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First Grade Go Fish

Print two cards for every selected first-grade sight word, then cut, shuffle and use the complete deck for an adapted Go Fish lesson.

Ready-made English PDF · fixed settings

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Deal from the shuffled deck. Ask another player for a word to make a pair; if they do not have it, draw a card. Adapt the deal and draw pile for small decks.

40 cards on 4 pages. The preview image shows page one; downloads retain every page.

US Letter

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A4

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Learning objective

What this activity builds

Recognize sight words and use repeated reading while finding or requesting matching pairs.

Worked example

Why does every word appear twice?

The two identical cards make one pair.

Ask for the matching word. If the other player has it, place the completed pair together.

Teaching notes

Use the printed material

  • Begin with the ready-made starter selection or choose a smaller familiar set.
  • Every selected and valid custom word prints twice; the final partly filled page is preserved.
  • Adapt the initial deal and draw pile to the size of the selected deck.

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Customize the complete deck

Choose words and print options, then review every page before downloading.

Card settings

First Grade sight words

Add up to 40 unique English words. Preset and custom words are combined without truncation.

Page note and reproducible seed

The same settings and seed make the same shuffled complete deck. Shared links include your page note; leave personal information out.

Configured PDF · First Grade Go Fish · US Letter

Preview ready. The PDF includes every card page; the teacher list is added only when selected.

40 cards · 4 pages
Enlarged pages scroll. PDF size stays the same.
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Math SheetFirst Grade Go FishDeal from the shuffled deck. Ask another player for a word to make a pair; if they do not have it, draw a card. Adapt the deal and draw pile for smalldecks.bookmath-sheet.combackmath-sheet.combeenmath-sheet.comcamemath-sheet.comcamemath-sheet.comaremath-sheet.combeforemath-sheet.combymath-sheet.comammath-sheet.comalsomath-sheet.combigmath-sheet.comagainmath-sheet.commath-sheet.comPage 2 of 4
Math SheetFirst Grade Go FishDeal from the shuffled deck. Ask another player for a word to make a pair; if they do not have it, draw a card. Adapt the deal and draw pile for smalldecks.aboutmath-sheet.comcallmath-sheet.comagainmath-sheet.comcolormath-sheet.comcolormath-sheet.comboxmath-sheet.combeenmath-sheet.comaftermath-sheet.comballmath-sheet.comawaymath-sheet.combigmath-sheet.combymath-sheet.commath-sheet.comPage 3 of 4
Math SheetFirst Grade Go FishDeal from the shuffled deck. Ask another player for a word to make a pair; if they do not have it, draw a card. Adapt the deal and draw pile for smalldecks.alsomath-sheet.comanymath-sheet.comanmath-sheet.comboxmath-sheet.commath-sheet.comPage 4 of 4

Custom words stay in the editor when a preset Bingo set is selected, but only the Custom set uses them. Preview and PDF include the complete selected material, followed by the optional teacher or caller list.

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