Reading · Kindergarten to Grade 5

1st grade reading curriculum: every topic, in teaching order

All 8 topics in 1st grade reading, in teaching order, each with the standard it addresses. Free printable sample, and 904 questions in the full workbook.

8 topics904 questions188 printed pagesAges 6–7

What a 1st grade student covers in Reading

In teaching order. Each line is one topic, its one-line summary, and the standard it addresses.

  1. Blending and segmenting soundsTell long from short vowels, blend sounds into words and break words into every soundRF.1.2
  2. Decoding words with long vowelsDigraphs, final -e and vowel teams; read one-syllable wordsRF.1.3
  3. Reading smoothly with expressionRead on-level text accurately and smoothly, and reread to self-correctRF.1.4
  4. Retelling a story and its lessonRetell a story with key details and tell its central message or lessonRL.1.2
  5. Describing characters, setting and eventsUse key details to describe characters, settings and major eventsRL.1.3
  6. Main topic and key detailsIdentify the main topic of a fact text and retell its key detailsRI.1.2
  7. Using text featuresUse headings, tables of contents, glossaries and icons to find factsRI.1.5
  8. Asking and answering questions about key detailsAsk and answer who, what, where, when and why questions about key details in an informational textRI.1.1

Each topic names the standard it addresses. That alignment is UpOnly Learning's own reading of the published standards; the people who own those standards do not review or endorse what we publish, and standards change.

What one lesson contains

Every topic in every subject follows the same five steps, then an answer key. Nothing changes between subjects, so a student always knows what comes next.

  1. Quick CheckQuestions before you teach, to show what the student already knows. A high score means you can move faster.
  2. Learn ItKey words, step-by-step teaching with lines you can read aloud, worked examples, and the mistakes to watch for.
  3. We Do It TogetherQuestions you work through side by side. The answer and the reason it is the answer are printed right after each question.
  4. You TryThe student works alone. Do a page a day, or as many as the student needs.
  5. Show What You KnowNew questions at the end. Compare the score with the Quick Check to see the change.
  6. Answer KeyEvery question has its answer and a short explanation, at the end of each topic, so a student can work without peeking.

What is in the printable workbook

8 topics, 904 questions and 188 printed pages, with the answer key included.

$9.99 as a PDF you print at home, as many copies as you need for your own household.

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Start with the free sample

One full topic — Blending and segmenting sounds — as a printable PDF. No payment.

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Every grade of Reading

Every subject in 1st grade

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Questions parents ask

How many topics are in 1st grade Reading?

8. They are listed above in teaching order, each with its one-line summary and the standard it addresses.

What does one lesson look like?

Five steps — Quick Check, Learn It, We Do It Together, You Try, Show What You Know — and then an answer key with a short explanation for every question.

Is the sample really free?

Yes. One full topic — Blending and segmenting sounds — as a printable PDF, with the answer key. No payment and no card.

Do you publish grades above 5?

UpOnly Learning publishes kindergarten through grade 5. Nothing above grade 5 is available.