Parents (page 16)
Ways to help at home, from reading together to routines.
- Shiver, Shiver, Warm Up: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about why we shiver for 1st grade, 80 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Why a Stop Sign Has Eight Sides: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about road signs for 1st grade, 83 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- House Numbers Help the Helpers Find You: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about house numbers and addresses for 1st grade, 103 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- A Library Where You Borrow Hammers: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about sharing tools in a town for 1st grade, 91 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Town Meeting in the School Gym: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about town meetings for 1st grade, 82 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Three Fair Ways to Pick Who Goes First: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about fair ways to choose for 1st grade, 98 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Why Votes Are Kept Secret: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about secret ballots for 1st grade, 94 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Practice Makes a Fire Drill Calm: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about fire drills at school for 1st grade, 100 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- A Stamp Is a Ticket for Your Letter: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about postage stamps for 1st grade, 108 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Blue Bin, Green Bin: Your Town Decides: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about recycling rules in a town for 1st grade, 100 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- What to Put on a Lost Dog Poster: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about helping neighbors find a lost pet for 1st grade, 96 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Wind Is Air on the Move: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about wind for 1st grade, 90 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Where Did the Puddle Go?: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about puddles drying up for 1st grade, 88 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- How a Rainbow Is Made: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about rainbows for 1st grade, 96 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Sand Starts as Rock: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about how sand is made for 1st grade, 89 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Fog Is a Cloud on the Ground: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about fog for 1st grade, 99 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Dress for the Weather: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about clothes and weather for 1st grade, 87 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- A Thermometer Tells How Hot: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about measuring temperature for 1st grade, 92 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Rocks Big and Small: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about kinds of rocks for 1st grade, 97 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Tim Taps: read-aloud with discussion questionsReading
Read Tim Taps aloud on the projector: 10 pages of big type with each word lit as it is said, 31 words (about a minute), level 0, an early reader, and 4 questions to talk about.
- Long Days and Short Days: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about daylight in the seasons for 1st grade, 97 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Ten Pigs: read-aloud with discussion questionsReading
Read Ten Pigs aloud on the projector: 7 pages of big type with each word lit as it is said, 30 words (about a minute), level 1, an early reader, and 4 questions to talk about.
- Frog on a Log: read-aloud with discussion questionsReading
Read Frog on a Log aloud on the projector: 9 pages of big type with each word lit as it is said, 45 words (about a minute), level 2, an early reader, and 4 questions to talk about.
- Hills, Mountains, and Valleys: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about landforms for 1st grade, 93 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.