Building Spelling Skills: Grade 1 :
In Building Spelling Skills, Grade 1, students will learn five spelling words per week in lists 1–14; then eight words per week in lists 15–30 (198 total). One or two sentences for dictation are provided for each list.

Spelling lists include the following:
· short and long vowel words
· adding s and es
· words with sh, nt, nd
· sounds of ow, ar, aw, oa
· present and past tense words

The practice pages include the following:
· the spelling list with spaces to read, write, and spell each word
· a configuration puzzle for every list
· word sorting
· word meaning (filling in missing spelling words in sentences)
· exercises to find the misspellings and hidden words