Here are the Rocket Spelling word lists and level numbers that we think align well with first grade standards. For more background on this, check out this post.

Level 2.1 Initial ch, sh, or th: that, then, them, shut, chin, this, they, than, chat, shop

Level 2.2 Initial __ + L blends: plan, clap, flip, slam, slip, glad, flag, sled, plus, slap

Level 2.3 Initial __ + R blends: from, trip, drip, drop, drum, trap, frog, brag, grin, grip

Level 2.4 Initial w vs. wh: who, what, when, where, why, which, with, went, while, were

Level 2.5 Other initial blends: stop, step, spin, skin, skip, snap, swim, spot, star, scarf

Level 2.6 High frequency list C: have, said, many, been, see, only, does, next, because, once

Level 2.7 High frequency list D: some, come, into, very, after, say, any, under, open, dog

Level 3.1 -ck endings: quick, sick, rock, block, sock, luck, neck, stack, lock, duck

Level 3.2 -ing endings: king, sing, ring, thing, bring, being, wing, sting, spring, doing

Level 3.3 -ch, -th, -sh endings: dish, much, such, both, fish, wish, rush, rash, bath, brush

Level 3.4 -ang, -ong, -ung endings: long, along, song, hung, rang, sang, among, hang, strong, belong

Level 3.5 Final __ + T blends: most, just, want, fact, belt, plant, start, left, list, best

Level 3.6 Final __ + K blends: work, think, ask, walk, talk, ink, dark, shark, bank, milk

Level 3.7 Final __ + D blends: hold, find, word, old, end, land, held, hard, stand, told

Level 3.8 Other final blends: help, jump, learn, lamp, barn, stamp, ramp, bump, horn, torn

Level 3.9 Double-consonant endings: ball, will, tell, less, off, full, miss, fall, class, puff

Level 3.10 Mixed final blend review: grass, kind, spell, last, wind, fast, drill, cold, must, short

Level 3.11 Three-letter blends: march, bench, tenth, branch, strap, shred, shrug, split, string, crunch

Level 3.12 Initial and final blends: splash, small, stick, charm, still, squint, sprint, truck, front, check

Level 3.13 High frequency list E: put, every, never, alone, often, until, soft, book, add, look

Level 3.14 High frequency list F: give, great, also, letter, hunt, else, live, second, idea, above

Level 4.1 Long a with silent e #1: make, made, take, wave, name, same, page, state, late, face

Level 4.2 Long a with silent e #2: gave, came, place, care, hate, save, case, safe, race, lake

Level 4.3 Long i with silent e: size, like, time, line, life, side, mile, dime, fire, fine

Level 4.4 Long o with silent e: more, home, rope, note, nose, hope, stone, bone, cone, vote

Level 4.5 Long u with silent e: use, rule, tube, cube, cute, tune, mute, cure, huge, rude

Level 4.6 Mixed long vowels with silent e: these, plate, code, ice, wide, mine, age, rise, wire, game

Level 4.7 Long e spelled with ee: tree, seem, sweet, speed, need, keep, seen, feel, deep, free

Level 4.8 Long e spelled with ea: near, eat, clean, year, means, heat, read, sea, beat, real

Level 4.9 'y' endings making a long e sound: study, story, body, city, country, ready, tiny, happy, heavy, funny

Level 4.10 Mixed long vowels with consonant blends: stripe, space, clear, those, store, shape, crime, flute, east, street

Level 4.11 High frequency list G: today, during, better, your, upon, too, reason, done, half, west

Level 4.12 High frequency list H: able, expect, without, even, move, sure, however, early, north, sign

Whew! That's 330 words in all, plus review levels that reinforce those words a second time. That's a solid year's worth of first grade words. Of course, students ready for even more are encouraged to continue progressing on at their own pace.

We'll continue this series of grade level spelling lists with a look at second grade spelling words next Tuesday. Have a wonderful Labor Day!