First Grade Word Study

Weekly Pacing Guide of Sound Spelling Patterns

1st 9 Weeks

110 Word Wall Words based on Month-by-Month Phonics

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First Grade
Weekly Word Wall Words

2nd 9 Weeks

4
5
6
7
8
9
1

WWW
WWW
WWW
WWW
WWW
WWW

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2
3
4
5
6

I, *my, at, the, on

play, like, is, want, am
in, to, day, because, get
not, big, see, ride, friend
she, had, all, us, come
and, of, make, up, they

2
3

WWW 7
WWW 8

eat, have, he, with, old

out, are, very, them, quit

WWW 9

good, what, boy, will, can

WWW
10
WWW
11
WWW
12
WWW
13
WWW
14
WWW
15
WWW
16
WWW
17
WWW
18

3rd 9 Weeks

8
1
2
3
4
5

Word
Family
Wall Card

-at, I
-ay, silent e
-ay, -et
cvc, silent e
sh, -ad, -all
-y, -and,
-ake
ea, -th, -old

cat
hay & jam
pin & net
pig & pot
sad & ball
cake &
hand
pot of gold
doctors kit

Letters- a, d, m, s, t, n (Blending &

Segmenting)
Student Interviews & Rhyming Read-Alouds
Letters I, h, o, g, p, f (Blending &
Segmenting)
Student Interviews & Rhyming Read-Alouds
Letters c, e, k, l, u, r (Blending &
Segmenting)
Student Interviews & Rhyming Read-Alouds
Letters w, j, x, v, qu, z (Blending &
Segmenting)
Student Interviews & Rhyming Read-Alouds

Spelling
Pattern

-ou, -it, th-,

qu-

girl, go, we, thing, it

sp, gr, tw,

br
adding -ing

that, me, over, you, rain

long a, -ai-

saw, was, zoo, made, jump

a_e, _ump

him, her, give, your, school

cvc, -er

kick, car, do, be, teacher

-ck, -ar

tell, look, some, how, favorite

-ell, -ow, oo

new, talk, down, there, where

-ew. alk

brother, sister, said, when, this

br, -er, wh

but, wont, cant, for, did

contractions,
or

can
diamond
ring

brick &
star
bell

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8

4th 9 Weeks

9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

WWW
19
WWW
20
WWW
21
WWW
22
Review
Review
Review
Review
Review
Review
Review

people, no, fun, has, best

-est, -un

after, went, nice, house, from

-ent, -ice, fr-,

ou

night, little, here, animal, of

-igh, tt, f

why, his, who, pretty, children

2 sounds of
y

Pull of 15 WWW per week/focus on word

endings like adding -s, -ed, and ing;
adding y and ly; adding er and est;
review long vowel patterns and rhyming
words with additional word families poster
cards
Aa
Ee
Ii
Oo
Uu
a
e ee
i
o
u
ai_
ea
_y
_ow
_ew
a_e
e_e
i_e
o_e
u_e
_ay
_ie_
_ie
oa_
_ue
_y
igh
_oe

sun

baby
sack & flag
map &
sled
pen & ship
dog & top
tub & bug

* Word wall words in bold print represent words that contain word families that are easily transferable to make more new words in
the same family, for example: ice in nice, if you know nice, then you know spice, etc.