This worksheet helps young students read words by using chunks. Students break down OW family words. They apply these skills to read each word aloud.
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First Grade Worksheets & Printables
First grade is an exciting time for young learners as they dive into subjects like reading, writing, math and even explore history, art, and foreign languages. However, rapidly introducing these diverse subjects can sometimes overwhelm first graders. But don’t worry; our first-grade worksheets are here to help.
As your child transitions from kindergarten to first grade, they’ll encounter a more structured learning environment with an increased workload. Our worksheets are designed to reinforce the essential concepts taught in class. They offer a variety of hands-on activities, making the learning process enjoyable. So, explore our wide range of first-grade worksheets and give your child’s education a learning boost.
Creating a welcoming classroom environment is essential. Make the classroom a safe, comfortable, and inviting space for your students. Differentiated instruction is crucial, as first-grade students vary in their abilities and learning styles. Adapt teaching to meet diverse needs, providing additional support or enrichment as necessary.
Visual aids, such as charts, diagrams, and colorful illustrations, reinforce lessons and make information more accessible. A multisensory approach, which engages various senses, is beneficial in making learning memorable and enjoyable.
Engaging teaching methods are crucial. Incorporate hands-on activities, games, and lessons to maintain student interest. Encourage creativity and exploration through art projects, group activities, and storytelling. Using manipulatives, interactive materials, and physical objects to make abstract concepts more tangible.
Phonics and sight words play a vital role in developing literacy skills. Reading aloud to students fosters a love for books and storytelling, promoting language development. Small-group instruction allows for targeted support, while games, puzzles, and play-based activities make learning fun. In math, cover concepts like addition, subtraction, counting, and number recognition, using manipulatives and visual aids. Provide individualized support and offer extra help or enrichment as needed.
A structured daily routine, clear expectations, and positive reinforcement contribute to a well-managed classroom. Real-world application of lessons helps students understand the relevance of what they learn. Integrating technology and involving parents in the learning process are also valuable approaches.
Cultivate a love for learning, maintain strong communication with parents, informing them about classroom activities and student progress.
This worksheet helps young students read words by using chunks. Students break down OW family words. They apply these skills to read each word aloud.
With this sight word FLY play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word FLY in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
With this sight word HOW play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word HOW in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
With this sight word KNOW play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word KNOW in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
With this sight word LIVE play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word LIVE in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
With this sight word MAY play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word MAY in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
With this sight word AFTER play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word AFTER in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
With this sight word ANY play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word ANY in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
With this sight word ASK play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word ASK in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
With this sight word BY play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word BY in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
With this sight word EVERY play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word EVERY in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
With this sight word GIVE play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word GIVE in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
With this sight word GOING play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word GOING in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
With this sight word HAD play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word HAD in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
With this sight word HIM play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word HIM in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
With this sight word HIS play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word HIS in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
With this sight word JUST play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word JUST in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
With this sight word OLD play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word OLD in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word AN when teaching or reviewing VC short vowels.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word ANY when teaching or reviewing multisyllable words, unusual spelling (a as short e), long vowel at the end.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word AS when teaching or reviewing unusual spelling (s as /z/).
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word ASK when teaching or reviewing ending blends.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word FLY when teaching or reviewing CV long vowels.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word FROM when teaching or reviewing irregular words.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word GIVE when teaching or reviewing unusual spelling (i as long i in CVC words , v followed e).
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word HAS when teaching or reviewing unusual spelling (s as /z/).
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word HER when teaching or reviewing r-controlled vowels.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word HIM when teaching or reviewing CVC words.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word HIS when teaching or reviewing unusual spelling pattern (s as /z/).
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word JUST when teaching or reviewing ending blends.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word KNOW when teaching or reviewing irregular words.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word LET when teaching or reviewing CVC words.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word LIVE when teaching or reviewing unusual spelling (v followed e).
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word MAY when teaching or reviewing vowel digraphs.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word OF when teaching or reviewing first set, irregular words.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word OLD when teaching or reviewing unusual spelling (o as long o), ending blends.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word OPEN when teaching or reviewing multisyllable words.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word OVER when teaching or reviewing multisyllable words, r-controlled vowels.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word PUT when teaching or reviewing unusual spelling (u as oo like in the word book).
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word ROUND when teaching or reviewing diphthongs, ending blends.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word SOME when teaching or reviewing unusual spelling (o-e as a short u).
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word STOP when teaching or reviewing beginning blends.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word TAKE when teaching or reviewing split digraphs (silent e).
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word THANK when teaching or reviewing consonant digraphs, glued sound – ng nk.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word THEM when teaching or reviewing consonant digraphs.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word THEN when teaching or reviewing consonant digraphs.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word THINK when teaching or reviewing consonant digraphs, glued sound – ng nk.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word WERE when teaching or reviewing irregular words.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word WHEN when teaching or reviewing consonant digraphs.
This sight word AN worksheet encourages kids’ brains to look for patterns in the word AN, extract the spelling and store it in long-term memory as a sight word.
This sight word ANY worksheet encourages kids’ brains to look for patterns in the word ANY, extract the spelling and store it in long-term memory as a sight word.
This sight word ASK worksheet encourages kids’ brains to look for patterns in the word ASK, extract the spelling and store it in long-term memory as a sight word.
This sight word FLY worksheet encourages kids’ brains to look for patterns in the word FLY, extract the spelling and store it in long-term memory as a sight word.
This sight word FROM worksheet encourages kids’ brains to look for patterns in the word FROM, extract the spelling and store it in long-term memory as a sight word.
This sight word GIVE worksheet encourages kids’ brains to look for patterns in the word GIVE, extract the spelling and store it in long-term memory as a sight word.
This sight word HER worksheet encourages kids’ brains to look for patterns in the word HER, extract the spelling and store it in long-term memory as a sight word.
This sight word HIS worksheet encourages kids’ brains to look for patterns in the word HIS, extract the spelling and store it in long-term memory as a sight word.
This sight word HOW worksheet encourages kids’ brains to look for patterns in the word HOW, extract the spelling and store it in long-term memory as a sight word.
This sight word JUST worksheet encourages kids’ brains to look for patterns in the word JUST, extract the spelling and store it in long-term memory as a sight word.
This sight word MAY worksheet encourages kids’ brains to look for patterns in the word MAY, extract the spelling and store it in long-term memory as a sight word.
This sight word OLD worksheet encourages kids’ brains to look for patterns in the word OLD, extract the spelling and store it in long-term memory as a sight word.
This sight word OVER worksheet encourages kids’ brains to look for patterns in the word OVER, extract the spelling and store it in long-term memory as a sight word.
This sight word PUT worksheet encourages kids’ brains to look for patterns in the word PUT, extract the spelling and store it in long-term memory as a sight word.
This sight word ROUND worksheet encourages kids’ brains to look for patterns in the word ROUND, extract the spelling and store it in long-term memory as a sight word.
This sight word THANK worksheet encourages kids’ brains to look for patterns in the word THANK, extract the spelling and store it in long-term memory as a sight word.
This sight word THEM worksheet encourages kids’ brains to look for patterns in the word THEM, extract the spelling and store it in long-term memory as a sight word.
This sight word THEN worksheet encourages kids’ brains to look for patterns in the word THEN, extract the spelling and store it in long-term memory as a sight word.
The spelling word wall is displayed on a wall or an area where students can see and use the words. Words: by, after, hide, tide, laid, paid, sneak, beak, peak.
The spelling word wall is displayed on a wall or an area where students can see and use the words. Words: going, walk, bike, hike, mime, dive, hive, tie, pie.
The spelling word wall is displayed on a wall or an area where students can see and use the words. Words: again, may, ripe, pipe, bite, kite, dine, line, mine.
Kids inspired to find summer words, draw a picture, and write a sentence . Summer words for letter T can be tan, trip, travel, tent, tennis, thunder.
Kids inspired to find summer words, draw a picture, and write a sentence about this word. Summer words for letter U can be underwater.
Kids inspired to find summer words, draw a picture, and write a sentence about this word. Summer words for letter V can be vacation, vegetables.
Kids inspired to find summer words, draw a picture, and write a sentence about this word. Summer words for letter X can be eXplore, relaX.
With this sight word AS play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word AS in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
With this sight word ONCE play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word ONCE in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
With this sight word OVER play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word OVER in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
With this sight word ROUND play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word ROUND in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
With this sight word STOP play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word STOP in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
Combining games with learning is a win-win situation. This OTE word family activity is ready-to-use in your spelling station!
This scrambled puzzle is one of the best ALE word family games that promotes critical thinking and spelling. Scrambled words: whale, gale, tale, male, scale, kale, pale, sale.
This scrambled puzzle is one of the best OSE word family games that promotes critical thinking and spelling. Scrambled words: those, nose, pose, rose, chose, prose, hose, close.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word COULD when teaching or reviewing unusual spelling (oul as oo, like in the word cook).
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word HAD when teaching or reviewing CVC words.
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