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Grade 1 Reading Literature - Main Idea Personal Narrative Worksheets

Introduce young readers to identifying the main idea in personal narratives with our Reading Literature - Main Idea Personal Narrative worksheets. These resources guide children through recognizing and comprehending the main idea in personal narratives in an interactive and printable format, improving overall reading comprehension.

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Late to School—Story Retellingl - worksheet educational content
Late to School—Story Retellingl
This short fiction passage about a girl who is late for school is perfect for teaching central message or moral. Student...
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Character Traits—Camping with Elle and Sunny - worksheet educational content
Character Traits—Camping with Elle and Sunny
This short fiction passage about two friends going camping is perfect for teaching central message or moral. Students wi...
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Character Traits—Camping with Elle and Sunny - worksheet educational content
Character Traits—Camping with Elle and Sunny
This short fiction passage about two friends going camping is perfect for teaching central message or moral. Students wi...
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Late to School—Story Retellingl - worksheet educational content
Late to School—Story Retellingl
This short fiction passage about a girl who is late for school is perfect for teaching central message or moral. Student...
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Making Brownies with Wanda and Theo - worksheet educational content
Making Brownies with Wanda and Theo
This short story about making brownies is a great way to practice dialogue. Students will read the passage and highlight...
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Day at the Zoo—Narrator perspective - worksheet educational content
Day at the Zoo—Narrator perspective
This short story about a day at the zoo is a great way to practice narrator's perspective . Students will read the passa...
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What I Imagine? Poem - worksheet educational content
What I Imagine? Poem
This poem and drawing activity is a great way to practice reading poetry and rhyming words. Students will read the poem,...
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Can't I Have a Lazy Day?—Poem - worksheet educational content
Can't I Have a Lazy Day?—Poem
Your students will be sure to relate to this poem about yearning for a lazy day! Have your students read this out loud t...
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If It Were Up To Me—Poem - worksheet educational content
If It Were Up To Me—Poem
Your students will be sure to relate to this poem about being the boss! Have your students read this out loud to practic...
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Breathtaking Volcano Experience - worksheet educational content
Breathtaking Volcano Experience
The worksheet tells the story of the Johnson family's visit to the renowned Kilauea volcano, providing an opportunity fo...
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Reading Comprehension— Reese & Cece - worksheet educational content
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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My Day At School—Short Story - worksheet educational content
My Day At School—Short Story
This short story is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students will read the passage...
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Jessica's Day—Short Story - worksheet educational content
Jessica's Day—Short Story
This short story is a great way to identify and define unknown words using context. Students will read the passage then ...
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Selling Lemonade—Character perspective - worksheet educational content
Selling Lemonade—Character perspective
This short story about making lemonade is a great way to practice point of view. Students will read the passage and dete...
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The Best Birthday Ever—Recalling a Memory - worksheet educational content
The Best Birthday Ever—Recalling a Memory
This birthday-themed writing prompt and template is a great way to practice narrative writing! Students will fill out th...
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Writing Prompt — I Am Brave! - worksheet educational content
Writing Prompt — I Am Brave!
This narrative writing prompt on bravery is a great way to practice narrative writing! Students will fill out the graphi...
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The Best Meal Ever—Writing From Experiences - worksheet educational content
The Best Meal Ever—Writing From Experiences
This narrative writing prompt will ask students to consider the best meal they have ever eaten. Guiding questions at the...
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Narrative Writing — How to Have the Best Weekend Ever - worksheet educational content
Narrative Writing — How to Have the Best Weekend Ever
This "how to" activity asks students to explain how to have the best weekend ever. A template is provided for their wri...
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Writing Narratives What Did You Do? - worksheet educational content
Writing Narratives What Did You Do?
This narrative writing resource will help your students to brainstorm something to write about. Students will look at th...
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Writing Narratives My Favorite Summer Memory - worksheet educational content
Writing Narratives My Favorite Summer Memory
This writing template and prompt will help students to practice their narrative writing skills. Students are asked to re...
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Writing About Favorite Kindergarten Memory - worksheet educational content
Writing About Favorite Kindergarten Memory
This narrative writing exercise is perfect to practice this skill with your class! Students will read the prompt and ans...
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Writing About Summer Memories for Narrative Writing - worksheet educational content
Writing About Summer Memories for Narrative Writing
This narrative writing exercise is perfect to practice this skill with your class! Students will read the prompt and ans...
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Writing About The Best Birthday for Narrative Writing - worksheet educational content
Writing About The Best Birthday for Narrative Writing
This narrative writing exercise is perfect to practice this skill with your class! Students will read the prompt and ans...
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Short Story—Afternoon at the Bakery! - worksheet educational content
Short Story—Afternoon at the Bakery!
This diary entry contains some words that appeal to the senses! Students will read the short entry about two siblings' t...
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Squirrel & Badger—Moral of the Story - worksheet educational content
Squirrel & Badger—Moral of the Story
This short fable is a great way to teach central lessons or morals. Students will read the passage about the badger and ...
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Froggie—Main Idea - worksheet educational content
Froggie—Main Idea
This short fable is a great way to teach central lessons or morals. Students will read the passage about the frog who do...
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Editing and Revising:My Summer Vacation - worksheet educational content
Editing and Revising:My Summer Vacation
In this editing and revising worksheet, students read a draft story about a summer beach vacation. They edit the draft f...
Explanatory Writing —Superpowers - worksheet educational content
Explanatory Writing —Superpowers
This exercise is a great introduction to writing opinions. Students will tell which superpower they would choose if they...
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Favorite Season—Give Reasons - worksheet educational content
Favorite Season—Give Reasons
This exercise is a great introduction to writing opinions. Students will tell which season is their favorite and provide...
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That's My Opinion! - worksheet educational content
That's My Opinion!
This worksheet is a great introduction to opinion writing. Students will be asked three questions where they give an opi...
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Creative Writing — Feeling Frustrated - worksheet educational content
Creative Writing — Feeling Frustrated
This writing prompt asks students to recall a time they felt frustrated and to write about it. This prompt and template ...
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Creative Writing — Favorite 3rd Grade Memory - worksheet educational content
Creative Writing — Favorite 3rd Grade Memory
This writing prompt asks students to recall their favorite third grade memory and write about it. Your class will enjoy ...
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Creative Writing — Holiday Memories - worksheet educational content
Creative Writing — Holiday Memories
This writing prompt asks students to recall their favorite hoiliday memory and write about it. In this activity, student...
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Opinion Writing on My Favorite Recess Activity - worksheet educational content
Opinion Writing on My Favorite Recess Activity
Practice opinion writing with your class with this fun exercise. Students are to complete the sentences with information...
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Rainy Day - worksheet educational content
Rainy Day
This exercise is a great way to practice responding to questions in writing. Students will answer the question "what is ...
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Opinion Writing on My Favorite Place in the World - worksheet educational content
Opinion Writing on My Favorite Place in the World
Practice opinion writing with your class with this fun exercise. Students are to complete the sentences with information...
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All About Me - worksheet educational content
All About Me
This exercise is a great way to practice responding to questions in writing. Students will complete the sentences with i...
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Opinion Writing on My Favorite Book - worksheet educational content
Opinion Writing on My Favorite Book
Practice opinion writing with your class with this fun exercise. Students are to complete the sentences with information...
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Fable —The Journey to the Witch’s House - worksheet educational content
Fable —The Journey to the Witch’s House
This short fable is a great way to teach central lessons or morals. Students will read the passage about the witch who g...
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Falling Leaves—Reading Fluency Passage - worksheet educational content
Falling Leaves—Reading Fluency Passage
This informational text on falling leaves with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading fluency and ma...
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Doctors—Citing Text Evidence - worksheet educational content
Doctors—Citing Text Evidence
This informational text on doctors with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading fluency and main idea...
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Penguins— Main Purpose - worksheet educational content
Penguins— Main Purpose
This informational text on penguins with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading fluency and main ide...
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Reading Comprehension: Sun - worksheet educational content
Reading Comprehension: Sun
This reading comprehension worksheet, aligned with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.5.4.a, features short informational passages fol...
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My Favorite Music Genre— Linking Opinions to Reasons - worksheet educational content
My Favorite Music Genre— Linking Opinions to Reasons
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Inventing a New School Subject - worksheet educational content
Inventing a New School Subject
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Reading for Main Details—Beavers Teeth - worksheet educational content
Reading for Main Details—Beavers Teeth
This informational text on beavers is a great way to practice main idea. Students will read the passage, then give the m...
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Reading for Main Details—Birds - worksheet educational content
Reading for Main Details—Birds
This informational text on birds is a great way to practice main idea. Students will read the passage, then give the mai...
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Reading Comprehension— Storms - worksheet educational content
Reading Comprehension— Storms
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun science informational text on storms! Students will give the main idea of t...
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Reading for Main Details—Orcas - worksheet educational content
Reading for Main Details—Orcas
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun science informational text on orcas! Students will give the main idea of ea...
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Ocean Acidification - worksheet educational content
Ocean Acidification
Download this reading comprehension worksheet about ocean acidification. The worksheet includes an informational text ab...
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The Space Needle - worksheet educational content
The Space Needle
Students read a passage about the history and features of Seattle's Space Needle, then answer comprehension questions to...
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Ocean Animal Adaptations - worksheet educational content
Ocean Animal Adaptations
Students will read a passage that provides information about various adaptations that marine animals have developed to t...
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