First Grade Spelling List - Elmwood Park Public Schools

First Grade Spelling ListThis binder will enclose all of our first grade spelling liststhroughout the year. You will notice that the spelling listsare put in the binder an entire month at a time. Currently inthis binder you will find all the spelling lists for September.Your child will only be working on 1 spelling list per week. Alsoin this binder you will find Monthly Spelling Choice Menus andSpeller’s Choice Homework Sheets. On Friday mornings yourchild will return this binder to school to be checked.Spelling Lessons 1-15 address 8 spelling words. However, onthe test there will be 10 words. The two additional words willfeature the same vowel pattern as those listed. SpellingLessons 16-30 address a total of 12 words. Your child willonly be tested on those 12 words. Spelling tests will occurevery other Friday unless otherwise noted. Please assist yourchild each night and review his/her spelling homework nightly.Thank you in advance for your cooperation, and please e-mailyour child’s teacher if you have any questions,Ms. Goregoitia JGoregoitia@epps.orgMrs. Hansen MHansen@epps.orgMrs. McCooe Mmccooe@epps.org

Nightly Spelling HomeworkEach month your child will receive a monthly edition of ourSpelling Choice Menu. This “menu” lists a variety of activities tohelp your child work with and apply our weekly spelling words.Your child will choose one activity each night of the week(Monday through Thursday) to complete from the SpellingChoice Menu. This menu remains the same for an entire month,so some activities will be repeated the following week(s) butwith different words.Your child will complete each selected activity on a Speller’sChoice Homework Sheet, which is supplied in his/her binderbehind each spelling list.Please have your child circle the day of the week at the top ofthe page and write the chosen activity in the space provided.These sheets are double sided so you will only be using two fullpages per week.Thank you in advance for your cooperation, and please e-mail yourchild’s teacher if you have any questions,Ms. Goregoitia JGoregoitia@epps.orgMrs. Hansen MHansen@epps.orgMrs. McCooe Mmccooe@epps.org

Grade 1 Journey’s Spelling Lists OverviewLesson 1Lesson 7Lesson 2ifishimripfitpinLesson 8Lesson 3logdottophotlotoxLesson 9Lesson 4yetwebpenwetleghenLesson 10Lesson 5upbugmudnuthugtubLesson 11Lesson 6anbadcathadcatranLesson enge:sled, isthemwithbathChallenge:Lesson 13Lesson 14Lesson 15Lesson 16thick, l, graphChallenge:waves, chasesChallenge:stripe, hose, street, pleaseamatsatmandadmatLesson paint,sprayLesson 19Lesson 20Lesson 21Lesson 22Lesson 23Lesson nge:smart, blewsoupyouChallenge:grew,scoopLesson 25Lesson 26Lesson 27Lesson 28Lesson 29Lesson hout, hallenge:writing, paperzerotablebelowChallenge:because,silent

Spelling Lesson 1-short a1. am2. at3. sat4. man5. dad6. mat7. map8. cap

Spelling Lesson 2-short i1. if2. is3. him4. rip5. fit6. pin7. kit8. dim

Spelling Lesson 3-short o1. log2. dot3. top4. hot5. lot6. ox7. dog8. cot

Spelling Lesson 4-short e1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.yetwebpenwetleghenbetpeg

Spelling Lesson 5-short u1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.upbugmudnuthugtubpuprug

Spelling Lesson 6-short a1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.anbadcathadranbatmadfan

Spelling Lesson 7-short i1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.inwilldidsitsixbiggrin (discuss the beginning blend of /gr/)trip (discuss the beginning blend of /tr/)

Spelling Lesson 8-short o1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.ongotfoxpopnothopblock (discuss the beginning AND final blend)clock (discuss the beginning AND final blend)

Spelling Lesson 9-short e1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.yesletredtenbedgetsled (discuss the beginning blend)step (discuss the beginning blend)

Spelling Lesson 10-short u1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.ussunbutfunbusrunjump (discuss the final blend)must (discuss the final blend)

Spelling Lesson 11-/th/ blend1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.thatthenthisthemwithbaththick (discuss the beginning AND final blend)tenth (discuss the final blend)

Spelling Lesson 12-/ch/ h (discuss the final blend)pitch (discuss the final blend)

Spelling Lesson 13-/sh/ and/wh/ l (discuss the final double consonant)graph (discuss ph sounds like /f/)

Spelling Lesson 14-long a1. came2. make3. brave4. late5. gave6. shape7. waves (discuss the -s as a plural)8. chases (discuss the -s as a plural)

Spelling Lesson 15-long ice

Spelling Lesson 16-long bonestovepokechosewrote

Spelling Lesson 17-long tmeansea (discuss the difference between sea & see)thesestreetplease

Spelling Lesson 18-long a1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.playgrainsail (discuss the difference between sail & sale)mail (discuss the difference between mail & male)may (discuss the difference between May & may)rainwaydaystaypainpaintspray

Spelling Lesson 19-long boatcoatroadtoadflowntoast

Spelling Lesson atinsidehimselfrowboathomemade

Spelling Lesson 21-Bossy rwith barnbarkcardyarnsmartchart

Spelling Lesson 22-Bossy furhurtturnthirdcurlfirst

Spelling Lesson tookfootshookwood (discuss the difference between wood & would)hoodcrookhoof

Spelling Lesson 241.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.soonnew (discuss the difference between new & knew)noonzooboottoo (discuss the difference between to, too & two)moonblew (discuss the difference between blew & blue)soupyougrewscoop

Spelling Lesson foundoutgowntownshoutpower

Spelling Lesson 8.hopehoping (discuss dropping the e to add -ing)runrunning (discuss doubling the consonant to keep the9.10.11.12.useused (discuss dropping the e to add -ed)writing (discuss dropping the e to add -ing)grabbed (discuss doubling the consonant to keep the(discuss doubling the consonant to keep the/o/ short sound)/u/ short sound)/a/ short sound)

Spelling Lesson oonershortershortest

Spelling Lesson iednightlightmyselfbrighter

Spelling Lesson lyhopeful

Spelling Lesson rmusicpaperzerotablebecausesilentbelow

Spelling Lessons 1-15 address 8 spelling words. However, on the test there will be 10 words. The two additional words will feature the same vowel pattern as those listed. Spelling Lessons 16-30 address a total of 12 words. Your child will only be tested on those 12 words. Spelling tests will occur every other Friday unless otherwise noted.