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  Unit Two October - November
Week 1: short a

at
bat
cat
sat
an
ran
no
will

 

Week 2: Short a

can
fan
man
bad
sad
am
all
find

 

Week 3: short i

pick
sick
kick
it
sit
hit
saw
went

 

Week 4: short i


him
did
in
six
mix
fix
on
they
 

Week 5: short o


dog
dogs
log
logs
job
jobs
this
into
 

Week 6: short o


not
hot
got
hop
mop
top
stop
eat
 

 

  Unit Three December - January
Week 1 - short e

bed        fell

fed         tell

red        well

who       said

Week 2 - short e

get      pet

let       ten

met     yes

want   good

Week 3 - short u

fun        run

up         cup

puff       stuff

jump     more

Week 4 - short u

us        bus

but      cut

hug      rug

our      bring

 

 

Week 5

 consonant blends

and       hand

best       fast

just        must

out        came

 

Week 6

consonant blends

clap       sled

drop      drum

spot       trip

read       please

 

 

  Unit Four  
Week 1 - Long a

ate       bake

late      make

gave     take

as         after

Week 2 - short a/long a

cap       cape

mad      made

tap        tape

of          was

Week 3 - Long o

hope     home

joke     rode

stone     those

has        very 

Week 4 - Long i

five      like

nice     ride

time     white

your     friend

Week 5 - ch, th, sh, ng

fish      long

such     that

the       with

four     were

Week 6 - long e

he      she

me     see

we     green

any     kind

 

  Unit Five  
Week 1 - ed ending

ask       asked

clean     cleaned

call        called

think      only

Week 2 - long a (ai,ay)

may      play

say       wait

way      rain

from     when

Week 3 - long o

(oa, ow), ing

float       floating

grow     growing

show     showing

around    old

Week 4 - long i

(ie, igh)

lie       light

pie      night

tie       right

been   found

 

Week 5: y = long i and e

my       baby

why      funny

fly        many

even     most

 

 

Week 6 - long u

(ew, ue)

new        blue

grew      glue

drew      true

give        put

 

  Unit Six  
Week 1: ar

car       dark

far        start

star       yard

work    these

Week 2: or

or           for

born       torn

fork        short

cold        would

Week 3: ir, er, ur

bird       first

girl        her

hurt       turn

once     which

 

Week 4: ow

how        now

down     town

brown    clown

pull        goes

Week 5: double consonants

happy      puppy

better      little

kitten      pretty

took      almost

Week 6: compound words

cannot    grandma

outside    popcorn

something  tiptoe

 school     always