Mastering first grade phonics and spelling is fun and exciting with this book that combines language arts activities with puzzles and humor to lower the barriers to learning and build essential skills. Phonics and spelling are important building blocks for future learning, and Highlights(TM) brings Fun with a Purpose® into these essential activities for first graders. Our award-winning content blends important language skills with puzzles, humor, and playful art, which makes learning exciting and fun. Students will learn blends, digraphs, vowel sounds, spelling patterns, decoding skills, and more-all designed to help them to improve and build confidence in the classroom.