1st Grade Reading Skills
Prior Standards Implementation

The standards listed below have been replaced by a newer set of standards.

Please go to Current 1st Grade Language Arts Standards for current resources.

Reading
Expand oral language through vocabulary instruction and experiences. 1.1.1 a	Classroom Reading Key Vocabulary Building Program - a reading vocabulary improvement program that has identified the specific reading words students need to master for each grade What's the Word? - a reading and vocabulary game from FunBrain - Select Alphabet (Easy), Animals , Fruit , Tools , Machines , or Shapes to begin the game. Kitty wants a Box - Read story online; helps understand spatial concepts.
Use familiar texts for recitations (e.g., stories and poems). 1.1.1 i	Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes - an alphabetical index to a very large number of familiar texts to use for recitations. Rebus Rhymes : Mother Goose and others - ( from Enchanted Learning ) - more familiar texts to use for recitations Stories Online - online reading resource links - uses Guided Reading levels as an indicator Story Time - Five stories; Cinderella, Firebird, Arabian Nights, Rumplestiltskin, and Ranik the Elephant. There is an online version, or (if you download and install Microsoft Reader) you can hear the story read to your students.
Recognize the difference between formal and informal languages. 1.1.2 d	Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales - Andersen is recognized as a master of the use of informal language in his fairy tales. Choose chronological list to see stories to use with your class.
Understand and follow simple, three-step oral directions. 1.1.2 e	Can You Follow Directions? - Tina will give you directions. Click on the pictures in the correct order. Copy Cat Jack is like the Simon game. The game starts off with one color and adds a new color when you repeat the order correctly. How good is your memory? Listen and Follow Directions - (spatial concepts activity) This would make a good whole class activity and then a center activity.
Identify parts of a book (e.g., title page, table of contents). 1.1.3 e	Explore the parts of a book - Click on each of the pictures on this page to learn more about that part of the book. Then go to Who Am I to see how much you know! Make Your Own Book - ( a ThinkQuest site ) There are many fabulous books that you can make all by yourself. Let your imagination run wild with some simple, step-by-step instructions, with illustrations, to show you how to make some very creative and very fun books! Make Your Own Book - ( from Enchanted Learning ) This activity teaches the student the structure of book and helps them organize their thoughts and writing. Using the Parts of a Book - a worksheet from Teach-nology Using an Index for Information - a worksheet from Teach-nology Using a Table of Contents - a worksheet from Teach-nology
Recognize that groups of words make sentences. 1.1.3 f	The Literacy Center - A great site for pre-K to first grade. Activities with colors, numbers, letters, shapes and words. Site translated in Spanish, Dutch, French and English. Also has a typing component in the Keyboard Section. Tale of Peter Rabbit – Click on Word Order and then drag the groups of words to make a sentence. Each of the 15 sentences have three parts.
Understand punctuation (e.g., period, question mark). 1.1.3 g	Punctuation - Find the correct punctuation mark to end the sentence. Punctuation - End the sentence with the correct punctuation.
Recognize words that begin with the same sounds. 1.1.4 a	Beginning and ending sounds , plus digraphs - concentration style games Beginning Phonics - Listen to the beginning sound that you select and find the pictures that start with that letter. Dosity - Dositey.com is an educational web site serving the students, teachers, and parents of the K-12 community. There are three levels of phonics interactive activities . Level One shows a picture and the student will pick the correct word. Level Two prompts the student to add the beginning sound to the word to go along with the picture. Level Three requires the student to type the word that goes with the picture with a word bar above with the spellings. First Sounds - from Little Animals Activity Centre - Digby Mole's Word games ( choose level 1, 2, or 3 ) Learn to Read - Easy to read stories that focus on a particular vowel sound along with quizzes on the same vowel. Long and short vowels included.15 separate stories and quizzes. Match beginning sound - type the beginning sound of each picture. Missing Word - Listen to the sentence being said. Click on the missing word. Paw Park: Sassy Seals - Match beginning sounds Sound it out - Click on the word that the cat says aloud. ( warning-British accent may confuse some students ) Target Tests and Target Lessons that Teach Phonics - print these and use as posters Which Bird is Correct? - pick the bird that is saying the written word and drag the parrot over to the word. Word Families - create new words from word endings
Recognize words that end with the same sounds. 1.1.4 b	Beginning and ending sounds , plus digraphs - concentration style games Blending words together - Blender says word and student must choose the beginning sounds and ending sounds separately to be blended together. This site is from BBC and makes it a bit difficult for some children to understand the words. Phonemic Segments - Deletion and Substitution - Pumpkin Patch - Click on the object that matches the new phoneme without the beginning letter sound. Excellent practice for students that have a hard time hearing individual phonemic parts! End Sounds - from Little Animals Activity Centre - Digby Mole's Word games ( choose level 1, 2, or 3 ) Use the Wordmaker from Read-Write-Think - select an ending sound then make words with that ending sound
Identify rhyming words. 1.1.4 c	Animal Muddle - Listen to Foxy Dancer's animal rhyme at The Little Animals Activity Centre. When students have finished they can print the entire rhyme . Concentration Game - match the words that rhyme Concentration-style matching game from Quia - 8 pairs of rhyming words to match Memory Cards - Here's a memory card game with a twist - match pairs of rhyming words. Rhymes - from Little Animals Activity Centre - Digby Mole's Word games ( choose level 1, 2, or 3 ) Rhyming Practice - several match games Rhyme Time - match the word with the image it rhymes with Rhyming Words - Many choices to select from. Click on the word that rhymes with the picture - Audio help is given. Wizards and Pigs: Episode I Poetry Pickle - students identify rhyme, rhythm, and alliteration
Blend sounds together to form one-syllable words. 1.1.4 d	Blending words together - Blender says word and student must choose the beginning sounds and ending sounds separately to be blended together. This site is from BBC and makes it a bit difficult for some children to understand the words. Blending words together - - Football players blend beginning sounds and ending sounds together to produce the word. See if your student can figure out the word before the two players collide! Handwriting For Kids - Practice sheets for K and 1st grade writing. Sheets include single letters, letter blends, common words such as days of the week, months of the year,number words, color words and much, much more! Poem Pack - Ten colorful poems with animation, audio and activities - featuring Daisy the snail, the toad and the goat, and friends. Read it, Hear it, search for sounds, and find words concentrating on vowel blends. See 'N Spell - Students click and drag letters into the box to spell the words that correspond to the pictures. A very good activity with many skills such as plurals, long vowels, short vowels, blends and digraphs.
Segment one-syllable words into sounds. 1.1.4 e	Reference Skills: Syllabication - printables from EdHelper Syllable Quiz - Identify the number of syllables in ten words Syllable Quiz 2 - identify where two syllable words should be divided Syllable Quiz 3 - identify where two or three syllable words should be divided Syllable Rules for Students: Black line masters - Posters of simplified spelling rules to enlarge for classroom display or reduce to give to students. Syllabication Rules - print these as large flash cards
Change targeted sounds to modify or change words. 1.1.4 f	Phonemic Segments - Deletion and Substitution - Lanolin's Greenhouse - Click on the object that matches the new word with beginning letter replacement.
Use knowledge of letter-sound correspondence and meaning of parts of words (e.g., affixes, roots, compounds, and contractions) to decode grade appropriate words. 1.1.5 a	Contraction Practice - Interactive contraction practice. [click on a red dot] Contractions - Treasure Trove - Find the correct contraction to fit with the treasure chest. Contractions - type the contraction beside the two words.
Decode phonetically regular, one-syllable words. 1.1.5 b	Drag and Drop - Read the CVC word, then drag the picture that matches the word in the box.
Use decoding strategies, such as sounding out words, comparing similar words, breaking words into smaller words, and looking for word parts (e.g., compound words, word families, blends, and digraphs). 1.1.5 c	Free Phonics Worksheets -free phonics worksheets to assist in learning phonics rules for reading from Rock 'N Learn Practice with Initial Consonant Blends - matching exercise with initial consonant blends Two Letter Ending Consonant Blends - multiple-choice exercise Study Dog - Samples of the Study Dog program; Alphabet trace, rhymes, vowel blends and spelling.
Apply long and short vowel rules when decoding. 1.1.5 d	Beginning Consonant Digraphs - select the correct digraph Chicken Stacker: try to stack five hens by clicking on words with the featured vowel in them short a | short e | short i | short o | short u Consonant Blends - find the blend that matches the picture Drag and Spell - Drag a vowel sound into the slot to spell the word correctly. Use the slow/fast slider to increase the challenge. Drag the vowels to finish the words before your time runs out. Ending consonant practice - for all letters [click on a red dot] Ending Digraphs - select the correct digraph ending Long and Short Vowel Match - match words by the vowel sounds that are the same Long Vowels - Show what you know about the different long vowel sounds. Long Vowel Sounds e, u - Identify the long vowel sounds in each word. Long Vowel Sounds a, i, o - Identify the long vowel sounds in each word. Long Vowel Words - Find the short and long vowel words that match the pictures. Magic Pencil - [ sound files to download ] see, and hear, an animation of the following vowel phonemes; ow, oy, ar, deep u, air, or, aw, ir, ear, and schwa. Paw Park: Sassy Seals - Match beginning sounds - Poem Pack - Ten colorful, animated poems with voice over and activities. Each poem deals with a different long vowel sound. . Print and Do - Make your own Scrapbook of words and collect a different page each week! Slither your way round Jake the snake or try your luck at Domino sounds and Silly sentences. Sandcastle Quiz - Build a sandcastle and get to know the common spelling patterns for the following vowels; ow/ou, oy/oi, ar/a/al, oo/u, air/are/ear, or/ore/oar/war, aw/au/augh/al, ir/ur/er, ear/eer/ere, or all phonemes. Stories to read - Beginning books per vowel sound for reading out-loud practice. Short Vowels at Kids Lab [click on a red dot] Short A | Short E | Short I | Short O | Short U Short Vowel Practice - select correct spelling of word Short Vowel Words - Find the short vowel words that match the pictures. Short or Long Vowel Words - Find the words that match the pictures. Snap It - How well do you know your long vowel sounds? Your chance to beat the clock and collect the snaps. When you see a pair click Snap! But don't get Snap happy - if you get it wrong, you lose a point Vowel Practice - print worksheets to practice the following vowel phonemes; ow , oy , ar , deep u , air , or , aw , ir , ear , and schwa More Vowel Practice - activity sheets to print for your students to practice following vowel phonemes; ow , oy , ar , deep u , air , or , aw , ir , ear , and all phonemes .! Vowel Digraphs - select correct digraph to match picture Word Families - select the word family to practice and select the correct beginning consonant to match the pictures Write a Postcard - Help Salty Sam with his vowels. In the first sentence, click on the focus phonemes. When you have got them all right, the next sentence appears but this time there are gaps in the words. Drag the vowel phoneme with the correct spelling into the gap in the word.
Manipulate word families, word walls, and word sorts. 1.1.7 d	4 Blocks Literacy Framework - Provides templates, lesson ideas and plans which would assist in the implementation of 4 Blocks. Be sure to check out the Word Wall Grade Level Lists. Word Wall Activities - A word wall is a systematically organized collection of words displayed in large letters on a wall or other large display place in the classroom. It is a tool to use, not just display. Word walls are designed to promote group learning and be shared by a classroom of children. Check here for ideas on how to use your word wall interactively.
Match oral words to written words. 1.1.7 e	The Pig Waller - Listen to the word and find the written word.
Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words by using a picture dictionary, picture clues, context clues, and structural analysis. 1.1.7 f	Internet Picture Dictionary - browse by letter or category Little Explorers - English Picture Dictionary
Add endings to base words (e.g., -s, -ed, -es, -ing). 1.1.7 g	ED or ING - choose correct word S or ES - choose correct spelling Suffix lesson - learn what a suffix is and how to use it Suffix Practice - [click on a red dot]
Identify simple abbreviations. 1.1.7 h	State Abbreviations - a worksheet
Make predictions about text. 1.1.8 c	And Then... - Look at each picture, and then underline the sentence that tells what will probably happen next. ( K-2 ) End the Story - Cut out the pictures on the bottom of the page. Decide which picture goes with each story. Paste the pictures on the page. Color the pictures. ( K-2 ) Follow the Clues - a graphic organizer to help your students make predictions about a story ( K-2 and 3-5 activities included) Little Blue and Little Yellow - this lesson plan is designed to be used with the first of Leo Lionni’s picture books. Practice at predicting is one of the activities included. ( K-2 ) Story Board - a graphic organizer to help your students make predictions about a story ( K-2 and 3-5 activities included) Use Predictions to Help Kids Think Deeply about Books - Predicting involves more than trying to figure out what happens next. As kids find evidence to form hunches, they also ask questions, recall facts, reread, skim, infer, draw conclusions, and, ultimately, comprehend the text more fully. ( K-2 ) Charting Predictions What Will Happen Next? - Look at each picture. Draw what you think will happen next ( K-2 )
Use illustrations to preview text. 1.1.8 d	Picture Sentence Worksheets - ( Scroll past the membership information ) Look at the picture. Circle the sentence that tells about the picture
Create graphic organizers (e.g., charts, lists). 1.1.9 a.4	Kinds of Concept Maps - examples of four major categories of concept maps Graphic Organizers - from Enchanted Learning Graphic Organizers from Education Place Index of Graphic Organizers - from Inspiration Instructions on how to use Excel to create a graphic organizer Tips on Making Your Own Concept Maps Interactive Venn Diagram - good for whole class activity.
Recall three to four-step sequence of events. 1.1.9 b.1	Can You Follow Directions ? - Tina will give you directions. Click on the pictures in the correct order. Copy Cat Jack is like the Simon game. The game starts off with one color and adds a new color when you repeat the order correctly. How good is your memory? Follow directions - Lesson and activity
Retell stories in their own words using sequencing words (e.g., first, next, and last). 1.1.9 b.2	Tell Your Own Neighborhood Story - Click on three pictures and then make your own story. What would happen first, next, and last? Sequence of Events - arrange events in chronological order. Stories to Retell - Read stories online, then retell
Recognize main idea in pictures, picture books, and texts. 1.1.9 b.4	Tale of Peter Rabbit – Click on What’s Going On and then answer questions about each picture.
Recognize sources of information (e.g., books, maps, graphs, and charts). 1.1.10 c
Begin to develop content specific vocabulary. 1.1.11 a	Crossword Puzzles for Young Children - Each week a new puzzle with Dolch words. Clues and hints included. Excellent first start for children learning to work crossword puzzles! What's the Word - Build vocabulary by matching words with pictures.
Use text features to locate information (e.g., maps, charts, illustrations, and tables of contents). 1.1.11 b	Locate Information in a Books - Learn about the table of contents
Identify characters, events, and settings in print and non print text. 1.1.13 c	Animals - Match pictures to correct sentence. Grade One Books Online - Children can read to one another from books that are especially designed to match exactly with Grade 1 Reading Vocabulary Lists. Playground Fun - Match pictures to the correct sentence. Stories Online - Read stories online, then identify characters, events and settings. Tale of Peter Rabbit – Click on What’s Going On and then answer questions about each picture.
Recognize main character(s) in print and non print text. 1.1.13 d	Rumplestilskin - Online story (no audio) with teacher resources to print, sequencing activities, and illustrations of stories. Cinderella - Online story (no audio) with teacher resources to print, sequencing activities, and illustrations of stories.
Determine whether a selection is real or fantasy. 1.1.13 e	Real or Make Believe - from Tina's world at Game Goo
Recognize rhyme in Mother Goose and other rhyming books. 1.1.13 f	Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes - an alphabetical index to a very large number of familiar texts to use for recitations. Rebus Rhymes : Mother Goose and others - ( from Enchanted Learning ) - more familiar texts to use for recitations.
Retell a story in correct sequence (e.g., using books, videos, and films). 1.1.13 g	I Can Wash Dishes - The pictures on this sheet are supposed to tell a story but are in the wrong order. Monkey Business: Rain Forest Run Around - Click on the words to put them in correct order. Sequence of Events - arrange events in chronological order. Sequence the Story - (drag the pictures in the correct order) Students can have the story read to them if necessary. Sequencing - Choose from a long list of sequencing activities at Quia Sequencing Worksheet - Read each sentence. Use the numbers 1, 2, and 3 to show the sequence. Tale of Peter Rabbit – Click on Picture Order and then put the pictures in order to tell the story. (three pictures are presented at a time) Three Stories from the Little Animals Activity Centre - The stories are read to students, and choices must be made during the story. Give your students the opportunity to retell these stories. The Missing Pencil - The Butterfly Trail - The Wishing Tree -
Determine the problem in a story and discover its solution. 1.1.13 h	I Will Not Take a Bath - Listen to the story that is read aloud. Determine problem and solution. Pet Story - Which pet should she select? Listen to the story that is read aloud. The Yellow Gorilla - Why did the gorilla turn yellow? How did he solve his problem?
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