Parents (page 15)
Ways to help at home, from reading together to routines.
- Comic strip rubricPrintable
A free comic strip rubric in three grade bands: story, panel order, speech bubbles and captions, characters, drawings and content accuracy.
Checked 2026-10-30
- A Joey Climbs Into the Pouch: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about how a baby kangaroo grows for 1st grade, 94 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Frog or Toad? Look Closely: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about frogs and toads compared for 1st grade, 94 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- How to Build a Bug Hotel: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about a garden home for insects for 1st grade, 97 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Homework rubricPrintable
A free homework rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8) scoring habits, not home resources: complete, honest effort, returned as agreed, fixed after feedback.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Why Onions Make You Cry: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about tears from onions for 1st grade, 91 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Belly Grumble Mystery: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about why a stomach rumbles for 1st grade, 101 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- A Sun Hat for a Sunny Day: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about protecting skin from the sun for 1st grade, 87 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- One of a Kind: Your Fingerprints: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about fingerprints for 1st grade, 88 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Scab Is a Bandage: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about how a scrape heals for 1st grade, 89 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.