First Grade Basic Skills - A Habitat for Learning

1 First GradeBasic SkillsBasic reading comprehension and reading Skills activities necessary for developing the Skills students need to succeed!Written by: Aaron Levy & Kelley Wingate LevyIllustrated by: Karen Sevaly Look for all of Teacher s Friend sBasic Skills Booksat your local educational retailer! reading Comprehension and reading Skills1st Grade Basic Skills : reading Comprehension and reading Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyReading SkillsReading Words _____Reading Words _____Reading Words _____Antonyms_____Antonyms_____Antonyms_ ____Antonyms_____Synonyms _____Synonyms _____Rhyming words _____Rhyming words _____Rhyming words _____Vocabulary _____Vocabulary _____Vocabulary _____Completing Sentences_____Completing Sentences_____Completing Sentences_____Sequencing _____Sequencing _____Sequencing _____Reading Comprehension Jan s New Bike _____My Uncle s Airplane _____If I Were King_____Joel s Pets _____Larry the Frog _____Karen s Doll _____Chris Likes Science _____My Friend Tickles_____The Apple Pie _____Jeremy the Squirrel_____Big Balloons_____Rainy Day_____Rowe s Dog_____Baby Chickens_____Wally the Whale_____Betsy the Cow

2 _____Joe s Day at the Beach _____Sally the Baker_____Name_____ Date_____Skills Assessment Checklist Portfolio CopyAssessedRetaught Mastered 1st Grade Basic Skills : reading Comprehension and reading Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyTable of ContentsTable of ContentsReading SkillsReading Words ..3 reading Words ..4 reading Words ..10 Synonyms ..11 Rhyming words ..12 Rhyming words ..13 Rhyming words ..14 Vocabulary ..15 Vocabulary ..16 Vocabulary ..17 Completing of these materials for commercial resale or distribution to an entire schoolsystem or school/library district is strictly prohibited. Pages may be duplicated for one indi-vidual classroom set only.

3 Materials may not be reproduced for other purposes without theprior written permission of the 2002 Teacher s Friend, a Scholastic rights reserved. Printed in Comprehension Jan s New Bike ..24My Uncle s Airplane ..25If I Were s the Frog ..28 Karen s Likes Science ..30My Friend Apple Pie ..32 Jeremy the Squirrel ..33 Big Day ..35 Rowe s the the s Day at the the Pages ..42 48 ISBN 0-439-50033-81st Grade Basic Skills : reading Comprehension and reading Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyName_____Skill: reading wordsLook at each picture. Circle the word in each row of wordsthat describes the sun box sad2. green yellow red3. hot mop boy1. man bat bone2. blue white one3. hard moo sing1.

4 Ring ball rain2. wet pot win3. look nail boy1. ball bell hand2. store bear star3. call top round1st Grade Basic Skills : reading Comprehension and reading Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyName_____Skill: reading words4 Look at each picture. Circle the word in each row of wordsthat describes the five roll frog2. hop walk duck3. pond pig house1. cat bat dog2. hook book egg3. sat read milk1. pail pick face2. cone sand mean3. meow beach by1. boy girl bee2. jump ear cake3. from bite rope1st Grade Basic Skills : reading Comprehension and reading Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyName_____Skill: reading words5 Look at each picture. Circle the word in each row of wordsthat describes the dog cow goat2.

5 Bark purr moo3. tail sail flag1. box jar back2. glass wave cat3. lid kite sack1. could cloud cow2. rain start nose3. boot shop high1. rock door hen2. nest oven open3. knob two knee1st Grade Basic Skills : reading Comprehension and reading Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyName_____Skill: AntonymsCircle the word that is the opposite of the First Grade Basic Skills : reading Comprehension and reading Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyName_____Skill: AntonymsCircle the word that is the opposite of the First thisdoghightinylowfarhappysadbunnysillyg oodlogfull badallcannonesmartopenlongclosesilverend cowbegingreenwinyeslosefastmomauntdadsis terworkseeeatplay71st Grade Basic Skills : reading Comprehension and reading Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyName_____Skill.

6 Antonyms8 Circle the word that is the opposite of the First hardbunnynearwhitefardayfullshefrogempty fastpotsnake slowroundsquarecutdoorsitchairpetstandwe tpastepooldrypushpullcornfishcleanbookfo otdirtycrylaughbellbag1st Grade Basic Skills : reading Comprehension and reading Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyName_____Skill: Antonyms9 Circle the word that is the opposite of the First smallhandleftcakepartyrightdownshebrownu photsaywarm coldrighthousecarwrongdaynightseeyoulate theylightearlyleavestaygogivethrowcatchc apcoollightdarkcloudpenny1st Grade Basic Skills : reading Comprehension and reading Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyName_____Skill: Synonyms10 Circle the word that is almost the same as the First skyquickpailtubsinkbucketcoatjackettrain birdfatherbusmom dadalleverygoatwagonpalfriendbookdayboxs quaregoodovenfeelfiretouchwithafraidzool ionscaredreallunchtruejump1st Grade Basic Skills : reading Comprehension and reading Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyName_____Skill: Synonyms11 Circle the word that is almost the same as the First horsechairholdkeepcavetreedowneggbelowsh ellsleepdriverest funjumpthirdhopgoodroadbikestreetcarlake fallbackpondnearbarncloselittlemixspoons tirpenplatefinddishgrow1st Grade Basic Skills : reading Comprehension and reading Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyName_____Skill.

7 Rhyming words12 Circle all of the words that rhyme with the First catranbestrestrushtestshopnostophopcoldf oldquick soldtailnailboypailfillflipmillstillsadm adbadmoonrakerantakebakecarstarclassfarf unsunyesrun1st Grade Basic Skills : reading Comprehension and reading Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyName_____Skill: Rhyming words13 Circle all of the words that rhyme with the First noseraceboatfoldcoatfloatallballcallwill cavegaveshare savejumphappybumplumpdaystayfriendhayhol emolestolepickhotfornotcotcooklooktollho okseedfeedbrickweed1st Grade Basic Skills : reading Comprehension and reading Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyName_____Skill: Rhyming words14 Circle all of the words that rhyme with the First beanleapdarksharkcardparkstandhandfastba ndgrowcowmowlowtreekneestartthreenicekin dricemiceeatcheatcoldbeatswingringsingse wfrogfogbeeplogsmelltellballspell1st Grade Basic Skills : reading Comprehension and reading Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyName_____Skill: VocabularyChoose a word from the word bank to answer each your answer in the What can you wear?

8 //////////////////////2. What can we write with?//////////////////////3. What can you eat?//////////////////////4. What can you pet?//////////////////////5. What can you drink out of?//////////////////////6. What can we see at the zoo?1st Grade Basic Skills : reading Comprehension and reading Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyName_____Skill: Vocabulary16 Choose a word from the word bank to answer each your answer in the Where do we go to learn things?//////////////////////2. What is something that we can sleep on?//////////////////////3. What can you open?//////////////////////4. What can you read?//////////////////////5. What is round?//////////////////////6. What can you wear on your head?1st Grade Basic Skills : reading Comprehension and reading Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyName_____Skill: Vocabulary17 Choose a word from the word bank to answer each your answer in the settelevisionglassescandycarstove1.

9 What tastes sweet?//////////////////////2. What can we ride in?//////////////////////3. What can you watch?//////////////////////4. What can you cook on?//////////////////////5. What can you look through?//////////////////////6. What can we see at the park?1st Grade Basic Skills : reading Comprehension and reading Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyName_____Skill: Completing sentencesChoose a word to complete the My //////is funny.(cat keep happy)2. Her //////is Fluffy.(north name car)3. She likes to play with//////.(yarn man cup)4. Fluffy also //////a lot.(you see sleeps)5. I think Fluffy is very //////.(can cute six)1st Grade Basic Skills : reading Comprehension and reading Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyName_____Skill: Completing sentences19 Choose a word to complete the Today I went into outer //////.

10 (bear space spot)2. I saw a lot of//////.(stay shoe stars)3. Timmy//////with me.(went we wild)4. We were//////in time for dinner.(house home hat)5. Tomorrow we will go to the//////.(man mice moon)1st Grade Basic Skills : reading Comprehension and reading Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyName_____Skill: Completing sentences20 Choose a word to complete the I//////to school on the bus.(ride rake rip)2. My bus is//////.(yellow yes you)3. Susan//////next to me on the bus.(stand seven sits)4. We are //////friends.(good give goat)5. We are in the same //////.(can crust class)1st Grade Basic Skills : reading Comprehension and reading Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyName_____Skill: Sequencing21 Some flowers began to planted the mother gave me some watered the Read the mother gave me some seeds.