Students should be able to read and write their core words.

**NHCS Kindergarten Core Words**

First name
Last name
A 
And
At
Be 
Can
Cat
Dad
Dog
Go
He
I 
Is
It
Like
Me
Mom
My
No
See 
She
The 
To
We

**NHCS First Grade Core Words**

All
Am
Are
Big
But
Come
Day
Did
Down
For 
From
Get
Going
Got
Have 
Here
His
In
Into
Jump
Little
Look
Love
Make
Not
Of
On
One
Our
Play
Put
Red
Ride
Run
So
Ten
That
They 
This
Three
Too
Two
Up
Want
Was 
Went
Will
With
Yes
You

**NHCS Second Grade Core Words**

About
Also
Always
Another
Any
Around
Ask
Away
Back
Because
Been
Before
Better
Both
Bring
Came
Children
Color
Could
Dear
Didn�t
Does
Don�t
Done
Each
Eat
End
Enough
Every
Family
Father
Find
First
Found
Friend
Gave
Goes
Grow
Help
High
Hold
Home
House
If
It�s
Just
Keep 
Kind
Know
Large
Last
Leave
Light
Live
Long
Many
Mean
Men
Might
More
Morning
Mother
Name
Near
Never
Next
Nice
Once
Only
Other
People
Please
Right
Said
School
Second
Should
Small
Some
Start
Than
These
Think
Thought
Through
Together
Under
Upon
Use
Very
Where
While
White
Who
Why
Would
Write
Year
Yet 
Young