Chapter II: Part ONE: First Year

FIRST YEAR

THE ALPHABET

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1

sun
fun
bun
gun
nun

2

be
he
we
see
bee

3

run
to
me
tree
the

4

Run to me.

Run to the tree.

5

day
gay
hay
may
say

6

band
hand
land
sand
stand

7

play
and
with

8

Run and play.

Play with me.

9

by
my
try
cry
dry
buy
why

10

bold
cold
gold
sold
told
hold
fold

11

fly
birds
lit tle
old

12

The little birds fly.

Fly to the old tree.

13

best
rest
west
test
vest
chest
pest

14

all
ball
call
fall
hall
wall
small

15

pin
spin
tin
chin
win
skin
thin

16

nest
is
in
tall

17

ear
dear
fear
year
near
tear

18

low
row
grow
show
slow
snow

19

bit
hit
pit
sit
fit
wit

20

Fly to the nest.

The nest is in the tall tree.

REVIEW

21

(1) run
(2) me
(3) play
(4) fly
(5) and
(6) bold

22

(7) all
(8) best
(9) in
(10) dear
(11) blow
(12) it

23

hear
wind
blow
it

24

Hear the wind blow.

It blows the tall trees.

25

bill
fill
hill
mill
still
ill

26

ring
bring
wing
king
thing
spring

27

bad
had
lad
mad
sad
glad

28

book
hook
took
brook
cook
shook

29

bat
cat
hat
that
sat
fat

30

wade
fade
grade
shade
spade
made

31

will
sing
they

32

The birds sing in the tree.

Will they fall?

33

look
who
at

Look at the little nest.

Who made it?

34

fan
man
pan
ran

35

song
long
strong
gong

36

up
cup
sup
pup

37

can
you
yes

Can you sing?

Yes, I can sing a song.

REVIEW

38

(1) will
(2) sing
(3) glad
(4) look
(5) at
(6) made

39

(7) can
(8) song
(9) blow
(10) it
(11) nest
(12) the

40

peep
deep
creep
keep
sheep
sweep

41

bed
fed
Ned
red
sled
led

42

might
sight
light
right
bright
fight

43

Sleep, little bird.

Sleep in the little nest.

Sleep and rest.

44

night
are
a sleep

It is night.

The birds are asleep.

45

fast
last
cast
mast
past
blast

46

hop
mop
drop
stop
shop
top

47

bake
cake
lake
make
rake
take

48

wake
up

Wake up.

The night is past.

Fly to the tree-top.

REVIEW

49

(1) sleep
(2) bed
(3) night
(4) last
(5) top

50

(6) wake
(7) up
(8) look
(9) old
(10) all

51

one
two
three
four
five

52

six
sev en
eight
nine
ten

53

fa ther
moth er
broth er
sis ter
ba by

54

girl
boy
has
dog
doll

The boy has a dog.

The girl has a doll.

55

blew
new
knew
dew
few
flew

56

Jack
back
black
tack
crack
sack

57

in to
into
up on
upon
a way
away

58

come
from

The birds flew away from the nest.

Will they come back?

REVIEW OF PHONETIC WORDS

fun
he
say
stand
buy
told
west
small
skin
dear
know
sit
still
bring
had
took
that
made
man
long
keep
red
right
last
stop
knew
back
cup
make
ring
deep
hand
thin

REVIEW OF SIGHT WORDS

to
with
birds
little
is
wind
they
who
you
yes
are
one
two
three
four
five
six
seven
eight
nine
ten
father
mother
brother
sister
baby
boy
girl
has
dog
doll
into
on
upon
come
from

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