Our Spelling Program is a part of the McGraw-Hill Reading Wonders Program. There are 3 different spelling lists for each week. They are called Approaching Level,  On Level, and Beyond Level. This will allow for differentiated learning, and will allow a child to move at his/her own pace while also allowing for a child to be challenged if needed. There are 15 words on each list, and you will notice that some words are repeated the following week. This is intended to reinforce what has already been learned.

The following are the Spelling Word Lists for each week:

Unit 1

Week 1 - Words with Short a and Short i

Approaching Level - has, rag, bad, six, kit, sat, had, pig, him, if, can, hit, why, for, help

On Level - has, wag, bad, six, will, sat, had, fix, him, if, can, hit, why, for, help

Beyond Level - hasn't, snag, glad, slim, will, catch, hand, fixed, fits, if, can, hit, why, for, help

Week 2 - Words with Short e, o, u

Approaching Level - net, leg, hog, job, bus, not, top, hut, tub, bun, six, has, one, or, see

On Level - went, tell, pet, job, fog, not, tug, hut, tub, bun, fix, has, one, or, see

Beyond Level - went, telling, peppy, sock, foggy, crops, tugged, fluffy, bathtub, muffin, fits, glad, one, or, see

Week 3 - Words with Two-Letter Blends

Approaching Level - grass, trip, crack, stop, nest, mask, clap, plan, milk, belt, hog, tub, by, he, she

On Level - grass, trips, crack, still, west, mask, clap, plans, milk, belt, fog, tub, by, he, she

Beyond Level - grass, trips, cracks, still, west, mask, clapped, planning, milk, belt, foggy, bathtub, by, he, she

Week 4 - Words with Short a and Long a

Approaching Level - bag, tap, ham, bake, ate, mad, tan, pal, made, late, trip, plan, into, done, your

On Level - bag, cap, ham, bake, ate, mad, back, cape, made, rake, still, belt, into, done, your

Beyond Level - safety, flames, male, vat, ate, clapping, back, cape, making, rake, still, belt, into, done, your

Week 5 - Words with Short i and Long i: i_e

Approaching Level - did, kite, win, line, pipe, tip, mix, five, hit, hive, made, bag, all, any, says

On Level - did, fin, pick, line, pipe, tip, mix, five, side, hike, cape, made, all, any, says

Beyond Level - hive, finish, picked, line, times, rips, smiling, bricks, sideways, hiked, cape, male, all, any, says

Week 6 - Review and Assess - No Spelling this week

 

Unit 2

Week 1 - Words with Short o and Long o

Approaching Level - box, fox, dog, bone, pot, home, hope, nose, long, rope, five, tip, have, off, took

On Level - box, fox, dog, lock, pot, cone, home, nose, poke, rope, side, line, have, off, took

Beyond Level - stove, foxes, notebook, locked, plot, close, wrote, smoke, poked, phone, sideways, line, have, off, took

Week 2 - Words with Short u and Long u

Approaching Level - mule, fuse, but, use, bug, cub, hum, huge, mud, fun, box, nose, look, yes, their 

On Level - mule, fuse, plum, use, dug, cub, hum, huge, must, fun, rope, nose, look, yes, their

Beyond Level - mules, fuse, plums, cubs, dug, dusted, hummed, huge, trusting, drums, wrote, close, look, yes, their

Week 3 - Words with Soft c and g

Approaching Level - rice, mice, badge, cage, race, ice, bulge, range, barge, space, use, huge, out, wash, saw

On Level - place, barge, trace, ice, bulge, badge, space, range, mice, cage, mule, huge, out, wash, saw

Beyond Level - trace, placed, badges, cage, space, ice, bulge, range, barges, racing, fuse, huge, out, wash, saw

Week 4 - Words with Consonant Digraphs: ch, tch, sh, ph, th, ng, wh

Approaching Level - chop, catch, shape, fish, phone, this, ring, thin, sang, whale, race, bulge, seven, isn't, early

On Level - chop, catch, shape, trash, phone, that, sting, thin, bring, while, place, badge, seven, isn't, early

Beyond Level - chopped, catches, shapes, trash, phones, that's, sting, thinner, bringing, while, placed, badges, seven, isn't, early

Week 5 - Words with Three-Letter Blends: scr, spr, str, thr, spl, shr

Approaching Level - scrap, scrape, spring, throne, strip, strike, shred, shrug, splash, split, fish, whale, far, flower, until

On Level - scratch, scrape, spring, throne, stripe, strange, shred, shrub, splash, split, catch, sting, far, flower, until

Beyond Level - scratch, scraping, spring, throne, striped, strange, shreds, shrub, splashes, split, catches, sting, far, flower, until 

Week 6 - Review and Assess - No Spelling this week

 

Unit 3

Week 1 - Words with Long a

Approaching Level - nail, rain, main, ray, day, break, steak, weigh, sleigh, they, spring, shrug, good, often, two

On Level - nail, train, main, hay, stay, break, steak, weigh, sleigh, prey, scrape, strange, good, often, two

Beyond Level - nails, train, mainland, haystack, staying, breaking, steaks, weighed, sleighs, preying, throne, split, good, often, two

Week 2 - Words with Long i 

Approaching Level - pie, right, mind, cry, tie, high, wild, dry, my, find, main, weigh, begin, those, apart

On Level - light, sight, mind, cry, tie, high, wild, dry, try, lie, hay, steak, begin, those, apart

Beyond Level - lightning, sight, minds, kindness, child, highway, skies, drying, trying, lie, train, staying, begin, those, apart

Week 3 - Words with Long o:o, oa, ow, oe

Approaching Level - told, most, road, coat, toast, grow, crow, show, Joe, toe, right, mind, only, our, who

On Level - told, most, float, coat, toast, grow, mow, show, Joe, toe, light, mind, only, our, who

Beyond Level - know, mostly, floating, cloak, toast, woe, bowl, showed, Joe, stows, sight, kindness, only, our, who

Week 4 - Words with Long e

Approaching Level - we, bee, need, green, bean, seat, thief, chief, pony, key, grow, toe, after, every, special

On Level - we, bee, need, queen, mean, leaf, thief, chief, pony, keys, grow, toe, after, every, special

Beyond Level - we've, she's, needed, queen, meaning, leaves, grief, chiefs, fifty, keys, bowl, toast, after, every, special

Week 5 - Words with Long u:u_e, ew, ue, u

Approaching Level - cute, cube, fumes, music, unit, menu, few, pew, fuel, cue, green, seat, began, come, give

On Level - cute, cube, fumes, music, unit, menu, few, pew, fuel, cues, pony, queen, began, come, give

Beyond Level - cute, using, cues, humid, units, menus, few, pews, rescue, continue, queen, meaning, began, come, give

Week 6 - Review and Access - No Spelling this week

 

Unit 4

Week 1 - Words with Silent Letters wr, kn, gn, mb, sc

Approaching Level - lamb, thumb, scene, scent, gnat, sign, knife, know, wrap, write, cube, music, very, eat, don't

On Level - comb, crumb, scene, scent, gnat, sign, knife, know, wrist, writing, cube, music, very, eat, don't

Beyond Level - combed, crumbs, scenes, scents, gnats, signed, knife, known, wrists, writing, using, humid, very, eat, don't

Week 2 - Words with r-Controlled Vowels er, ir, ur, or

Approaching Level - her, herd, first, bird, girl, turn, hurt, burn, work, worse, know, wrap, found, from, today

On Level - clerk, herd, first, skirt, stir, churn, hurt, burst, work, worse, know, wrist, found, from, today

Beyond Level - enter, over, thirst, dirty, shirts, churning, nurse, burst, working, worst, known, wrists, found, from, today

Week 3 - Words with or, ore, oar, ar

Approaching Level - horn, sort, more, store, oar, roar, board, art, start, car, her, turn, ago, carry, people

On Level - port, north, more, store, oar, roar, board, part, start, park, first, hurt, ago, carry, people

Beyond Level - fork, north, boredom, core, soared, roaring, board, spark, parked, charm, over, burst, ago, carry, people

Week 4 - Words with eer, ere, ear

Approaching Level - deer, cheer, tear, here, peer, near, ear, dear, clear, fear, more, store, again, house, inside

On Level - deer, cheers, steer, here, jeer, near, ear, dear, clear, spear, store, north, again, house, inside

Beyond Level - deer, cheery, steer, here's, jeering, rear, nearing, dear, appeared, spears, roaring, north, again, house, inside

Week 5 - Words with are, air, ear, ere

Approaching Level - dare, stare, fare, stairs, pair, chair, bear, pear, where, there, near, here, knew, never, talk

On Level - dare, stare, fare, hair, pair, chair, bear, pear, where, there, dear, cheers, knew, never, talk

Beyond Level - snare, stare, fare, hairless, flair, chair, wear, tear, where's, there's, here's, cheery, knew, never, talk

Week 6 - Review and Assess - No Spelling this week

 

Unit 5

Week 1 - Words with Diphthongs ou, ow

Approaching Level - sound, ouch, cloud, loud, pound, clown, brown, cow, howl, owl, chair, there, been, myself, pushed

On Level - sound, mound, cloud, shout, pound, clown, brown, crown, howl, growl, chair, where, been, myself, pushed

Beyond Level - wound, pouches, around, bounced, underground, scowling, gown, crown, howling, growling, stare, where's, been, myself, pushed

Week 2 - Words with Diphthongs oy, oi

Approaching Level - soil, boil, choice, point, toil, oil, toy, joy, coin, noise, brown, ouch, I'll, laugh, maybe

On Level - soil, broil, moist, point, toil, oil, toy, joy, coin, noise, crown, mound, I'll, laugh, maybe

Beyond Level - soil, broiling, moist, foil, coil, choices, pointed, coy, coins, noises, crown, bounced, I'll, laugh, maybe

Week 3 - Words with Variant Vowels /u/

Approaching Level - too, flu, June, dew, clue, suit, cook, could, pull, put, point, joy, along, ever, strong

On Level - room, flu, June, new, glue, fruit, crook, could, full, push, point, coin, along, ever, strong

Beyond Level - school, flu, June, chewed, glued, fruitcake, crooks, should, full, pushing, moist, coins, along, ever, strong

Week 4 - Words with Variant Vowel /o/

Approaching Level - ball, mall, paw, jaw, pause, sauce, taught, chalk, walk, cough, June, could, city, own, read

On Level - ball, small, paw, jaw, pause, sauce, taught, chalk, walk, sought, new, fruit, city, own, read

Beyond Level - balls, smaller, because, caught, pause, sauce, taught, chalkboard, walked, sought, glued, should, city, own, read

Week 5 - Words with Short Vowel Digraphs/e/ ea;/u/ ou;/i/ y 

Approaching Level - dead, ahead, lead, tread, bread, dread, touch, trouble, gym, myth, mall, chalk, instead, whole, words

On Level - dead, ahead, lead, thread, bread, breath, touch, trouble, gym, myth, small, chalk, instead, whole, words

Beyond Level - dead, tread, lead, thread, breads, breathless, touches, trouble, gym, myth, smaller, chalkboard, instead, whole, words

Week 6 - Review and Assess - No Spelling this week

 

Unit 6

Week 1 - Words with Open and Closed Syllables

Approaching Level - pencil, magnet, publish, pocket, ticket, lady, gravy, solo, open, odor, bread, touch, door, front, someone

On Level - pencil, magnet, publish, supper, letter, lady, gravy, solo, open, odor, lead, touch, door, front, someone

Beyond Level - pencil, magnet, publish, supper, letter, lady, gravy, solo, dinosaur, crocodile, lead, touches, door, front, someone

Week 2 - Words with CVCe Syllables

Approaching Level - place, replace, nine, ninety, side, sidewalk, face, outside, pole, tadpole, pocket, magnet, alone, beside, round

On Level - state, replace, nine, ninety, side, sidewalk, face, outside, these, tadpole, letter, magnet, alone, beside, round

Beyond Level - place, replace, nine, ninety, side, sidewalk, relate, outside, compete, tadpole, publish, magnet, alone, beside, round

Week 3 - Words with Consonant + le Syllables

Approaching Level - lit, little, set, settle, rip, ripple, pad, paddle, mid, middle, outside, place, follow, listen, something

On Level - lit, little, set, settle, rip, ripple, pad, paddle, middle, bubble, outside, replace, follow, listen, something

Beyond Level - circle, little, gentle, settle, drizzle, ripple, uncle, paddle, middle, bubble, outside, compete, follow, listen, something

Week 4 - Words with Vowel Team Syllables 

Approaching Level - way, away, root, balloon, play, display, reach, enjoy, plain, explain, little, middle, complete, enough, river

On Level - way, away, root, balloon, play, display, reach, enjoy, explain, meadow, little, middle, complete, enough, river

Beyond Level - repeat, away, ball, balloon, play, display, raccoon, enjoy, explain, meadow, middle, gentle, complete, enough, river

Week 5 - Words with r-Controlled Vowel Syllables

Approaching Level - jumper, higher, star, stars, garden, better, dinner, doctor, market, hair, play, display, afternoon, anyone, everything

On Level - jumper, higher, star, starry, garden, better, dinner, doctor, market, hairy, enjoy, display, afternoon, anyone, everything

Beyond Level - jumper, higher, stars, starry, garden, better, dinner, doctor, market, hairy, enjoy, meadow, afternoon, anyone, everything

Week 6 - Review and Summative Assessment - No Spelling this week