Free Printable 1st Grade Literature Activities

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The Three Little Pigs Word Search

The Three Little Pigs word search for Grades K–2. Find 16 hidden words including huff, puff, straw, brick, and wood in a heart-shaped grid.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Word Search

The Very Hungry Caterpillar word search for early readers. Find 27 hidden words including butterfly, cocoon, apple, and foods from Eric Carle's beloved picture book.

Book Title Bingo Cards

Book title bingo cards for Pre-K through 3rd Grade featuring classic children's books like Charlotte's Web, Where the Wild Things Are, and Green Eggs and Ham.

Harold and the Purple Crayon Crossword Puzzle

Harold and the Purple Crayon crossword puzzle for early elementary grades. Practice vocabulary like adventure, forest, and purple from this beloved picture book.

The Bus to the Zoo Word Search

The Bus to the Zoo word search for Grades K–2. Find 20 hidden words from the classic picture book, including goose, gorilla, and toad.

Greyling by Jane Yolen: Reading Comprehension and Plot Analysis

Printable reading comprehension test for Grades 1–3 on Jane Yolen's Greyling, with multiple-choice, true-or-false, and open-response questions on plot and character.

Swiss Family Robinson Part 1 Quiz

Printable 1st grade reading comprehension quiz on Swiss Family Robinson Part 1 with questions about characters, sequence, and story details.

Tale of Peter Rabbit Story Quiz

Printable 1st grade reading comprehension quiz on Tale of Peter Rabbit with five multiple-choice questions about the story's plot and characters.

Stuart Little Bingo Cards

Stuart Little bingo cards for Pre-K through 2nd Grade based on the classic children's book. Features characters like Stuart and Snowbell plus vocabulary words from the story.

Room on the Broom Word Search

Room on the Broom word search for early readers. Find 7 hidden words—witch, broom, cat, dog, bird, frog, dragon—in a small grid.

Giraffes Can't Dance Word Search

Giraffes Can't Dance word search for early elementary. Find 7 hidden words including Gerald, waltz, and cricket from this beloved picture book.

Aesop's Fables: The Ant and the Grasshopper

Printable 1st grade reading comprehension worksheet with four questions about Aesop's "The Ant and the Grasshopper" fable.

Aesop's Fable Lesson 6: Reading Comprehension

Printable 1st grade reading comprehension worksheet with four multiple-choice questions on an Aesop's fable about a bat.

The Ugly Duckling Reading Comprehension

Printable 1st grade reading comprehension worksheet on Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling with fifteen questions about story elements and events.

The Lorax Word Search

The Lorax word search for Grades 1–3. Find 16 hidden words from Dr. Seuss's classic, including tree, ecosystem, and orange, reinforcing colors and nature vocabulary.

Milk and Cookies Word Search

Milk and Cookies word search for early readers. Find 17 hidden words from the classic picture book, including grandma, bear, and refrigerator, in a pumpkin-shaped grid.