Literacy

Great Book Series for First Graders

Scholastic Branches Books Unicorn and Yeti Narwhal and Jelly

Fox Tails Elephant and Piggie Magic Treehouse

Nate the Great Biscuit Flat Stanley

Junie B Jones Fly Guy Henry and Mudge

A to Z Mysteries Little Critter Frog and Toad

The Princess in Black Owl Diaries Press Start

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot

Each unit in the Superkids Reading Program focuses on sound spelling patterns and memory words. Sound spelling words and memory words are those that students are expected to read and spell fluently.  

Unit 1 - Memory and Sound Spelling Words


I

my

she

her

he

his


ch

bunch            lunch

inch           pinch

ranch           branch

chip           chop

chick           check


sh

fish            wish

rush            brush


Unit 2 - Memory and Sound Spelling Words


who

what

which

why

where

when


wh

(memory words)

sh

cash           dash

crash           trash


th

this            that

thin           think

thank           bath

path           math

cloth           moth


Unit 3 - Memory and Sound Spelling Words


do 

a

how

have

me

show


ng

king           sing

thing           hang

bang           sang

long           song

hung           sung


le

bubble          little

candle           pickle


Unit 4 - Memory and Sound Spelling Words


look

your

the

was

are

for


er

after           never

better           winter

summer


ed

rested           twisted

planted           printed

acted 

ed sounds of /d/ and /t/

yelled  smelled

jumped     bumped


Unit 5 - Memory and Sound Spelling Words


there

from

be

to

we

or


base + ing

helping           asking

hugging        shopping

grinning           flipping

stepping


base + ed

helped           asked

hugged             shopped

grinned             flipped

stepped


Unit 6 - Memory and Sound Spelling Words


said

only

you

out

of 

here


Long vowel sounds

go           no

so           be

he          she

we          hi

flu


Magic e

game           same

ride           side



Unit 7 - Memory and Sound Spelling Words


oh

any

day

good

very

want


Plural (s)

bakes         cakes

makes         takes

snakes         bikes

likes          hikes

hopes          ropes


-ing  and -ed to CVCe

baking          baked

smiling          smiled



Unit 8 - Memory and Sound Spelling Words


one

new

were

some

could

would


Vowel Teams

oa

boat           load

road          float

coat

ai

mail           rain

tail            train

nail


Vowel Teams

ie

tie

ue

blue

ee

keep

ea

heat


Unit 9 - Memory and Sound Spelling Words


boy

two

about

girl

over

before

four


Contractions

n't

isn't          didn't

hasn't         hadn't

aren't          wasn't

weren't         haven't

couldn't         wouldn't 


Contractions

irregular n't

don't

won't

can't



Unit 10 - Memory and Sound Spelling Words


down

too

work

many

first


y (sounds like i)

by          fly

try          cry

y (sounds like e)

belly           jelly

smelly        bunny

funny         sunny


ay

say         may

ier

happier

iest

happiest


Unit 11 - Memory and Sound Spelling Words


their

now

always

because

been


Contractions

'm

I'm

'll

I'll          she'll

he'll          you'll

's

she's         he's

it's


Contractions

're

you're           we're

Long vowel trickers

paper          even

silent          open

super


Unit 12 - Memory and Sound Spelling Words


our

come

put

coming

they


all

call          mall

small          stall

wall            baseball

basketball                hallway

fallen          taller


aw

law         saw

dawn            lawn

crawl


Unit 13 - Memory and Sound Spelling Words


does

cold

again

know

both

laugh


Bossy R

ar

far            hard

star           card

car

or

corn            born

sport           short

horn


Bossy R

ur

turn          burn

ir

bird           third


Unit 14 - Memory and Sound Spelling Words


kind

buy

find

right

wash

light


oil

oil         boil

soil

oin

coin           join

oint

point          joint


oy

joy          toy

boy

Soft C

ace

face         place

Soft G

age

cage          page




Unit 15 - Memory and Sound Spelling Words


warm

walk

once

give

done


oud

loud         cloud

proud

ound

found         round

sound


own

town         clown

brown          frown

ow

low         blow

grow          slow

snow


Unit 16 - Memory and Sound Spelling Words


live

eight

old

hold 

write


oo (long)

moon      spoon

room     broom



oo (short)

book      took

shook

hood     wood

stood