Skill Sharpeners Reading, Grade 1 provides 14 motivating stories. For example: Dad and IWho Can Fix It?The Missing MittenGeorge Washington's Barn Activity pages include a comprehension page and a word family page for each story; rhyming, sequencing, beginning and ending sounds; word meaning; word searches; crossword puzzles; and other appropriate skills.

Every Skill Sharpeners workbook now includes a free downloadable Teaching Guide! Skill Sharpeners: Reading Teaching Guides include: How to Use directions for teaching reading skills and vocabularySample pacing guide to complete lessons and activitiesTeaching suggestions for analyzing textsExtension activities that include graphic organizers, reading journals, and hands-on activities to help children connect their learning