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Practice phonics with this free, printable 1st grade worksheet. Aligned to the Common Core (RF.1), covering objectives such as: know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customizable for your class.
Phonics pages that give 1st grade students repeated practice reading words with sh, ch, th, and wh. Aligned to the Common Core (RF.1.3a), covering objectives such as: know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs. Free to edit, download, and print on Chalkie.ai.
A word sort where 1st grade students group words by vowel team spelling patterns. Aligned to the Common Core (RF.1.3c), covering objectives such as: know final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds. Printable, editable, and free on Chalkie.ai.
Watch short vowels turn long as 1st grade students practice decoding silent e words. Aligned to the Common Core (RF.1.3c), covering objectives such as: know final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customizable for your class.
A word scramble where 1st grade students unscramble letters to spell short vowel words. Aligned to the Common Core (RF.1.2d), covering objectives such as: segment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds. Made on Chalkie.ai. Edit, download, and print for free.
Turn sight word review into a game with this printable high-frequency words bingo set. Aligned to the Common Core (RF.1.3g), covering objectives such as: recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words. Free to download, edit, and print on Chalkie.ai.
This 1st grade reading comprehension worksheet is ready to print and use in class. Aligned to the Common Core (RL.1), covering objectives such as: ask and answer questions about key details in a text. Made on Chalkie.ai. Edit, download, and print for free.
A quick exit slip to check whether 1st grade students can name a text's main topic. Aligned to the Common Core (RI.1.2), covering objectives such as: identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. Free to edit, download, and print on Chalkie.ai.
Short questions that ask 1st grade students to describe characters, settings, and major events using key details. Aligned to the Common Core (RL.1.3), covering objectives such as: describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. Printable, editable, and free on Chalkie.ai.
A labeling activity where 1st grade students identify headings, tables of contents, and glossaries. Aligned to the Common Core (RI.1.5), covering objectives such as: know and use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customizable for your class.
A short reading passage with questions that get 1st grade students asking and answering about key details. Aligned to the Common Core (RL.1.1), covering objectives such as: ask and answer questions about key details in a text. Made on Chalkie.ai. Edit, download, and print for free.
A storyboard planner that walks 1st grade students through retelling a story scene by scene. Aligned to the Common Core (RL.1.2), covering objectives such as: retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. Free to download, edit, and print on Chalkie.ai.
Help your 1st grade students strengthen writing skills with this editable worksheet. Aligned to the Common Core (W.1), covering objectives such as: write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic, state an opinion, and supply a reason. Sign up free to Chalkie.ai.
Writing prompts that push 1st grade students to strengthen a draft by adding details. Aligned to the Common Core (W.1.5), covering objectives such as: focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing. Free to edit, download, and print on Chalkie.ai.
A storyboard planner where 1st grade students sequence two or more events before they write. Aligned to the Common Core (W.1.3), covering objectives such as: write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events. Printable, editable, and free on Chalkie.ai.
Scaffolded paragraph practice guiding 1st grade students to name a topic, add facts, and close. Aligned to the Common Core (W.1.2), covering objectives such as: write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic and supply some facts. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customizable for your class.
Sentence frames that help 1st grade students state an opinion and back it up with a reason. Aligned to the Common Core (W.1.1), covering objectives such as: write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic, state an opinion, and supply a reason. Made on Chalkie.ai. Edit, download, and print for free.
Spelling practice pages that drill common patterns and frequently used irregular words. Aligned to the Common Core (L.1.2d), covering objectives such as: use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words. Free to download, edit, and print on Chalkie.ai.
A Common Core-aligned 1st grade worksheet covering grammar and language (L.1), including objectives such as: use common, proper, and possessive nouns. Fully editable on Chalkie.ai. Sign up free to customize.
A fill-in-the-blank worksheet where 1st grade students choose past, present, or future verb forms. Aligned to the Common Core (L.1.1e), covering objectives such as: use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future. Free to edit, download, and print on Chalkie.ai.
Sentence frames that give 1st grade students structured practice using pronouns correctly. Aligned to the Common Core (L.1.1d), covering objectives such as: use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns. Printable, editable, and free on Chalkie.ai.
A matching activity where 1st grade students pair describing words with the nouns they fit. Aligned to the Common Core (L.1.1f), covering objectives such as: use frequently occurring adjectives. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customizable for your class.
Quick-check questions on capitalizing names and dates and choosing the right end punctuation. Aligned to the Common Core (L.1.2a), covering objectives such as: capitalize dates and names of people. Made on Chalkie.ai. Edit, download, and print for free.
1st grade students sort nouns into common and proper columns in this cut-and-sort worksheet. Aligned to the Common Core (L.1.1b), covering objectives such as: use common, proper, and possessive nouns. Free to download, edit, and print on Chalkie.ai.
Build confidence in vocabulary with this printable 1st grade resource. Aligned to the Common Core (L.1), covering objectives such as: use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. Built with Chalkie.ai. Free to edit, print, and share.
Vocabulary practice where 1st grade students group words into categories like colors and clothing. Aligned to the Common Core (L.1.5a), covering objectives such as: sort words into categories to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent. Free to edit, download, and print on Chalkie.ai.
A sorting worksheet where 1st grade students order words like peek, look, and stare by intensity. Aligned to the Common Core (L.1.5d), covering objectives such as: distinguish shades of meaning among verbs differing in manner and adjectives differing in intensity. Printable, editable, and free on Chalkie.ai.
A word search that has 1st grade students hunt for root words and their inflected forms. Aligned to the Common Core (L.1.4c), covering objectives such as: identify frequently occurring root words and their inflectional forms. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customizable for your class.
A matching activity pairing prefixes and suffixes with the meanings they add to words. Aligned to the Common Core (L.1.4b), covering objectives such as: use frequently occurring affixes as a clue to the meaning of a word. Made on Chalkie.ai. Edit, download, and print for free.
Fill-in-the-blank sentences that teach 1st grade students to use context to figure out missing words. Aligned to the Common Core (L.1.4a), covering objectives such as: use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. Free to download, edit, and print on Chalkie.ai.
This collection of 1st grade ELA worksheets spans the five strands first grade teachers juggle every week: phonics (RF.1), reading comprehension (RL.1), writing (W.1), grammar and language (L.1), and vocabulary. All are aligned to the 1st grade Common Core standards, with the target standard listed for each topic.
The phonics set practices spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs. Comprehension pages have students ask and answer questions about key details in a text. Writing prompts guide students to introduce a topic, state an opinion, and give a reason, while grammar pages work on common, proper, and possessive nouns, and vocabulary sheets teach students to use sentence-level context to work out unfamiliar words.
Teachers rotate these through literacy centers, use them as guided reading follow-ups, and send them home for reading homework. If your class needs decodable words you have already taught, or a passage on a topic your students actually care about, sign up to Chalkie free and regenerate the worksheet to your own specification before printing.
RF.1 phonics: knowing the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs and applying them when decoding words.
View worksheetsRL.1 comprehension: asking and answering questions about key details in stories and other texts.
View worksheetsW.1 composition: writing opinion pieces that introduce a topic, state an opinion, and supply a reason for it.
View worksheetsL.1 language conventions: using common, proper, and possessive nouns correctly in speaking and writing.
View worksheetsL.1 vocabulary strategies: using sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word or phrase.
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