Directions for Teaching.—Read again the general directions on pages [vii] to [xvi], inclusive. In general the method used in grade one is the same as that used in later grades. There are, however, certain important differences. You will notice, for example, that first grade lessons contain ten instead of twenty words. You will need also to give more attention for the first two or three weeks to initiating correct habits of study. Remember that teachers above grade one will build upon habits which you initiate.
The words in the first grade list are very simple, so that there should be no difficulty in learning to spell them. Neither should the children have any difficulty in understanding any of the one hundred fifty words.
Directions for Schools in Which the Pupils do Not Write in Grade One.—The pupils in such schools should be taught to study according to the first six directions given under How to Learn to Spell a Word, page [xv]. The tests in these cases will have to be oral tests. Otherwise, the methods recommended in the general directions may be used.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
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| is | be | but | that |
| and | can | dear | to-day |
| are | dog | did | up |
| day | good | do | was |
| he | my | go | an |
| in | see | his | as |
| it | she | little | big |
| me | you | look | come |
| all | book | not | for |
| at | boy | out | get |
| I. ( ) | I. ( ) | I. ( ) | I. ( ) |
| II. 1 | II. 1 | II. 2 | II. 2 |
| III. 0 | III. 1 | III. 1 | III. 1 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
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| hand | old | way | gold |
| have | on | will | hat |
| if | one | your | her |
| into | over | away | home |
| land | run | by | how |
| last | say | cannot | ice |
| let | tell | doing | looking |
| like | the | down | love |
| man | this | eat | of |
| may | tree | give | play |
| I. ( ) | I. ( ) | I. ( ) | I. ( ) |
| II. 2 | II. 2 | II. 3 | II. 3 |
| III. 1 | III. 1 | III. 1 | III. 1 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
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| so | us | bee | far |
| some | we | box | fast |
| ten | when | call | fat |
| thank | wind | cane | five |
| them | with | cat | from |
| then | after | coat | gave |
| thing | am | cold | girl |
| think | apple | corn | going |
| three | baby | cow | green |
| time | bed | each | had |
| I. ( ) | I. ( ) | I. ( ) | I. ( ) |
| II. 3 | II. 3 | II 4 | II. 4 |
| III. 1 | III. 2 | III. 2 | III. 2 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16
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| hard | must | school | all |
| has | night | send | be |
| hen | no | six | see |
| just | or | snow | not |
| live | pig | sun | may |
| made | playing | they | for |
| make | put | top | in |
| milk | red | what | do |
| mother | ring | wood | so |
| much | sat | ran | no |