1st Grade Children's Stories Worksheets

Ages 6-7 · 27 sub-topics · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs

These children's stories worksheets for 1st grade pair 27 original stories with comprehension questions your students answer right on the page. The mix covers fiction favorites (a box that becomes a rocket ship, a class pet mystery) and true nonfiction about apples, bears, and the planets. Every story is written at a first-grade reading level with a picture that supports the text, and every worksheet includes an answer key. Aligned to RL.1.1 and RI.1.1.

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Children's Stories
Box of Wonders - 1st Grade Children's Stories worksheet preview
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Splash Day - 1st Grade Children's Stories worksheet preview

Splash Day

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Puzzle Week - 1st Grade Children's Stories worksheet preview
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The Big Storm - 1st Grade Children's Stories worksheet preview
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The Empty Plate - 1st Grade Children's Stories worksheet preview
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The Sunny Spot - 1st Grade Children's Stories worksheet preview
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Mule's Big Idea - 1st Grade Children's Stories worksheet preview
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Cookie Sunday - 1st Grade Children's Stories worksheet preview
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The Toy Boat Race - 1st Grade Children's Stories worksheet preview
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The Big Game Snack - 1st Grade Children's Stories worksheet preview
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Clearing the Way - 1st Grade Children's Stories worksheet preview
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Too Fast to Finish - 1st Grade Children's Stories worksheet preview
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Brave in the Dark - 1st Grade Children's Stories worksheet preview
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Apple Picking Time - 1st Grade Children's Stories worksheet preview
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One Loop, One Bow - 1st Grade Children's Stories worksheet preview
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Our Eight Planets - 1st Grade Children's Stories worksheet preview
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Frequently Asked Questions

Most first graders handle stories of 60 to 140 words, depending on where they are in the year. Fall readers do best with 60 to 80 word stories built from sight words and decodable patterns. By spring, many can read 120 to 140 word stories with dialogue and multiple paragraphs. Length matters less than word difficulty: a short story full of unfamiliar words is harder than a longer one at the right level.

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