third grade, with a separate list of nouns. There are a total of 315 Dolch Sight Words.

Dolch Word List: First

after           his         thank
again           how         them
 an             just        then
any            know         think
 as             let         walk
ask             live        were
 by             may         when
could            of
every           old
 fly            once
from            open
give            over
going           put
had            round
has            some
her             stop
him             take