First Grade Basic Skills Reading and Math – Thinking Skills Basic math and reading activities necessary for developing the skills students need to succeed! Written by: Aaron Levy & Kelley W ingate Levy Illustrated by: Karen Sevaly Look for all of Teacher’s Friend’s Basic Skills Books at your local educational retailer! 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Name Date Skills Assessment Checklist - Portfolio Copy Assessed Retaught Mastered Math ❏ Addition ❏ 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 Reading ❏ Finishing 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 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Table of Contents Math Addition Addition Addition Subtraction Subtraction Subtraction Comparing sums .9 Comparing sums 10 Comparing sums 11 Comparing differences 12 Comparing differences 13 Comparing differences 14 Place value 15 Place value 16 Place value 17 Place value 18 Place value 19 Word problems 20 Word problems 21 Word problems 22 Word problems 23 Word problems 24 Word problems 25 Reading Finishing sentences .26 Finishing sentences .27 Finishing sentences .28 Finishing sentences .29 Finishing sentences .30 Drawing conclusions .31 Drawing conclusions .32 Drawing conclusions .33 Drawing conclusions .34 Possible or not possible 35 Possible or not possible 36 Possible or not possible 37 Possible or not possible 38 Word order 39 Word order 40 Word order 41 Answer Keys 42–48 Reproduction of these materials for commercial resale or distribution to an entire school system or school/library district is strictly prohibited Pages may be duplicated for one individual classroom set only Materials may not be reproduced for other purposes without the prior written permission of the publisher Copyright © 2002, Teacher’s Friend, a Scholastic Company All rights reserved Printed in China ISBN 0-439-50035-4 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Name _ Skill: Addition Each animal is thinking of a number Write the number the animal is thinking of at the end of the number sentence + 1= + 2= + 2= + 1= + 3= + 3= + 2= + 1= + 1= + 2= + 2= + 4= Which animal is thinking of the highest number? 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Name _ Skill: Addition Each animal is thinking of a number Write the number the animal is thinking of at the end of the number sentence + 1= + 2= + 5= + 0= + 3= + 4= + 1= + 1= + 5= + 1= + 2= + 3= Which animal is thinking of the highest number? 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Name _ Skill: Addition Each animal is thinking of a number Write the number the animal is thinking of at the end of the number sentence + 0= + 2= + 2= + 2= + 2= + 2= + 1= + 5= + 3= + 1= + 3= + 2= Which animal is thinking of the highest number? 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Name _ Skill: Subtraction Each animal is thinking of a number Write the number the animal is thinking of at the end of the number sentence 10 - = - 2= - 1= 12 - = - 3= - 3= - 2= - 1= - 4= - 1= - 2= - 1= Which animal is thinking of the lowest number? 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Name _ Skill: Subtraction Each animal is thinking of a number Write the number the animal is thinking of at the end of the number sentence - 2= - 3= - 1= 11 - = - 2= - 2= - 1= - 4= - 1= 14 - = - 2= - 2= Which animal is thinking of the lowest number? 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Name _ Skill: Subtraction Each animal is thinking of a number Write the number the animal is thinking of at the end of the number sentence 13 - = - 4= - 3= - 1= - 1= - 1= 15 - = - 3= - 0= 10 - = - 2= - 3= Which animal is thinking of the lowest number? 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Name _ Skill: Addition and comparing sums Compare the sums of the addition problems in each box Circle the sum that is larger If they are equal, circle both sums + 4 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Name _ Skill: Drawing conclusions Read the sentences in each box Answer the question that follows the sentences I wear a white coat I am small You can come see me if you are sick I am round and silver I will make you feel better You can buy things with me My nurse will help me I am worth ten cents Who am I? What am I? I am playing in the waves The tub is full of water I made a sand castle I put soap all over myself I have a raft with me Shampoo is in my hair I found some seashells I will dry off later Where am I? What am I doing? 34 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Name _ Skill: Possible or not possible Read each sentence At the end of each sentence, circle true or false A frog can run true false You can ride in a car true false You can sleep in a bed true false Ducks say quack true false Some apples are red true false Bears drive cars true false Flowers like to laugh true false Some fish live in a bowl true false No one likes Mondays true false true false 10 All dogs are brown 35 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Name _ Skill: Possible or not possible Read each sentence At the end of each sentence, circle true or false Reading can be fun true false Turtles can write true false The moon is made of cheese true false You can eat toast true false Everyone loves pizza true false Teachers work in schools true false A fish can fly true false Houses can jump true false Clouds can smile true false true false 10 A rabbit can hop 36 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Name _ Skill: Possible or not possible Read each sentence At the end of each sentence, circle true or false A coat will keep you warm true false It is fun to have a pet true false Eggs get scared sometimes true false Paper can laugh with you true false A horse can sing true false Ice is cold true false We can touch the sun true false You can write with a pencil true false Bears can read true false true false 10 You can sit in a chair 37 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Name _ Skill: Possible or not possible Read each sentence At the end of each sentence, circle true or false Lemons get sad sometimes true false We can see with our eyes true false Worms can wear glasses true false Some paper is yellow true false Books are good to eat true false Kites fly in the sky true false Pigs like to fly true false Dogs can drink water true false Alligators can dance true false 10 You can eat an apple true false 38 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Name _ Skill: Word order Unscramble the words to make a sentence W rite the sentence on the line below the scrambled words saw I pond in a frog the jump to yard her in Mary likes rope I saw ghost a think I fish to big A me swam in A bird our sat tree 39 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Name _ Skill: Word order Unscramble the words to make a sentence W rite the sentence on the line below the scrambled words an sky the airplane saw in I ball it on stars My has rain the play go to in want I caught huge the lake at a Mike fish with playing cat is yarn some That 40 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Name _ Skill: Word order Unscramble the words to make a sentence W rite the sentence on the line below the scrambled words hammer I nails need and a some back has spots on That bug his swam in ducks T wo pond the hands kept mittens my warm The two times teeth your must brush 41 You a day 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company 11 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company 42 4 Page Page 10 15 12 Page Page 6 10 11 13 11 Page Page 11 6 10 14 Answer Key 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company 43 7 1 4 Page 12 11 10 9 Page 9 13 9 12 5 11 5 4 Page 13 Page 10 11 11 10 11 12 12 2 10 10 Page 14 3 Page 11 12 10 12 Answer Key 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company 44 Page 18 2 Page 19 3 7 Page 16 Page 15 Page 17 323 303 413 893 882 992 152 51 62 223 221 232 775 575 676 Page 20 509 500 410 119 128 218 174 75 185 353 342 362 463 452 362 336 226 136 135 124 225 12 Answer Key 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company 45 Page 24 Page 22 year olds year olds 14 21 cars/sun Kevin 11 13 17 Page 25 13 Dana cleaning his room Page 21 Joe pet store 13 Page 26 answers will vary answers will vary answers will vary answers will vary Page 23 boys 11 21 16 no by a tree Answer Key 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company 46 Page 30 answers will vary answers will vary answers will vary answers will vary Page 27 answers will vary a school a zebra Page 31 Page 28 answers will vary answers will vary answers will vary answers will vary answers will vary answers will vary answers will vary a book a tree the moon sleeping a pig Page 32 swimming Page 29 answers will vary answers will vary answers will vary answers will vary Answer Key a dime Page 37 taking a bath Page 36 at the beach Page 34 a school bus milk a doctor Page 33 riding a bike summer 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company 47 Page 38 Page 35 Answer Key I want to go play in the rain Mike caught a huge fish at the lake That cat is playing with some yarn I think I saw a ghost A big fish swam to me A bird sat in our tree Page 40 My ball has stars on it Mary likes to jump rope in her yard Page 39 I saw an airplane in the sky I saw a frog in the pond Page 41 You must brush your teeth two times a day The mittens kept my hands warm Two ducks swam in the pond That bug has spots on his back I need a hammer and some nails Answer Key 1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - 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