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1st Grade Independent and Guided Reading Resources

89 resources

1st Grade Independent and Guided Reading Resources

89 resources

Assessment
Assessment1st GradeTell About the Story Worksheet

Use this Tell About the Story Worksheet after any book your 1st Grade readers choose. They write the title, then fill four boxes for characters, setting, problem, and ending to retell what they read with confidence.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeDescribing Who Has Seen the Wind Worksheet

This describing who has seen the wind worksheet has 1st graders read a classic wind poem, then find and write the describing word in five sentences. An answer key is included.

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Worksheet1st GradeTalking to Peers Assessment Worksheet

The Talking to Peers Assessment Worksheet is a 1st grade teacher form for recording three peer writing conferences, with writer, topic, four behavior checkboxes and note lines on every card.

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Worksheet1st GradeAccuracy and Fluency Reading Assessment Worksheet

Use this Accuracy and Fluency Reading Assessment Worksheet to record a 1st grade reading conference. Printed formulas score accuracy, self-correction, and words correct per minute in seconds.

Activity
Activity1st GradeFeeling Words Activity

This feeling words activity has 1st to 3rd graders read a story, match clue cards to feeling words, and practice naming how characters feel. An answer key is included.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeReading Fiction Fluency Practice Worksheet

This reading fiction fluency practice worksheet has 1st Grade students read a short kite story aloud for one minute, use the running word count, and chart their score to watch their reading speed grow.

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Activity1st GradeRetelling Using Key Details Activity

This retelling using key details activity helps kindergarten to 3rd grade students sort key events, put them in order, and retell a story, with an answer key included.

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Worksheet1st GradeGroup Reading Activities Worksheet

This group reading activities worksheet helps 2nd grade teachers record how each student asks, answers, shares, and listens during a small reading group, with lines to log the text and genre.

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Worksheet1st GradeKey Details Graphic Organizer Worksheet

Use this key details graphic organizer worksheet with any book as 1st grade students name the main topic and write three details that tell more about the story.

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Worksheet1st GradeReading Fluency and Accuracy Worksheet

This reading fluency and accuracy worksheet helps first grade teachers keep a running record of errors, self-corrections and words correct per minute while a student reads aloud.

Assessment
Assessment1st GradeLearning about Otters Worksheet

This Learning about Otters worksheet gives first graders a short non-fiction passage and five multiple-choice questions about otter fur, food and habitat. An answer key is included, so comprehension practice takes no prep at all.

Activity
Activity1st GradeFinger Spaces Sorting Activity

This finger spaces sorting activity helps preschool to 1st grade children see that words in a sentence are separated by spaces. Answer key included for quick checking.

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Activity1st GradeComparing Two Stories Activity

This comparing two stories activity has students sort 16 detail cards from Stone Soup and Nail Soup. Built for 1st to 3rd grade, with a Venn sheet, practice page and answer key included.

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Activity1st GradeFirst Grade Informational Texts Activity

This first grade informational texts activity has eight nonfiction task cards that help 1st grade readers find facts in a text and answer questions. Answer key included for quick checking.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeTelling About the Story Worksheet

This Telling About the Story Worksheet gives 1st graders four boxes to retell any book they read - characters, setting, problem, and solution - turning every story into clear, confident writing practice.

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Worksheet1st GradeReading with Fluency Worksheet

This reading with fluency worksheet gives 1st graders a short timed story, a running word count, and a three-try practice log. Answer key included, so every one-minute read shows real, chartable progress.

Activity
Activity1st GradeI Like Colors Flip Book Activity

This I Like Colors flip book activity lets PreK to 1st Grade children build and read a 10-page color mini book with a repeating sentence. Answer key included.

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Activity1st GradeRetelling Stories Activity

This retelling stories activity has Kindergarten to 2nd Grade students order picture and sentence cards, then retell a pool-day story. Answer key included to check every card.

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Worksheet1st GradeBooks I Am Reading Worksheet

The Books I Am Reading Worksheet lets 1st grade students log the date and title of each book they finish and color stars to rate it, turning daily reading into a habit they can see.

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Worksheet1st GradeThe Paper Bag Princess Worksheet

Using this The Paper Bag Princess Worksheet, students use the words from the story to respond to the story and retell the events.