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For teachersWhat does a first grader learn?
Add & subtract, phonics, sight words, telling time. Every skill has an explanation, tips for grown-ups and a sample worksheet — tap one to make a fresh worksheet for your child’s age, with an answer key.
Grade 1: what to practice
In first grade, practice works best when it targets the skill your child is learning right now: one clear goal at a time, a little every day.
Focus areas
- Add and subtract within 20 and place value
- Phonics: blends, digraphs, word families
- Reading sentences and short stories
- Telling time, measuring and word problems
Ready-to-print sets for Grade 1
Grade 1 mathAddition & subtraction within 10
Number sentences, missing numbers, number bonds, color by math.
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Grade 1 mathVertical addition & subtraction
Add and subtract in columns within 100 (no regrouping).
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Grade 1 readingPhonics review
Beginning and ending sounds, missing vowels, picking the right spelling.
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Grade 1 readingWord families & rhymes
Word families, rhyming words and rhyming pictures.
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LogicPatterns
Choose and draw what comes next; fix the pattern.
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LogicSorting
Odd one out and circle everything that belongs.
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Math23 skills
CountingCount objects correctly and connect numbers to quantities.Compare groupsTell which group has more or fewer by counting or matching one-to-one.Number bondsUnderstand that a number is made of two parts — the foundation of addition and subtraction.Add & subtractAddition and subtraction at the right range for each age — from pictures to mental math.Number orderNumber order, one more / one less, and skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s.Compare with >, <, =Compare two numbers, or a math sentence with a number.ShapesRecognize, name and count circles, squares, triangles and rectangles.Telling timeTell time to the hour on an analog clock; draw the hands for a given time.BreadcrumbLeft, right, middle, top and bottom — from the child’s point of view.Balance scalesCompare heavy and light; understand that “=” means both sides balance.Color by numberRead numbers, do quick math and follow directions — color correctly to reveal a picture.Counting cubesCount cubes in a tower, including hidden ones, and picture the front view — builds spatial thinking.Picture math puzzlesEach picture stands for a number; figure out its value from the addition — an early step toward algebra.Vertical addition & subtractionAdd and subtract in columns within 100 (no regrouping): line up tens and ones.Three-number mathSolve left to right with three numbers; choose + or − to make it true.AdditionAddition within the range you choose (5, 10, 20, 50, 100) in about 30 formats: number sentences, missing numbers, vertical, pictures, cars, robots, number pyramids…SubtractionSubtraction within the range you choose in about 30 formats: number sentences, missing numbers, vertical, cross-out pictures, number lines, caterpillars…Addition & subtractionMixed addition and subtraction: your child must check the + or − sign before solving.Number cross puzzlesFill in numbers so the row and the column are both correct — mental math plus reasoning.Numbers & place valueNumber before and after, tens and ones, reading and writing numbers.Word problemsRead (or listen to) a story problem and choose the right answer or number sentence.Days of the week & calendarOrder of the days of the week, reading a calendar, and times of day.Measuring lengthCompare long and short, and measure with a centimeter ruler.
Reading & Phonics12 skills
Letter recognitionRecognize all 26 letters, tell look-alike letters apart, and match uppercase with lowercase.Alphabet orderKnow the order of the 26 letters: fill in missing letters and find the letter that comes next.HandwritingTrace pre-writing strokes, then letters and short words on four-line handwriting paper.Letter soundsHear the first and last sounds in words and connect each sound to its letter.CVC wordsBlend and build three-letter words (consonant–vowel–consonant) like cat, dog and sun.Read and matchRead simple words and show understanding by matching them to pictures.SyllablesClap the parts of a word and count its syllables — a key pre-reading skill.Rhyming & word familiesHear rhymes, and read words that belong to the same word family (cat, hat, mat).Sight wordsRecognize common sight words (the, and, said…) quickly and use them in sentences.SentencesRead simple sentences, choose a word that makes sense, and put words in the right order.Reading comprehensionRead (or listen to) a short story and answer questions about it.Color & number wordsRead color words and number words, and build vocabulary by listening and finding pictures.
Logic8 skills
PatternsSpot and continue repeating patterns of pictures and colors.Odd one outSort by what things have in common and explain why one doesn’t belong.SortingFind everything that belongs to the same group.MazesPlan a path and build fine-motor control while drawing it.Copy on a dot gridConnect dots to copy a shape and draw the other half of a symmetrical shape — builds spatial skills and pencil control.Shapes in picturesCount circles, squares, triangles and rectangles in shape pictures, overlapping shapes and stacked triangles — observation and geometry thinking.ReasoningCompare in steps, line-up puzzles, number riddles and balancing both sides.Visual thinkingFind a friend, patterns, missing pieces, directions, sequences, what’s missing, rotations and balance puzzles.
Observation4 skills
Shadow matchLook at the overall outline and match each picture to its shadow.Exactly the sameCompare details and order to find the row that matches the sample.Big and smallCompare sizes: biggest and smallest.Spot the differenceCompare two pictures and find what’s different — builds focus and careful looking.
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