Are you following the science of reading and replacing sight words with heart words in your kindergarten or first grade classroom this year? These 250+ heart words flash cards (aligned to science of reading) utilize the heart word method for teaching high frequency words/sight words.

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Use these heart word (high frequency word) flash cards for:

• high frequency word introduction
• high frequency word spiral review
• high frequency word card games
• quick high frequency word assessment
• a heart words word wall

About Temporary Heart Words (also known as Flash Words)

• Many high frequency words are phonetic, while some are truly irregular. 
• Phonetic high frequency words can be known as a temporary heart word if students have not learned the skill. (For example, he and me are phonetic, but would be temporary heart words if students have not learned long vowel sounds/open syllables.)
• These words will not have hearts/underlines on them - however, you can edit them (in the included PowerPoint file) OR you can add them with pencil/crayon/marker.

There are 3 files included in the download:

1. Printable Heart Words Flash Cards - PDF file
2. Editable Heart Words Flash Cards [all words + blank template} - PowerPoint file - (directions included)
3. BONUS High Frequency Words Cheat Sheet [list of all HFW words sorted by phonics skill/irregular words] - PDF file

Word Arrangement

Temporary heart words/flash words are arranged by phonics skill, followed by permanent heart words/irregular high frequency words in alphabetical order.

Words included in these Heart Word Flash Cards

 This is a compilation of many of the common high frequency word lists.

Remember, these pages are all editable. A blank template is also included to make your own flash cards if a word from your list is missing.

a
about
after
again
air
all
also
always
am
America
an
and
animal
another
answer
any
are
around
as
ask
at
ate
away
back
ball
be
because
been
before
best
better
big
black
blue
boo
both
boy
bring
brown
but
buy
by
call
called
came
can
can't
carry
change
clean
clue
cold
come
could
cut
day
did
different
do
does
done
don’t
down
draw
drink
each
eat
eight
end
even
every
fall
far
fast
find
first
five
fly
follow
for
form
found
four
from
full
fun
funny
gave
get
give
glue
go
goes
going
good
got
gray
great
green
grow
guy
had
hand
has
have
he
help
her
here
him
his
hold
home
hot
house
how
hurt
I
if
in
into
is
it
its
jump
just
keep
kind
knew
know
land
large
laugh
learn
let
letter
light
like
line
little
live
long
look
love
made
make
man
many
may
me
means
men
mind
moo
more
most
mother
move
much
must
my
myself
name
need
never
new
nine
no
not
now
number
of
off
old
on
once
one
only
open
or
orange
other
our
out
over
own
page
part
people
pick
picture
pink
place
play
please
point
pretty
pull
purple
push
put
ran
read
red
ride
right
round
run
said
same
saw
say
see
sentence
set
seven
shall
she
should
show
sing
sit
six
sleep
small
so
some
soon
sound
spell
start
still
stop
study
such
take
talk
tell
ten
than
thank
that
the
their
them
then
there
these
they
things
think
this
those
three
through
time
to
today
together
too
true
try
turn
two
under
up
upon
us
use
very
walk
want
warm
was
wash
watch
water
way
we
well
went
were
what
when
where
which
white
who
why
will
wish
with
word
words
work
world
would
write
years
yellow
yes
you
your
yours

MORE Heart Words / High Frequency Word Resources (aligned to the Science of Reading)

• Heart Words Worksheets [Editable + Blank Template]
• Heart Words in DECODABLE Passages
• Heart Words Secret Words Activity Center