Fry 1000 Instant Words:
Free Flash Cards and Word Lists For Teachers
Fry 1000 Instant Words Bulletin Board Display Banner and 26 Letter Cards
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free Fry sight words teaching resources:
The Fry 1000 Instant Words are a list of the most common words used for teaching reading, writing, and spelling.
These high frequency words should be recognized instantly by readers.
Dr. Edward B. Fry's Instant Words (which are often referred to as the "Fry Words") are
the most common words used in English ranked in order of frequency.
In 1996, Dr. Fry expanded on Dolch's sight word lists and research and published a book
titled "Fry 1000 Instant Words." In his research, Dr. Fry found the following results:
- 25 words make up approximately 1/3 of all items published.
- 100 words comprise approximately 1/2 of all of the words found in publications.
- 300 words make up approximately 65% of all written material.
Over half of every newspaper article, textbook, children's story, and novel is composed of
these 300 words. It is difficult to write a sentence without using several of the first 300
words in the Fry 1000 Instant Words List. Consequently, students need to be able to read the
first 300 Instant Words without a moment's hesitation.
Below you will find lists
of Fry's first 300 sight words.
Do not bother copying these 3 lists. You will be able to download free copies of these lists,
plus 7 additional lists that are not shown (words 301 - 1000), using the free download links that are found later on this page.
In addition to these 10 free lists of Fry's sight words, I have created 1000 color coded flashcards for all of the Fry 1000 Instant Words.
Elementary school teachers and parents can use the free download links that are found later on this page to download free copies
of 1000 color coded flashcards for all of the Fry 1000 Instant Words!
Above: Fry 1000 Instant Words - Fry's First 100 Sight Words
Above: Fry 1000 Instant Words - Fry's Second 100 Sight Words
Above: Fry 1000 Instant Words - Fry's Third 100 Sight Words
Later on this page, you will find free download links for elementary school teachers and parents
for all of my free teaching resources for the Fry 1000 Instant Words (free flashcards and word lists).
The Fry 1000 Instant Words have been arranged in the order of frequency in which they occur
in printed material.
A list of 100 Fry Picture Nouns were developed to supplement the Fry 1000 Instant Words.
Later on this page, you will also find a download link for a free set of Fry's Picture Nouns Flashcards and word lists.
After Fry developed his word lists, he worked to inspire young children to memorize
these sight words to jump-start the reading process. The Fry 1000 Instant Words and lists are widely used
today and highly respected by both teachers and parents.
Many of the Fry 1000 Instant Words are difficult to portray with pictures or hard to sound out
through phonics methods. Therefore, these words must be learned as sight words and they must
be quickly recognized in order to achieve reading fluency.
Once children have learned and memorized these basic sight words, they read more fluently and with greater comprehension.
It is recommended that:
- The First 100 words should be mastered by Grade 1.
- The Second 100 Words should be mastered by Grade 2.
- The Third 100 Words should be mastered by Grade 3.
- The remaining lists (words 301 - 1000) should be mastered in Grades 4 - 5.
I have divided this list into ten groups of one-hundred words each. Below you will find
free download links for these 10 sets of free Fry Flashcards and word lists.
Heidi's Free Fry 1000 Instant Words
Flashcards and Word Lists For Teachers and Parents:
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I have divided the Fry 1000 Instant Words into 10 sets of teaching resources.
- There is an 11th set of flashcards for Fry's 100 Picture Nouns.
- I have designed my flashcards so that the print is large and easily read, and so that the flashcards fit into traditional pocket charts.
- Each set of Fry 1000 Instant Words flashcards has a different color border around it.
- I have placed a small number in the top right hand corner of each flash card, indicating the order in which that word appears in Fry's list.
- For the 100 Fry Nouns, I have included a colorful picture cue on each flashcard.
(Note: You will find the FREE download links for the Fry
1000 Instant Words directly below these example pictures.)
My 10 free sets of Fry flashcards and word lists
contain the following teaching resources:
1. Set of 100 numbered flashcards
(each set has a different color border)
Example: Free Flashcards For List #3
(Fry 1000 Instant Words: Sight words 201 - 224 are shown.)
Example: Free Flashcards For List #4
(Fry 1000 Instant Words: Sight words 301 - 324 are shown.)
2. Numbered list of 100 Fry sight words
Example: Free Numbered List For Set #3
(Fry 1000 Instant Words: Sight words 201 - 300 are shown.)
3. Assessment page with a place
for the student's name, date, and score
Example: Free Teacher Assessment Worksheet For Set #3
(Fry 1000 Instant Words: Sight words 201 - 300 are shown.)
4. 100 words divided into five
groups of words for students to learn
Example: Set #3 divided into 5 groups (A - E) of 20 words
(Fry 1000 Instant Words: Sight words 201 - 300 are shown.)
5. 100 words divided into ten
groups of words for students to learn
Example: Set #3 divided into 10 groups (A - J) of 10 words
(Fry 1000 Instant Words: Sight words 201 - 300 are shown.)
6. Set of 100 Fry Picture Nouns:
Word List and Flashcards
Example: Free Numbered List For Fry's 100 Picture Nouns
Example: Fry 100 Picture Nouns Flashcards
(Fry 1000 Instant Words: Fry picture nouns 1 - 12 are shown.)
Example: Fry 100 Picture Nouns Flashcards
(Fry 1000 Instant Words: Fry picture nouns 13 - 24 are shown.)
Click on the links below to download
these free Fry teaching resources:
Fry 1000 Instant Words
Flashcards and Wordlists
Share this page with your students' parents:
If you are using these free Fry 1000 Instant Words teaching resources
with your students, please feel free to give your students'
parents the address of this webpage (shown below) so that
they can print flashcards for their child to practice with at home.
http://www.uniqueteachingresources.com/Fry-1000-Instant-Words.html
On the right, you will find a photograph of me outside of my classroom.
I hope that you have found these free Fry 1000 Instant Words teaching resources useful in helping
your students to learn to read these high frequency sight words.
I designed these flashcards
for some of my own students who were not native English speakers that were experiencing
difficulty in reading high frequency words with fluency.
I wanted to share these Fry 1000 Instant Words resources with other teachers for free
in hopes that the time that I spent developing these flashcards would be more beneficial
by reaching even more children who were having difficulty in reading.
I received the following letter from a teacher who found that these free Fry flashcards helped a
middle school student who was struggling with reading.
Name: Monica
Subject/Grade: Instructional Coach - Middle School Level
From: Colorado, United States
Date: February 2010
Comment: Thank you so much for your website, and for providing free teaching resources (when so many sites are asking for $).
You saved the day for a young bilingual 7th grader who is struggling to read.
He looked at me and said, "If people would have just let me practice at my speed,
I could get better at this", which broke my heart. His teachers have been looking
for answers, but their prescriptive programs weren't working. When we handed our
young man the Fry 1000 instant words on flashcards (THANKS! to your website), and
he realized he would be able to read 65%+ of his textbooks once he had them mastered,
his motivation was electric.
Again, I can't thank you enough for having the flashcards ready to use and download.
If I (we) had needed to create them, it could have been several days or weeks before
he had them in his hands. I am an instructional coach at several schools and have
access to hundreds of teacher email accounts. As soon as I finish this note, they'll
all be getting an email from me with your link.
Thank you again for your marvelous website
and caring about teachers and kids.
Monica
Learning to Spell the
Fry 1000 Instant Words:
After children have mastered reading the Fry 1000 Instant Words at each level, it would be beneficial
for them to learn how to spell these words, as they are
also the most common words that students use in their own writing.
The Dolch Sight Words are a list of the most frequently used words in the English language.
These sight words make up 50 to 70 percent of any general text. The Dolch list was developed
by Edward William Dolch, PhD. in 1948 and published in his book "Problems in Reading."
I have also created free teaching resources, word lists, and flashcards for Dolch's Sight Words for elementary school teachers to download
for free to use with their students.
Using Fun Book Report Projects To
Engage Your Students In Reading:
Learning to read the Fry 1000 Instant Words will certainly help pave the way for your students to become proficient readers.
But, the #1 way for children to become successful readers is for them to love reading books!
Do you use fun book report projects as a way to engage your students
in reading and responding to literature?
If you answered "no" to this question, then you have found the right place to find
unique book report templates and projects!
My students love completing the fun book report projects that I have designed. They are always eager to begin
reading their next books so that they can start working on their next reading response projects.
One of the best compliments that I hear each year from parents is that their son or daughter now enjoys reading books.
Many parents have shared with me that their child now has a love for literature due to the fun book report projects that
he or she completed in my class during that school year.
Your students will find these uniquely shaped book
report projects fun and challenging to complete.
The writing responses are different for each book report set and are
related to the project's shape and theme.
The book report projects that I have created come in a variety of different
shapes, sizes, and themes. Below you will find examples of some of my uniquely shaped project templates.
If you are interested in viewing all of the book report projects that
are available on Unique Teaching Resources, click on the link below:
I have over 25 different book report projects available on Unique Teaching Resources.
Below are examples of 4 different book report projects.
Character Body Book Reports
Your students will love designing large character body projects
about the characters found in their books. This project is
also ideal for a biography book report about a famous person.
Project Measurements:
Width = 18+ inches Height = 18+ inches
$4.99
Click below for more information about:
Character Body Book Report Projects
Cheeseburger Book Reports
Do you want a fun and challenging book report idea for your
students that will make them hungry to read their books? Your
students will find this cheeseburger book report project delicious!
Project Measurements:
Width = 9 inches Height = 21 inches
$4.99
Click below for more information about:
Cheeseburger Book Report Projects
Sandwich Book Reports
Your students will be enthusiastic about becoming chefs and
creating a sandwich book
report project that contains 7 different layers in it (6 of the layers are shown above).
Project Measurements:
Width = 7 inches Height = 7 inches
$4.99
Click below for more information about:
Sandwich Book Report Projects
Game Board Book Reports
Are you looking for a fun idea that requires students
to design a game all about their books? Your students will have fun playing their
games together after they have finished these engaging projects!
Project Measurements:
Width = 15 inches Height = 12 inches
$4.99
Click below for more information about:
Game Board Book Report Projects
If you are interested in viewing all of the book report projects that
are available on Unique Teaching Resources, click on the link below:
Using Award Certificates to Reward
Your Students For Learning Fry Sight Words:
Are you looking for reading awards and certificates that you can use to positively reinforce your
students for learning the Fry 1000 instant words?
If you answered "yes" to this question, then you have found the right place to find
unique reading certificates to positively reinforce your students for their achievements and improvement
in learning to read the Fry 1000 instant words!
Below you will find two examples of reading awards and certificates that are available
on Unique Teaching Resources. On my awards and certificates page, you will find many different
reading awards, as well as awards for different curriculum areas as well.
If you click on the underlined link at the bottom of each box, you will be taken
to a web page that describes that award in more detail and you will be able to view a larger picture of the award certificate.
If you are interested in viewing all of the awards and certificates
that are available on Unique Teaching Resources, click on the link below:
Using Sticker Charts to Record
Learning Fry Sight Words:
Do you use incentive and sticker charts as a way to positively reinforce
your students as they are learning the Fry 1000 instant words?
If you answered "no" to this question, then you have found the right place to find unique sticker charts to
positively reinforce your students for learning the Fry 1000 instant words!
Below you will find examples of some of my uniquely shaped sticker charts
that are available on Unique Teaching Resources. You will not find any plain
rectangular shaped sticker charts on my website! Many of these sticker charts would be
ideal to use with mastering the Fry 1000 Instant Words.
These colorful animal and holiday sticker charts will help
you to create brilliant classroom bulletin board displays
that will motivate your students to work hard and try their best.
Below are examples of two reading sticker charts.
Amazing Reading Race Passports
The "athletes" in your class will have fun racing around the world reading 7 books, which represent
the 7 continents.
For each book, students fill
out the pages in their reading passports by writing a summary about the book and drawing a
picture. Then, students color that continent on their world maps.
$3.50
Click below for more information about:
Amazing Reading Race Passports
Genre Reading Pizza Chart
Add pizzazz to your reading program with this
delicious "genre pizza" that records the books that students have read.
This pizza chart encourages students to read 8 different genres of literature: fantasy, adventure,
science fiction, realistic fiction, mystery, non-fiction, biography,
and a free choice book.
$3.50
Click below for more information about:
Genre Reading Pizza Chart (#1)
If you are interested in viewing all of the incentive and sticker chart sets
that are available on Unique Teaching Resources, click on the link below:
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