Keep this Digraphs Word List within reach during 1st Grade phonics. Twelve consonant digraphs and forty-eight example words sit on one print-ready page, so readers can check a spelling in seconds.
A farm egg-catching short vowel review game where first grade kids catch the eggs with short a, e, i, o and u words like cat, hen, pig, pot and sun. Play online on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer.
A noun sorting worksheet that helps 1st graders read everyday words and sort them into person, place, thing, and animal. Includes a complete answer key — perfect for quick, no-prep grammar practice at home or school.
This identifying verbs worksheet gives 1st graders practice circling the action word in a sentence and matching verbs to pictures. Answer key included for fast, no-prep grammar review.
This alphabet uppercase letter matching activity has preschool, kindergarten, and 1st grade children match 26 letter cards to a game board. A practice page and answer key are included for easy letter recognition fun.
This first grade Pronoun Worksheet has students replace underlined naming words with the pronouns He, She, and It across six sentences. An answer key is included—perfect for quick, no-prep grammar practice at home or school.
This Adjectives Color Size Shape Worksheet gives 1st graders picture prompts and an adjective sorting activity to practice describing words. Answer key included for easy, no-prep grammar practice.
This Verbs Fill in the Blank Worksheet gives 1st graders six word-bank sentences to complete and four verbs to circle. An answer key is included, so grammar practice is ready to print and easy to check.
This Blends Word List is a single-page phonics reference chart grouping L-blends, R-blends, and S-blends with example words for each. A clean, no-prep tool that helps 1st graders read and build blend words with confidence.
The I Song (Animated Music Video) will help students recognize the sight word I when it is repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
A clap-and-count syllables worksheet that helps first graders hear and count the beats in everyday words. Includes a complete answer key — perfect for quick, no-prep phonological awareness practice.
The LOOK Song (Animated Music Video) will help students recognize the sight word LOOK when it is repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
This Adjectives Colors Worksheet gives 1st graders picture-based practice writing and circling color words that describe a noun. An answer key is included, so grammar practice takes no prep.
The IS Song (Animated Music Video) will help students recognize the sight word IS when it is repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
This Using Picture Clues Worksheet gives first graders four illustrated sentences and asks them to figure out what each bold word means. An answer key is included, so it is ready for quick, no-prep reading practice.
The Identifying Action Words Worksheet has 1st graders circle the verb in eight simple sentences. Includes an answer key — a fun, no-prep way to practice action words and early grammar.
This adjectives describe feelings worksheet helps 1st graders match feeling words like happy, proud, and excited to picture-based sentences. Includes an answer key for easy checking—a fun, no-prep way to build emotion vocabulary.
This context clues identifying word meaning worksheet has 1st Grade readers use the words around an underlined word to choose or write its meaning. An answer key is included, so checking work takes seconds.
Using the Science Songs (MP3 Album), students learn about different science concepts while listening to these upbeat and catchy songs.
The Big Song is an animated sight word music video that helps kids read the word big as they hear it, spell it (b-i-g) and see it in simple sentences.
Words with jobs to do
First grade is when kids discover that words have jobs. Nouns name people, places and things; verbs show action; adjectives describe; and pronouns like he, she and they stand in for nouns. Kids learn to write complete sentences with a capital letter and an end mark, use common nouns and proper nouns, and match verbs to their subjects: he runs, they run. They sort words into categories, clap syllables, and use context clues and pictures to figure out new words. The click is when a 1st grader points at a word and says, "That's a verb! You can do it!"
First graders love to sort, act and play with words. These moves use all three.
Give kids a pile of picture and word cards and three bins labeled person, place and thing. They sort the nouns, then pick one from each bin and make a sentence. Sorting turns an abstract idea into a hands-on job.
Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
Try it withNoun Sorting WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →To find verbs, ask "Can you do it?" Call out words like jump, chair and sing, and kids act out only the verbs. Sitting still for nouns is the funny part.
Why it works: in a well-known study, a few short sessions of a simple number board game measurably boosted young children's number skills (Ramani and Siegler, 2008).
Try it withIdentifying Action Words WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Write "Maya likes cats. Maya has two cats." Read it aloud and ask what sounds funny. Model replacing the second Maya with she. Then kids fix a few repetitive sentences of their own.
Why it works: handing over the work step by step, from teacher to student, is one of the most widely used teaching frameworks (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
Try it withPronoun WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Grammar feels like a game when first graders get to move and laugh.
WorksheetsClap and count the syllables in classmates' names, then sort names by beats.
Open Syllables Worksheet →
WorksheetsKids describe a mystery object by color, size and shape while the class guesses.
Open Adjectives Color Size Shape Worksheet →
WorksheetsTeams race to sort objects into categories like fruit, animals and clothes.
Open Categorizing Objects Worksheet →Teacher favorites right now: Digraphs Word List, Short Vowel Review Game and Noun Sorting Worksheet.
First graders learn nouns, verbs, adjectives and pronouns, write complete sentences, capitalize names and the first word in a sentence, and use end punctuation. They also learn to use common nouns and proper nouns.
Use simple tests. A noun is something you can see or touch, like a dog or a park. A verb is something you can do, like run or jump. Acting out verbs makes it stick.
By the end of 1st grade, most kids write a few sentences on a topic with capitals and end punctuation, using sight words and spelling other words by sound.
Play "I spy a noun" in the car, ask them to describe things with adjectives, and have them write short notes, lists or cards. Everyday writing builds real skills.
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