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1st Grade Independent and Guided Reading Resources

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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.

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Worksheet1st GradeGroup Reading Worksheet

Use this Group Reading Worksheet with 1st Grade guided reading groups. Kids write the book title, their group, what the story is about, and ideas they heard and shared.

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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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Assessment1st GradeUsing Your Five Senses Worksheet

The Using Your Five Senses Worksheet helps 1st grade students find the main topic of a five senses passage and match each sense to its body part. Answer key included to build reading confidence.

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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 GradeReading Fluency Checklist Worksheet

This Reading Fluency Checklist Worksheet gives 1st Grade teachers a one-page conference tool: running record marks, fluency look-fors, accuracy bands and end-of-year rate targets. Print one for every reading conference.

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Assessment1st GradeDescribing Sarah Plain and Tall Worksheet

Using this Describing Sarah Plain and Tall Worksheet, students read Sarah Plain and Tall and write response based on what they read.

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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.

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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 GradeDescribing Your Favorite Book Worksheet

This Describing Your Favorite Book Worksheet gives 1st Grade readers three guided prompts and room to write about any book they choose, turning a retell into three easy questions.

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Worksheet1st GradeGroup Reading Non-Fiction Worksheet

Use this group reading nonfiction worksheet in small groups: 1st graders record their book, group members, topic, a fact they learned and a new word, building reading and speaking skills.

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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.

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Assessment1st GradeCactus Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This cactus reading comprehension worksheet gives 1st Grade readers a short nonfiction passage about desert plants and five text-based questions to answer. An answer key is included.

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Worksheet1st GradeAsking Questions Worksheet

Using Asking Questions Worksheet, students ask questions to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood while reading or being read to.

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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.

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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 GradeSmall Group Discussions Worksheet

This small group discussions worksheet asks 1st graders to read six short sentences about talking in a group and fill in Yes or No for each one. An answer key is included, so the rules are easy to review together.

Assessment
Assessment1st GradeResponding to the Text Worksheet

This Responding to the Text Worksheet gives 1st Grade readers a short pretzel passage and five text-evidence questions, answer key included, so students learn to find proof in what they read.

Activity
Activity1st GradeComparing Two Stories Activity

Using Comparing Two Stories Activity, students compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors or from different cultures.

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Worksheet1st GradeDifferent Types of Text Graphic Organizer Worksheet

Using Different Types of Text Graphic Organizer Worksheet, students use the organizer below to sort out the different types of texts that you found as they look through a collection of texts.