VOCABULARY WORDS
Week 1~ and, at, are, an Week 7~ go, get, green, girl
Week 2~ big, blue, ball, baby Week 8~ he, had, here, help, his
Week 3~ can, come, came Week 9~ is, it, in, I
Week 4~ do, did, down Week 10~ jump, jet
Week 5~ eat, eleven Week 11~ keep, like, look
Week 6~ for, find, fun Week 12~ let, live, love
Week 13 ~me, my, no, not Week 14~ on, our, out, open
Week 15~ play, please Week 16~ quit, red, run, ran, ride
Week 17~ see, say, said Week 18~ to, this, that, the
SET SAIL ~ The First Grade Reader
* "The Story of a Blue Bird"
Phonics � /i/igh/ might right flight night tight sight
tonight bright light high
Vocabulary flew joined afraid learn watching wonder
couldn�t nothing
Story Words Blue Bird brother sister mama everyone
happened morning gone
Challenge Words grew imagining beyond pool suddenly spread
happily fluttering
** "Frog and Toad All Year"
Phonics � /a/ai/ay/ gray rainy day Gail Jay play stay
wait Daisy painted clay train paint tail mail
Vocabulary working caught son sure near cold rain stove
Story Words stand while small bigger around pebbles
path asleep
Challenge Words Frog Toad spoiled clothes pollywog
woods meadow corner
*** "The Puddle"
Phonics � long i find hi I icy kind kinds mild mind
rind wild
Vocabulary care course different told largest listen
rainy along
Story Words could dressed largest jumped sailed turtle
teatime thought
Challenge Words alligator allowed worry elephant steered
boots floated besides
**** "Poppleton Everyday"
Phonics � long o cold go gold most old so told
yo-yo hold yo-yos
Vocabulary air brought few both edge buy since
Story Words hmmm right climbed lay bottom crackers
propped Poppleton
Challenge Words saleslady crumbs certainly enormous decided
grown-up pardon
***** "Moon Rope"
Phonics - /y/oo/u/ cubes cute Duke dune huge June
tune use used
Vocabulary appear break clear idea quietly gulped
through huge
Story Words ready worms would hitch blinked tickled
growled claw paw
Challenge Words avoiding creatures loop prefers purpose
stomach unnoticed
****** "The Big Big Sea"
Phonics - /ee/ea/ deep feet need feel seed sea
meal read meat seat
Vocabulary knee remember straight moon moonlight bit deep
Story Words dark field fence waiting through into
puddles edge buttered toast
Challenge Words mountains shiny splashed laughed paddled
walked holes carried
******* "Baboon"
Phonics - /e/ea/ heavy meadows pleasant ready sweaters weather
Vocabulary across disappear ground mouth shook slid
barely leaped
Story Words cloud loud monkey sleepy turtle waited
closed passed
Challenge Words against ahead among baboon careful gazelle
crocodile rhinoceros
******** "Planets"
Phonics � long o cold so ago go old those
Vocabulary pictures planet rocket space spacecraft
star far bright
Story Words voyager telescope photographs around light
close closest moon
Challenge Words Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn
Uranus Neptune Pluto Earth
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1-4 Welcome Home - Reading
*A Bed Full of Cats
Phonics � /e/ea/ee
leak peach sea neat three read keep tea treat
me week sheep clean heat
Vocabulary
full hear moved only please room should try write
Story Words
wiggled newspaper moves tries those tears
Challenge Words
soft silk way when under thump swish fingers
*Me On the Map
Phonics � long a
ate came Dave game gave grapes Kate
lake lane late shade skate take wave
Vocabulary
country Earth place special town world
United States of America
Story Words
everybody unroll giant countries
Challenge Words
street state called something map room
house could would first flat
*Lilly�s Busy Day
Phonics � /e/ie/y/
Penny Winky puppy puppies bunny hurry bunnies
hurries silly fuzzy kitty
Vocabulary
before carry laugh most nice thought hello left
Story Words
Katie baby-sit good-by busy Lilly Feeny Mommy Mr. Feeny Mrs. Feeny
Challenge Words
Happy baby playing today let�s funny started sang splash
*Splash
Phonics � long i
bike chime drive fine five line Mike nine
pines ride ripe side slide smiled time vine
Vocabulary
bears once sorry sound together while turned splash
Story Words
growled awake talking Nelly river groaned talking dream gone
Challenge Words
drive chime wheel which whiskers whish
*My Robot
Phonics - /s/c/
center Cindy circle city faces fancy Grace
Marcy Nancy place space Spencer Vince
Vocabulary
almost children heard new pretty school together laugh
Story Words
robot coming weather else Cecil Dennis
Challenge Words
since rum-a-tum-tum doing crash smash sometimes sound thing
*The Absent-Minded Toad
Phonics - /ou/ow/
owl brown cow town down now how frown clown
bow now growl tower flower meow
Vocabulary
blue buy colors orange smiled warm rainbow most
Story Words
bread choosing lady tortillas lovely mirror nearly round
Challenge Words
morning toad kitchen need around market window
*Tumbleweed Stew
Phonics - /i/y/ie
fly cry dry flying sly try why tries cried
lie pie tie
Vocabulary
cook fire food great heads might took water
Story Words
slither tumbleweed rattlesnake stretched
stew moo Deer Armadillo potatoes onion
Challenge Words
Jack Rabbit skunk moo deer open growl jump Two Circle Ranch
*Little Bear�s Friend
Phonics � long o
dove cove close chose stone those doze
nose poke holes go home blowhole
Vocabulary
began climb love name high saw down little
Story Words
Lucy squirrels sideways worm Little Bear
Mother Bear named away
Challenge Words
looked wide world river hills house far eyes
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Level 1-3 Special Times � Reading
"Catch Me If You Can!"
Phonics � /ch/tt/dd/bb
Finch hatch Chick catch branch giggle middle pitch
ditch chat champ bottle nibble paddle
Vocabulary
by feet hide much other when your
Story Words
went them was biggest they tail all did not didn�t
were hug
Challenge Words
teeth quickly hug claws afraid great love most
only dinosaurs
"When the TV Broke"
Phonics � /ar/th
car park start mark Carl shark yard then farm
barn cart bark with thud
Vocabulary
every made nothing right sister some turned watch
week yet
Story Words
middle gorilla screen happened put car sofa okay
Challenge Words
faded buzz tomorrow okay movie dials loud busy
picture television Jeffery
"Too Much Talk"
Phonics � short u/qu
stuck dug up stuff thud bump must yum munch crunch
until bunch bugs tugged quit quiz quick
Vocabulary
about always any away don�t who why could
Story Words
mother too want eat yams I�ll I will chief talk
Challenge Words
aiee family heat hungry lake silly story today today�s
"Making Friends Keeping Friends"
Phonics � /v/
Vic visit Alvin vet live every you�ve very lost
must that think fix fox
Vocabulary
each more our over play says there these
Story Words
let�s let us right sometimes puzzle you�re you are best
things quick
Challenge Words
answer choose count game question team word
"Digger Pig and The Turnip"
Phonics � /er/ir/ur/
hurt turtle turn perch her Gert bird chirp Kirk
Vocabulary
around myself use right next asked help barn
Story Words
good pie make called some didn�t did not help cut
Challenge Words
Bow-wow Dog Digger Pig Chirper Chick Quacker Duck turnip
piglets supper grunted
"Rex and Lilly Playtime"
Phonics � /ow/oa/
oat goats road Toad moans groans bowl shows own fellows
croaks oats soap toast coal coat boast
Vocabulary
class forward back teacher ready shall dance music
Story Words
jump push show boys how try steps
Challenge Words
cocoa forward please slide warm Rex Lilly Ms. Tiptoe
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1-2 Join In � Reading
What Day Is It?
Phonics � (Short o) Tom on top hot Dot Don not
Todd this thin mom
Vocabulary: my they forgot this was day so happy
thank
Story Words: Monday birthday
Challenge Words: Todd Gil Ann glad saw said missed surprise
Moving Day
Phonics: Matt missed miss kissed passed hill
mill little all will
Vocabulary: room still make were better like time
go yes but I�m day
Story Words: let�s new ok old puppy yard
Challenge Words: Annie Jack Jenny last old moving
Mr. Mrs.
How Many Fish?
Phonics: slipped better stiff ran rock and fit if pants
Vocabulary: fish how many six way their happy
Story Words: red two one yellow go they little do on
Challenge Words: bay poor dash why feet lost where
Kit and Kat
Phonics � (Vowel or) morning snorted storm corn born
Vocabulary: best do could for find put their
out home soon
Story Words: were ready so went cry can�t everything
have sleep stories them your
Challenge Words: pajamas today don�t gave Grandma
Grandpa Kat Kit stuff asked
Where Do Frogs Come From?
Phonics � /sh/ shortstop smash crash dish fish splash
Vocabulary: first pushes does from eat grow gone come
these
Story Words: tadpole legs tail away frog small
Challenge Words: plants pond fast form front last
strong swim
Daniel�s Mystery Eggs
Phonics � (Short e) red best pet gets wet fed then
helps mess legs rests tell
Vocabulary: found ever white next very take need
no wait maybe
Story Words: hatched nice noisy quiet school softly
show teach won�t
Challenge Words: animals egg help with Meg long neck
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T-1 WORDS:
*Word List for First Unit:
an and are at a
along away ten the three
to two said saw see
she make me mother my
baby ball big blue came
can come
**Word List for Unit Two:
find for four friend funny
red ride run has have
help here play put jump
nine no not like little
live look
***Word List for Unit Three:
give go going do down
in into is it want
was we went eight father
were eat eleven
****Word List for Unit Four
dark black under up use
any many yes you your over
of on one once out open
*****Word List for Unit Five:
five seven very quit six zero
READINESS WORDS:
a I are in blue is boy
can like cat look dad mom dog
fish run girl see green she he
it red the yellow
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Dear Parents,
Your child will spend about two weeks completing a review and inventory
of skills learned in Kindergarten. Below are the readiness words that
your child will be required to read:
is this my not red I good see a have here
get in down blue you to can it for and the
yellow like fun green we play at look orange little me
purple come on ride with want black help let something
are brown up do
Upon completion of the Readiness Review, we will begin our first pre-
primer, Together Again. Below are the required words by story: