The authors introduce first grade teachers to 100 Making Words lessons that cover all of the literacy skills included in most first grade curricula. The activities progress through a systematic, sequential phonics program that includes practice with the phonemic awareness skills of segmenting and blending.
Introduction
Lesson 1: stand (Consonants: s, t, n, d and the vowel a)
Lesson 2: hands (The letter h is introduced.)
Lesson 3: bands (The letter b is introduced.)
Lesson 4: blast (The letter l is introduced.)
Lesson 5: brand (The letter r is introduced.)
Lesson 6: grand (The letter g is introduced.)
Lesson 7: strap (The letter p is introduced.)
Lesson 8: claps (The letter c is introduced.)
Lesson 9: stamps (The letter m is introduced.)
Lesson 10: rafts (The letter f is introduced.)
Assessment Lessons 1-10
Lesson 11: clamps (Review the consonants: c, l, m, p, s and the vowel a)
Lesson 12: hunts (The vowel u is introduced.)
Lesson 13: stung (The vowel u is reviewed.)
Lesson 14: spend(The vowel e is introduced.)
Lesson 15: spent (The vowel e is reviewed.)
Lesson 16: print (The vowel i is introduced.)
Lesson 17: trips (The vowel i is reviewed.)
Lesson 18: gifts (The vowel i reviewed.)
Lesson 19: plots (The vowel o is introduced.)
Lesson 20: stomp (The vowel o is reviewed.)
Assessment Lessons 11-20
Lesson 21: think (The consonant combination th is introduced.)
Lesson 22: thanks (The letters a, h, s, t, and the th combination are reviewed.)
Lesson 23: shrimp (The consonant combination sh is introduced.)
Lesson 24: shrink (The consonant combination sh is reviewed.)
Lesson 25: champs (The consonant combination ch is introduced.)
Lesson 26: chimps (The sh and ch combinations are reviewed.)
Lesson 27: stack (The consonant ck combination at the end of a word is introduced.)
Lesson 28: tracks (The letter a, c, r, s , and t are reviewed.)
Lesson 29: tricks (The letters i, c, r, s and t are reviewed.)
Lesson 30: trucks (The letters u, c, st, r, and t are reviewed.)
Assessment Lessons 21-30
Lesson 31: wishing (Vowel sound for i is reviewed)
Lesson 32: jumping (The letter j is introduced.)
Lesson 33: kittens (Vowel sounds for i and e)
Lesson 34: mittens (Vowel sounds for i and e)
Lesson 35: lipstick (Vowel sound for i isreviewed)
Lesson 36: blanket (Vowel sounds for a and e)
Lesson 37: plastic (Vowel sounds for a and i)
Lesson 38: bathtub (Vowel sound for u is reviewed)
Lesson 39: shopping (Vowel sounds for o and i)
Lesson 40: stocking (Vowel sounds for o and i)
Assessment Lessons 31-40
Lesson 41: smart (Rhyming pattern art)
Lesson 42: charm (Rhyming patterns arm, arch)
Lesson 43: chart (Rhyming patterns ar, art)
Lesson 44: first (Rhyming patterns ir, it)
Lesson 45: squirt (The qu combination is introduced)
Lesson 46: string (Rhyming patterns ing, it, ir, in)
Lesson 47: popcorn (Rhyming patterns op, or)
Lesson 48: visitors (The letter v is introduced)
Lesson 49: burst (Rhyming patterns ub, us, ut, ust)
Lesson 50: hunting (Rhyming patterns it, ug, ut, unt)
Assessment Lessons 41-50
Lesson 51: sixteen (The vowel combination ee is introduced.)
Lesson 52: speeding (Rhyming patterns ed, eed, end, eep)
Lesson 53: shelter (Rhyming patterns eet, ee, eel)
Lesson 54: helpers (Rhyming patterns eel, eep, e)
Lesson 55: stream (Rhyming patterns eat, ea, eam, et)
Lesson 56: magnets (Rhyming patterns eat, eam, et)
Lesson 57: cheats (Rhyming patterns eat, at, each)
Lesson 58: coats/coast/tacos (Rhyming patterns at, oats)
Lesson 59: carrots (Rhyming patterns oast, at, oats, ot)
Lesson 60: combat (Rhyming pattern at, oat)
Assessment Lessons 51-60
Lesson 61: stray/trays (The vowel pair ay is introduced.)
Lesson 62: Thursday (Review rhyming patterns at, ad, ard, ay.)
Lesson 63: paints (The vowel pair ai is introduced.)
Lesson 64: animals (Rhyming patterns an, am, ail)
Lesson 65: jumpers (The vowel pair ue is introduced.)
Lesson 66: students (Rhyming patterns ue, un)
Lesson 67: pictures (Rhyming patterns ure, up, ue)
Lesson 68: Friday (Rhyming patterns ay, y as a vowel)
Lesson 69: Saturday (Rhyming patterns ust, ay, y as a vowel)
Lesson 70: backyard (Rhyming patterns y as a vowel, ay, ack, ark)
Assessment Lessons 61-70 Lesson 71: things (Rhyming pattern ight is introduced)
Lesson 72: winners (Vowel team i-e is introduced)
Lesson 73: zippered (Patterns ip, ipe, ide, and the consonant z is introduced)
Lesson 74: fighters (Rhyming patterns ir, ight, it, ire)
Lesson 75: plates (Vowel team a-e is introduced)
Lesson 76: stranger (The two sounds of g)
Lesson 77: jacket (Rhyming patterns at, ate, ap, ape)
Lesson 78: players (Rhyming patterns at, ate, ay, ale)
Lesson 79: parents (Rhyming patterns at, ate, ap, ape)
Lesson 80: pancakes (Rhyming patterns an, ack, and ake)
Assessment Lessons 71-80
Lesson 81: reports (The or combination is introduced)
Lesson 82: spoken (Vowel team o-e is introduced)
Lesson 83: porches (Rhyming patterns ore, ope, ose)
Lesson 84: teach/cheat (Rhyming patterns at, ate, eat, each)
Lesson 85: manager (Includes words with both sounds of g.)
Lesson 86: target (Reviews both sounds of g)
Lesson 87: whisper (Rhyming patterns: is, ip, ipe, ire)
Lesson 88: drives (Rhyming patterns ed, ide, ive, ine)
Lesson 89: spelling (Rhyming patterns ill, ell are introduced)
Lesson 90: softball (Rhyming patterns all is introduced)
Assessment Lessons 81-90
Lesson 91: bookcase (Vowel pair oo is introduced)
Lesson 92: chowder (Rhyming patterns o, ore. ow, ew)
Lesson 93: shower (Rhyming patterns e, ore, ose, ow)
Lesson 94: pilots (Vowel pair oi is introduced)
Lesson 95: pillows(Rhyming patterns ip, ow, ill, oil)
Lesson 96: crawling (Rhyming patterns an, aw, ail, ain)
Lesson 97: snowballs (Rhyming patterns o, all, aw, ow)
Lesson 98: shouted (Vowel pair ou is introduced)
Lesson 99: authors (Rhyming patterns ot, out, our, ut)
Lesson 100: destroy (Vowel pair oy is introduced)
Assessment Lessons 91-100
Reproducible Letters
Reproducible Checklists
Reproducible Take Home Sheet