1st Grade Worksheets for Spelling, Reading and Writing Practice

These 1st grade worksheets are the very best kind! They help students learn, they're easy to use, they're reusable, and they're free!

Using word families is a fun way for 1st graders to learn to spell, read and write. So we've created these special worksheets to make it easy for you to use word families, whether you're a classroom teacher, homeschool teacher or a parent who wants extra activities to do at home.

Word Family Worksheet

Some popular word families for 1st grade worksheets include: ab, ag, all, an, and, at, en, end, et, ig, ill, in, it, op, ot, ug, un, and ut.

Directions

1. First open the printable worksheet.

2. Before you print, please note the box at the top of the page. You can type in the word family of your choice. Or you can print out the page as is and let the student add the name of the word family. (The box will disappear when you print.)

3. Print the worksheet.

4. Go over the directions with the student. Depending on the word family you choose, the student may or may not use all the blanks provided in which to spell the words.

Book Template

You may want to extend this activity using this booklet template:

6. Again, open the printable template and add the name of the word family, if you like.  (Notice the printable version includes a second page of manuscript lines for the inside of the booklet.) Before printing, set your printer to LANDSCAPE.  Select "Print on both sides" to produce a blank booklet that's ready to go.

7. Print. (Pretty simple, eh?)

8. Again, be sure your student understands what to do in each section of the booklet.

9. Encourage your young authors to show off their work with pride!

Remember, you can use these templates over and over throughout the year, with any word family you like!

Be sure to check out my collection of Fun Spelling Worksheets for grades 1 and 2. 

You'll find lots of all-new pages, not on the website, to help boost your first and second graders' spelling and phonics skills!

More 1st Grade Worksheets

While we're on the topic of Word Families, why not try this fun,  easy printable crossword puzzle for elementary and ESL students? Find a word for each clue that belongs to the same word family as the BOLD words. 

A Fun Day: 1st grade reading and spelling worksheet - Give your students reading, writing and spelling practice with this individualized story 

My New Job: Another reading and spelling worksheet for your first grader to individualize. What a fun way to gain language skills!

Free Phonics Worksheets - These free 1st grade reading worksheets will grab your students' attention and provide important practice with phonics skills. 

First Grade Spelling  Easy word search puzzle! The word list contains ten words with long vowel sounds and extra built-in activities. Great to complete as a class or with your child. Why not make another one together using graph paper?

See our entire collection of free First Grade Worksheets!

Alphabet Phonics Booklet -  Kids will love to learn as they complete our alphabet phonics booklet! This easy-to-assemble A to Z phonics activity can be customized by each child. This is a great activity to complete at home or at school. Follow our step-by-step instructions for a great finished project.

Phonics Flash Cards - A free printable set for the entire alphabet. Kids can color their own cards. Use our phonics flash cards to supplement your current literacy program. Flash cards offer quick, easy practice even when you have just a few spare minutes. Kids can quiz each other, and parents can quiz their children.

Starts with A - How many A words do you know? Probably more than you think! This kids crossword puzzle contains eighteen familiar A words.

Why not try this puzzle next, featuring Double Z words?  Will you be puzzled or dazzled by this fun kids crossword?

Let's Play!  Kids can try their skills at unscrambling ten simple, well-known toys. While they're playing around with the letters, they'll get in a little bit of spelling practice, too!

Down on the Farm - A simple list of ten common sights on a farm. Let your child try to solve them alone, or work together. It's great for family time or in the classroom.  Word topics include farm structures, crops, equipment, animals and more. 

Writing Prompts for First Graders

1st grade writing prompts - Set 1 - What would you like to ask a frog? What if one of your toys came to life? What would you say to someone who is sad to make them feel better? A total of 12 age-appropriate 1st grade writing prompts.

First Grade Writing Prompts  Set #2 - What would the cow see if he jumped over the moon? Where will the treasure map lead you? What part of the day do you like best? Find nine more similar writing prompts. 

First Grade Word Lists

Make sure your students practice words from all of these lists:

• Short vowel words
• Long vowel words
• Nouns, verbs and more
• 200 general 1st grade spelling words
  
• First grade sight words
• First grade vocabulary words

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Ann Richmond Fisher is a longtime published educational writer, a former classroom teacher and a former homeschool teacher. Ann's spelling bee resources, graded spelling word lists, spelling games, worksheets, and other language arts resources have become respected around the globe since she launched Spelling-Words-Well in 2010.

Ann is also the creator of www.word-game-world.com.

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