This training manual for a secondary-postsecondary-level course in light frame construction I is one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instruction and curriculum development in a civilian setting. Purpose stated for the fifty-hour course is for students to develop the skills required in basic substructure framing, wall framing, and roof framing. The outline of instruction, which suggests number of hours of classroom instruction and shop devoted to each course objective, is based on the following outline: sills and girders, floor joists and solid bridging, subfloors and wall plates, wall members, ceiling and roof construction, gable and studs, and course summarization. The instructor guide lists objectives, texts, references, tools, equipment, materials, training aids, and training aid equipment. Lesson plans for each section contain instructional materials, objectives, criterion tests, homework, and instructor and student activities. Job sheets for use as student handouts include references, tools and equipment, and procedures for performing the tasks. Required chapters from a recommended text are provided. A second text, commercial references, films, and transparencies are suggested. (Light frame construction II course is available--see Note.) (YLB)