1st Grade English Language Arts Worksheets

Pre-writing success! This tracing activity pack is more than just fun, it's a supercharged learning booster for your pre-writing superstars! Students trace their way through left-to-right progression lines, letter formation, and fun-themed vocabulary words. There is fun artwork to color on each page and additional handwriting practice pages with word banks!

Learning Objectives

• Boosts pre-reading skills
• Develops hand-eye coordination
• Strengthens fine motor control
• Ignites a love of writing

Theme

Spring Sheep (12 vocabulary words)

Resource Includes:

• A to Z tracing page uppercase and lowercase (1)
• Line tracing pages for pencil or finger tracing (3)
• Vocabulary word tracing (2)
• Trace and color vocabulary (3)
• Writing/drawing pages with a word bank (2)
• Writing/drawing pages (3)
• Color match coloring activity (1)

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Fine Motor Skills

• Strength and Coordination: Tracing requires controlled hand movements, building strength and coordination in the finger, hand, and wrist muscles. This improved control lays the groundwork for future writing and manipulation of tools.
• Pencil Grip: Tracing activities encourage students to hold a writing utensil correctly, developing a comfortable and efficient grip essential for future writing success.

Pre-Writing Skills

• Letter and Shape Recognition: Tracing introduces students to different shapes and letter formations, fostering familiarity and visual memory. This recognition is crucial for later independent writing and reading.
• Hand-Eye Coordination: Following visual cues to trace lines accurately improves hand-eye coordination, directly translating to writing fluency and letter formation.

Cognitive Development

• Concentration and Focus: Tracing requires focused attention to stay within the lines, enhancing concentration and maintaining focus on a task. These skills are vital for future academic success.
• Visual-Spatial Awareness: Tracing helps children understand spatial relationships between lines and shapes, developing visual-spatial awareness crucial for reading, writing, and problem-solving.

Emotional and Social Benefits

• Confidence and Self-Esteem: Completing tracing activities fosters a sense of accomplishment and boosts self-esteem, motivating students to continue learning and exploring.
• Creativity and Self-Expression: Tracing can be a playful and creative activity, allowing students to experiment with colors and patterns, fostering self-expression and a love for learning.

Word Tracing

• Letter Formation: Tracing words helps students solidify their understanding of letter shapes and proper letter formation, preparing them for independent writing.
• Vocabulary Development: Tracing familiar words reinforces their spelling and meaning while tracing new words introduces them to new vocabulary words in a fun and engaging way!

This tracing activity pack is a fun and engaging way to build skills and confidence for pre-writers!

Embark on a 12-month musical journey through time with the Classical Journey Bundle! ♬

Add a touch of mindful music to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. With over 150 categorized classical pieces, the Classical Journey Bundle offers an engaging printable for every occasion. Each month unlocks a curated selection of themed classical music pieces, perfectly paired with a holiday or season!

6 worksheets with a short passage to read containing simple CVC words and then a set of questions to answer about the passage to show understanding.

Why do you need this?

Emerging readers need practice moving from decoding words to comprehending passages. These worksheets use simple stories and comprehension questions to build important literacy foundations. Featuring short paragraphs with CVC vocabulary and matching exercises, these materials help pave the way for reading proficiency.

How and when might you use this?

Each page includes a short narrative using basic sight words and repetitive consonant-vowel-consonant terms. This allows young readers to focus on making meaning from the passage, rather than struggling through complex words. After reading, students answer reading comprehension questions relating to story details and events.

Each comprehension has 3 levels of questions - one easy multiple choice question with pictures, one where children take information directly from the text and one where they have to use inference to work out the answer. The vocabulary aligns with early phonics lessons to reinforce letter-sound relationships too. Parents and teachers can track progress across the repetitive activities.

What’s included?

6 PDF worksheets

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Early Reading Support Bundle

Looking for the perfect way to celebrate National Reading Day? This Reading Day Resource is designed to inspire young readers and foster a lifelong love of books. Ideal for both classroom and home use, these engaging activities make learning about the joys of reading fun.

Students will explore the benefits of reading, reflect on their favorite books and reading times, and discover different types of texts they enjoy. They'll also have a blast decorating the classroom with colorful reading pennants and wearing their very own "I ♡ Reading" Crown. Plus, the included bookmark makes a great keepsake to encourage reading long after the celebration is over.

Celebrate the power of books and inspire students to embrace reading in a fun and creative way with this easy-to-use resource!

This resource includes:

• National Reading Day Crown (two pages)
• National Reading Day Pennant
• National Reading Day Benefits of Reading
• National Reading Day Bookmark

Happy National Reading Day!

This two page activity is perfect for practicing letter recognition and counting.

Perfect activity for the first week of school or for extra work between lessons!

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SUMMER SIGHT WORDS PRACTICE KINDERGARTEN COLOR BY CODE WORKSHEETS | PRIMER PAGES END OF YEAR MAY JUNE JULY COLORING SHEETS

Engaged students? No Prep? Yes please! Looking for a fun and engaging way to work in some sight words practice? Your students will LOVE these Summer themed Color by Sight Words worksheets and you will love that they are no prep, just print and go! Perfect for centers, fast finishers, morning work and substitute teachers!

8 Pages are filled with Primer/Kindergarten sight words and mystery pictures have a summertime theme. Color coded answer keys included.

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Imagine a world without people. What changes would occur? How would the earth evolve without the influence of mankind? "If We Were Gone: Imagining the World Without People" by John Coy, with illustrations by Natalie Capannelli, answers these intriguing questions. This engaging children's story paints the picture of an earth reverting back to its natural state of jungles and forests, engaging young minds in a thought-provoking reflection on humanity's impact on our world.

This story is an excellent read for earth day, or indeed any time of the year. It serves to educate children about our environment and encourages them to consider the importance of conservation and responsible living.

This 10-page resource is used to enhance learning and comprehension. This resource provides six coloring activity sheets suitable for a variety of grade ranges. These engaging activities are designed to stimulate creativity and understanding, while reinforcing the messages in the story.

For older students, there's a story element sheet, ideal for enhancing comprehension and deepening understanding of narrative elements. This worksheet encourages children to deconstruct the story, identifying key elements such as the setting, characters, and main point.

Also included is a writing prompt exercise, designed to encourage children to express their thoughts and ideas about the story. This activity is an excellent way for children to develop their writing and critical thinking skills.

Finally, there's a True/False quiz designed to test students' comprehension of the story. This fun quiz helps reinforce learning and provides teachers and parents with a tangible measure of understanding.

"If We Were Gone: Imagining the World Without People" is more than just a story; it's a powerful educational tool, designed to inspire children to learn about and appreciate the world around them. Through engaging activities and thought-provoking narrative, this book encourages children to reflect on their place in the world and their impact on the environment.

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1. Beginning Sounds Worksheet Letter Sound Coloring Pages NO PREP Color the picture

--->>> The worksheets focus on identifying the beginning sound of different words and coloring the corresponding pictures. By connecting letters with their sounds through coloring, students can strengthen their phonemic awareness and letter-sound recognition skills.

2. Beginning sound coloring worksheet Letter Sound coloring page Alphabet Tracing

--->>> This resource is specifically designed to help students practice and reinforce their understanding of beginning sounds for each letter of the alphabet, setting a strong foundation for language development and reading skills.

3. Alphabets Wristband Letter Craft letter recognition Letter of the week activity

--->>> The wristbands serve as a constant reminder of the alphabet. By frequently wearing and looking at the wristbands, students reinforce their letter recognition skills and become more familiar with the shape and form of each letter

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Alphabet Recognition Practice bundle Beginning sound Letter of week Handwriting

This is a fun printable for Valentine's Day. Students will match the two parts of a compound word. There are 10 different compound words on the page. There is a bonus on the bottom of the pages where students can take 3 of the compound words and use them correctly in a sentence.

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Alphabet Writing Practice | Alphabet Tracing Worksheets

Make learning letters fun and engaging with this Alphabet Writing Practice | Alphabet Tracing Worksheets! This resource is designed to help young learners develop essential handwriting skills while reinforcing letter recognition and formation.

Each worksheet includes both uppercase and lowercase letters, complete with path-of-motion guides to support proper letter formation. These Alphabet Tracing Worksheets are perfect for beginners, offering plenty of space to trace, write, and practice.

Whether used in classrooms, homeschool settings or as supplemental practice at home, this resource makes alphabet writing practice enjoyable and effective. Print the pages as full-size worksheets or reduce them for use in activity centers or as take-home practice sheets.

Give your students the tools they need to build a strong foundation in handwriting with these versatile and interactive Alphabet Writing Practice | Alphabet Tracing Worksheets!

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Bundle Alphabet flash cards uppercase and lowercase

If you are looking for a comprehensive and engaging resource to keep your young learners excited and learning during the summer break, get this bundle. The bundle contains 3 resources; Kindergarten Summer Workbook Review Packet, Kindergarten and Preschool Summer Coloring Pages, and Kindergarten CVC Words Reading Comprehension Passages with multiple choice questions and answer keys.

1. Kindergarten Summer Workbook Review Packet

Packed with interactive exercises, this workbook is a fantastic tool for reinforcing key concepts learned throughout the kindergarten year. From numbers and letters to shapes, colors, and basic math skills, this comprehensive review packet ensures a strong foundation for continued academic success.

2. Kindergarten and Preschool Summer Coloring Pages

Engage your student's creativity with our captivating summer-themed coloring pages. Not only will they enjoy coloring in the delightful illustrations, but they'll also enhance their fine motor skills, creativity, and vocabulary. These pages are perfect for quiet moments at home or for keeping little ones entertained on family trips.

3. Kindergarten CVC Words Reading Comprehension Passages

Foster early literacy skills with our engaging reading comprehension passages. Designed for emerging readers, these age-appropriate stories focus on CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words and help young learners improve their decoding, fluency, and comprehension abilities. Each passage is accompanied by comprehension questions to reinforce understanding.

By incorporating this bundle into your student's summer routine, you'll provide them with:

• Comprehensive resources that cover key learning areas
• Engaging activities that make learning enjoyable
• Materials suitable for preschoolers, kindergarteners, 1st and 2nd graders
• Opportunities for review, reinforcement, and enrichment
• Versatile resources that can be used at home or in the classroom
• Quality content that promotes skill development and prevents summer learning loss

Unlock Fun Learning with Our Comprehensive ESL Workbook Bundle!

Description: This engaging ESL workbook bundle is designed for young learners in 1st and 2nd grade, providing over 70 pages of interactive activities that cover essential topics: shapes, numbers, colors, months, seasons, and clothes. Perfect for teachers and parents alike, this bundle encourages language acquisition through fun exercises, illustrations, and hands-on learning.

Bundle Includes:

• Shapes: Explore various shapes with tracing, coloring, and matching activities.
• Numbers: Practice counting, number recognition, and simple math problems with vibrant visuals.
• Colors: Learn color names through fun coloring pages and identification exercises.
• Months: Discover the months of the year with calendar activities and fun facts.
• Seasons: Understand seasonal changes with drawing prompts and matching games.
• Clothes: Identify clothing items through sorting activities and vocabulary building exercises.

Key Features:

• Over 70 pages of engaging content
• Suitable for both classroom and home learning
• Easy-to-follow instructions for young learners
• Colorful illustrations to captivate and motivate students
• Great for reinforcing vocabulary and language skills

Perfect For:

• ESL teachers looking for supplementary materials
• Homeschooling parents seeking structured learning activities
• Classroom use to support diverse learning styles

Get Ready for Fun Learning! Order your ESL Workbook Bundle today and make language learning an enjoyable adventure for your students!

Need a way to introduce or reinforce color words for back to school? This resource plans it with daily activities to use for your kindergarten learners. Students will:

• Learn to recognize all the major color words
• Work on fine motor skills with coloring, tearing, cutting, etc.
• Work on gross motor skills as they sing and dance when singing the songs

You can even have students wear the color of the day for a fun bonus!

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❤️Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, come on a learning adventure with these circus themed worksheets!

✏️Enjoy playing fun math, reading, writing, and fine motor games with these colorful activities!

✏️Great for centers, early finishers, sub tub, and independent seatwork for your preschool, kindergarten, or 1st grade learners!

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✅Includes: (30 pages)

✅Literacy: (10 pages)

☑ Trace the Words (2 Pages)

☑ Letter Match (2 Pages)

☑ Alphabet Match (2 Pages)

☑ Beginning Letter Sounds (2 Pages)

☑ Ending Letter Sounds (2 Pages)

✅Math: (18 pages)

☑ How Many? (2 Pages)

☑ Popcorn Ten Frames (2 Pages)

☑ Counting Game (1 Page)

☑ Add the Clowns (1 Page)

☑ Add the Tickets (1 Page)

☑ Add the Balls (1 Page)

☑ Count and Graph (1 Page)

☑ Missing Numbers (1 Page)

☑ Skip Counting (by 2s, 5s, 10s) (3 Pages)

☑ What Comes Next (2 Pages)

☑ Count and Match (2 Pages)

☑ Match the Sides (Shapes) (1 Page)

✅Science: (1 page)

☑ Mix the Colors (1 Page)

✅Fine Motor: (1 page)

☑ Complete the Maze (1 Page)

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Make student thinking visible--with zero prep.

This set of 12 black-and-white, kid-friendly templates helps students organize their thoughts, build comprehension, and express ideas clearly across any subject. Perfect for elementary classrooms, these versatile tools are ideal for reading, writing, math, science, and social studies activities.

No prep required – simply print and go!

Designed for K–5 learners, including emerging readers and writers.

Included Graphic Organizers:

• Bubble Map
• Double Bubble Map
• Tree Map
• T-Chart
• Sequence Chain
• Cause and Effect Chart
• Frayer Model
• Circle Map
• KWL Chart
• Beginning, Middle, End (with handwriting lines)
• Timeline

Each organizer features:

• Clean, black-and-white design for easy copying
• Ample writing space
• Flexible formats to support a range of thinking tasks

Why Teachers Love It:

Research-backed and classroom-tested, graphic organizers are proven to improve comprehension, critical thinking, and language development—especially for multilingual learners. Whether you’re working with a full class or supporting a small group, these templates help every learner engage and succeed.

Perfect for:

• Whole Group Lessons
• Small Group Support
• Literacy & Math Centers
• Writing Workshop
• Early Finishers
• Intervention
• Homework & Take-Home Practice

Whether you're teaching story structure, comparing facts, or planning a science report, these graphic organizers are a must-have tool you'll use again and again.

This versatile pack of commas in dates and commas in series worksheets is the perfect resource to reinforce fundamental punctuation skills in young learners! Designed with engaging activities, these worksheets and task cards provide a structured approach to mastering comma usage.

These No-Prep worksheets are great for daily grammar practice on commas. What’s more?? This resource also comes with 16 task cards and a recording sheet that will give a fun learning experience to your students.

Display the anchor chart on your literacy wall, grammar station or glue the smaller ones to your students’ notebooks, so they can refer back to it whenever required.

YOU’LL GET:

▪︎ Commas usage poster (in 2 sizes)

▪︎ 8 Worksheets

▪︎ 16 Task Cards

▪︎ Recording sheet

▪︎ Answer key for task cards

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This Handprint Alphabet Book Template offers 26 cute designs perfect for preschoolers, toddlers, and babies to make as gifts or for keepsakes.

Handprint crafts are a fun, hands-on way to engage toddlers and preschoolers while building important skills. They help children strengthen fine motor control as they paint, press, and decorate, which supports early writing skills.

These crafts also offer a great sensory experience, letting kids explore textures and colors with their hands. Plus, handprint projects make for memorable keepsakes that capture a moment in time, perfect for sharing with families or displaying in the classroom.

This Alphabet Handprint art bundle is a simple but meaningful way to combine creativity with learning!

What's Included:

1 file- . 52 pages total.

Each design comes with one blank template and one example design.

How to Use:

1. Download: Once your purchase is confirmed, download the file directly to your computer.
2. Print: Print at home or at a local print shop like Costco, Walgreens, or Staples.
3. Create: Follow the easy instructions included to create your unique handprint art masterpieces.

Paper Recommendation: For best results, use cardstock.

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• Digital Only: This listing is for a digital download; no physical items will be shipped.
• Color Variation: Due to differences in monitors and printing processes, colors may vary slightly.
• Personal Use Only: These files are intended for personal use and cannot be resold.

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Super Bowl Word Searches: 49ers vs. Chiefs Edition

Stir up excitement for the Super Bowl with these captivating word searches! This bundle features two dynamic puzzles centered around the star players and iconic elements of the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, the contenders for football supremacy.
Challenge your students to locate names like "Mahomes," "Kittle," "Kelce," and other key players as they delve into the rich football vocabulary associated with these powerhouse teams. Whether in the classroom, as homework assignments, or for recreational enjoyment, these word searches offer an entertaining avenue to reinforce vocabulary and spelling skills while fostering excitement for the Super Bowl. Suitable for all ages, these puzzles are a winning addition to any lesson plan. Download now and experience the thrill of the game with your students!

Includes 13 words for each team, separate word searches. PDF form with 2 pages. Players last name.

Enhance your students' sight word fluency with this incredible resource containing the 100 Fry Sight Words in engaging printable worksheets! Perfect for Word Work Daily 5 activities or as a supplement to your writing program, these Fry's First Hundred Sight Word Worksheets are tailored for early learners in Kindergarten and 1st Grade. Designed to boost their reading, writing, and spelling skills, these comprehensive worksheets offer an interactive approach for mastering fundamental sight words. Build a solid literacy foundation with these valuable resources that are sure to captivate young minds and pave the way for academic success.

The worksheets offer a diverse range of activities to cater to different learning styles. Students will engage in reading, writing, and spelling exercises, ensuring a well-rounded approach to language development.

What's included: 100 NO PREP activity sheets with activities including: Circle It Color It Spell It Fill in the word Write your own sentence

Words included in this pack are: able, ago, among, ball, base, became, behind, boat, box, bread, bring, brought, building, built, cannot, carefully, check, circle, class, clear, common, contain, correct, course, dark, decided, deep, done, dry, English, equation, explain, fact, feel, filled, finally, fine, fly, force, front, full, game, gave, government, green, half, heat, heavy, hot, inches, include, inside, island, known, language, less, machine, material, minutes, note, nothing, noun, object, ocean, oh, pair, person, plane, power, produce, quickly, ran, rest, road, round, rule, scientists, shape, shown, six, size, special, stars, stay, stood, street, strong, surface, system, ten, though, thousands, understand, verb, wait, warm, week, wheels, yes, yet.

All files are in PDF format.

It would be best if you had these programs to open up the files:

• Acrobat Reader or Acrobat Pro

Product Description: Christmas & Winter Compound Words Worksheet for 2nd Grade

Celebrate the season of joy and learning with this Christmas & Winter Compound Words Worksheet for 2nd Grade! This engaging and educational resource is designed to help young learners enhance their vocabulary skills by identifying, completing, and writing compound words, all while immersing themselves in a fun holiday theme. Perfect for classroom use, homework assignments, or extra practice, this worksheet is aligned with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4.D, which encourages students to determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words, including compound words, based on grade-level phonics and word analysis skills.

What’s Inside?

• 100 Sentences Activity: Students circle the correct word to complete compound words and rewrite the compound word in full.
• **40 Compound words to identify: **Students circle the correct word to complete each compound word, and re-write the compound word in full
• Winter & Christmas Themes: All sentences are themed around winter, Christmas, and New Year, making learning festive and fun!
• Answer Key Included: Save time with a ready-to-use answer key for quick grading or student self-checks.
• Editable Canva Template: Customize the activity easily with a free Canva subscription, ensuring flexibility for your classroom needs.
• PDF Ready-to-Print Version: Get a high-quality, printable PDF file for immediate use.

Key Benefits

• Reinforces vocabulary and word-building skills.
• Encourages engagement with seasonal themes.
• Offers a variety of ways to use (classroom activity, literacy centers, or homework).
• Editable file allows teachers to tailor the worksheet for their students' needs.

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Christmas compound words, winter compound words, holiday-themed vocabulary, grade 2 ELA worksheet, compound words activity, Christmas literacy activity, winter literacy activity, CCSS-aligned worksheet, Christmas vocabulary practice, 2nd-grade language arts worksheet, editable Canva worksheets, holiday learning resources, TeachShare Christmas worksheets, winter ELA resources.

Make learning a festive and rewarding experience this holiday season! Buy today to bring holiday cheer into your classroom while strengthening your students' vocabulary skills. ✨

Each Who What Where When Why Differentiated Worksheet comes with a digital WH question version of the story. Students will read the all-year-round-themed short stories and then answer the Who What Where When Why guided questions.

In the differentiated worksheets, students have the option to fill in the answers or choose from multiple-choice options. The Google Slides digital version has audio support for questions and answers, multiple-choice answers, and self-checking.

This resource includes the following short stories (each guided story is self-checking, and includes audio support plus 2 printable differentiated worksheets:

• summer
• Father's Day
• Children's Day
• 4th of July
• winter
• Christmas
• Chinese New Year
• Valentine's Day
• spring
• Easter
• Mother's Day
• St. Patrick's Day
• autumn & fall
• Thanksgiving
• Halloween
• Back to School

Common Core State Standards: RL.2.1

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