Here is a list of all the spelling steps from 1A to 12E – along with where these spellings/patterns will have been taught, in terms of curriculum age group.
Spelling steps – overview
These steps form the spelling practice at home (all are available and set on Spelling Shed). The aim with this spelling practice is to initially recap and consolidate spellings from earlier year groups; therefore, all pupils have started on step 1A. If children are secure with these spellings, and are also completing games on Spelling Shed, they should be able to move on to the later lists much quicker (as a general rule, a child should move onto the next list once they have achieved “Royal Bee” status [icon below] – which can be achieved in as few as 4 games).
We do have time in class (on a Friday) where a small amount of time is spent on Spelling Shed on these lists, and if, for any particular reason, a child is “stuck” on a list, then they should let me know and I can check to see if they should move to the next list.
In most of our spelling lessons, however, we are focusing on the spelling patterns from the year 5/6 curriculum.