English language arts for 1st grade (page 9)
Reading, writing, phonics and language.
- Snow Is Frozen Water: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about weather and water for 1st grade, 78 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Pumpkins Grow on Vines: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about how plants grow for 1st grade, 73 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Shapes All Around: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about shapes in math for 1st grade, 79 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Where Milk Comes From: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about farm animals and food for 1st grade, 89 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Whales Live in the Sea: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about ocean animals for 1st grade, 89 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Big Hill: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about trying again for 1st grade, 80 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- CVC words worksheetsPrintable
Free CVC word worksheets for kindergarten and 1st grade, one short vowel at a time, with pictures and a key.
- Sam Plants Beans: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about patience for 1st grade, 86 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- A Hat for Gran: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about kindness and gifts for 1st grade, 92 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Free phonics worksheets by patternPage
Twelve phonics patterns in teaching order, every word decodable, with keys.
- Short a (CVC) phonics worksheetsPrintable
Free short a (cvc) worksheets: the letter a between two consonants, as in cat. Every word decodable, with an answer key.
- Short e (CVC) phonics worksheetsPrintable
Free short e (cvc) worksheets: the letter e between two consonants, as in bed. Every word decodable, with an answer key.
- Short i (CVC) phonics worksheetsPrintable
Free short i (cvc) worksheets: the letter i between two consonants, as in sit. Every word decodable, with an answer key.
- Short o (CVC) phonics worksheetsPrintable
Free short o (cvc) worksheets: the letter o between two consonants, as in hot. Every word decodable, with an answer key.
- Short u (CVC) phonics worksheetsPrintable
Free short u (cvc) worksheets: the letter u between two consonants, as in sun. Every word decodable, with an answer key.
- Magic e (CVCe) phonics worksheetsPrintable
Free magic e (cvce) worksheets: a vowel, a consonant and a silent e, as in cake. Every word decodable, with an answer key.
- Digraphs sh, ch, th phonics worksheetsPrintable
Free digraphs sh, ch, th worksheets: two letters that make one sound, as in ship, chip and thin. Every word decodable, with an answer key.
- Consonant blends phonics worksheetsPrintable
Free consonant blends worksheets: two or three consonants that keep their own sounds, as in frog and jump. Every word decodable, with an answer key.
- Long a (ai, ay) phonics worksheetsPrintable
Free long a (ai, ay) worksheets: ai in the middle of a word and ay at the end, as in rain and day. Every word decodable, with an answer key.
- Long e (ee, ea) phonics worksheetsPrintable
Free long e (ee, ea) worksheets: ee or ea in the middle of a word, as in tree and eat. Every word decodable, with an answer key.
- Long o (oa, ow) phonics worksheetsPrintable
Free long o (oa, ow) worksheets: oa in the middle of a word and ow at the end, as in boat and snow. Every word decodable, with an answer key.
- R-controlled vowels (ar, or) phonics worksheetsPrintable
Free r-controlled vowels (ar, or) worksheets: a vowel followed by r, which changes its sound, as in car and fork. Every word decodable, with an answer key.
- Presentation rubricPrintable
A free presentation rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): message, organization, voice and eye contact, visuals. Print it or open it in the rubric maker.
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- Essay rubricPrintable
A free essay rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): main idea, support, organization, word choice and conventions, ready to print or edit.
Checked 2026-10-30