Heart Word Sentences & Fluency Drills
Category: Education / Reading Activities
Turn flash card words into confident reading: 500 decodable heart word sentences, Yes/No questions, sentence strips and one-minute fluency drills, in A4 and US Letter.
Watch your child read real sentences with the heart words they just learned, smoothly and with a proud smile. These heart word sentences use only words your kindergarten or 1st grade reader has already been taught, so there is no guessing and no frustration. Five calm minutes a day turn flash card words into confident reading, and a simple graph shows the progress you can both see. This printable set gives you 500 decodable sentences and one-minute fluency drills.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 2 PDF files: one sized for A4 and one sized for US Letter (8.5 x 11 in), 259 pages each, same content
• 500 decodable sentences in 100 short stories, 50 sentences for each of the 10 sets
• 50 reading pages: 2 stories per page, a tick box for every sentence and a Yes / No question after every 5 sentences (100 questions)
• 500 sentence strips to cut, 3 per page, with a tap dot under every word, plus a write-your-own strip for each set
• 20 one-minute fluency drills, 2 for each set: word rows, then short phrases, then sentences, with a word counter at the end of every line
• 11 fluency graphs to color: one for each set and one for the whole journey
• 2-page parent and teacher guide, the list of 100 heart words, the list of sound-it-out words and an answer key
• PRINT-GUIDE.pdf: which file to open, how to print, and what each term means
• Everything comes in one ZIP file
THE SENTENCES
• The same 100 heart words in the same 10 sets as our Heart Words Flash Cards & Practice Book, so the two work side by side. You do not need the cards: the word list and guide are included here
• Every sentence uses only heart words from its own set and the sets before it, plus short sound-it-out CVC words such as cat, bed, sit, hop and mud
• A small red heart sits above every heart word in a sentence, so your child knows: this one I know by heart
• Every 5 sentences tell one short story, followed by a Yes / No question about it
• Black and white pages; the small hearts are the only color, so it is easy on ink
THE FLUENCY DRILLS
• Each drill takes 1 minute: 30 words, 10 short phrases and 5 sentences
• The word counter at the end of each line makes scoring quick for any adult
• Three score boxes on every drill and a bar graph to color, so your child sees their own progress
PERFECT FOR
• Kindergarten and 1st grade, and older children who need extra reading practice
• Parents and homeschool families who follow a phonics-first, science of reading approach
• Teachers for small groups, literacy centers, morning work and take-home practice
• Tutors and reading helpers who want to track fluency week by week
HOW TO USE
• Teach or review a set's 10 heart words, then read its stories, one or two pages a day
• Read the Yes / No question together and find the sentence that shows the answer
• Do a one-minute drill 2 or 3 times a week and color the score on the graph
• Use the sentence strips for extra practice: tap and read, build the sentence, pocket chart
HOW TO PRINT
• Open the PDF in a free PDF reader and print at Actual size / 100%
• Reading pages, drills and graphs: plain printer paper
• Sentence strips: cardstock, 65 to 110 lb (about 175 to 300 gsm), then cut on the dashed lines. Laminate for long use
• Print only the pages you need: the contents page lists the pages for every set
PLEASE NOTE
• This is a digital download. Nothing will be shipped
• Colors may look slightly different depending on your screen and printer
• Designed by Printivora: an exclusive design for our shop, built from our own original ideas and prompts, with the help of AI tools.
• For personal and single-classroom use only
• Please do not resell, share or redistribute the files
• This is an independent resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any reading program or publisher
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