Grade 1 Reading Comprehension Curriculum Resources
Introduce young readers to the concept of reading comprehension with our interactive and printable curriculum resources. These resources guide children through understanding and interpreting texts in an engaging and accessible format, improving overall reading proficiency.
Curriculum Resources Results
Reading —Sunny and the Missing Pencil
This worksheet is a great way to practice reading comprehension and fluency. Students will read the short story about a ...
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The Rainbow Poem
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Reading—The Airport
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Fiction vs Nonfiction Texts — Dentists
This worksheet on dentists is a great way to test to see if your class knows the difference between fiction and nonficti...
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Fiction vs Nonfiction Texts — Tigers
This worksheet on tigers is a great way to test to see if your class knows the difference between fiction and nonfiction...
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Baking Cookies —Analyzing Key Details
This short fiction story is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students will read the text about baking cook...
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Short Story on Birds
This short story about a girl and her bird feeder is perfect for practicing reading comprehension. Students will read th...
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Reading Comprehension— Reese & Cece
This short fiction story is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students will read the text about Reese & Cec...
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Bubbles—Rhyming Poem
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Fiction vs Nonfiction
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The Weather
This reading passage on sunny day will enhance and test the reading comprehension skills of Grade 1 student. This onlin...
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Baxter and the Vanishing Veggies
Baxter investigates disappearing vegetables from Emma's garden and collects clues leading to Marshmallow the cat as the ...
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The Pumpkin That Wouldn't Smile
In Old Farmer Joe's pumpkin patch, one pumpkin named Grumpy refuses to smile, no matter how Joe carves it. The story tak...
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The Haunted Cookie Jar
In the mysterious Spooky Sweet Shop, a magical cookie jar that no one can open becomes the center of attention on Hallow...
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The Upside-Down Vampire
Vinnie the Vampire, residing in a spooky old castle, faces a unique challenge every Halloween - he's always upside-down!...
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The Sneaky Skeleton's Sweet Surprise
Bony Bob, the hungriest skeleton in town, faces a unique Halloween challenge - he has an uncontrollable sweet tooth but ...
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Emma's Kite Day
This engaging story captures the thrill of kite-flying on a windy day. Sisters Emma and May head to the park, where Emma...
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Lily and Her Busy Day
This short story introduces young learners to the concepts of motion and forces, specifically rolling, sliding, and the ...
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Moving Boxes
This passage aligns with NGSS K-PS2-1 by demonstrating how different strengths of pushes affect object motion through a ...
Hungry Organisms
This educational passage addresses NGSS K-LS1-1 by comparing plant and animal survival needs through a garden story. Stu...
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The Marble Race
This passage addresses NGSS K-PS2-2 through a simple engineering investigation with marbles. Students learn how ramp ste...
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School Garden Fix
This passage shows how systematic observation and measurement help identify problems. Students learn to gather specific ...
The Foggy Morning Mystery
This intriguing story follows Emma and May as they venture into a fog-covered world. Emma explains the phenomenon of fog...
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How Things Move
This passage introduces kindergarteners to the basics of motion and forces, aligned with NGSS Standard K-PS2. Kids learn...
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Rolling and Sliding
This passage focuses on helping kindergarten students understand the differences between rolling and sliding, as outline...
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Mole's Digging
This passage addresses NGSS K-ESS2-2 by showing how moles unintentionally create beneficial environmental changes. Stude...
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Ms. Park’s Garden Cleaners
This passage introduces ESS3.C concepts through practical garden activities. Students learn how daily choices impact the...
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Bird Visits
This passage explores pattern recognition through bird watching activities. Students learn to identify and predict regul...
How Worms, Bees, and Ladybugs Help the Garden
This passage demonstrates how garden organisms form an interconnected system. Students learn how different creatures con...
The Weather Station
This passage explores how different weather measurement tools form a complete system. Students learn how various instrum...
Ant Colony
This passage demonstrates how ant colonies function as a system through division of labor. Students learn how different ...
Weather Warning
This passage demonstrates how weather scientists help communities prepare for severe weather. Students learn about the i...
Desert Storms
This passage explores how different regions face specific weather challenges and how communities use forecasts to stay s...
Saving Energy
This passage demonstrates how daily choices affect the environment. Students learn about simple actions that help conser...
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Observing Sunlight and Heat
This reading passage introduces children to the concept of how sunlight affects Earth’s surfaces. Using a relatable stor...
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The Hot Playground
This passage explores NGSS K-PS3-1 through familiar playground experiences. Students observe how sunlight affects differ...
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The Sun Shelter
This passage addresses NGSS K-PS3-2 through a practical experiment with sun shelters. Students learn how designed struct...
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Maria's Cool Shade Idea
This passage supports NGSS K-PS3-2 learning by showing how simple structures can protect plants from sun damage. Through...
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Beaver The Builder Animals
This passage explores NGSS K-ESS2-2 through examples of animals modifying their environment. Students learn how differen...
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Ms. Chen’s Class Tracks the Weather
This passage supports ESS2.D learning by showing how students can track and measure weather conditions using simple tool...
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Jin’s Clean-Up Crew
This passage addresses ESS3.C by demonstrating how children can make positive environmental choices. Through a park clea...
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Snow Storm Safety
This passage demonstrates how communities in snowy regions prepare for winter storms. Students learn about blizzard warn...
Medical Helpers
This passage explores how medical technology helps healthcare providers. Students learn how various machines and tools h...
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Warmth from the Sun
This reading passage tells the story of Liam at the beach, exploring how sunlight affects the temperature of rocks, sand...
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Building Shade Structures
In this passage, Alex and Mia use a simple tent to block sunlight and create a cooler place to play. By observing the ef...
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Shade from the Sun
In this story, Leo and Emma use an umbrella to block the sunlight and stay cool while playing in the park. By observing ...
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