Mrs. Melton's First Grade

Spelling Words

Each week we will have six spelling words and two challenge words.  The challenge words are optional but I encourage you to ask your child to give them a try.  The spelling words for this year will be posted here.  The ones we are currently working on will be in red.

Theme 3: Let's Look Around!

Seasons

Spelling Words
  1. an
  2. at
  3. can
  4. cat
  5. had
  6. man
Challenge Words
  1. catch
  2. add
 

Miss Jill's Ice Cream Shop

Spelling Words

  1. in
  2. it
  3. him
  4. big
  5. sit
  6. did
Challenge Words
  1. dish
  2. milk

    At the Aquarium

    Spelling Words

  3. trip
  4. crab
  5. drip
  6. grin
  7. grab
  8. trap
Challenge Words

  1. crack
  2. brown
Theme 4: Family and Friends

Go Away, Otto!

Spelling Words

  1. on
  2. not
  3. got
  4. box
  5. hot
  6. top
Challenge Words

  1. pond
  2. doll

    Two Best Friends

    Spelling Words

  3. get
  4. ten
  5. red
  6. pet
  7. men
  8. yes
Challenge Words

  1. tent
  2. bell
 

Dog School

Spelling Words

  1. up
  2. us
  3. but
  4. fun
  5. cut
  6. run
Challenge Words

  1. jump
  2. plum
 
Theme 5: Home Sweet Home

Moving Day

Spelling Words

  1. she
  2. chin
  3. fish
  4. shell
  5. much
  6. chop
Challenge Words
  1. shoe
  2. chair

Me on the Map

Spelling Words



  1. make
  2. came
  3. take
  4. name
  5. gave
  6. game
Challenge Words

  1. place
  2. skate

    The Kite

    Spelling Words

  3. like
  4. five
  5. ride
  6. nine
  7. time
  8. kite
Challenge Words

  1. prize
  2. smile
Theme 6: Animal Adventures

The Sleeping Pig

Spelling Words

  1. go
  2. bone
  3. so
  4. nose
  5. home
  6. no
Challenge Words

  1. also
  2. woke

EEK! There's a Mouse in the House

Spelling Words



  1. me
  2. see
  3. mean
  4. feet
  5. eat
  6. he
Challenge Words
  1. maybe
  2. sheep
Red Eyed Tree Frog

Spelling Words

  1. day
  2. say
  3. play
  4. may
  5. way
  6. stay
Challenge Words
  1. away
  2. holiday

    Theme 7: We Can Work It Out

    That Toad Is Mine!

    Spelling Words

  3. boat
  4. slow
  5. coat
  6. grow
  7. show
  8. toad
Challenge Words
  1. coast
  2. know
Lost!

Spelling Words

  1. look
  2. book
  3. took
  4. good
  5. foot
  6. cook
Challenge Words
  1. hoof
  2. crook

If You Give a Pig a Pancake

Spelling Words

  1. zoo
  2. food
  3. too
  4. moon
  5. soon
  6. room
Challenge Words
  1. moose
  2. balloon
Theme 8: Our Earth

The Forest

Spelling Words

  1. cup
  2. cups
  3. frog
  4. frogs
  5. tree
  6. trees
Challenge Words
  1. gloves
  2. birds
 
Butterfly

Spelling Words



  1. cow
  2. house
  3. out
  4. down
  5. now
  6. found
Challenge Words
  1. pouch
  2. crowded
Johnny Appleseed

Spelling Words

  1. landed
  2. checking
  3. telling
  4. missed
  5. filled
  6. sleeping
Challenge Words
  1. bluffing
  2. planted 
     

    Theme 9: Special Friends

    When I Am Old with You

    Spelling Words

  3. by
  4. my
  5. fly
  6. try
  7. cry
  8. why
Challenge Words
  1. pry
  2. multiply
The New Friend

Spelling Words

  1. dishes
  2. dresses
  3. boxes
  4. beaches
  5. wishes
  6. kisses
Challenge Words
  1. classes
  2. brushes

    The Surprise Family

    Spelling Words

  3. coin
  4. soil
  5. boy
  6. oil
  7. toy
  8. point
Challenge Words
  1. moist
  2. destroy
Theme 10: We Can Do It!

Two Greedy Bears

Spelling Words

  1. store
  2. corn
  3. for
  4. more
  5. or
  6. morning
Challenge Words
  1. afford
  2. before

    Fireflies for Nathan

    Spelling Words

  3. car
  4. start
  5. arm
  6. far
  7. yard
  8. dark
Challenge Words
  1. large
  2. jar
The Hat

Spelling Words

  1. newer
  2. warmest
  3. highest
  4. faster
  5. deepest
  6. richer
Challenge Words
  1. smaller
  2. kindest