Reading and Spelling News

Unit 1

Assessments will cover High Frequency Words beginning the first semester and throughout the year. Spelling words will be assessed weekly, but grades will be recorded beginning second semester.

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Story:Sam, Come Back!

Word Family/Skill:short (a) and (-ck) endings

High Frequency Words: on, way, in, Sam, Jack

Word Wall Words: at, can, in, it, on

Spelling Words:

atcancatbackdad

ambatmadransack

manfanin iton

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Story:Pig in a Wig

Word Family/Skill:short (i)

High Frequency Words: and, take, up, play

Word Wall Words: and, big, did, is, up

Spelling Words:

initdidsitsix

fixlipmixpinwig

pigandisupbig

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Story:The Big Blue Ox

Word Family/Skill:short (o), plurals

High Frequency Words: get, help, use, town, mud

Word Wall Words: animal, get, I, not, see

Spelling Words:

momhothoppotpop

oxlockmopgotrock

animalgetseex-raynot

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Story:A Fox and a Kit

Word Family/Skill:Plurals, adding (-s) and (-ing)

High Frequency Words: eat, her, this, too, animals, dinner, watch

Word Wall Words: eat, had, her, the, this

Spelling Words:

napnapssitsitswin

winsfitfitshithits

eatherthethishad

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Story:Get the Egg!

Word Family/Skill:short (e), beginning consonant blends

High Frequency Words: saw, small, tree, your, bird, nest

Word Wall Words: best, saw, to, when, your

Spelling Words:

bedmenredstepten

netlegjetsledwet

bestsawtoyourwhen

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Story:Animal Park

Word Family/Skill:short (u), ending blends

High Frequency Words: home, into, many, them, park, elephants,

zebras, hippos

Word Wall Words: but, fun, jump, them, us

Spelling Words:

runcutmustsunup

bumpjumpbusnutrug

hutfunthemusbut

Reading and Spelling News

Unit 2

Assessments will cover High Frequency Words beginning the first semester and throughout the year. Spelling words will be assessed weekly, but grades will be taken beginning second semester.

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Story:A Fish For Max

Word Family/Skill:digraphs (sh) and (th)

High Frequency Words: catch, good, know, put, want, Max, Ruby

Grandma

Word Wall Words: good, no, she, that, they

Spelling Words:

shipfishthenshutwith

rushshellshoptrashthin

goodnoshetheythat

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Story:The Farmer in the Hat

Word Family/Skill:long (a), (c/s) sounds, (g/j) sounds

High Frequency Words: be, could, horse, old, paper, MacDonald,

squeak, farmer, gerbil

Word Wall Words: be, have, made, ate, old, make

Spelling Words:

faceshake agesafetake

makecagecakelatename

atebehavemadeold

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Story:Who Works Here?

Word Family/Skill:long (i), digraphs (wh), (ch), (tch)

High Frequency Words: live, out, people, who, work, mail,

neighborhood, busy

Word Wall Words: out, people, ride, want, who

Spelling Words:

likeridesmiletimewhite

bikedimehideicekite

slideoutpeoplewantwho

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Story:The Big Circle

Word Family/Skill:long (o), contractions, (n’t), (‘m), (‘ll)

High Frequency Words: down, inside, now, there, together,

triceratops, meat, herd, baby, circle

Word Wall Words: down, go, over, there, will

Spelling Words:

homehoperosewokethose

bonehosejokerodestone

downgoovertherewill

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Story:Life in the Forest

Word Family/Skill:long (u), long (e), ending (ed)

High Frequency Words: around, find, food, grow, under, water,

forest, leaves, squirrels, hummingbirds,

bear, woodpecker

Word Wall Words: are, for, play, said, was

Spelling Words:

hugeJuneruletubeuse

cubecutefluterudemule

areforsaidwasplay

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Story:Honey Bees

Word Family/Skill:long (e)

High Frequency Words: also, family, new, other, some, their,

worker, flowers, nectar, honey, cold

Word Wall Words: he, here, me, we, went

Spelling Words:

befeetheseewe

greenmeshetreeweek

couldheremebeewent

Reading and Spelling News

Unit 3

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Story:An Egg is an Egg

Word Family/Skill:(y) as long (i) and long (e)

High Frequency Words: always, become, day, everything, nothing,

stays, things, bit, tower, grew, sunset, night

Word Wall Words: day, my, thing, very, why

Spelling Words:

mybytryanybody

flycryluckysillypuppy

daythingverywhyegg

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Story:Ruby in Her Own Time

Word Family/Skill:(-ng) and (-nk) endings, compound words

High Frequency Words: any, enough, ever, every, own, sure,

were, mother, precious, father, flew, feather, beautiful

Word Wall Words: am, girl, quit, with, you

Spelling Words:

bringtrunkpinkbanksang

wingrinkblankrangsunk

amgirlwithyouquit

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Story:Jan’s New Home

Word Family/Skill:endings (-es)- (catches) and plurals (-es)-(buses)

r controlled vowels (or) and (ore)

High Frequency Words: away, car, friends, house, our, school,

very, window, toys, move

Word Wall Words: car, friend, house, of, school

Spelling Words:

fixfixesclassclasseswish

wisheskisskissesbusbuses

carfriendhouseofschool

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Story:Frog and Toad Together

Word Family/Skill:endings (-ed), (-ing) and r controlled (ar)

High Frequency Words: afraid, again, few, how, read, soon, rain,

ground, head, shouted, shouting

Word Wall Words: favorite, how, kick, look, talk

Spelling Words:

askaskedplanplannedhelp

helpedjogjoggedcallcalled

favoritehowkicktalklook

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Story:I’m a Caterpillar

Word Family/Skill:(r) controlled vowels -(ir/ur/er)

and contractions (‘s)

High Frequency Words: done, know, push, visit, wait, caterpillar,

crawl, chrysalis, pupa, shiver

Word Wall Words: after, brother, can’t, sister, tell

Spelling Words:

herfirstbirdgirlburn

wereshirtfurhurtsir

afterbrothercan’tsistertell

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Story:Where Are My Animal Friends?

Word Family/Skill:endings (-er), (-est), (-dge)

High Frequency Words: before, does, good-bye, oh, right, won’t,

spring, warm, goose, raccoon

Word Wall Words: boy, do, from, night, won’t

Spelling Words:

biggerbiggestfasterfastestslower

slowestshortershortestsaddersaddest

boydofromwon’tnight

Reading and Spelling News

Unit 4

Assessments will cover and be recorded on High Frequency Words and Spelling Words.

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Story:Mama’s Birthday Present

Word Family/Skill:long (a) as ai/ay and possessives

High Frequency Words: give, surprise, would, enjoy, worry, about,

present, wonderful, bunuelos, tortillas, guitar, piñata, confetti

Word Wall Words: children, give, off, rain, what

Spelling Words:

trainwaytailplayday

mayraingraymailafraid

childrengiveoffwhatpain

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Story:The Dot

Word Family/Skill:long (e) and digraphs (ea)

High Frequency Words: draw, colors, over, drew, great, sign, show,

artist, experimenting, splashed, straight, squiggle, stare, gold

Word Wall Words: all, has, him, his, new

Spelling Words:

eatseaeachteamplease

dreamtreatbeachcleanlean

hashimhisnewall

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Story:Mister Bones: Dinosaur Hunter

Word Family/Skill:long (o) digraphs – oa/ow and 3 letter blends

High Frequency Words: once, wild, found, took, mouth, gigantic,

Montana, bandanas, cowboy, lizard, tyrant, museum

Word Wall Words: come, like, little, some, zoo

Spelling Words:

boatroadsnowrowyellow

loafcoatsoapblowpillow

comelittlesomezoolike

Story:The Lady in the Moon

Word Family/Skill:long (i) –ight/ie and (kn/n), (wr/r)

High Frequency Words: eight, moon, above, touch, laugh, festival,

treasures, pears, lotus leaves, poem

Word Wall Words: because, nice, pretty, teacher, where

Spelling Words:

lietiehighmightright

nightbrightlightpietight

becauseprettyteacherwherenice

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Story:Peter’s Chair

Word Family/Skill:compound words, vowels (ew), (ue), (ui)

High Frequency Words: stood, room, thought, picture, remember,

cradle, crocodile, idea, curtain, biscuits, cookies

Word Wall Words: away, find, funny, run, came

Spelling Words:

backpackoutsidebaseballherselfflashlight

bluebirdlunchboxsuitcaseinsidebrainstorm

awayfind funnyruncame

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Story:Henry and Mudge and Mrs. Hopper’s House

Word Family/Skill:endings (-ly) and (-ful), (oo) as in moon

High Frequency Words: told, only, across, because, dance, opened,

shoes, Valentine’s Day, heart, tuxedo, shiny, gargoyle, waltz

Word Wall Words: into, must, now, our, please

Spelling Words:

slowlycarefulquicklyusefulpainful

playfulsadlygladlynicelywonderful

intomustnowourplease

Reading and Spelling News

Unit 5

Assessments will cover and be recorded on High Frequency Words and Spelling Words.

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Story:Tippy-Toe Chick, Go!

Word Family/Skill:vowel partner (ow)

High Frequency Words: along, behind, eyes, never, pulling, toward, disagreed, breath, tippy-toe, favorite, potato bugs

Word Wall Words: ran, say, so, soon, too

Spelling Words:

howtowndownnowbrown

cowclownfrowncrowdgrowl

ransaysosoontoo

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Story:Mole and Baby Bird

Word Family/Skill:vowel partner (ou)

High Frequency Words: door, loved, should, wood, usually, presently,

borrowed

Word Wall Words: under, well, again, an, any

Spelling Words:

mouthhousefoundourout

cloudouchshoutroundcount

underwellagainanany

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Story:Dot and Jabber and the Great Acorn Mystery

Word Family/Skill:short (oo) and long (oo)

High Frequency Words: among, another, instead, none, detectives,

mystery, solve, hey, meadow, million, hurray

Word Wall Words: ask, every, fly, going, just

Spelling Words:

bookmoontookfoodlook

poolzoonoongoodfoot

askeveryflygoingjust

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Story:Simple Machines

Word Family/Skill:oi/oy, suffixes (er) and (or)

High Frequency Words: against, goes, heavy, kinds, today, machines,

vacuum, pulleys, inclined planes, surface, axles

Word Wall Words: know, let, live, may, once

Spelling Words:

oilsoilvoicepointboy

boilcoinoinktoyjoy

knowletlivemayonce

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Story:Alexander Graham Bell

Word Family/Skill:au/aw, short (e) and spelled (ea)

High Frequency Words: built, early, learn, science, Boston, Scotland,

communicate, telephone, famous, electricity, piano

Word Wall Words: open, put, round, stop, take

Spelling Words:

sawdrawcrawlstrawlaw

jawpawlawnyawnhawk

openputroundstoptake

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Story:Ben Franklin and His First Kite

Word Family/Skill:prefixes re-/un-, long (i) and (o)

High Frequency Words: answered, brothers, carry, different, poor,

hearth, hasty pudding, amazing, invention, harbor

Word Wall Words: thank, then, think, walk, were

Spelling Words:

unhappyrefilluntieundorepay

unkindundressretellreopenrefund

thankthenthinkwalkwere