Less than $5 1st Grade Short Stories Activities (by date, latest first)

Celebrate the special men in your students' lives with this fun and meaningful Father’s Day Tie Flip Book Craft! This interactive writing and coloring activity allows children to express their love and appreciation in a personalized and creative way.

Students will decorate and assemble a layered tie flipbook featuring writing prompts and drawing sections. Perfect for classrooms, homeschool, or Sunday school Father’s Day projects.

Why You’ll Love It:

✓ No prep – just print and go!

✓ Encourages creative writing and personal reflection

✓ Makes a heartfelt keepsake gift for Father’s Day

✓ Great fine motor practice through cutting and gluing

version: black & white for coloring

Mini book for kindness week. Simply have students cut out each page and staple them together. Students will be able to color in each page. Great way to start brainstorming random acts of kindness. Resource comes in colored and black-white versions. A HUGE thank you to the following content creators for making my resource possible:

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This simple no prep writing prompt will be the perfect compliment to your classroom. All you need to do is print and explain. Students will get to draw and write a short story about where they would go and what they would do if they owned a Magic Tree House. This simple activity is the perfect addition to any Magic Tree House book. Also, there are varying levels of the activity so you can choose what works best for your students or even vary the assignment within the classroom!

St. Patrick's Day will be more fun with this clover shaped lined writing paper! Six line sizes are included. Simply choose the appropriate line style for your students and print out the clover paper with or without the name and date lines. This pack also includes a blank clover outline. Students will love using this paper to publish their March writing pieces!

Elevate your kindergarten students' reading comprehension skills with this collection of kindergarten fluency reading passages with multiple-choice questions and answer keys. This resource includes ten carefully crafted passages, six focused on CVC words for kindergarten learners, and four comprehension passages suitable for advanced kindergarteners or first-grade students.

The CVC passages feature phonetically regular words and captivating illustrations to engage young readers while developing their decoding and sight word recognition. The four comprehension passages challenge students with longer sentences and complex vocabulary, promoting deeper understanding and critical thinking.

Accompanied by multiple-choice questions, these passages encourage critical thinking and assessment. Answer keys are included to support teachers in providing accurate feedback and guidance.

These resources can be used during the summer to prevent the summer slide or during regular school days to support ongoing learning. Teachers can incorporate them into their lesson plans or utilize them as supplemental materials for individual or group activities.

Empower your students and strengthen their reading abilities with this invaluable resource tailored to kindergarten classrooms.

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This set of Christmas tree writing template clipart is perfect for kindergarten, grade 1 and grade 2 children to write short stories. These picture shapes clipart are best for summer themed creative writing.

The file is in PNG format (transparent and white filled)

There are 8 different types of images in this set. Each clipart comes with 2 different width of the handwriting lines (white filled and transparent) So you can choose whichever is suitable to your needs.

These papers are for personal and commercial use.

Restrictions: You are not allowed to share, resell or redistribute this product in their original format. You may not claim my work as your own.

All graphics belong to Truly Neat Printables.

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Primary writing paper with dotted lines is perfect for kindergarten, grade 1 and grade 2 children to write stories and essays. These worksheet templates are best for creative writing.

The file is in PDF format and includes 24 writing papers.

Black and White writing paper - 12 pages

Color Writing Paper - 12 pages

Size: 8.5''x11'' Inches

These papers are for personal use only.

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Use: Copy the pages in this resource onto card stock & cut apart.

Players: 2-6

Directions: Lay all cards upside down on a table. Players will take turns flipping over two cards and seeing if they match. If the cards match the player gets to keep those cards and it is the next player's turn. If the cards do not match the player flips the cards back over and it is the next player's turn.

Additional Support: Send this game home for a fun way to practice these vocabulary words at home!

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Stories: “Max the Pet Show Star”, “The Best Job for Scooter”, “Daisy Divine, Dancing Dog”

Use: Copy the pages in this resource onto card stock & cut apart.

Players: 2-6

Directions: Lay all cards upside down on a table. Players will take turns flipping over two cards and seeing if they match. If the cards match the player gets to keep those cards and it is the next player's turn. If the cards do not match the player flips the cards back over and it is the next player's turn.

Additional Support: Send this game home for a fun way to practice these vocabulary words at home!

Use: Copy the pages in this resource onto card stock & cut apart.

Players: 2-6

Directions: Lay all cards upside down on a table. Players will take turns flipping over two cards and seeing if they match. If the cards match the player gets to keep those cards and it is the next player's turn. If the cards do not match the player flips the cards back over and it is the next player's turn.

Additional Support: Send this game home for a fun way to practice these vocabulary words at home!

Thanks for stopping by please rate and leave a comment!

"Transform your students' reading experience with these engaging worksheets for Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle. Encourage kindness and story interaction with question sheets, coloring pages, sound activity, and story sequence pages, with bonus printer-friendly option. Get your copy today and bring the story to life!"

Do your students love to interact with the stories they read? These worksheets are a great way for your students to interact more with Little Blue Truck written by Alice Schertle. This is a fun and unique story about how it is important to treat people kindly. This resource includes a question sheet, a page focused on how the dump truck treated others and the consequence of that action, a coloring sheet, and a sheet focused on the sounds read in the story.

Do you like this book but want a little more check out the story sequence resource that is bundled here....

Do your students love to interact with the stories they read? These worksheets are a great way for your students to interact more with Little Blue Truck written by Alice Schertle. This story sequence is a great way for students to focus on the order of the story. This resource includes a full color story sequence and a more printer friendly coloring sequence for you to decide which is best for your students!

Do you like this book but want a little more check out the Little Blue Truck worksheet resource.

Looking for more story sequence worksheets discover The Big Honey Hunt story sequence here!

These Who What Where When Why Differentiated Worksheets come with a digital WH question version of the story. Students will read the 4th of July-themed short story 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 digital version has audio support for questions and answers, multiple-choice answers, and self-checking.

This resource includes:

• 1 4th of July-themed digital short story with guided, self-checking WH questions
• 2 printable version worksheets with two differentiated reading comprehension levels

Common Core State Standards: RL.2.1

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These Who What Where When Why Differentiated Worksheets come with a digital WH question version of the story. Students will read the St. Patrick's Day-themed short story 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 digital version has audio support for questions and answers, multiple-choice answers, and self-checking.

This resource includes:

• 1 St. Patrick's Day-themed digital short story with guided, self-checking WH questions
• 2 printable version worksheets with two differentiated reading comprehension levels

Common Core State Standards: RL.2.1

You might also like:

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These Who What Where When Why Differentiated Worksheets come with a digital WH question version of the story. Students will read the Father's Day-themed short story 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 digital version has audio support for questions and answers, multiple-choice answers, and self-checking.

This resource includes:

• 1 Father's Day-themed digital short story with guided, self-checking WH questions
• 2 printable version worksheets with two differentiated reading comprehension levels

Common Core State Standards: RL.2.1

You might also like:

• Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions 3rd-5th Grade | Animals BUNDLE
• Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions 3rd & 4th Grade | Four Seasons BUNDLE

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These Who What Where When Why Differentiated Worksheets come with a digital WH question version of the story. Students will read the Christmas-themed short story and then answer the Who What Where When Why guided questions.

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

This resource includes:

• 1 Christmas-themed digital short story with guided, self-checking WH questions
• 2 printable version worksheets with two differentiated reading comprehension levels (with answer key)

Common Core State Standards: RL.2.1

You might also like:

• Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions 3rd-5th Grade | Animals BUNDLE
• Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions 3rd & 4th Grade | Four Seasons BUNDLE

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These Who What Where When Why Differentiated Worksheets come with a digital WH question version of the story. Students will read the Children's Day-themed short story 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 digital version has audio support for questions and answers, multiple-choice answers, and self-checking.

This resource includes:

• 1 Children's Day-themed digital short story with guided, self-checking WH questions
• 2 printable version worksheets with two differentiated reading comprehension levels

Common Core State Standards: RL.2.1

You might also like:

• Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions 3rd-5th Grade | Animals BUNDLE
• Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions 3rd & 4th Grade | Four Seasons BUNDLE

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Dear Christmas Detectives, Santa needs your help! This 1st-grade mystery reading passage with comprehension questions will have students cracking codes and solving the mystery of where Santa's missing sleigh bells are, and who took them - all before it's too late and Christmas is ruined for everyone!

Many reading comprehension activities are all about reading a story and then reflecting on it. But this 8-page NO-PREP story allows first-graders to be a part of the story through immersive storytelling. Students work their way through the story, stopping along the way to reinforce what they've read while helping the characters in the story solve mysteries along the way.

Cracking the code on these skills:

~CVC phonics

~additional and subtraction practice

~spelling

~decoding words and sentences

~language translating

Engage in these activities:

~coloring

~decoding ciphers (image, morse code, and numbers)

~unscrambling words and letters

~deciphering and identifying footprints

~maze

~logic puzzle

~find the hidden pictures

~number riddles

~Christmas trivia

Students will beg you for more of these Solve the Mystery Games! True reading comprehension happens when students feel immersed and engaged in the story, no matter how long or short it is. Help save Christmas today!

Love,

Teacher Bethanie

Product Description:

Now more than ever, we are all seeking connection and compassion from one another. Students need to know that you want them to be the best person they can be. Noticing their good actions creates more positivity and desired results. This free product helps students to recognize the moral lesson of 6 commonly known fairy tales.

* This updated product includes "Kindness Cards" that teachers can give to students, or students may give them to their friends!

* There is also a suggested book list that corresponds with the Fairy Tales from this lesson.