The Alphabet Songs Collection - Classic will help your kids gain a better understanding of letter names and sounds by listening to these ABC Songs.
The Alphabet Songs Pack - Animated will help support your visual learners gain a better understanding of letter names and sounds by listening to this song.
A short vowel E reading comprehension story worksheet starring Ben and his hen. 1st graders read the decodable story and answer questions. Includes a complete answer key — great for quick, no-prep phonics and reading practice.
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.
The All About Autumn Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 1st graders a short fall passage and multiple-choice questions to build reading comprehension. An answer key is included for quick, no-prep practice at home or school.
Lexy teaches kids how to find the cause and the effect, one step at a time. Kids practice with friendly hints, then show what they know in a 5-question quiz. Quiz scores go to HFT Classroom automatically.
A characters, settings, and big events worksheet for 1st Grade: students read a short story, then draw and write the characters, setting, and big event in a simple organizer. Answer key included for quick, no-prep story elements practice.
This Retelling a Story Worksheet gives 1st Grade readers a short story to sequence and retell in their own words, with a full answer key included, so comprehension practice is ready to print.
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.
This 1st Grade Decoding Words Worksheet lets young readers sound out decodable words aloud and circle the correctly spelled word. Answer key included — a quick, no-prep way to build reading fluency and phonics confidence.
This New Friend Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives first graders a short story about making a new friend, plus multiple-choice and short-answer questions. Answer key included for quick, no-prep reading practice.
This what food is this reading comprehension worksheet lets 1st graders read food clues and choose the correct food in six fun riddles. Includes a complete answer key — great for quick, no-prep reading practice.
A picture-based Making A Sandwich Sequencing Worksheet that asks 1st graders to number six peanut butter and jelly steps in order, then name what the whole set shows. Answer key included for fast, no-prep retelling practice.
Use Alphabet Reading Comprehension Workbook to build student reading comprehension skills using the Alphabet Stories.
The Carving A Pumpkin Sequencing Worksheet gives 1st Grade students four out-of-order pictures to number and four order-word sentences to complete, with an answer key, so retelling gets easier.
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.
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.
With this picture matching sentences worksheet, first graders read six short sentences and label the picture each one describes. Answer key included, so checking work takes seconds.
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.
Meet two friends, then check off what they share and what makes each one different. This compare and contrast characters worksheet gives 1st graders a clear, no-prep sorting chart, with a complete answer key included.
The year kids become readers
First grade is the year the code cracks. Kids blend sounds to read short-vowel words like c-a-t → cat, then move to blends, digraphs like sh and ch, silent e and vowel teams. They learn a growing list of sight words and start reading simple books with fluency and expression. Comprehension grows too: retelling a story with the characters, setting and big events, using picture clues, putting events in order, and asking and answering questions about what they read. The magic moment is when a 1st grader reads a whole book by themselves and immediately wants to read it again.
First graders need lots of practice, lots of encouragement and lots of fun. Here's our recipe.
Read a short passage aloud while kids follow along with a finger, then read it together, then they read it to a partner. I do, we do, you do. Each read builds confidence and fluency.
Why it works: showing first, practicing together, then letting kids try alone is the "gradual release" model teachers have relied on for decades (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
Try it withNew Friend Reading Comprehension WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →After reading, kids draw the characters, the setting and the big events in three boxes. Then they use their drawings to retell the story to a buddy. Pictures help early readers hold the whole story in their heads.
Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withCharacters, Settings, and Big Events WorksheetGraphic OrganizersOpen it →Spend five minutes each day reading words with the pattern you're working on, plus a few from earlier weeks. Short, steady practice builds automatic decoding far better than one long phonics block each week.
Why it works: short practice spread over several days beats one long session, according to a large review of learning research (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withDecoding Words WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →First graders learn best when reading feels like a game.
GamesTeams read short vowel words as fast as they can. A great warm-up before reading groups.
Open Short Vowel Review Game →
WorksheetsPut the steps of making a sandwich in order. Then make one for real if you're brave!
Open Making A Sandwich Sequencing Worksheet →
WorksheetsKids use picture clues to figure out a tricky word, then explain which clue helped.
Open Using Picture Clues Worksheet →Teacher favorites right now: Alphabet Songs (Classic Video Collection), Alphabet Songs (Animated Video Collection) and Ben and the Eggs Phonics Reading Comprehension Story Worksheet - Short Vowel E Sound.
By the end of 1st grade most kids read simple books with short and long vowel words, common sight words and short sentences. They retell stories and answer questions about what they read.
Read together every day. Let your child read a page to you, then read one to them. Praise effort, help them sound out tricky words, and reread favorite books for fluency.
Many 1st graders aim to read about the first 100 Fry words or the Dolch first grade list by the end of the year. Consistent daily practice matters more than an exact number.
Talk with the teacher about which skills are hard, like letter sounds, blending or sight words. Short daily practice on that one skill, plus lots of reading aloud together, usually helps a lot.
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