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Free printable PDF · Dolch second grade · ages 7–8
Sight Word “around” Worksheet: Read, Trace and Circle
“Around” means in a circle or on every side: walk around the tree, look around you. It is round with a little a in front.
Inside the free “around” PDF
Four short activities: trace “around”, write it on your own, find it in a grid with round, ground, sound, arrow and aground, and trace the sentence “Walk around the tree.”.
You will find “around” at number 2 of 46 on the Dolch second grade list. Most children reach it at ages 7–8, once the first grade words feel easy.
“around” in a sentence
- Walk around the tree.
- Look around the room.
- The earth goes around the sun.
- We sat around the fire.
Teaching tips for “around”
Show your child that round is inside around. Write a + round and read both. Then move: walk around a chair, spin around, put your arms around a teddy. Talk about things that go around, like wheels, clocks and merry-go-rounds.
Try this game: Around and around
Put a toy in the middle of the room. Call out instructions: hop around it, crawl around it, tiptoe around it. Your child reads the around card before each move.
What to learn next
Good next words are “round” and “found”, because they share the same -ound spelling.
“around”: quick answers
Is around the same as round?
Often, yes. In British English people say turn round or turn around. Around is more common in writing.
How many syllables does around have?
Two: a-round. The first syllable is a quick, quiet “uh”.
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