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1st Grade Independent and Guided Reading Resources

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Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeReading Non-Fiction Fluency Practice Worksheet

Using Reading Non-Fiction Fluency Practice Worksheet, studentspractice reading with fluency and accuracy to build independent reading skills.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeMiss Rumphius Point of View Worksheet

Using Miss Rumphius Point of View Worksheet, students read Miss Rumphius by Barbara Clooney to determine who says the lines from the story.

Activity
Activity1st GradePoint of View Activity

Using Point of View Activity, students identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.

Activity
Activity1st GradeMaking Connections in a Story Activity

Using Making Connections in a Story Activity, studentsmake connections as they read to build their understanding of what they have read.

Activity
Activity1st GradeStory Elements Organizing What You Read Activity

Using Story Elements Organizing What You Read Activity, students use activity worksheets and graphic organizers to describe the characters, setting and events.

Activity
Activity1st GradeKey Details Story Elements Text Activity

Using Key Details in a Text Activity, students ask and answer questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

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Activity1st GradeI Like Colors Flip Book Activity

Using I Like Colors Flip Book Activity, students read the emergent reader with purpose and understanding to improve fluency and accuracy.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson1st GradeRL.1.1 First Grade Common Core Lesson

Using this RL.1.1 First Grade Common Core Lesson, students answer questions aboutkey details in a fiction text.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson1st GradeRL.1.10 First Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RL.1.10 First Grade Common Core Lesson, students read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1. to build reading comprehension skills.

Activity
Activity1st GradeTwo Texts Important Information Activity

Using this Two Texts Important Information Activity, students read two texts on the same topic. They record important information on the graphic organizers in order to write or speak about the topic knowledgeably.

Activity
Activity1st GradeAnimal Myth Busters Author's Purpose Activity

Using Animal Myth Busters Author's Purpose Activity, students read animal myths to explain how an author uses evidence to support points in a text.

Activity
Activity1st GradeMy Point of View Activity

Using My Point of View Activity, students distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.

Activity
Activity1st GradeReading Informational Texts Book Review Activity

Using Reading Informational Texts Book Review Activity, students read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts.

Activity
Activity1st GradeComparing Texts Activity

Using Comparing Texts Activity, studentsidentify basic similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic.

Activity
Activity1st GradeCompare Books Activity

Using Compare Books Activity, studentsidentify basic similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic.

Activity
Activity1st GradeQuestion Cards for Reading Activity

Using Asking Questions about a Story Activity, students Discuss a topic or read a book aloud using Question Cards to help guide questions andanswers about the topic.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeRespond to Arthur's TV Trouble Worksheet

Using this Respond to Arthur's TV Trouble Worksheet, students use the words from Arthur!s TV Trouble to respond to the story and retell the events.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeStory Books and Poems Graphic Organizer Worksheet

Using Story Books and Poems 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.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeBasic Reading Skills Worksheet

Using Basic Reading Skills Worksheet, studentspractice reading words and sentences with fluency and accuracy to build independent reading skills.

1st GradeAsking Questions Activity

Using the Asking Questions Activity, students actively engage in group reading activities to discuss purpose and understanding after shared reading.