Free 1st Grade Reading worksheets

Sight word: of

Read, trace, find and write it in a sentence.

CCSS RF.1.3g

Dolch sight word lists

All 220 words by level, to check off.

Short a words

Word families: -at, -an, -ap, -ag, -ad, -am.

CCSS RF.K.3b

Short e words

Word families: -en, -et, -ed, -eg, -eb.

CCSS RF.K.3b

Short i words

Word families: -in, -ig, -it, -ip, -id, -ix.

CCSS RF.K.3b

Short o words

Word families: -og, -ot, -op, -ox, -ob, -od.

CCSS RF.K.3b

Short u words

Word families: -ug, -un, -ut, -ub, -up, -us.

CCSS RF.K.3b

Short vowels: all five mixed

Hear the vowel, change the vowel, read and match, sentences.

CCSS RF.K.3b, RF.1.2b

sh words

Digraphs

CCSS RF.K.3, RF.1.3a

ch words

Digraphs

CCSS RF.K.3, RF.1.3a

th words

Digraphs

CCSS RF.K.3, RF.1.3a

ck words

Digraphs

CCSS RF.K.3, RF.1.3a

l-blends

Blends

CCSS RF.1.2b, RF.1.3b

r-blends

Blends

CCSS RF.1.2b, RF.1.3b

s-blends

Blends

CCSS RF.1.2b, RF.1.3b

Ending blends

Blends

CCSS RF.1.2b, RF.1.3b

ee and ea words

Vowel teams

CCSS RF.1.3c, RF.2.3b

ai and ay words

Vowel teams

CCSS RF.1.3c, RF.2.3b

oa and ow words

Vowel teams

CCSS RF.1.3c, RF.2.3b

oo words

Vowel teams

CCSS RF.1.3c, RF.2.3b

ar words

R-controlled vowels

CCSS RF.1.3, RF.2.3

or words

R-controlled vowels

CCSS RF.1.3, RF.2.3

er, ir and ur words

R-controlled vowels

CCSS RF.1.3, RF.2.3

Long a with silent e

Silent e

Long i with silent e

Silent e

Long o with silent e

Silent e

Short and long vowels

Long vowels

CCSS RF.1.3c, RF.2.3a

The Lost Kite

Story: Key details and order of events

RL.1.1, RL.1.3

Busy Bees

Nonfiction: Key details and new words

RI.1.1, RI.1.4

Puddle Day

Story: Characters and events

RL.1.1, RL.1.3

Turtles

Nonfiction: Key details and new words

RI.1.1, RI.1.4

Ben’s First Bus Ride

Story: Characters’ feelings

RL.1.1, RL.1.3

Penguins

Nonfiction: Key details and new words

RI.1.1, RI.1.4

Sam’s Carrots

Story: Order of events

RL.1.1, RL.1.3

The Moon

Nonfiction: Key details and new words

RI.1.1, RI.1.4

List 1: Short a

cat, map, bag, ran, sad, hat …

CCSS L.1.2d

List 2: Short e and short i

bed, pen, red, wet, leg, pig …

CCSS L.1.2d

List 3: Short o and short u

hot, dog, box, mop, top, sun …

CCSS L.1.2d

List 4: Digraphs sh, ch, th

ship, shop, fish, chin, chop, much …

CCSS L.1.2d

List 5: Beginning blends

stop, slip, flag, frog, crab, drum …

CCSS L.1.2d

List 6: Ending blends

hand, sand, best, nest, fast, jump …

CCSS L.1.2d

List 7: Silent e: a_e and i_e

cake, make, game, name, gate, bike …

CCSS L.1.2d

List 8: Silent e: o_e and u_e

home, rope, nose, bone, joke, cute …

CCSS L.1.2d

Animals word search

Eight animal words with pictures, across and down.

Farm word search

Find the farm animals and the corn and eggs they give us.

Fruit word search

Eight fruits with pictures to match.

Ocean animals word search

Sea creatures from the crab to the octopus.

Bugs word search

Creepy crawlies to find, with a picture for every word.

Weather word search

Weather and sky words with pictures.

Transportation word search

Things that go: eight vehicles with pictures.

Color words word search

Eight color words, each with a color spot to match.

Shapes word search

Flat and solid shapes, each with its picture.

Sight words word search: pre-primer

Ten Dolch pre-primer sight words to find and read.

Sight words word search: primer

Ten Dolch primer sight words to find and read.

Sight words word search: first grade

Ten Dolch first grade sight words to find and read.

Pat the Cat

A cat, a rat and a very big hat. A first talking book with short a words like cat, hat, sat and mat.

Pip Can Help

A little penguin helps a sad seal find a lost ball in the snow. A talking book full of first grade sight words.

Big Pig Can Dig

Big Pig digs a big pit and finds a little box. A talking book with short i words like big, pig, dig, it and is.

Jen the Red Hen

Jen the red hen sits on ten eggs in her nest. What will hatch? A talking book with short e words like hen, red, ten and nest.

Tom the Frog

Tom the frog hops from a log to a rock to catch a bug. A talking book with short o words like frog, log, hop and top.

Rose the Owl

Rose the owl wakes up at night and helps a lost mouse find its way home. A talking book with ou and ow words like owl, brown, around and house.

First grade sight word flashcards

The 41 Dolch first grade words, like after, could, every and know.

Easy riddles for kids

Short "What am I?" riddles with everyday answers, perfect for reading aloud to young children.

Animal riddles for kids

Guess the animal from three clues. Great for science time, a reading warm-up or a car ride.

Farm animal coloring pages

Ten big farm animals with thick, easy lines: a cow, a pig, a horse, a sheep, a duck and more.

Ocean animal coloring pages

Ten sea creatures to color, from a spouting whale to a jellyfish and a crab.

Zoo animal coloring pages

Ten wild animals from the zoo: a lion, a tiger, an elephant, a giraffe, a zebra and more.

Bug and insect coloring pages

Ten friendly bugs: a butterfly, a bee, a ladybug, an ant, a snail and more.

Space coloring pages

A rocket, a planet with rings, the moon, a comet and more, for children who love outer space.

Fruit and vegetable coloring pages

Ten healthy foods to color: an apple, a banana, grapes, a carrot, broccoli and more.

Transportation coloring pages

Cars, a bus, a fire truck, an airplane, a sailboat, a train and more things that go.

Color by sight word

Eight color by code pictures that use Dolch pre-primer sight words: read the word, find its crayon, and color.