In kindergarten, our words to know are chosen from a dolche word list. By the end of the year, each child is expected to recognize these words and their color and number words. We refer to these words as "popcorn words" and we work on these all year long!
"POPCORN WORDS"
I a the like my have at can to me go of you one so and he she we
see no on did her is in was am are not all does do for that what
look going will now give get this here with come said they some yes his
Color words
white purple orange green brown red blue pink black yellow gray
Number words
zero one two three four five six seven eight nine ten