Common Core State Standards
Reading: Literature
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Nonfiction Comprehension Worksheet Pack for First Grade
Integrate science, social studies, and first grade reading comprehension skills with a group of ten nonfiction reading comprehension worksheets.
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Google Slides Interactive - Story Elements Activity
Introduce your kindergarten and first-grade students to the elements of a story using this interactive Google Slides activity.
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Google Slides Interactive - Story Retell Activity
Use this Google Slides Interactive activity to practice retelling stories.
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Readers' Theater - Itsy Bitsy Spider Read and Retell Activity
Engage young readers in texts with a dramatic reading of “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” and accompanying story retelling activity.
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Read Along Pocket Chart Cards – Dr. Mae Jemison
Use this set of 13 sight word and image display cards for your reading and history lessons.
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Who Is Charity Adams Earley? – Shared Reading and Activity
Read along to learn about soldier & activist Charity Adams Earley with this 13-slide PowerPoint presentation.
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Who Is Ruby Bridges? – Shared Reading and Activity
Read along to learn about Ruby Bridges and her role in desegregation with this 14-slide PowerPoint presentation.
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Who Is Harriet Tubman? – Shared Reading and Activity
Learn about Harriet Tubman and her work in the abolitionist movement with this 15-slide read-along PowerPoint presentation.
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Read Along Pocket Chart Cards – Black History Month
Use this set of Black History Month text and image pocket chart cards for reading and history lessons.
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Who Is Rosa Parks? – Shared Reading and Activity
Learn about and discuss activist Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott with this 15-slide read-along PowerPoint presentation.
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Read Along Pocket Chart Cards - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Use this set of 12 MLK text and image pocket chart cards for reading and sight word practice.
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Who Is Martin Luther King, Jr? - Shared Reading and Activity
Use this 13-slide PowerPoint as a collaborative reading exercise about Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Back to School Today! Poem
A poem that explores the feelings students may experience when heading back to school after an extended break.
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Who is Anna May Wong? – Shared Reading and Activity
A 14-slide PowerPoint to use as a shared reading activity about Anna May Wong.
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Who is Queen Lili'uokalani? – Shared Reading and Activity
A 13-slide PowerPoint to use as a shared reading activity about Queen Lili'uokalani.
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Who Is Clara Barton? – Shared Reading and Activity
A 15-slide PowerPoint to use as a shared reading activity about Clara Barton.
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Parts of a Book Cut and Paste Activity
A cut and paste activity for students to identify the various parts of a book.
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Betty Botter Tongue Twister - Poster and Cut-Out Pages
A tongue twister activity using the story 'Betty Botter's Butter'.
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Once I Caught A Fish Alive - Poster and Cut-Out Pages
A poetry activity using the popular children’s poem ‘1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Once I Caught a Fish Alive’.
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Hickory Dickory Dock - Poster and Cut-Out Pages
A poetry activity using the popular children’s poem 'Hickory Dickory Dock'.
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I Think Mice Are Rather Nice Rhyme - Poster and Cut-Out Pages
A poetry activity using the popular children’s poem “I Think Mice are Nice”.
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Wee Willie Winkie Nursery Rhyme - Poster and Cut-Out Pages
A poetry activity using the nursery rhyme "Wee Willie Winkie".
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Jack Be Nimble Nursery Rhyme - Poster and Cut-Out Pages
A poetry activity using the nursery rhyme "Jack Be Nimble".
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The Easter Bunny Poem - Poster and Cut-Out Pages
A poetry activity using the poem "The Easter Bunny".
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Row, Row, Row Your Boat Nursery Rhyme - Rhyme Page and Sorting Activity
Row, Row, Row Your Boat – Printable shared poetry, sentence, and word rebuilding activities.
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Hey Diddle Diddle Nursery Rhyme – Poster and Cut-Out Pages
A poetry activity using the popular children’s poem “Hey Diddle Diddle".
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Read Across America Participation Certificates
A set of reading awards for participating in Read Across America.
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Little Miss Muffet Nursery Rhyme - Poster and Cut-Out Pages
A poster and cut-out pages for the nursery rhyme Little Miss Muffet.
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Jack and Jill Nursery Rhyme - Poster and Cut-Out Pages
A poster and cut-out pages for the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill.
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Read Along Pocket Chart Cards - Rosa Parks
A set of pocket chart cards to use for reading and sight word practice.
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Read Along Pocket Chart Cards - Barack Obama
A set of pocket chart cards to use for reading and sight word practice.
