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1st Grade Reading Worksheets

In the early grades, reading is about cracking the code. Children connect letters to sounds, blend sounds into words, read common sight words such as the, said and was by heart, and move from decodable sentences to short books. Alongside phonics, they answer questions about stories, learn new words from context, and write sentences with capitals and end marks. In first grade, children read words with blends and digraphs such as sh, ch and th, learn long vowels with silent e, read more sight words and write short stories. Each first grade reading worksheet is a free printable PDF in US Letter or A4, many with an answer key for grown-ups and a low-ink version.

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1st Grade Reading Games

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14 worksheets

Trace small letters a–m English · Pre-K–1 · Tracing · 2 pages Medium Free Trace small letters n–z English · Pre-K–1 · Tracing · 2 pages Medium Free Mushroom color by number: sight words English · K–1 · Coloring · 1 page Easy Free Answer key One clap or two claps? English · K–2 · Cut and sort · 2 pages Medium Free Answer key Trace short words English · K–1 · Tracing · 2 pages Medium Free Label the parts of a book English · Grade 1 · Worksheet · 1 page Easy Free Answer key Olly's rainy day English · 1–2 · Reading · 1 page Easy Free Answer key Tariq's windy hat: warm-up English · Grade 1 · Reading · 1 page Easy Free Answer key Action verbs: fill in the blanks English · Grade 1 · Reading · 1 page Medium Free Answer key Grade 1 sight words word search English · Grade 1 · Puzzle · 1 page Medium Free Answer key Trace nouns: people, places, things English · Grade 1 · Tracing · 1 page Medium Free Digraphs comic strip: 4 panels English · Grade 1 · Worksheet · 1 page Hard Free Number code: compound words English · Grade 1 · Puzzle · 1 page Hard Free Answer key Story path adventure: stretch English · 1–2 · Board game · 2 pages Hard Free

1st grade reading games to play online

1st Grade Reading Games
  • 30 free levels

    Logic & Puzzles

    Find Olly

    Olly is hiding! Spot him with clues about where things are.

    PS–8 72 levels · 3 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Logic & Puzzles

    Listen and Find

    Olly whispers a clue or plays a sound. Can you find it in the picture?

    Pre-K–2 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 50 free levels

    Mathematics

    Paint by Answers

    Solve each space, dip your brush and watch a picture come to life.

    PS–4 120 levels · 5 tracks
  • 90 free levels

    English

    Memory Lanterns

    Flip glowing lanterns to find pairs that belong together.

    PS–8 216 levels · 9 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    English

    Sound Garden

    Listen closely and grow the garden: find the word that starts, rhymes or claps just right.

    Pre-K–1 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    English

    Word Workshop

    Build the word for each picture, one sound at a time.

    K–3 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    English

    Sentence Theatre

    Your words direct the show: change a word and the stage changes too.

    1–5 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 30 free levels

    English

    Story Sequencer

    Shuffle, sort and retell: put the picture cards in story order.

    PS–3 72 levels · 3 tracks

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