Gifted and advanced (page 20)
Harder puzzles, deeper projects and room to go further.
- A Rain Stick Makes a Shower Without Water: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about rain sticks for 1st grade, 81 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- STEM challenge rubricPrintable
A free STEM challenge rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8) scoring the process (plan, teamwork, test and improve, reflect), not only whether it worked.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Animal report rubricPrintable
A free animal report rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): habitat, body and adaptations, food, accurate facts with sources, organization, a labeled picture.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Ting! A Triangle Rings When It Hangs Free: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about the triangle instrument for 1st grade, 81 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Crayon Bits Melt Into One Rainbow Crayon: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about recycling broken crayons for 1st grade, 83 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- State report rubricPrintable
A free state report rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): state facts, geography and a labeled map, resources and economy, history, organization and sources.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Model project rubricPrintable
A free model project rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8) for any 3D model: accuracy, labels and key, careful building, a clear explanation of what it shows.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Stamp a Star with a Potato: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about potato printing for 1st grade, 86 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Stomp, Clap, Snap: Your Body Is a Drum Set: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about body percussion for 1st grade, 80 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Wax museum rubricPrintable
A free wax museum rubric for K–2, 3–5 and 6–8: research, first-person speech, delivery to visitors, a costume or prop, for a scientist, inventor, artist or explorer.
Checked 2026-10-30
- The Mime Who Talks With No Words: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about mimes and acting for 1st grade, 93 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- A Tube, Wax Paper and a Buzzing Hum: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about making a kazoo for 1st grade, 92 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Math journal rubricPrintable
A free math journal rubric for K–2, 3–5 and 6–8: answers the prompt, shows the thinking, uses math words, and reflects on what makes sense and what does not yet.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Colored Sand Stacks Into Stripes in a Jar: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about layered sand art for 1st grade, 100 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Word problems rubricPrintable
A free word problems rubric for K–2, 3–5 and 6–8: find the question, pick the operation or equation, label the answer, check it, and write a problem of your own.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Math project rubricPrintable
A free math project rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): accurate math, strategies shown, real-world connection, clear presentation of the finished project.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Wind Chimes Sing When the Breeze Blows: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about wind chimes for 1st grade, 98 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- A Quilt Is a Blanket Made of Patches: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about quilts and patchwork for 1st grade, 98 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Ecosystem project rubricPrintable
A free ecosystem project rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): living and nonliving parts, a food chain or web, energy flow, adaptations, ecosystem changes.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Fingernails Never Stop Growing: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about fingernails for 1st grade, 91 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Solar system project rubricPrintable
A free solar system project rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): planets in order, accurate facts, size and distance, how planets move, and clear labels.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Why You Get Goose Bumps: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about goose bumps for 1st grade, 81 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Find Your Heartbeat: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about feeling your pulse for 1st grade, 83 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Fit Your Helmet Just Right: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about wearing a bike helmet for 1st grade, 92 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.