One of the best ways to prepare for writing is by examining another author’s work. In this activity, students look closely at a nonfiction text and answer questions about what they find in preparation for writing their own.

Get to know your class at the beginning of the school year with this engaging worksheet for first and second graders!

Review rectangles in this reliable tracing worksheet!

Set your sights on squares in this shape-tracing worksheet!

Engage reluctant readers with this fun video game-themed worksheet! Students will share what happened at each point in the book as they advance through each level of the retell game.

Try your hand at triangles in this tracing worksheet!

Celebrate circles in this cheerful worksheet!

This first grade grammar worksheet helps your first grader get acquainted with picking the right subject--in singular or plural form.

It's easy to goof up on grammar: Get your first grader familiar with sentences by having her practice labeling groups of words as complete or incomplete.

These events are all mixed up! Have your kid practice sequencing by correctly ordering these scenes and help the plane take off on time.

Get ready to bee entertained in this spring-themed word search activity!

Get ready to practice ea sounds with this first- and second-grade phonics worksheet!

Get ready for some fun in the sun with this first- and second-grade rhyming worksheet! 

Get ready to swim, laugh, and bake with this engaging verb worksheet for first and second graders!

Get ready to edit! Use this worksheet to help students edit for capitalization, focusing on lowercase letters and dates.

Help your child ease into grammar with a quick look at contractions: words formed by leaving out and combining sounds in a phrase.

Although it may seem trivial, remembering to write the proper letter--whether lower or uppercase--is one of the most important writing skills for first grade.

Get ready to rhyme your way through a winter wonderland with this worksheet for first and second graders!

Get ready to cut, paste, and sort helping verbs in this hands-on worksheet for first and second graders! 

Get ready for a colorful challenge! This word scramble is full of color words that need to be re-arranged and spelled correctly.

Get ready to laugh! This word puzzle asks students to fill in the blanks to create a funny poem about a cat.

Turn your first grader into a noun know-it-all with this fun worksheet that increases his comfort with the part of speech that names a person, place, or thing.

Help your child improve his skills with sentence building with this printable worksheet.

Get ready for a healthy and nutritious start to the day, with consonant blends! This activity will help your child learn important consonant sounds.

Let your kid in on some of the verb action with this pretty, colorful worksheet that gets him identifying verbs in a page full of sentences.

Don’t let final stable syllables rattle you! Buckle up and get ready to learn in this inviting worksheet!

Get ready for the back to school season with a printable to-do list full of fall colors, a great start to an organized school year!

Ask your first grader to practice converting sentences to past tense, giving him valuable practice with the past verb tense.

Invite your first grader to complete each sentence by determining a subject for each blank. She'll use her imagination and the pictures for help!