Reading Teaching Resources for 1st Grade
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Book Report Pennant Banner Template
Share your students' favorite books with a printable book review template in the shape of bunting.
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Rhyming Practice - Cut and Paste Worksheet
Practice identifying rhyming words with this cut and paste worksheet.
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Rhyming Match Worksheet Pack
Identify rhyming words through images with this set of 5 worksheets.
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SPLAT! CVC Word Game
Practice decoding and reading 3-letter words with your students with our Splat card game that includes 36 game cards.
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CVC Word Building Mats
A set of 25 word building mats using consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words.
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Sensory Chart Graphic Organizer
A graphic organizer for students to use when categorizing sensory details.
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Bowling Game - Beginning Sounds
Practice applying letter-sound correspondence with 26 picture cards and letter pins.
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Segmenting and Blending Mats
A set of beautifully designed templates for students to practice blending and segmenting words.
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Color by Sight Words - 4 Words - Dragonfly
A fun coloring activity to use when working with sight words.
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Color by Sight Words - 4 Words - Butterfly
A fun coloring activity to use when working with sight words.
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Guided Reading Groups Organizer Template
Identify your guided reading groups and move students to different levels with this binder-size template.
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Guided Reading Groups - Comprehension Question Prompts
Use these question prompts before, during, and after reading texts in your guided reading sessions.
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Guided Reading Groups - Progress Tracker
Track student progress during guided reading sessions with this template.
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Grade 1 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 1) Task Cards
Five sets of literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with issue 1 of Teach Starter's Grade 1 magazine.
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Guided Reading Groups - Retelling a Text Template
Use this template during a guided reading session for a scaffold to help your students retell a text.
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Before, During and After Reading Non-Fiction Questions - Wheel
5 different versions of wheels to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
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Exploring Narrative Texts Teaching Slides
A 20 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching younger students about the structure of narrative texts.
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Guided Reading Groups - Comprehension Strategy Tracker
Track which comprehension strategies your students are using during guided reading sessions with this template.
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Guided Reading Groups - Text Tracker
Track the texts used in each of your guided reading groups with this template.
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Before, During and After Reading Fiction Questions - Wheel
5 different versions of wheels to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
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Image Detective Task Cards
Support young learners as they learn to combine text and images to build meaning with this engaging set of Image Detective task cards.
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Haiku Poem Resource Pack
Explore nine nature‑themed poems, including Sun Haiku, Cloud Haiku, Tree Haiku and more, with this Haiku Resource Pack.
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Classroom Alphabet Poster Pack
Create your own classroom alphabet line with these ink-friendly classroom alphabet posters.
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Who’s the Audience? Digital Activity
Use this Who’s the Audience? Activity when discussing and identifying the purpose and audience of a variety of different community signs and texts.
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Inference Cut and Paste Worksheet
Use this cut-and-paste worksheet to practice inferring using images with your early reader.
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Predicting and Inferring Poster Set - Early Grades
Use this simple set of Making Predictions and Inferencing posters to help students understand and learn the difference between these two important reading skills.
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Making and Checking Prediction Graphic Organizer Pack
Use these making and checking predictions templates with your early years students to help with predictions before, during and after reading.
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Digital Predicting Story Activity
Use this digital story of The Muddy Dog and matching prediction worksheets to explore how to make predictions before, during and after a story as a class.
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Inferencing With Pictures Digital Activity
Use this inferencing with pictures digital activity when encouraging students to use their inferencing skills.
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Information Report Text Examples and Worksheet Pack
Use this set of 5 information report text examples and 2 targeted worksheets to support your students in breaking down and understanding informative writing.
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High Frequency Tricky Words Teaching Slides - 1st Grade
Give your 1st Grade students the structured support they need to read and spell high‑frequency words with unusual or unexpected spelling patterns.
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Tricky Words Activity Mats
Use these printable tricky word mats as a hands-on activity when introducing high frequency words that have an irregular spelling pattern or one your early readers haven’t learnt yet.