First grade worksheets

Sentences instead of single letters, weekly spelling lists and math within 20: sheets for the year children become readers.

What kids practice in first grade

In first grade children move from letters to words and sentences: they print every letter, spell common patterns, read irregular words like “said” and “could”, add and subtract within 20, and tell time to the hour and half hour.

Worksheet makers for this year

Tips for the year

  • Handwriting: medium lines, one short sentence a day, trace on Monday and copy by Friday.
  • Spelling: one pack a week; the look, say, cover, write, check page builds memory.
  • Sight words: the first grade Dolch list, a few words a week with flash cards.
  • Time: start with “Hour”, then “Half” once children read the hour hand confidently.

Common Core standards

  • 1.G.A.1Tell shapes apart by their defining attributes, such as the number of sides.
  • 1.MD.C.4Organize and read data with up to three categories.
  • L.1.1.APrint all uppercase and lowercase letters.
  • L.1.2.DSpell common patterns and frequent irregular words correctly.
  • RF.1.3.GRead first-grade irregularly spelled words.
  • 1.OA.C.6Add and subtract within 20.
  • 1.MD.B.3Tell and write time in hours and half hours.
  • 1.NBT.B.2Understand the two digits of a two-digit number as tens and ones.
  • 1.NBT.A.1Count to 120 from any number, and read and write the numerals.
  • 1.OA.C.5Relate counting on and counting back to adding and subtracting.
  • 1.OA.B.4See subtraction as finding a missing part (10 – 7 is 7 + ? = 10).
  • 1.NBT.B.3Compare two-digit numbers using >, = and <.
  • 1.G.A.3Split circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares.
  • RF.1.3.AKnow the sounds of common consonant digraphs like sh, ch and th.

Summaries in our own words; see the Common Core State Standards for the full text.

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