HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS

High Frequency Words. By clicking on High Frequency Words you’ll be able to see all of them for the school year. If you study this with your student they will become better readers quicker than jus see them at school.

Here are some fun was to study the HFW.


  • #1 FLASHCARD FLIP = 
    Create a set of “flash cards” with all of your HFW words. Make a flashcard for each word to practice nightly. See if you can find little words hiding. Notice the vowel sounds and consonants sounds. You can create them on index cards, cut out paper.

  • #2 WRITING RALLY = Write all of your HFW words 3 times each in pencil. 

  • #3 TOTALLY TYPING = Type all of your HFW words 3 times each on the computer.

  • #4 RAINBOW RUN = Write each of your HFW words using “Rainbow colors” with 3 different colored pencils or crayons. Trace over each word 3 times in 3 different colors.

  • #5 SHAPE MAKER = Draw a simple picture or shape (star, heart, etc.) – parents may help with this part to be sure that the shape is the right size, simple enough, etc. Draw the shape on one side of a piece of paper using dark lines (a marker works great for this). On the other side of the paper, follow each of the lines by writing the HFW words using small lettering. Continue until the entire shape is recreated using HFW words.

  • #6 ALPHABETICAL SPELL-I-CAL = Write all of your HFW words in alphabetical order, or ABC order.

  • #7 WORDLE WONDER = Go to Wordle and click the CREATE button. Enter your HFW words and see what you have created!

  • #8 SCRIBBLE DIBBLE = Create a scribble with a black marker. Make sure you create enough spaces to fit all of your HFW Words. Write a word in each section and then use your crayons to fill in each section with a HFW word for a colorful creation!

  • #9 GLORY STORY = Create a story using your HFW words for the week using your computer!

  • #10 WORD SHAPE SHARE = Create a fun worksheet using HFW word shapes and then complete it: A to Z teacher stuff