Sight word · Pre-primer · ages 3–5

play يلعب

Let us play.
هيا نلعب.

Spelling

The letters of play

Sight words are the most frequent words in books. Children learn to recognise them at a glance, without sounding out, because some do not follow phonics rules exactly. The word play means "يلعب" and appears in sentences like: Let us play..

3 ways to make it stick

  1. Read and point: show the word on a card and read it together 3 times.
  2. Hunt: look for the word in a storybook and count how often it appears.
  3. Write: the child writes it in the air, then in sand or on paper.
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