Kinder Word Study Calendar

First Nine Weeks
Dates / Focus / Word Bank
Aug. 31-
Sept. 4 / Short vowels / a, e, i, o, u
Sept. 8-11 / Short vowel
a / at, an, Dan, tan, ant, sat, sad
am, mat, Sam, Pam, map, Pat
Al, as, bat, tab, lab
had, has, and
Sept. 14-18 / Short vowel
e / Ed, Ned, den, pen, end
ten, net, pet, set
net, wet
Sept. 21-24 / Short vowels
a & e / pen, pan, tan, ten, net
bed, bad, bat, bet, set, sat, sad
let, led, lad, lab
beg, bag, leg, lag
Sept. 28-
Oct. 2 / Short vowel
i / is, in, win, wig
if, it, sit, fit
rig, big, bit
lit, sip, zip, lip, tip
Oct. 5-9 / Short vowels
e & i / is, it, sit, set, bet, bit, big, beg
pen, pin, pig, peg, beg, big, bit, it
pit, pet, get, net, ten
tin, tip, yet
Oct. 12-16 / Short vowel
o / on, Don, nod, pod, sod, sop
fox, box, bop, hop
pot, top, hop, hot
Oct. 19-23 / Short vowels
a & o / map, mop, top, tap, cap, cop
mat, cat, cot, pot, pat, tap, top
Second Nine Weeks
Dates / Focus / Word Bank
Oct. 26-30 / Short vowel
u / us, sun, run, rut, nut
rub, tub, but, bun, bus
cub, sub
cut
Nov. 2-6 / Short vowels
u & o / tub, but, nut, not, cot, cut
cup, cub, cob, sob, sub, sun, bun
bus
not, cop, bop
Nov. 9-13 / Short Vowels Review / pet, pat, pit, pot, top, tip, tap
bit, bet, but, bat, tab, tub
tap, tab, bat, bit, pit, pot, top
Nov. 16-20 / Digraph
sh / is, his, ash, cash, dash, dish, wish
fish, dash, mash, wash
hop, shop, ship, hip, sip, hot, shot, shut
sun, shun, shin, sin, sit, hit, hut
Nov. 30-Dec. 4 / Digraph
th / in, is, his, tin, this, thin
hen, then, ten, tan, than
that, path, bath
hem, them, math, mat, bat, bath
Dec. 7-11 / Digraph
ch / chin, chip, rip, rich, inch, pinch, punch, lunch
hat, cat, chat, chap, cap, cop, hop, chop
hot, jot, hat, hut, jut
Dec. 14-18 / Digraphs
h, sh, th
Third Nine Weeks
Dates / Focus / Word Bank
Jan. 5-8 / Blends
L and s / lap, lip, clip, clap, clan, plan, pan
cap, clap, clip, flip, flap
sip, slip, snip, spin, pit, spit, slit, split
lot, slot, top, stop, spot
Jan. 11-15 / R
Blends / sap, spin, snip, snap, drop, drip, grip
tap, trap, trip, grab, brag, rag, bag
bat, brat, rib, drab
drag, grad, grid, grit
Jan. 19-22 / Ending Blends
nt, nd / pen, den, dens, send, sent, end
sent, send, sand, band, bend, bed
ant, and, tend, dent, bent, sent
net, pet, pest, pets, nets, spent
Jan. 25-29 / Ending Blends
st, lt / pan, tan, ten, net, nest, rest, pest, past
best, belt, melt, met
bet, lit, list, mist
it, sit, fit, fits, fist, sift, gift, gifts
Feb. 1-5 / Ending Blend
mp / in, pin, pig, jig, jug, mug, gum, jump
damp, dump, jump, bump, camp
lamp, clap, lump, clump, ramp, cramp
mat, sat, Sam, Pam, map, Pat, past, stamp
Feb. 8-12 / Blend
qu / quit, quiet, squid, quid, quit, quilt, quest
kit, kilt, kid, skid, squid
quid
sit, into, note, quiet, quite, quote, question
Feb. 16-19 / Digraphs & Blends Review / See above lists.
Feb. 22-26 / Vowel Pairs
ee & e / feet, feel, flee, fleet, deep, weep, sweep, sweet
net, ten, teen, seen, seed, step, steep, steed, speed
set, see, wed, weed, need
seep, tree, trees, steer, spree, present
Feb. 29-March 4 / Vowel Pairs
oo & o / moo, moon, boot, boo, too, zoo, zoom, boom
hop, hoop, hoot, hot, rot, root, tool, pool, loop
no, go, goo, goon, mooing, zooming
be, elf, book, look, hook, fool, shelf, shook, bookshelf
March 7-11 / Vowel Pairs
ai & a / rain, rail, tail, trail, train, pair, pail, nail, snail
pan, pain, main, man, mad, maid, pail, pal, pad, paid
in, an, tan, ran, stain, strain, trains
paint, saint, sprain, painters
March 21-24 / Vowel Pairs
ea & e / seal, seat, beat, beast, east, eat, meal, meat, team
bed, bead, bean, beat, bet, met, mat, mean
he, the, eat, ear, heat, each, reach, teach, cheat, there, teacher
an, at, tea, sea, seat, neat, peas, peanuts
March 29-Apr. 1 / Vowel Pairs
oa & o / boat, road, toad, soap, oat, oats, boats, boast, roast
cot, coat, goat, got, rod, goal
rot, rod, load, dot, coach
to, or, at, cat, rat, coats, coast, carrots
Fourth Nine Weeks
Dates / Focus / Word Bank
Apr. 4-8 / Vowel Pairs
ow & ou / out, pout, spout, scout, loud, cloud, count, pound, sound
now, cow, clown, crown, frown, down, drown, crowd
so, do, old, sold, cold, scold, clouds
go, ow, owl, girl, gown, growl, growling
Apr. 11-15 / Vowel Pairs
oy & oi / boy, toy, toys, joy, boys, soy
oil, coil, coin, coins, join, joint, point, points
at, fat, foil, foal, goal, goat, loan, loaf, float, floating
to, so, dot, rot, rot, Roy, Troy, oyster, destroy
Apr. 18-22 / Vowel Pairs Review / road, read, raid, laid, lead, load, loon, moon, mean
lean, loan, air, ear, near, main, maid, mail, meal
deal, dear, nail, rail, rain
ad, sad, sap, cap, see, seed, seep, deep, speed, escaped
Apr. 25-Apr. 29 / Long a
&
Short a / name, same, sake, take, tame, made, make, snake, stake
at, ate, rat, mat, mate, rate, rake, take, make, market
me, as, an, am, Sam, man, mane, names
Ed, ad, red, Ted, date, trade
May 2-6 / Long i
Short i / kite, bite, bike, like, live, lime, mile, tile, time
is, in, fin, rid, ride, side, dine, fine
Ed, red, rid, rip, ripe, pride, spider
be, bed, bid, rise, bride, brides
May 9-13 / Long o
&
Short o / rope, role, pole, tone, lone, stole, stone, slope
hop, hope, robe, rob, hot, not, note, tone, bone
hot, rot, Rob, nose, hose, those, chose
to, no, notes, monster
May 16-20 / Long u
Short u / cute, cube, tube, lube, lute, flute, rule, lure, cure
tub, cub, cut, tune, dune
me, to, us, use, Sue, cue, mute
due, end, send, dude, rude, under, hundred, hundreds
May 23-27 / Long & Short Vowels Review / is, in, it, sit, rig, ring, grin, sing, sting, string
us, sun, run, rut, nut, nuts, stun, rust, trunk, trunks
six, see, seen, teen, text, exit, exist, sixteen
use, Sue, due, dug, hug, dog, good, hose, house, doghouse

The Word Bank is not a spelling list. It is a list of words based on a pattern which students can use to practice with at home. Huggins Elem. 2015-2016