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First grade homeschool weeks

Short-vowel spelling, the Dolch first grade words and everyday nouns, with maths within 20, tens and ones, and telling the time to the half hour. For ages 6–7.

Change any word: the spelling pages, tracing, word search and planner all use this list.

Free: one week at a time, with every answer key. No sign-up, no watermark.

  1. A planner page with the words and a tick box for each day
  4. Trace the words
  5. Addition (Within 20)
  6. A word search with the week's words
  7. Answer keys at the back, for you

The weeks

WeekWordsMaths
1Short vowels: cat, hat, can, man, big…Addition (Within 20)
2Dolch first grade, part 1 of 4: after, again, an, any, as…Subtraction (Within 20)
3Dolch first grade, part 2 of 4: give, going, had, has, her…Place value (Tens and ones)
4Dolch first grade, part 3 of 4: live, may, of, old, once…Telling time (Half past)
5Dolch first grade, part 4 of 4: take, thank, them, then, think…Addition (2-digit, no regrouping)
6Dolch nouns, part 1 of 10: apple, baby, back, ball, bear…Addition (Within 20)
7Dolch nouns, part 2 of 10: box, boy, bread, brother, cake…Subtraction (Within 20)
8Dolch nouns, part 3 of 10: Christmas, coat, corn, cow, day…Place value (Tens and ones)
9Dolch nouns, part 4 of 10: eye, farm, farmer, father, feet…Telling time (Half past)
10Dolch nouns, part 5 of 10: garden, girl, goodbye, grass, ground…Addition (2-digit, no regrouping)

Questions

Where do the words come from?

From the Dolch sight-word lists and our grade spelling lists, split into weeks of about ten words. It is a starting plan, not a curriculum: change the words to match what your child is reading.

How long does a week take?

About 15 to 25 minutes a day for most children: one or two pages, plus reading aloud together. The planner suggests a day for each page; move them around as your week needs.

Where are the answers?

At the back of the PDF, after all the child's pages, so you can print the pages for your child and keep the keys.

Can I print the same week again?

Yes. Each download shuffles the scrambles, the maths problems and the word search, so a second copy is new practice with the same words.

Is it free?

Yes: one week at a time with every answer key, no sign-up and no watermark.

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