High Frequency Words Irregular Words Heart Words Word Cards

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 Heart Words Word Cards 

Make tricky words stick with this engaging set of high-frequency words tailored for early readers. These Heart Word cards from a Science of Reading principles and help students orthographically map words for long-term retention.

Each card includes:
✅ Front side — the word in bold, easy-to-read font
✅ Alternate front side — irregular or “rule-breaker” parts of the word highlighted with a heart, so students know which part to memorize
✅ Back side — pronunciation guide, a phonics breakdown of regular and irregular elements, and a brief history/origin of the word for deeper understanding

Use these word cards in small groups, one-on-one, whole class, intervention, or center activities. Support all kinds of readers as they practice decoding, mapping, and reading each word until it sticks!

This product is no way associated with or endorsed by UFLI Foundations.

Includes 167 Heart Words listed in the Heart Words Word Cards Set:
the, you, to, do, of, said, is, his, as, has, was, want, what, are, they, could, would, should, your, were, know, knew, about, all, walk, talk, two, who, any, many, from, front, off, people, too, some, come, none, done, one, once, love, above, does, use, here, there, where, very, give, have, live, work, word, world, four, fourth, forty, today, other, mother, brother, another, father, because, won, son, eye, heart, water, watch, there, truth, truly, whom, whose, minute, hour, honest, honor, says, great, break, thought, fought, bought, brought, put, push, pull, full, often, listen, gone, move, pretty, pear, bear, year, wear, write, again, against, friend, almost, though, although, thorough, always, among, anyone, nothing, ocean, buy, build,  built, cousin, young, touch, toward, enough, rough, tough, laugh, learn, earth, early, sugar, sure, busy, half, eight, weight, straight, through, door, poor, floor, shoe, prove, every, woman, women, false, cough, month, doubt, height, business, guess, guest, guide, guy, guard, journey, journal, muscle, answer, sign, island, silence, machine, character, favorite, breakfast, Wednesday, February.

Your students will gain confidence with these research-backed heart word cards, making reading practice meaningful and memorable. Perfect for K–2 classrooms, tutoring sessions, or homeschool lessons — just print, cut, laminate, and go!

by Mary Amoson

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