What are WOW Words? These are the new sight words that the First Graders need to be able to read each week. They should be able to instantly recognize each of these words. Most of these words are not easily "sounded out", and occur often in all written material, which is why learning them is so important. Here is the first set of sight words your child should know: and are do for go has have he I is me my of said see she that the to was we with you To these words add all the number words 1 - 10 and the color words. The WOW words in Reader 1 and 2 are: give like one this on they what your does her look there be ould down see no ourt ride small saw two very want away good into put about again around use