SPELLING
In our spelling program, Fundations, we focus on understanding patterns rather than just a spelling list. This will help the students spell unkown words by using their understanding of the rules and guidelines of the English language.
Some words are "tricky" because they cannot be spelled phonetically. We will add a few "trick words" each unit. Please quiz your students at home. They can spell these orally, write them in a sentence, write them in the dirt, or the air! Be sure to have them spell the word orally as well. This helps commit words to memory!
We will try to keep the most current trick words listed in the sentence journal for easy access.
If your child masters our current unit words, you can move on to the next unit words.
Review Trick Words (first grade):
they
one
said
your
you
was
where
from
do
does
here
their
there
should
would
nothing
because
Unit 2 Trick Words:
shall
full
pull
both
talk
walk
Unit 3 Trick Words:
done
goes
pretty
Unit 4 Trick Words:
again
please
animal
sure
use
used
Unit 5 Trick Words:
against
knew
know
always
often
once
Unit 6 Trick Words:
only
house
move
right
place
together
Unit 7 Trick Words:
eight
large
change
city
every
family
night
carry
something