Reading home workbooks

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Welcome to Carson-Dellosa's Home Workbooks! This series was designed to give ents and teachers a tool for reinforcing basic skills—it's perfect for use after school, during

par-summermonths or vacations, or any time children have a needfor practice. The books ture age-appropriate skills, enjoyable activities, and happycharacters in a child-friendly for- mat.

fea-This book, Reading, Grade 1, contains activity pages for the child and a pull-out answer

h-rjf kM paifeiMiii <;,A icMM use II covers skills sui h as color and number words, rhyming, opposites, and comprehension skills.

Here are some tips for using this book with your child:

• Pull out the answerkey located in the center of the book and keep it to helpyou

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com-plete so that he or she may check answers independently.

• Some children may need help in reading the instructions Plan to work with your child

as he or she completes the activities in the book. Make the time you and your child

spend with this book special!

Pay attention to the areas with which youi child has the greatest difficulty Share this information with his or hei teacher so thai additional instruction may be provided.

• Use the chart on the inside back cover of this book to keep track of the pages your

child completes and the number of correct answers for each page.

• Look forwaysto reinforce the skills from this bookin your daily environment.Askyour

child to read words found on street signs, in stores, in books, etc Encourage your

child to make up questions or solve problems related to everyday situations.

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For each box, read the color word and decide which picture would have that color Use a matching crayon to color that picture.

For each box, read the color word and decide which picture would have that color Use a matching crayon to color that picture.

Color each ball the correct color.

Color each gum ball using the correct color.

1. Draw lines to match the number words, numerals, and dots.

1. Draw lines to match the number words, numerals, and dots.

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Draw the correct number of hearts in each box.

Draw a line from each picture to the matching word.

Draw a line from each picture to the matching word.

Use a letterfrom the top line in each box Write the beginning sound

to make a word that names each picture Read the rhyming words.

Use a letterfrom thetop line in each box Write the beginning sound

to make a word that names each picture Read the rhyming words.

Draw and color the balloons for each clown.

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Draw and color the gum balls for each gum ball machine.

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Say the name of everything you see in the picture Then follow thedirections.

1 Color the dog brown 4. Color the barn red.

2. Color the pond blue 5. Color the hen orange

3. Color the cow black 6. Color the tree green

Finish each rhyme. Fill in the blankwith a word that rhymeswith the

2. Three little men ran after the

4. The frog can hop The balloon will

5. Sheila's pet is very

Finish each rhyme. Fill in the blankwith a word that rhymes with the

1. She likes to run under the

4. There is a man inside the

Brainbuilder

Make up a rhyme Draw a picture of your rhyme on

another sheet of paper

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Circle the word that makes the sentence tell about the picture.

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Circle the word that makes the sentence tell about the picture.

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Print a word from the box that makes sense in each sentence Use

Print a word from the box that makes sense in each sentence Use

hop worm bee snake cat chirp

Draw a bird in the tree. Color the house red.

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Make two trees by the pond Draw three yellow fish in the pond.

Put a funny hat on the bear.

Color the food.

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Color the cars.

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In each row, number the pictures in the correct order Tell the story.

In each row, number the pictures in the correct order Tell the story.

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In each row, number the pictures in the correct order Tell the story.

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Read each riddle. Print the answer using a word from the list.

Pull-Out Answer Key

bat, cat, rat jet, wet, pet

cot, hot, pot

hit, bit, sit

Page 11

Words in each box from left to right are:

cut, hut, nut pen, hen, ten

fan, man, pan

fig, wig, pig

Page 12 Page should show that child followed directions.

Answers will vary, butmayinclude the following:

1 sun, bun, fun

2 tree

3 top, pop, mop, crop

4 van, can, pan, fan

Brainbuilder: Answers will vary.

Page 24 Top of page should show that child followed

directions Bottom section should show the cow,

duck and squirrel circled and the plants

under-lined.

Page 25 The sandwich, cake and turkey should be

colored The chair and sofa should be

under-lined The flowers and cactus should have boxes around them.

Page 26 The station wagon and the race car should be colored The boy and girl should be underlined.

The cat, dog and turtle should have a box drawn

First row: 3, 1 , 2, 4 Second row: 2, 1 , 3, 4

3 pick up her toys

4.Amyand Dad

1 climb the tree

2 jump in the pond

3 play ball with Max

4 run after Coco

1 The cat is sleeping.

2 The dog is eating.

3 The frog jumps.

4 The dinosaur eats plants.

5 Snakes move in the grass.

6 The car is dirty.

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1 The dog is bigger than the house.

2 The girl likes ice cream.

3 The farmer milks the cow.

4 The bear floats in the stream.

5. Worms live in the ground.

6 Ants live in groups.

Page 45

1 Bill's car is fast.

2 Dogs are fun pets.

3 Shirley can sew.

4 Charles likes pizza.

5 Spencer likes to build model planes.

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1 You should keep clean.

2 Steven likes his bike.

3 Trains carry things.

Main Idea: Answers will vary butmay include: 'The boy is waiting for the bus."

Page 47 1.3,1,2

2 2,1,3 Page 48 1.3,1,2

2 3,1,2

1 Fun at the Beach

2 Mike's Bug Collection

3 Christy's Talent

Brainbuilder: Answers will vary.

Page 57 Answers will vary.

Page 58 Answers will vary.

2 fruit, a book and playing cards

3 to invite her to spend the night

4 put up the tent

5 Kate and Sugar

6 Kate and Sugar like to play.

4 by rubbing his hind legs together

5 Answers will vary

Read each riddle. Print the answer using a word from the list.

worm mouse frog turtle fish

I have a long tail.

5 I live in a shell.

I poke my head out.

1 Where did Brad go?

4. What did the zebra eat?

5. What were the colors of the zebra?

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Lisa went to the circus on Saturday She saw^

1 Where did Lisa go?

4. What was the clown wearing?

5. What were the colors of the hat?

Amy will pick up her toys Then they will wash

the dishes

1. What is it time to do?

3. What willAmy do first?

4. Who will wash the dishes?

It is time to make dinner Sam will set thetable Mom will cook the food Then they will

1 What is it time to do?

2. Who will set the table?

3. What will Sam do first?

4. Who will cook the food?

5. What will Sam and Mom do together?

What will happen next? Look at each picture story Circle the ture that shows what will happen next.

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What will happen next? Look at each picture story Circle the ture that shows what will happen next.

Look at the picture What will happen? Fill in the circle beside thecorrect answer.

1 Coco is hungry

Coco will

He sees the ball.

Coco willOclimbthe tree

Oget the ball

Ojump in the pond

4. Coco hits Max with the ball.

1 Colorthe biggest fish orange.

2. Draw three little fish near the top.

3. Put a plant on the left.

5. Color each fish a different color.

6. Circle the smallest fish.

7. Color the sand yellow.

8. Color the plants green

1 Color the biggest duck yellow.

2. Draw two little ducks behind the others

3. Put a plant nextto the pond

4. Make a nest on the right.

5. Color each duck a different color.

6 Circle the biggest duck

7. Color the water blue.

8. Colorthe plants green

Choosethe word from the box that is the oppositeofthe underlined

1 The dog is wet, but the cat is

2. The fish is in, but the bird is

3. The tree is teN, but the box is

4. The boy is hoL but the ice cream is

5. The girl is happy, but the boyis

Choose the word from the boxthat is the opposite ofthe underlined

CD

1 Thedoor is closed, butthewindowis

2. The bearis down, butthe pig is

3. The frog hops overthe log, but the fish swims

4. The boots are old, but the coat is

5. The boys are alike , butthe girls are

it.

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Underline the sentence that best describes each picture.

5. Snakes are slimy 6. The car is dirty.

Snakes move in the grass The car goes fast.

Underline the sentence that best

1 The dog is bigger than the

house

The house is big.

3. The cow is fat.

The farmer milks the cow

5. Worms live in the ground

Worms are food for birds.

2. The girl jumps rope

The girl likes ice cream

4. The bear floats in the stream

6. Ants live in groups

Ants like to eat.

Circle the sentence that tells the main idea of each story.

Bill is fast.

The car is red

Bill's car is fast.

2. Dogs are fun pets. They run and play with you They chase balls

and sticks you throw

Dogs are fun pets

Balls are fun

3. Shirley makes dresses She sews them with her sewing machine.She makes red, blue and yellow dresses for school

Shirley likes yellow dresses.

Sewing is hard

Shirley can sew.

4. Charles likes pizza. He eats pizza every day Today he ate pizzafor breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Pizza is good.

5. Spencer has three model airplanes He built the red one last week.

On Saturday, he is going to build another plane

Spencer likes to build model planes

Model planes fly high

Spencer has a red plane

Circle the sentence that tells the main idea of each story.

1 It is good to keep clean You should wash your hands often. Brush

your teeth every day Take baths, too.

Baths are fun

You should keep clean

the bike trail, too. He washes it every other day

Steven can ride a bike

Steven likes his bike

3. Trains can carry people They can also carry food, cars, gas and

grain. Trains travel many miles with their cargo

Trains go fast.

Trains carry things

Trains carry people

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Read each story Number the sentences to show what happened

first, second, and third.

1 Brian made lunch for Mom He put cheese on bread He cut up an

apple He poured milk in a glass He took the lunch to Mom.

piece of paper She drew a pig and colored it pink.

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Read each story Number the sentences to show what happened

first, second, and third.

1 Louise wanted to paint the fence She put on some old clothes

Louise painted

Louise put on old clothes

Louise mixed the paint.

the tire. He painted her bike blue.

Dad painted Cindy's bike.

Dad pumped up the tire.

Brainbuilder

On another sheet of paper, draw a picture ofCindy's bike before Dad fixed it.

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Circle the word that makes sense in the sentence.

Circle the word that makes sense in the sentence.

1 At night, the sky is

Todd has a red bike He got it on his birthday He can ride fast

on his bike He rides it all the time He smiles when he rides it.

Fill in the circle beside the correct answer.

1 What does Todd have?

5. What does Todd do when he

rides his bike?

Kate got a little kitten for her birthday The kitten is brown.

Kate named it Sugar Kate and Sugar like to play in the garden

together

Fill in the circle beside the correct answer.

1 What did Kate get for her

O Kate and Sugar like to play.

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1 Who is Rabbit's friend?

They like to hop to the park

Frog likes to swim, but Rabbit

2. Where do Rabbit and Frog like to go?

3. How do they get there?

4. What do they do in the grass?

5. Write a good title for this story.

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Cricket and Grasshopper like to play

inthe meadow They have hopping races.Cricket likesto play music by rubbing his

|iind legs together

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1. Who is Cricket's friend?

2. Where do they like to play?

3. What kinds of races do they have?

4. How does Cricket make music?

5. Write a good title for this story.

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Circle the best title for each story.

1. Kim got a new wagon. It was

shiny and red. Kim played with her

new wagon all day

The Red Wagon Kim's New Wagon

2.

3.

4.

Plants are all around us. Plants have many shapes and colors.

Some plants have flowers People need plants.

Plants

Susan is a good skater.

She likes to ice skate and

rollerskate She practices

everyweek She wantsto

skate in the contest

Roller Skates

Flowers

Skating

Dinosaurs were very large. Some dinosaurs ate meat Some

dino-saurs ate plants. Dinosaurs lived a long time ago

Dinosaurs Meat-Eaters

5. Samuel took his jacket off in class

lunch During lunch, Samuel realized his

could find his jacket.

Samuel Goes to School The Lost Jacket

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Circle the best title for each story.

1 Jen wenttothe beach She ran on the sand and swam in the water

Jen Can Swim Fun at the Beach

grass and sticks. He has six jars of bugs now

3. Christy sings in the chorus She has a solo part in Thursday's play.

She also sings in the local girl's choir. Christy is a good singer.

BrainbuilderWrite a story about this title: A Rainy Day

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Read the story Draw how you think the story will end.

Turtle wanted to play ball. He got his glove, his bat, and his ball.^

He went outside

"Wait!" said Turtle "It is not fun to play ball alone."

Turtle felt sad He started to go inside. Justthen Turtle saw

Rab-bit come out of his house

Write a sentence to tell about your picture

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Read the story Draw how you think the story will end.

Frog liked to sit on a lily pad in the pond He loved catching bugs

too. When he ate too many bugs, the lily pad sank into the water

Write a sentence to tell about your picture

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Farmer Mack had a busy week.

Monday he dug up dirt in his garden

Tuesday he planted corn and beans

He planted carrots and lettuce on

Wednesday Thursday heplanted

to-matoes, thenwatered the garden He

pulled up weeds on Friday. When

Saturday came, Farmer Mack was

very tired!

1 What did Farmer Mack do on Monday?

2. On what day did he plant carrots?

3. What did he do on Thursday after he planted tomatoes?

4. How did Farmer Mack feel on Saturday?

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