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