Scholastic 1st Grade Skills (Reading & Math)

First GradeBasic Skills

Basic math and reading activities necessary for developing the skills

students need to succeed!Written by: Aaron Levy & Kelley Wingate Levy

Illustrated by: Karen Sevaly

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Reading and Math – Thinking Skills

1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company

MathAddition ______________________________________________________________Addition ______________________________________________________________Addition ______________________________________________________________Subtraction____________________________________________________________Subtraction____________________________________________________________Subtraction____________________________________________________________Comparing sums _______________________________________________________Comparing sums _______________________________________________________Comparing sums _______________________________________________________Comparing differences___________________________________________________Comparing differences___________________________________________________Comparing differences___________________________________________________Place value ___________________________________________________________Place value ___________________________________________________________Place value ___________________________________________________________Place value ___________________________________________________________Place value ___________________________________________________________Word problems ________________________________________________________Word problems ________________________________________________________Word problems ________________________________________________________Word problems ________________________________________________________Word problems ________________________________________________________Word problems ________________________________________________________ReadingFinishing sentences _____________________________________________________Finishing sentences _____________________________________________________Finishing sentences _____________________________________________________Finishing sentences _____________________________________________________Finishing sentences _____________________________________________________Drawing conclusions ____________________________________________________Drawing conclusions ____________________________________________________Drawing conclusions ____________________________________________________Drawing conclusions ____________________________________________________Possible or not possible__________________________________________________Possible or not possible__________________________________________________Possible or not possible__________________________________________________Possible or not possible__________________________________________________Word order____________________________________________________________Word order____________________________________________________________

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Table of ContentsTable of Contents

MathAddition ...........................................3Addition ...........................................4Addition ...........................................5Subtraction ......................................6Subtraction ......................................7Subtraction ......................................8Comparing sums .............................9Comparing sums ...........................10Comparing sums ...........................11Comparing differences ..................12Comparing differences ..................13Comparing differences ..................14Place value....................................15Place value....................................16Place value....................................17Place value....................................18Place value....................................19Word problems ..............................20Word problems ..............................21Word problems ..............................22

Reproduction of these materials for commercial resale or distribution to an entire school systemor school/library district is strictly prohibited. Pages may be duplicated for one individual class-room set only. Materials may not be reproduced for other purposes without the prior written permission of the publisher.

Word problems ..............................23Word problems ..............................24Word problems ..............................25ReadingFinishing sentences.......................26Finishing sentences.......................27Finishing sentences.......................28Finishing sentences.......................29Finishing sentences.......................30Drawing conclusions .....................31Drawing conclusions .....................32Drawing conclusions .....................33Drawing conclusions .....................34Possible or not possible ................35Possible or not possible ................36Possible or not possible ................37Possible or not possible ................38Word order ....................................39Word order ....................................40Word order ....................................41Answer Keys ..............................42–48

ISBN 0-439-50035-4

Copyright © 2002, Teacher’s Friend,a Scholastic Company.

All rights reserved.Printed in China.


1.1 + 1 + 2 + 2=

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Name___________________________ Skill: Addition

Each animal is thinking of a number. Write the number theanimal is thinking of at the end of the number sentence.

= =

2.5 + 1 + 3 + 3= = =

3.1 + 2 + 1 + 1= = =

4.7 + 2 + 2 + 4= = =

Which animal is thinking of the highest number?


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1.3 + 1 + 2 + 5= = =

1

1

0



2.2 + + 3 + 4= = =

3.6 + + 1 + 5= = =

4.4 + + 2 + 3= = =




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1.3 + 0 + 2 + 2= = =

1

1

2


2.2 + + 2 + 2= = =

3.5 + + 5 + 3= = =

4.4 + + 3 + 2= = =



Name___________________________ Skill: Subtraction

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1.10 - 1 - 2 - 1= = =

1

2

5


2.12 - - 3 - 3= = =

3.7 - - 1 - 4= = =

4.5 - - 2 - 1= = =

Which animal is thinking of the lowest number?



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1.8 - 2 - 3 - 1= = =

4

1

2


2.11 - - 2 - 2= = =

3.9 - - 4 - 1= = =

4.14 - - 2 - 2= = =




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1.13 - 2 - 4 - 3= = =

3

6

1


2.6 - - 1 - 1= = =

3.15 - - 3 - 0= = =

4.10 - - 2 - 3= = =



Name___________________________ Skill: Addition and comparing sums

9

Compare the sums of the addition problems in each box.Circle the sum that is larger. If they are equal, circle bothsums.

24+

45+

33+

44+

36+

51+

25+

63+

41+

72+

42+

51+

28+

74+

34+

76+



10

Compare the sums of the addition problems in each box. Circle the sum that is larger . If they are equal, circle both sums.

29+

54+

13+

46+

31+

22+

23+

61+

11+

56+

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44+

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71+

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Compare the sums of the addition problemsin each box. Circle the sum that is larger . Ifthey are equal, circle both sums.

12+

52+

26+

62+

32+

64+

37+

48+

43+

53+

14+

73+

210+

75+

38+

57+


Name________________________ Skill: Subtraction and comparing dif ferences

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Compare the differences of the subtractionproblems in each box. Circle the differencethat is smaller. If the differences are equal,circle both of them.

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61-

97-

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Name___________________________ Skill: Place value

Start with the circled number. Fill in the blank with the correctnumber for each question.

1. 125What number is 10 more?What number is 1 less?What number is 100 more?






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1. 236What number is 100 more?What number is 10 less?What number is 100 less?

2. 175What number is 1 less?What number is 100 less?What number is 10 more?





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1. 462What number is 1 more?What number is 10 less?What number is 100 less?

2. 118What number is 1 more?What number is 10 more?What number is 100 more?


3. 510What number is 1 less?What number is 10 less?What number is 100 less?


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Read each sentence and give the correct number .

1. What number has:6 in the hundreds place1 in the tens place4 in the ones place

2. What number has:3 in the ones place2 in the hundreds place5 in the tens place

4. What number has:2 in the tens place5 in the hundreds place7 in the ones place

3. What number has:0 in the tens place2 in the ones place8 in the hundreds place

H T O

H T O

H T O

H T O



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Read each sentence and give the correct number .

1. What number has:2 in the tens place7 in the ones place3 in the hundreds place


4. What number has:1 in the ones place3 in the tens place7 in the hundreds place


H T O

H T O

H T O

H T O


Sandra picked 12 flowers. She gave 5 of them to Nancy .

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Name___________________________ Skill: Word problems

Read the sentences and answer the questions.

How many flowers did Sandra pick?

How many flowers did Sandra have left?

How many flowers did Sandra give to Nancy?

If Nancy picks 3 more flowers, how many will she have then?

1.

2.

3.

4.

Jim has 3 gray cats, 2 white cats, and 4 black cats.

How many cats does Jim have in all?

If Jim had 2 more white cats, how many whitecats would he have in all?

If Jim gives away 3 cats, how many cats willhe have left?

How many more black cats than gray catsdoes Jim have?

1.

2.

3.

4.


Name___________________________

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Skill: Word problems


Frank has 6 red pencils, 2 blue pencils, and 5 yellow pencils.

How many pencils does Frank have in all?

If Frank gives 4 pencils away, how many willhe have left?

Joe has 15 pencils. Who has more pencils,Frank or Joe?

How many red and blue pencils does Frankhave in all?

1.

2.

3.

4.

Stacy sent a lot of letters last summer . She sent 3 letters to her grandmother. She sent 4 letters to her aunt. She sent 8 letters to her friend Dana.

Who did Stacy send the most letters to?

If she had sent 2 letters to Gina, how manyletters would she have sent in all?

If she had sent 5 less letters to Dana, howmany letters would Dana have gotten?

How many more letters did Dana get thanStacy’s aunt?

1.

2.

3.

4.


Name___________________________

22



Ann walked 6 blocks to the pet store.After that, she walked 3 more blocks to get to the playground. At the playground, she saw Jill, Betty, and Rita.

How many blocks did Ann walk after she leftthe pet store?

Which place did Ann have to walk farther toget to?

How many people did Ann see at the playground?

How many blocks did Ann walk in all?

1.

2.

3.

4.

Alex spent a lot of time at the beach lastweek. He found 6 rocks. He found 3shells. He found 4 cans.

How many things did Alex find in all?

If Alex gives 5 rocks to his sister , how manyrocks will he have left?

How many shells will Alex have if he finds 6more next week?

If Alex wants to have 10 rocks in all, howmany more does he need to find?

1.

2.

3.

4.


Name___________________________

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Kara wants to build a tree house. Sheneeds 12 nails. She found 3 nails in abucket. She found 2 nails in a box. She found 4 more nails by a tree.

Does Kara have enough nails to build the treehouse?

How many more nails does Kara need?

Where did Kara find the most nails?

If Kara needed 16 nails to build the treehouse, how many more nails would she need?

1.

2.

3.

4.

The first grade class at our school has 10 boys and 6 girls.

How many students are there in all in ourclass?

If 5 more students join us during the year ,how many students will be in our class in all?

If 2 girls and 3 boys stay home one day , howmany students will be in class that day?

Are there more boys or girls in our class?

1.

2.

3.

4.


Name___________________________

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Karen baked a cake last night. She had 20pieces of cake in all. She gave 3 pieces toher mother. She gave 6 pieces to her father .She gave 4 pieces to her brother.

How many pieces of cake did Karen give away?

How many pieces of cake did Karen have left?

If she gave 2 more pieces of cake to her mother, how many pieces of cake would hermother have?

How many people did Karen give pieces ofcake to?

1.

2.

3.

4.

Paul did many things this morning. He spent 5minutes washing the dog, 10 minutes cleaninghis room, and 6 minutes watering plants.

How many minutes in all did Paul spenddoing things this morning?

How many more minutes did Paul spend oncleaning his room than watering plants?

If Paul had spent 3 more minutes washing thedog, how many minutes would he have spentin all on washing the dog?

What job did Paul spend the most time on?

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2.

3.

4.


Name___________________________

25



Ryan is always reading. Last month he readthree books about cars, five books aboutmice, and three books about the sun.

How many books did Ryan read in all lastmonth?

Kevin read 12 books last month. Who readmore books, Kevin or Ryan?

What two things did Ryan read the samenumber of books about?

How many books about cars and mice didRyan read in all?

1.

2.

3.

4.

Four of the students in our class are 7years old. Eight of the students are 6years old. The other two students areonly 5 years old.

How many students are in our class?

How many 5 year olds and seven year olds are there in all in our class?

Which age group has the most students?

Which age group has the least amount of students?

1.

2.

3.

4.


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Name___________________________ Skill: Finishing sentences

Look at each picture. Finish the two sentences that have beenstarted about the picture.

My cats

My dog

I went

I saw


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Sally rode

A big frog

Here comes

I forgot


28



Spot loves

Mark gives

My front yard

When I


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I want

My friends

Boo the bear

He never


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The sky

Then I

The frog jumped

Mom said


31

Name___________________________ Skill: Drawing conclusions

Read the sentences in each box. Answer the question that follows the sentences.

I live at the zoo.

I have black stripes.

I have white stripes.

I am about the size of ahorse.

What animal am I?

I am something outside.

I have a lot of branches.

I have leaves.

I can give you shade.

What am I?

I am in a building.

My teacher is here.

There are many desks.

My classmates are heretoo.

Where am I?

I have many pages.

There are words on mypages.

You can learn thingsfrom me.

You can read me.

What am I?


32



I am in my bed.

All of the lights are out.

Now I am dreaming.

Soon I will wake up.

What am I doing?

I live on a farm.

I am an animal.

I like to play in mud.

I say “oink.”

What am I?

I am something way uphigh.

I am smaller than the sun.

You can see me at night.

People from Earth come tovisit me.

What am I?

I have a big towel withme.

I dry off with the towel.

I see a diving board.

I see a slide, too.

Where am I?


33



I am not in school rightnow.

The weather is warm.

I am going swimming.

My birthday is in July, soit is this month.

What time of year is it?

I just left my house.

The wheels are turning.

My feet are on the pedals.

I am wearing my helmet.

What am I doing?

You can drink me.

I am good for your bones.

I come from cows.

I am white.

What am I?

I am big and yellow.

A lot of children ride inme.

I have many windows.

I can take you to school.

What am I?


34



I wear a white coat.

You can come see me ifyou are sick.

I will make you feel better.

My nurse will help me.

Who am I?

I am small.

I am round and silver.

You can buy things withme.

I am worth ten cents.

What am I?

I am playing in the waves.

I made a sand castle.

I have a raft with me.

I found some seashells.

Where am I?

The tub is full of water.

I put soap all over myself.

Shampoo is in my hair.

I will dry off later.

What am I doing?


35

Name___________________________ Skill: Possible or not possible

Read each sentence. At the end of each sentence, circle trueor false.

1. A frog can run.

2. You can ride in a car.

3. You can sleep in a bed.

4. Ducks say quack.

5. Some apples are red.

6. Bears drive cars.

7. Flowers like to laugh.

8. Some fish live in a bowl.

9. No one likes Mondays.

10. All dogs are brown.

true false

true false

true false

true false

true false

true false

true false

true false

true false

true false


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1. Reading can be fun.

2. Turtles can write.

3. The moon is made of cheese.

4. You can eat toast.

5. Everyone loves pizza.

6. Teachers work in schools.

7. A fish can fly.

8. Houses can jump.

9. Clouds can smile.

10. A rabbit can hop.

true false

true false

true false

true false

true false

true false

true false

true false

true false

true false


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1. A coat will keep you warm.

2. It is fun to have a pet.

3. Eggs get scared sometimes.

4. Paper can laugh with you.

5. A horse can sing.

6. Ice is cold.

7. We can touch the sun.

8. You can write with a pencil.

9. Bears can read.

10. You can sit in a chair.

true false

true false

true false

true false

true false

true false

true false

true false

true false

true false


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1. Lemons get sad sometimes.

2. We can see with our eyes.

3. Worms can wear glasses.

4. Some paper is yellow.

5. Books are good to eat.

6. Kites fly in the sky.

7. Pigs like to fly.

8. Dogs can drink water.

9. Alligators can dance.

10. You can eat an apple.

true false

true false

true false

true false

true false

true false

true false

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Name___________________________ Skill: Word order

Unscramble the words to make a sentence. W rite the sentence on the line below the scrambled words.

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2. jump to yard her in Mary likes rope

3. I saw ghost a think I

4. fish to big A me swam

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