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    First Grade Spelling Games & Activities helps children learn and practice the basic skills needed to become a great reader. It is packed with curriculum-based activities that strengthen the ability to read and spell various grade-appropriate words. Rather than a rote approach to spelling through memorization, the engaging activities inside involve children in the learning process by holding their attention and teaching important skills in an inventive and entertaining manner.

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    First Grade Spelling Games & Activities helps children learn and practice the basic skills needed to become a great reader. It is packed with curriculum-based activities that strengthen the ability to read and spell various grade-appropriate words. Rather than a rote approach to spelling through memorization, the engaging activities inside involve children in the learning process by holding their attention and teaching important skills in an inventive and entertaining manner.

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    First Grade Spelling Games & Activities by Sylvan Learning - Excerpt

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    First Grade Spelling Games & Activities helps children learn and practice the basic skills needed to become a great reader. It is packed with curriculum-based activities that strengthen the ability to read and spell various grade-appropriate words. Rather than a rote approach to spelling through memorization, the engaging activities inside involve children in the learning process by holding their attention and teaching important skills in an inventive and entertaining manner.

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    Contents

    1 Spell Short A 2 16 “M” or “N”? 72


    2 Spell Short E 8 17 “V” or “W”? 74
    3 Spell Numbers 14 18 “D” or “T”? 76
    Review 16 19 Spell with Double Letters 78
    4 Spell Short 20 20 Spell Action Words 80
    5 Spell Short o 26 Review 82
    6 Spell Short u 32 21 Spell with “–Ed” Endings 86
    7 Spell Color Words 38 22 Spell with “– ng” Endings 90
    Review 40 23 Spell with “–Ly” Endings 94
    8 Spell Long A 44 24 Spell Animal Words 96
    9 Spell Long e and 48 Review 98
    10 Spell Long o and u 52 25 Spell Plurals 102
    11 Spell Opposites 56 26 People Words with “–Er” 106
    Review 58 27 Comparing Words 110
    12 “C” or “K”? 64 28 More People 112
    13 “B” or “D”? 66 Review 114
    14 “B” or “P”? 68 Answers 120
    15 “S” or “Z”? 70

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    Spell Short a

    Slide Words
    Let’s make words that have a short a sound. DRAW a line between each picture and
    the ending that matches. Then WRITE the first letter of each word.

    ram 1
    at
    2
    ap
    3
    an
    4

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    Spell Short a

    Fast Words
    1
    Can you SAY this sentence three times fast? Try it!

    Pat’s fat cat sat.

    Now WRITE your own sentence. Use these words or other short a words. You can use
    words more than once. Then SAY the sentence three times fast!

    ran and the ram man

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    Spell Short a

    Letter Ladder
    Let’s make more words with the short a sound. IDENTIFY the pictures on the ladder.
    Then WRITE the words next to the pictures.
    HINT: You can change just one letter to make each new word.

    ram
    1

    a2

    a3

    a4

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    Spell Short a

    Around We Go!
    1
    CIRCLE the things that have a short a sound.

    WRITE the words with short a on the lines.

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    Spell Short a

    Make It Rhyme
    CIRCLE the picture that makes a rhyme. WRITE the rhyming word in the space.

    The ram eats a 1


    .

    The fan cools the 2


    .

    The hat is on the 3


    .

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    Spell Short a

    Space Walk Words


    1
    Make three-letter words with short a. START on a blue planet. GO to the green
    planet. Then GO to another blue planet.
    Example:

    bat
    c
    b

    t a r
    s
    g
    WRITE the words here.

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    Copyright © 2009 by Sylvan Learning, Inc.

    All rights reserved.

    Published in the United States by Random House, Inc., New York, and in Canada by Random House of
    Canada Limited, Toronto.

    www.tutoring.sylvanlearning.com

    Created by Smarterville Productions LLC


    Producer: TJ Trochlil McGreevy
    Producer & Editorial Direction: The Linguistic Edge
    Writer: Sandy Damashek
    Cover and Interior Illustrations: Duendes del Sur
    Layout and Art Direction: SunDried Penguin
    Art Manager: Adina Ficano

    First Edition

    ISBN: 978-0-375-43025-1

    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available upon request.

    This book is available at special discounts for bulk purchases for sales promotions or premiums.
    For more information, write to Special Markets/Premium Sales, 1745 Broadway, MD 6-2,
    New York, New York 10019 or e-mail specialmarkets@randomhouse.com.

    PRINTED IN CHINA

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