Free 1st Grade Reading Activities (by date, latest first)

This KN beginning digraph word card set can be used for dozens of activities! Great for phonics, writing, ELL students and more!

Possible uses include: reading small groups, reading fluency, vocabulary, writing folders, writing centers, word wall words, labeling, flash cards, matching, sorting, pocket chart centers, reading stations, and phonics games.

Featuring 13 kn- words and 19 pages of word charts and individual word cards in both color and black and white! Word cards and word charts also included highlighted letter patterns on colored pages and underlined letter patterns on the black and white pages. Pages without highlighted letter patterns are also available. Each word has a visual next to it, making this resource great for ESL and ELL students!

Kn Beginning Digraph Words Included:

1. Knapsack
2. Knead
3. Knee
4. Kneel
5. Knife
6. Knight
7. Knit
8. Knob
9. Knock
10. Knot
11. Know
12. Knuckle
13. Knothole

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Keep track of reading adventures with these adorable Hedgehog Reading Logs! Perfect for logging book details like title, author, and page count, these logs make reading fun and organized.

Contents:
This set includes multiple hedgehog-themed reading logs to support reading practice and record-keeping:

• Book Details: Space to write down each book’s title, author, and total pages, helping kids reflect on their reading.
• Fun Hedgehog Design: Cute illustrations make reading logs engaging and fun for young readers.
• Flexible Use: Logs are ideal for daily, weekly, or monthly reading tracking, adaptable for any reading schedule.

Why You’ll Love This Product:
These Hedgehog Reading Logs are a fantastic tool for encouraging reading while building organizational skills. Designed with homeschool families in mind, they make tracking multiple books easy and enjoyable, and they’re a wonderful resource for meeting reading goals or requirements. The cute, kid-friendly design makes reading a memorable activity and motivates kids to reach for more books!

Features:

• Organized Layout: Clean, structured areas for title, author, and page number.
• Reading Motivation: Logs support reading habits, goal-setting, and accountability.
• Print-Ready: Each page is 8.5x11 and ready to print and fill out, perfect for at-home or classroom use.

Who This Product Is For:

1. Homeschool Families: Simplifies reading record-keeping for all ages.
2. Elementary Teachers: A great tool for book challenges or reading accountability.
3. Parents and Caregivers: Encourages kids to engage with reading at home.
4. Libraries: Ideal for summer reading programs or after-school clubs.
5. Tutors and Literacy Coaches: Helps track progress for individual students.

Red Word Tic Tac Toe!

A fun way to practice spelling and reading red words!

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Getting out and exploring the colors and textures of fall is a great introduction to nature for all students! With our fall scavenger hunt have adventures in nature and have fun practicing counting to five and identifying colors.

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This simple and low-prep resource contains fun and easy activities to teach and practice letter A. It covers letter identification, writing letter A, letter sound activities, art activities, and more!

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Teacher direction cards for each activity

Letter Aa Wall Card

Letter Aa Beginning Sound Cards

"Got it!" Letter Aa Practice Card/System

Aa is for Apples Art

"Spot it!" Letter Aa Page

Rainbow Write Aa Handwriting Activity

Punch Letter Aa Center

Letter Aa Sound Bracelet

Dot a Letter A

Letter Sort - Aa or Not?

Letter Aa Puzzles

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Help you students explore the different features found in fiction and non-fiction texts with these 'Text Feature Templates.'

These templates are a great way to assess your students understanding of the different features, while also finding text evidence/ examples to support their understanding.

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VC words are simple, two-letter words made up of a vowel followed by a consonant, such as "at," "in," or "up." These words are beneficial for early readers because they introduce basic phonics skills, helping students recognize and blend vowel and consonant sounds. Mastering VC words builds a strong foundation for decoding more complex words, improves reading fluency, and boosts confidence in early literacy development.

Benefits

• Mastering sound blending

• Developing fluency in reading phonetically regular words

• Supports early literacy skill development

• Lays the groundwork for advanced reading comprehension

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These are no prep hats for domain 4. Simply print and students can color, cut, and glue into a hat! I hope you enjoy these :)

Enhance your students' understanding of Kwanzaa with this engaging Kwanzaa Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions resource! Perfect for the classroom, this product provides a detailed nonfiction passage that introduces the history, principles, and traditions of Kwanzaa.

Accompanied by six thought-provoking questions, this resource encourages meaningful discussions and helps students develop critical thinking skills.

Whether used for group activities, classroom discussions, or individual assessments, this two-page PDF is designed to captivate young learners while meeting educational standards.

Key Features:

• 1-page nonfiction reading passage about Kwanzaa
• 6 comprehension questions to assess understanding
• Ideal for Grades K-2, suitable for other elementary levels
• 8.5 x 11-inch format for easy printing and use
• Perfect for December and cultural heritage lessons

This versatile resource is excellent for celebrating Kwanzaa while also incorporating themes of diversity and cultural awareness. Download now to provide your students with a meaningful and educational learning experience!

Explore the fascinating world of animals and their habitats in this beautifully adapted book "Where Does Animals Live". Discover how various creatures from the desert to the ocean, make their homes and survive in their unique environments. From the rainforest to the Arctic, this book takes readers on a wild adventure filled with stunning illustrations and interesting facts. Perfect for young animal enthusiasts and nature lovers, "Where Does Animals Live" is sure to captivate and educate readers of all ages. Embark on a journey to discover the diverse and intricate ecosystems that animals call home.

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This product is a supplemental activity to make your lessons more engaging! This product is the BANG! word game using decodable words and sight words from 1st Grade Benchmark Literacy Phonics Unit 1. Benchmark Literacy Phonics Unit 1 is beginning l-family blends (cl, bl, fl, pl, and sl). This produce includes four pages. The decodable words are on the first two pages and the sight words are on the last two pages. There are a total of 40 card which includes 16 decodable words, 14 sight words, and 10 "BANG!" cards. The cards can also be used as flashcards! Directions on how to play: • Students take turns drawing the cards from a face-down pile and try to say the word on the card. • If they can say the word correctly, they get to keep the card. If they cannot, the card goes on the bottom of the card for someone else to have a chance. If playing with only two students, the partner gets a turn and can keep the card if they know it. • When a Bang! card is drawn from the pile the student who drew it has to return all their cards to the bottom of the pile. The Bang! card is not put back into the can. • The game ends when all the cards are drawn. The student with the most cards is the winner! This game is perfect for partner work or small groups! Unit 1 Four in a Row Units 1-10 "BANG" game Bundle Other 1st Grade Benchmark Literacy Phonics Activities *** How to get TeachShare credits to use on future purchases *** Go to your My Purchases page. Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button, click it and you will be taken to a page where you can leave a quick rating and a short comment about the product. Why is feedback so important? Each time you provide feedback, you’ll earn TeachShare credits that can be applied to future purchases to save you money! Plus, the feedback you provide helps me make my products better suit your needs! *** How To Follow My Store *** Click the green star beside my name at the top of this page OR at the top of my store page. Following me notifies you when I post a new item and you will receive customized email updates about my store.

This packet includes 2 activities to practice short vowel sounds aligned to UFLI lessons 8-18 from the Vital Vowels Short Vowel Series which has all 5 activities. Learning the vowel sounds and why they make the sounds they do is VITAL to fluent reading. Vital Vowels is a daily practice in saying vowel sounds. This packet includes 2 activities to practice short vowel sounds aligned to UFLI lessons 8-18. These activities are intended to be used daily as a quick practice. They can be used in whole group instruction on the projector, in small group instruction differentiated to what students need, in a center rotation, or even for homework. Use the corresponding lesson AFTER it is explicitly taught and continue to use the same activity until the next vowel is taught, then move to the next level.

This FREEBIE pack includes two activities for practicing the short vowels up through lesson 53. Each activity in this pack includes the breve symbol for the short vowel sound. A blank chart is included for each activity to create your own targeted instruction. Slide it into a clear cover and write your own.

If your students enjoy these activities, check out all 5 activities in the full Short Vowel Packhere.

Check out the rest of the Vital Vowels Series that includes long vowels, vowel teams, diphthongs, and advanced vowels through lesson 118. *COMING SOON*

Have you ever wished students in the prereading and early reading stage could have opportunities to be fluent and build automaticity? How can students who barely know letter names and sounds become fluent? Ready Reads are just what you are looking for.

Ready Reads are warm up activities for the eyes and the brain and can support any curriculum. Ready Read charts cumulatively follow the scope and sequence of UFLI and support the Science of Reading. Use these in small group, whole group on the projector, in partners for accountability, or for students to whisper read to themselves. They can easily be adapted in an I read, We read, You read or Your turn, My turn format. Ready Reads can be used for students to say the letter name and/or the letter sound practicing grapheme recognition as well as phoneme recall. For pre-readers and early readers alike, this activity builds the left to right progression of reading and builds fluency for letters and concepts already learned. This is the building block for automaticity and fluent reading.

This freebie gets you started up to lesson 3. Get the full resource for Kinder, 1st, and 2nd to build your students' automaticity here! Kinder here 1st-2nd *Coming Soon*

Introducing our "Trick Word Practice Worksheets for Level 1, Unit 2". This is the perfect companion to elevate your students' learning experience in phonics with the renowned Fundations® program. Crafted with foundational skills in mind, this kit is designed specifically for Level 1, Unit 2, ensuring targeted reinforcement of crucial sight words or trick words.

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This product includes:

1. Trace and Write Worksheets: Empower students to reinforce their sight word proficiency through engaging activities. The kit includes meticulously designed worksheets, allowing students to trace and independently write key sight words, fostering muscle memory and visual recognition.
2. Sight Word Recognition Practice: Transform learning into an interactive experience with sentence-based exercises. This product has sentences where students read and circle the designated sight words. This dynamic approach enhances comprehension and application of sight words in context.
3. Sight Recognition: Students will color in the sight word provided in the grid, differentiating them from other commonly used words.

Words Included:

the, a, and, is, his, of (6 worksheets)

Why Choose Our Product?

• Tailored for Fundations Level 1, Unit 2: Aligned with the Fundations® Phonics Program, our product ensures seamless integration with the curriculum, providing targeted support for sight or trick words introduced in Level 1, Unit 2.
• Comprehensive and Varied Activities: From tracing and writing exercises to sentence-based recognition and fill-in challenges, our kit offers a diverse range of activities, catering to different learning styles and keeping students engaged.
• Promotes Independent Learning: Empower students to take charge of their learning journey. Our product is crafted to foster independent learning, allowing students to practice and reinforce sight words at their own pace.

Elevate your classroom experience with our Sight Words Mastery Kit, an invaluable tool to solidify foundational literacy skills and set your students on a path to phonetic excellence. Order your kit today and watch as your students confidently master sight words with enthusiasm and proficiency.

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Unlock the Power of Reading with Our 10 Comprehension Passages!

READING COMPREHENSION READING SKILLS FOR YOUNG LEARNINGS WORKSHEETS

Elevate your classroom reading activities with our collection of 10 engaging and diverse comprehension passages, available for free.

Perfect for teachers looking to enrich their students' reading experience, these passages are designed to boost comprehension skills and foster a love for reading.

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Unlock the magic of learning with our 10 Engaging Fill-in-the-Blank Passages, specially designed for pre-K, kindergarten, g1 & 2! These interactive and fun activities are perfect for developing reading comprehension, vocabulary, and creativity in young learners.

Features:

• 10 Interactive Passages: Each passage is carefully crafted to be age-appropriate and captivating, encouraging students to use their knowledge and imagination.
• Word Box for Each Passage: Each story comes with a word box containing key vocabulary words. Students will select words from the box to complete the story, making the activity both educational and enjoyable.
• Variety of Topics: From adventures in a magic forest to exciting days at the beach, each passage covers different themes and settings to keep students engaged.
• Skill-Building Fun: These activities are designed to enhance vocabulary, comprehension, and contextual understanding, providing valuable practice in a playful way.

Perfect For:

• Classroom Activities: Ideal for individual or group work, these passages make a great addition to your reading centers or literacy stations.
• Homework Assignments: Use these passages as engaging homework to reinforce reading skills at home.
• Substitute Plans: A fantastic resource for substitute teachers to keep students learning and entertained.

What's Included:

• 10 Fill-in-the-Blank Passages: Each with a dedicated word box.
• Printable PDF: Easy to download and print, with clear formatting for classroom use.

Why You'll Love It:

• Engages Young Learners: The fun, interactive nature of these passages keeps students motivated and excited about learning.
• Supports Skill Development: Perfect for reinforcing vocabulary and reading comprehension in a structured yet creative format.
• Teacher-Friendly: Simple to use and implement, saving you time while providing meaningful practice for your students.

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FREEBIE! These strips can be printed onto cardstock and laminated for students to practice reading the alphabet letters. Great practice for letter recogntion. The lowercase set can be purchased from the following link: Lowercase Letter Reading Practice Strips

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FREE SAMPLE!!! --- FREE SAMPLE!!!! --- Make learning sight words easy and fun! High frequency sight word worksheets make learning sight words quick, easy and fun. See the word in multiple fonts, say and hear as you point to it, read each letter, write it and use touch by outlining word with paint or markers. NO PREP

What you get on the 4 part worksheet:

• SEE IT! Look at the word in various fonts upper and lower case
• HEAR AND SAY IT! Say each letter as the student writes it and points
• WRITE IT! Practice writing
• TOUCH IT! Color the outlined word

SAMPLE words of worksheets:

a, and, the, of, to, in, is, you, that, it

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