I've always loved the simplicity and elegance with which Nancy Nicholson combines simple spelling lessons with lovely Catholic content. This content helps children make real connections between their faith and everyday life. My young children, especially, love the beautiful, colorful new covers and are even more receptive to the gentle style of these lessons.

Highlights of the series include word searches, crossword puzzles and the incorporation of short biblical apologetics lessons. I have run into many homeschool moms - even those who aren't generally inclined to use workbooks - who really like this program because of its beauty and simplicity. One helpful suggestion to reinforce phonics lessons, is to have children circle the phonograms in each of their spelling words when they first begin to study them.

First Lesson Word List: at, sat, hat, an, and, man, hand, am, Adam, Mass, is, it, hot, pot, stop

Final Lesson Word List: squeeze, squash, square, pineapple, sunshine, stoplight, pickup, bedtime, cupcake, sidewalk, downtown, upstairs, baseball, sailboat, campfire

This book is intended for the second grade.