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Grade 1 Spelling Lessons Online

1. Spelling: Grade 1: Short A

In this unit, students are introduced to the concept of vowels. This unit concentrates on the short sound of the vowel "a" .

Available in: Online classroom

Auditory Instruction Page(s): Yes
18 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes

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2. Spelling: Grade 1: Short E

The letter "e" is the most used letter in the English language. In this unit, students concentrate on the short sound of the vowel "e".

Available in: Online classroom

Auditory Instruction Page(s): Yes
18 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes

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3. Spelling: Grade 1: Short I

In this unit, students concentrate on the short sound of the vowel "i" along with a variety of word groups using the short sound of this letter, such as "ill" and "in".

Available in: Online classroom

Auditory Instruction Page(s): Yes
18 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes

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4. Spelling: Grade 1: Short O

In this unit, students concentrate on the short sound of the vowel "o" and a variety of short words using the sound.

Available in: Online classroom

Auditory Instruction Page(s): Yes
18 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes

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5. Spelling: Grade 1: Short U

The letter "u" is the last true vowel. This unit focusses on the short "u" sound.

Available in: Online classroom

Auditory Instruction Page(s): Yes
18 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes

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6. Spelling: Grade 1: Review of Units 1 - 5

In this unit, students review the short sounds of the following vowels: a, e, i, o and u.

Available in: Online classroom

Auditory Instruction Page(s): Yes
15 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes
Printable Writing Assignment: Yes

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7. Spelling: Grade 1: Long A

Long vowels say their own name. This unit introduces long vowels and focuses on the long vowel "a".

Available in: Online classroom

Auditory Instruction Page(s): Yes
18 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes
Printable Writing Assignment: Yes

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8. Spelling: Grade 1: Long E

This unit focuses on the long sound of the vowel "e" and highlights familiar word patterns that use "ea" and "ee" to make this long sound.

Available in: Online classroom

Auditory Instruction Page(s): Yes
18 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes
Printable Writing Assignment: Yes

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9. Spelling: Grade 1: Long I

In the unit, students learn the long sound of the vowel "i" as well as familiar word patterns using this sound.

Available in: Online classroom

Auditory Instruction Page(s): Yes
18 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes
Printable Writing Assignment: Yes

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10. Spelling: Grade 1: Long O

In this unit, students focus on the long sound of the vowel "o" along with words that contain this sound.

Available in: Online classroom

Auditory Instruction Page(s): Yes
18 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes
Printable Writing Assignment: Yes

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11. Spelling: Grade 1: Long U

This unit focuses on the long sound of the vowel "u" as well as how to recognize, pronounce and spell words that contain this sound.

Available in: Online classroom

Auditory Instruction Page(s): Yes
18 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes
Printable Writing Assignment: Yes

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12. Spelling: Grade 1: Review Units 7 - 11

In this unit, students review the long sounds of the following vowels: a, e, i, o and u.

Available in: Online classroom

Auditory Instruction Page(s): Yes
18 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes
Printable Writing Assignment: Yes

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13. Spelling: Grade 1: Base Word Endings - ed

In this unit, students are introduced to the suffix "ed" and to rules for adding "ed" to base words.

Available in: Online classroom

Auditory Instruction Page(s): Yes
15 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes
Printable Writing Assignment: Yes

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14. Online Spelling Games: Online Recess area

In the online recess area, students play educational based games, including spelling word games. The games are automatically adjusted based on the student's grade level so the students are learning the grade level spelling word list through interactive visual audio games while spending time in the online recess area.

Available in: Online Library
Recommended use: 20 - 50 minutes per day

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15. Spelling Drills: Grade 1

Each grade level has hundreds of spelling words. These spelling words are taught throughout the curriculum. Students learn the grade level spelling word list by participating in lessons in the online classroom and by playing spelling games in the online recess area. Students are also given the option of printing off the spelling word list for further study. In the spelling drill area, the Linkonlearning bumble bee pollinates a flower for each word the student gets correct, and a progress bar shows the student the percentage of the spelling words they have spelled correctly.

Available in: Online Library
Recommended use: 20 minutes per day

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