The document is the first of a series, to be integrated with a G.E.D. program, containing instructional materials at the basic skills level for the construction cluster. It focuses on wood structural framing and contains 20 units: (1) occupational information; (2) blueprint reading; (3) using leveling instruments and laying out building lines; (4) hand tools and (5) power tools for wood construction; (6) building materials; (7) footer and foundation forms; (8) placement of columns, girders, and floor framing; (9) framing a box sill and floor joist placement; (10) framing openings in floor structures and placing bridging; (11) applying subfloors; (12) laying out stud placement and framing exterior walls and partitions; (13) framing window, door, and other openings in studded walls and partitions; (14) applying double plates and placing ceiling joists, (15) gable roof construction; (16) roof truss construction; (17) hip roof construction; (18) cornice construction and exterior trim; (19) interior trim; and (20) scaffold erection and construction. Each unit includes the following information for the teacher: aim, instructional aids, equipment, and primary references. Introduction and motivation, a presentation of integrated concepts, application, evaluation criteria guidelines, summary, suggested time and sequence listing, and supplemental references and resource materials are also presented. A bibliography is included. (EC)