Here is a list of the Word Wall words children should know by the end of first grade. The children are expected to know some of the words by the end of kindergarten. Those words are the gold words.

Please practice these words. If your child knows these words by sight, reading will be much easier for them.

a about after again all always
am an and any are around
as ask at ate away be
because been before best better big
black blue both bring brown but
buy by call came can carry
clean cold come could cut did
do does done don't down draw
drink eat eight every fall far
fast find first five fly for
found four from full funny gave
get give go goes going good
got green grow had has have
he help her here him his
hold hot how hurt I if
in into is it its jump
just keep kind know laugh let
light like little live long look
  make many may me much
must my myself never new no
not now of off old on
once one only open or our
out over own pick play  please
pretty pull put ran read red
ride right round run said saw
say see seven shall she show
sing sit six sleep small so
some soon start stop take tell
ten thank that the their them
then there these they think this
those three to today together too
try two under up upon us
use very walk want warm was
wash we well went were what
when where which white who why
will wish with work would write
yellow yes you your