1st Grade 

1st Grade Reading  In addition to reading this passage, we encourage students to read to their 

grownups for 20 mins per day! 

Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday  Friday 

              

Please initial each day that your student reads. 

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Tom and His Dog 

Tom has a dog. The dog does not run. The dog does not jump. The dog has 

a limp. But the dog does not slump! 

Tom got the dog as a gift. Tom likes his dog. He camps with his dog. He 

swims with his dog. He puts his dog on a raft. He does not let the raft drift! 

If a street has a bump, Tom picks up his dog. Tom helps his dog. Tom is 

swell to his dog. His dog is his best friend. 

 

1. What does the dog have? 

a. a gift b. a limp  c. a street 

2. What does Tom put his dog on?  

a. a raft b. a bump c. a camp 

3. When does Tom pick up his dog? 

    a. if the raft drifts.   

b. if a street has a bump. 

    c. if his dog does not jump. 

 

Follow the steps to draw a cow, then write a story about the cow.

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