First Grade Reading Comprehension

First Grade Independent Study Packet - Week 3

First Grade Independent Study Packet - Week 2

This independent study packet for Week 2 offers first graders a host of learning activities in reading, writing, and math.

1st grade

Social studies

Workbook

Identifying Living and Nonliving Things

First Grade Independent Study Packet - Week 3

This independent study packet, designed by curriculum experts, brings you Week 3 of first grade reading, writing, and math activities.

1st grade

Social emotional

Workbook

Cause and Effect for Kids

Identifying Living and Nonliving Things

Teach your students about living and nonliving things with this interactive lesson that keeps your class engaged as they learn!

Preschool

Reading & Writing

Lesson Plan

The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Cause and Effect for Kids

Build comprehension skills with this reading page on cause and effect for kids.

1st grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Comparing Information

Guided Lesson

Comparing Information

Learning how to read fluently includes more than just piecing letters together to form words. Kids also have to read from left to right and notice spacing between words. Help your child become a fluent reader by tackling these skills.

Kindergarten

Reading & Writing

Guided Lesson

Story Comprehension: Drawing Conclusions

The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Let your students spread their wings with this lesson that teaches them about the life cycle of a butterfly. A fun song will get your class moving and a variety of different worksheets will suit any class.

Kindergarten

Reading & Writing

Lesson Plan

Story Comprehension: Drawing Conclusions

Help your beginning reader boost her reading comprehension by figuring out what happened next in three different story lines.

1st grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Main Idea of a Story

Main Idea of a Story

Finding the main idea of a story is a fundamental reading comprehension skill. Help your child tackle reading with this beginner's worksheet!

1st grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Picture Comprehension

Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How?

Picture Comprehension

Picture comprehension is a great intro to reading comprehension! Kids will simply identify what is going on in each picture.

1st grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How?

Do you have students who are constantly asking what, who, where, why, how, and when? It's your turn to ask now! Have them read various stories and ask them to answer these questions in this lesson.

1st grade

Reading & Writing

Lesson Plan

Wh Questions

Jack and the Beanstalk Story Sequence

Wh Questions

Help your child learn the "Wh words," who, what, where, why and when, with this charming story about a day at the dog park.

1st grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Reading Comprehension: Map That Story!

Jack and the Beanstalk Story Sequence

Oh no, Jack's beanstalk story is all jumbled up! Cut out the pictures and fix the story sequence to help Jack get his story straight!

1st grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Graphic Organizer Template: Main Idea and Details

Reading Comprehension: Map That Story!

Help students build key reading comprehension skills by creating a story map for a book that they read. Students practice retelling, identifying characters, and making connections.

1st grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Graphic Organizer Template: Main Idea and Details

Use this graphic organizer to help students identify and record the main idea and details of a text.

Kindergarten

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Story Map

Story Map

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.

4th grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Plant Parts

Plant Parts

Explore the parts of a plant and the stages of life it goes through. Then try your hand at germinating seeds as you introduce your little bud to important plant processes like photosynthesis.

1st grade

Science

Workbook

Independent Reading Log

What is Cause and Effect?

Independent Reading Log

After independent reading, have students record and reflect. Young readers will demonstrate their ability to summarize and respond to their reading, and a log is a fun way for them to track their progress. Make copies of this log to use again and again!

1st grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

What is Cause and Effect?

Help your child understand cause and effect with this practice sheet.

1st grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

All About Animals

All About Animals

Things animals need, where they live, why they camouflage, this workbook is a den of learning! Kids can cut and paste pictures, play a memory game, work on writing and categorizing skills, too.

1st grade

Science

Workbook

Story Sequencing

Story Sequencing

This worksheet practices story sequencing, an essential reading comprehension skill for first graders.

1st grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Rocket Like Mae Jemison

Activity

Rocket Like Mae Jemison

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Preschool

Social studies

Activity

What Will Happen Next?

What Will Happen Next?

Explore story sense with your young reader. First, read the astronaut's story. Then, let your imagination tell what will happen next!

1st grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Making Inferences

Three Little Pigs: 5 W's Reading Comprehension

Making Inferences

Help your child read deeper into a story by having him practice making inferences about what happened.

1st grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Three Little Pigs: 5 W's Reading Comprehension

This lesson focuses on reading comprehension by answering the 5W's about the story, The Three Little Pigs.

1st grade

Reading & Writing

Lesson Plan

Get to Know Mae Jemison