Designed by Speech Pathologists for teachers and parents, First Spelling Words – Set 1 for students aged 5 to 6, includes 51 activities in three different card templates in flip book format which increase in difficulty. Explicit instruction cards with seven recommended options for use are included with the card templates.

The single word spelling cards are divided into 4 progressive steps CVC words which the resource:

• • STEP 1: 6 alphabet sounds s, a, t, p, i, n (cards with yellow borders)

Example: sip, tap, pin, pan, nap, tip, tin, sit, sat, pip, nip, pat.

• STEP 2: 12 alphabet sounds: Step 1 plus m, r, h, e, d, c (Cards with blue borders.)
  Example: net, cat, hit, hen, men, man, sad, rat, ten, map, pen, mat.
• STEP 3: 18 alphabet sounds: Step 1 and 2 plus f, l, g, o, u, b (Cards with green borders.)
  Example: cot, run, pot, dog, gum, log, lip, cup, bat, leg, sun, rug.
• STEP 4: Basically all of the alphabet (Cards with red borders.)
  Example: jug, van, jog, jet, jam, vet, wet, wig, wax, fox, win, six.

The programs within the range include:

• First Spelling Words – Set 1
• First Spelling Words – Set 2
• First Reading Words
• First Writing Activities

This resource is mentioned in the Foundation Teaching Sequence Manual on page 8.