100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade Sight Word Practice to Build Strong Readers by Terry Cooper

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Sight word practice to build strong readers.

BOOK 1

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. Contents look; 7. be; 8. sat; 9. went. Page 20: go;Dear Educator, ANSWER KEY
saw; wants; can go; goes. Page 21: 2. that; Page 4: Words to be marked follow in
3 ...My 100 Words to Read 3. old; 4. new; 5. This. Page 22: hiddenTeachers know and experts agree that the only way for bold: Lilly has a cat. The cat is little. The
picture = flower. Page 23: Actions: see,children to master sight words—those high frequency, often non- cat goes to Lilly. Page 5: at; an; as. Page
Group 1 saw, go; Things: book, car; Colors: blue,decodable words essential to reading fluency—is through practice. 6: From top to bottom, pictures match
orange, green, red, yellow. Page 24: 1. o, a;With 100 Words Kids Need to Read, we are pleased to offer a tool to sentences 2, 1, 5, 4, 3. Page 7: hidden
4...Find the Word 2. i, a; 3. e, o; u. Page 25: 1. two; 2. four; 3.help you provide that practice in an engaging, effective format. picture = panda in bamboo. Page 8:
5...Word Math three; 4. one. Page 26: 1. seven; 2. eight; 3. Answers will vary. Page 9: 1. play; 2. jump;
6...Match It! three; 4. five. Mini Book: rain; to; car;We created the three books in this series—for first, second, and 3. fast; 4. run; 5. ran. Page 10: 1. down; 2.
7 ...What Am I? mother; with; has; seven; get; girl; two;third graders—with the guidance of literacy experts and classroom out; 3. up; 4. on; 5. in. Page 11: 2. o ; 3. p;
gave; orange; He; to; They; play; as; good;teachers. Broken down into manageable groups, words are 4. u; 5. n. Page 12: 2. father; 3. and; 4.
Group 2 sleep. Page 31: Number words to beintroduced in context and reinforced through inviting puzzles and were; 5. They. Page 13: Answers will vary.
circled appear as follows: verse 2: One;games. Each sequence of activities is carefully designed to touch onPage 14: friend; We; are; good. Page 15:
8...Who Am I? verse 3: One, Two, Two; verse 4: Two; versereading, writing, and usage—taking children beyond mere From top, pictures match sentences 2, 3, 1.
9 ...Which Word? 5: Two, Three, One, Two; verse 6: Four’s;visual recognition of sight words to genuine mastery. Page 16: 1. Will; 2 sit, sat; 3. ate; 4. be; 5.
10...Which Way Is Up? verse 7: Five, Ten; verse 8: Six, Five, Seven; eat; 6. be, ate. Page 17: night; stop; day;
11 ...Mystery Letter verse 9: Seven; verse 10: Eight’s; verse 11:The journey through these skill-building pages will help young rain. Page 18: went; with; of; for; from; If.
Nine, Ten; verse 12: Ten, zero, one.readers make the successful transition from learning to read to Page 19: 2. night; 3. stop; 4. ate; 5. will; 6.
Group 3 reading to learn. Along the way, they will also receive excellent
preparation for standardized tests. Enjoy the trip!
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Were Walking
Mini Book

27 ...Balloons for Lilly

My 100 Words to Read

Group 1 Group 2

a girl little am jump play
down me ran
an goes she fast my run
have off up
as has the I on
in out
at he to

boy is was

by it

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. Group 3 Group 4

and friend they ate if sit

are good we be look stop

did had were day night went

do mother yes eat of will

don’t no you for rain with

father not from sat

Group 5 Group 6

black green see came get six

blue new that come give ten

book old this eight got three

can orange want five nine two

car red yellow four one

go saw gave seven

3

Find the Word

Directions:
Read the story.
Then follow the
directions below.

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. Lilly has a cat.
The cat is little.
The cat goes to Lilly.

1 Put a circle around the word a.

2 Underline the word is.

3 Put a box around the word The two times.

4 Put a over the word little.
55 Put a over the word goes.

GROUP 4

ONE

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. Word Math

Directions:
Make new words by
adding letters to the
letter a. We did the

first one for you.

at1 a + t = ___________________________

2 a + n = ___________________________
3 a + s = ___________________________
Now circle the new words you made in the sentences below.
1 The girl is at home.
2 The boy has an apple.
3 The dog is as big as the girl.

5 GROUP
ONE

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. Match It!

Directions:
Draw a line from
each sentence to the
picture it matches.
We did the first

one for you.

1 He is a boy.

2 A girl has a little dog.

3 She is by the tree.

4 He goes to school.

5 It is an apple. 6

GROUP

ONE

Directions:

What Am I? What kind of animal
is hidden in this

picture? Follow the

directions

goes he he he to find out.

he by girl goes
he

girl goes by girl
he
by

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. by he by he

has he he boy has

has by boy by
has has

has the to boy

by by to the to he
by

If the word starts with If the word starts with
t, color the space h, color the space

red green

If the word starts with If the word starts with
g, color the space b, color the space

yellow black

7 GROUP
ONE

Who Am I ?

Directions: My name is Sam.
I am six years old.
Read about Sam. I have brown hair.
Then answer This is a picture of me.
the questions
about you.

Now it is your turn.

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. My name is _______________________________________________.

Circle one: years old.
I am

I have hair.

black red brown blond

This is a picture of me! (Draw a picture of yourself here.)

GROUP 8

TWO

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. Which Word?

Directions:
Read the story. Then
answer each question
with a blue word from
the story. We did the

first one for you.

My dog Pete can play.
He can jump.
He can run fast. I ran with Pete.

play1 Which blue word starts with p? __________________________________

2 Which blue word starts with j?___________________________________

3 Which blue word rhymes with last?_______________________________

4 Which blue word rhymes with fun?_______________________________

5 Which blue word rhymes with man? ______________________________

9 GROUP
TWO

Which Way Is Up?

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. Directions: 3
Look at each picture.
Then circle the correct The cat runs _________ the tree.
word for each sentence. up down

Write the word 4
on the line.

1

The cat runs _________ the tree. The cat is _________the box.

up down on off

25

The cat goes _________of the box. The cat is _________the box.

in out on in

GROUP 10

TWO

Mystery Letter

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. Letter Box Directions:
In each set of words,
upmon the same letter is missing.
Can you find the mystery
m1 letter in each set? The
_____e letters you need are in the
m_____y Letter Box. We did the
mju_____p
mThe mystery letter is _____. first one for you.

3

u_____

_____lay

jum_____

The mystery letter is _____.

2 4

d_____wn _____p
_____ff r_____n
_____n o_____t
The mystery letter is_____. The mystery letter is _____.

5 GROUP

ra_____ TWO
i_____
o_____
The mystery letter is _____.
11

Read and Spell

Directions:
Read the story, then

put a next to the

correct word that
completes each sentence.

Write the word on the
line. We did the first

one for you.

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. Sam’s father went to the park. 3 Sam was with his mother
Sam and his mother were _____________________ father.
there. Sam played with his ____an
mother and father. They had a ____nad
good time at the park. ____and

1 Sam was at the park with his 4 They ____________________
all at the park.
mother__________________________. ____ware
____wir
____muther ____were
____mohter

__ __mother

2 Sam saw his ______________ 5 ______________ played.
at the park. ____Thay
____father
____fahter ____They
____fother
____The

GROUP 12

THREE

Yes or No?

Jen is a girl. Jen is six. Jen does not Directions:
like bugs. Jen likes mud. Jen jumped
in the mud. Are you like Jen? Read the story.
Then answer the
1 Are you a girl? questions. Circle your
answers. Then write

your answers
on the lines.

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. __________ , I ______________ a girl.
Yes No am am not

2 Are you six?

__________ , I ______________ six.
Yes No am am not

3 Do you like bugs?

_________ , I ___________ like bugs.
Yes No do don’t

4 Did you jump in the mud?

__________ , I ______________ jump in the mud.
Yes No did did not

5 Do you like mud?

_________ , I ___________ like mud.

Yes No do don’t

13 GROUP

THREE

My Good Friend

Directions: Word Box

Use the words good
from the Word are
Box to write a friend
We
story about
your friend.

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. I have a _______________. We like to play. _______________ have

fun. We _______________ _______________ friends.

Who is your good friend?

____________________________ is my good friend!

(Write your friend’s name here.)

This is a picture of my friend. (Draw a picture of your friend below.)

GROUP 14

THREE

Match It! Directions:

Look at the pictures.
Then read the

sentences. Draw a line
from each picture to

the sentence that
matches it.

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. 1 A mother and father have
a little boy.

2 Lisa and Amy are good friends.

3 A boy and girl play.

Now try this!

Draw a picture that
matches this sentence:

My friend and I play.

15 GROUP

THREE

Directions: Which Word?

Read the story.
Then answer
each question with
a blue word from
the story. We did the
first one for you.

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. A cookie is on the bed.
Will Sam sit on it? Sam sat on the
cookie. Will he eat the cookie? No,
but Sam’s dog will be happy to eat the
cookie. Sam’s dog ate the cookie.

Will1 Which blue word ends with the letter l?_________________

2 Which two blue words begins with the letter s?

_______________________ __________________________

3 Which blue word rhymes with Kate? ____________________

4 Which blue word rhymes with tree? _____________________

5 Which blue word rhymes with seat? _____________________

6 Which two blue words end with the letter e?

_______________________ __________________________

GROUP 16

FOUR

Match It! Directions:

It rains all night, it rains all day. Read the poem.
The rain won’t stop, we cannot play. Then choose a blue
Look! See the sun. The day is new. word from the poem to
Now I want to play with you! match each picture,
below. We did the first

one for you.

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. Look__________________________________

__________________________________
_________________________________
________________________________
_________________________________

17 GROUP
FOUR

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. Friends Share

Directions:
Use the words
in the Word Box to
complete the story.

Word Box

for from with
of If went

Jake _____________ to the zoo _____________ Lilly and Sam. At
the zoo, Jake had a bag _____________popcorn. The
popcorn was _____________ Lilly, Sam, and Jake. Lilly had
popcorn _____________ Jake’s bag. _____________ Sam wants
popcorn, he can have some, too. What do you share with
your friends?

Now try this!

Draw a picture of something you share with your friends.

GROUP 18

FOUR

Rhyming Pear Tree Directions:

1 Go to the Word Box
to find a word that
play rhymes with the word
on each pear. Write the
word on the line. We

did the first one
for you.

day_____________ 3

2 mop

light _____________

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. _____________

4 5 6 7

late fill book me

_____________ _____________ _____________ _____________

Word Box 8 9

night will be cat bent
day ate went
stop look sat _____________ _____________

19 GROUP
FOUR

Go Car, Go!

Directions:
Read the story. Then
circle the word that
best completes each

sentence. Write
the words on

the lines.

Sam’s father has a red car. The red car is old. It cannot

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. _________________ fast. Sam ___________________ his father in
go goes see saw

the red car. It did not go. Sam’s father ___________________
want wants

a new car.

Sam’s father has a new car! The new car is green.

Sam ___________________ with his father in the green car. It
go can go

____g_o_____g_o__e_s______ fast. Sam goes in the fast green car
with his father.

Now try this! Write a sentence about a car.

__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

GROUP 20

FIVE

This or That?

Word Box Directions:

This new Use words from
that old the Word Box to
book fill in the blanks in
the sentences below.
Use the pictures to
help you. We did the
first one for you.

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. THIS THAT

book1 This book is yellow, but that ___________ is red.

2 This book is green, but ___________ book is blue.

3 This shoe is new, but that shoe is ___________.

4 This shoe is old, but that shoe is ___________.

5 ___________ shoe is blue, but that shoe is red. GROUP
21
FIVE

What Am I?

Directions:

What is hidden in
this picture? Follow

the color words
to color the picture.

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. blue
orange

red
black
green
yellow

Now circle the correct answer. bird snake

I am a __________________.
flower

GROUP 22
FIVE

Sort It Out!

Word Box Directions:

blue go see Put each word
from the Word Box
book green yellow in the circle where
it belongs. We did the
orange red
first one for you.

car saw THINGS

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. ACTIONS

COLORS

blue

23 GROUP
FIVE

Letter Detective

Directions:
Read the story.
Then use the letters
in the Letter Box to
complete the words
below. You will use
some letters more

than once.

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. It is Jake’s birthday. He wants his friends to come

to his party. He will give balloons to his friends. He

will get presents from his friends.

Lilly and Sam came to Jake’s party. They gave

presents to Jake. They got balloons from Jake.

They had fun at the party.

Letter Box

1 Did Lilly c _____ me to Jake’s party? aei
Yes, she c _____ me to Jake’s party. ou

2 Did Lilly g _____ ve a present to Jake?
Yes, she g _____ ve a present to Jake.

3 Did Lilly g _____ t a balloon from Jake?
Yes, she g _____ t a balloon from Jake.

Now try this! Which letter did you not use? __________

GROUP 24

SIX

How Many?

Directions:
What can you find in
Jake’s messy room?
Look at the picture.

Then answer the
questions below.

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. five Word Box ten
seven nine
one eight two

three six four

1 How many red cars are on Jake’s floor? __________________

2 How many fish are in Jake’s fish tank? ___________________

3 How many blue cars are on Jake’s floor? _________________

4 How many dinosaurs are under Jake’s chair? _____________

25 GROUP

SIX

Sparky and Lisa’s Day

Directions:

Read each question.
Then look at the clock.
Use the number words
in the Word Box to write

the correct time on
the line.

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc.3
FRANCIS CLARK WESTFIELD
Word Box What time does
Sparky meet Lisa
one four seven ten after school?
two five eight
three six nine ________________ o’clock

1 4

What time does What time does
Sparky wake Lisa up Lisa give Sparky
in the morning? his bath?

________________ o’clock ________________ o’clock

2 Now try this!

What time does Draw hands on the
Sparky take his clock to show nine
morning walk? o’clock, Sparky and
Lisa’s bedtime.
_________________ o’clock

GROUP 26

SIX

I read my book to: Balloons
for Lilly
____________________ and ____________________ .
parent friend _____________ helped write this book

My child read this book to me. (Write your name here)

_____________________________________________ 100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc.
parent date
1
8 FOLD

Mini Book Directions: This book is not finished! Can you help? When you see a word missing,

circle the correct choice and write on the line. Look at the pictures for clues.

Lilly wants to go to the park. Will it FOLD That night, Lilly is as happy __________
as at
rain? No, it will not ______________ .
rain run she can be. It was a __________ day.
good old
Lilly can go ______________ the park.
to be Lilly and Pete ______________ .
ran sleep
2
7

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc.

Lilly sees Sam. __________ is Lilly’s Lilly goes to the park in a ___________ .
He She ccaarr ccaann

friend. Lilly gives the green balloon She is with her ______________ . Pete
mmootthheerr ffaatthheerr
____________ Sam. ________________
to from They We comes ____________ Lilly and Mother.
with we
____________ with the balloons. FOFLODLD
play eat 3

6 100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc.

Follow the color words to color the balloons. FOLDFOLD Look! Lilly got _____________ balloons!
two four
green orange blue red
red green The girl ___________________ Lilly an
yellow give gave

A little girl _____________ ___________ ______________________ balloon and
has have six seven orange blue

balloons. Lilly sees the balloons. Lilly a green balloon.

wants one. Will she ______________ a 5
get got
100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc.
balloon from the _____________ ?
boy girl

4

If Numbers Directions:

Were Walking Listen to your teacher
read this poem out loud.
If numbers were walking and came in a line As you listen and read,
You’d learn to know them in a very short time. draw a circle around each
number word you find.
Oh, look over there! See, here they come!
And the first to arrive is the tall number One. We did the first one
for you.

One is thin and quite straight, as suits a leader—

Now here comes Two! You know Two, don’t you, reader?
21 3
100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc. Two stands good and steady on its broad base
And is curvy up top to make up its face.

Two is followed by Three, who true to its name
Is behind One and Two, who already came.

Now Four’s like a house with a little steep roof
And has got a long stem leading down to its hoof.
Five is the middle, and that’s where you get
When you’re halfway to Ten—now don’t you forget!

Let us have Six, and let it be clear

4That it’s one more than Five, but not Seven, my dear.

5Seven is simple, it’s the name that we gave

6To the number that’s lucky, and funny, and brave.

Eight’s nothing but curves going ‘round on itself
And it would fall over if it stood on a shelf.

87Nine is a circle on top of a stem

And comes just before the number called Ten.

Ten is two numbers, zero after a one

9And we’ve counted them all—now wasn’t that fun?

10—Samuel A. Southworth
31 GROUP

SIX

100 Words Kids Need To Read

Book 1 (First Grade)

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Sight word practice to build strong readers.
BOOK 1

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Book 2 (Second Grade) 100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade © Scholastic, Inc.

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both few keep open short their where
NAME brother first kept our sing them white
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child goodbye made pretty slept third wide
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cold help man quiet some took woman
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by 2nd Grade drank here men said spring Tuesday your
early hers Monday sang story under
bestsing second goodbyseoon end him more Saturday summer us
them every his myself say Sunday Wednesday
man longchildrTeunesday fall how none school take what
underthird take
grew
Sight word practice to build strong readers. grow
BOOK 2 held
hold
after hurt
all it’s
any its
ask just
before kind
best knew
know
Book 3 (Third Grade) laugh
learn
This SCHOLASTIC book belongs to beautiful different left live round today wrote
because does light may several together year
NAME been done middle shall told yesterday
behind draw month should tomorrow
100 believe drew much start too
below either must straight trouble
WORDS bought enough neither sure upon
bring far never talk very
Kids Need to Read brought find once tell walk
by 3rd Grade buy flew only these warm
call fly own think which
ld ce carry found pull those word
he city frighten put though would
on clean full ready thought write
could going right through wrong
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together bought ither
laugh mont h

tomorrow would

Sight word practice to build strong readers.

BOOK 3

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above
again
always
answer
around
away

To order, call 1-800-SCHOLASTIC

This SCHOLASTIC book belongs to .

NAME

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WORDS

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 2nd Grade © Scholastic, Inc. Kids Need to Read
by 2nd Grade

bestsing second goodbyseoon
them
man longchildrTeunesday
underthird take

Sight word practice to build strong readers.

BOOK 2

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 2nd Grade © Scholastic, Inc. Contents Their Page 17: 1. please; 2. hello; 3. town; 4.Dear Educator, ANSWER KEY Page 4: 1. take; 2. his; him; 3.
help; 5. Thank; Goodbye; soggy doggy Page 18: man; men; 4. all; none; Sells smells Page 5: 2.
3 ...My 100 Words to Read 1. Hello! May I please buy some apples? 2. WeTeachers know and experts agree that the only way for childrendrink; 3. some; 4. slept; 5. sleep; 6. drank Page
buy apples here every year. 3. Few apples tasteto master sight words—those high frequency, often non-decodable6: 1. My father makes milkshakes all the time. 2.
Group 1 as good as these. 4. I won't buy any greenwords essential to reading fluency—is through practice. With 100I think his milkshakes are the best. 3. Last week I
apples. 5. I like red apples better than green. 6.Words Kids Need to Read, we are pleased to offer a tool to help youdrank a milkshake every day. 4. Today, Dad
4...A Smelly Riddle Many apples are ripe. 7. Thanks for the apples; aprovide that practice in an engaging, effective format. made some milkshakes. 5. Then he took a short
5...Which Word? pineapple. Page 19: 2. open; 3. there; 4. now; 5. nap. 6. While he slept, I drank a milkshake. 7. In
6 ...Shake It Up! after, before; 6. then Page 20: 2. Who is that?We created the three books in this series—for first, second, andfact, I drank them all. 8. I had a stomachache all
3. What is your last name? 4. Why did schoolthird graders—with the guidance of literacy experts and classroom day! Page 7: 2. brown; 3. white; 4. pretty,
Group 2 close? 5. Where are the books? 6. How did theteachers. Broken down into manageable groups, words are purple; 5. funny, short Page 8: 2. brother; 3.
dog reach the cookies? Page 21: Who?:introduced in context and reinforced through inviting puzzles andsaid; 4. read; 5. sister; 6. children, 7. ask; 8. say
7 ...Show and Tell children, men, us; Where?: here, school, there;games. Each sequence of activities is carefully designed to touchPage 9: Verbs: read, said, say, took; Nouns:
8...Puzzle It Out! When?: after, before, now, soon Page 22: 1.on reading, writing, and usage—taking children beyond mere brother, school, children, sister; Adjectives:
9 ...Sort It Out! early; 2. over; 3. end; 4. story; 5. quiet; 6. fell; 7.visual recognition of sight words to genuine mastery.pretty, purple, funny, brown, short, white Page
wide; 8. into; 9. more Page 23: 1. fall; 2. winter; 10: From top, pictures match sentences 2, 3, 5,
Group 3 3. spring; 4. summer Page 24: 1. The oppositeThe journey through these skill-building pages will help young4, 1 Page 11: 2. myself; 3. but; 4. make; 5. your;
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Name That Word! Game

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My 100 Words to Read

Group 1 Group 2

all long slept ask funny say
drank man some brown pretty school
drink men take brother purple short
him none took child read sister
his sleep children said white

Group 3 Group 4 100 Words Kids Need to Read by 2nd Grade © Scholastic, Inc.

both make us cold Monday third
but myself woman first Saturday Thursday
her our women Friday second Tuesday
hers sang your keep small
made sing kept Wednesday
large
Sunday

Group 5 Group 6 Group 7

any better after then early quiet
every please before there end spring
many thank here what fall story
few help how when fell summer
their town now where into under
them goodbye open why more wide
best hello soon over winter

3

A Smelly Riddle

Directions: Word Box

Complete each sentence none take his
with a word from the
him men took
Word Box. Then solve the
riddle below. We did the man all

first one for you.

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 2nd Grade © Scholastic, Inc. t o o k1 Yesterday, he ___ ___ ___ ___ my picture. Now I will ___ ___ ___ ___
his picture.
1

2 Yesterday, I took ___ ___ ___ dog for a walk. Today, I will walk the
2

dog with ___ ___ ____.
3

3 There is one ___ ___ ___ in the store. There are five ___ ___ ___

on the street. 4

4 Anna wants ___ ___ ___ of the apples. Carlos wants
5

___ ___ ___ ___ of them.

Now look for the numbers under your answers above.
Then fill in the matching letters in the blanks below.

What does the owner of a perfume store do?

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____!

21 552 2345 52

GROUP 4

ONE

Which Word?

Directions:

Read the story. Then
answer each question with

a blue word from the
story. We did the first

one for you.
BARBARA GRAY

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 2nd Grade © Scholastic, Inc.
Jake was thirsty. “Drink some water,” said his mother.
Jake drank some water.
Jake was tired. “Go to sleep,” said his mother. Jake slept.
He took a long nap. When he woke up, he was not thirsty. He
was not tired. He was happy.

1 Which blue word begins with 4 Which blue word rhymes
with kept?
l and ends with g?
_______________________________
long_____________________________

2 Which blue word begins with 5 Which blue word begins with
d and has an i in the middle? s and rhymes with deep?

_____________________________ _______________________________

3 Which blue word ends with 6 Which blue word ends with
a silent e? k and rhymes with sank?

______________________________ _______________________________

5 GGRROOUUPP
TOWNOE

Shake It Up!

Directions: Him makes Start No men
the best makes a
To complete the milkshakes. My father better
maze, pass only through makes milkshake.
the correct sentences. milkshakes
all the time. Last week
The correct path will I drink a
take you through milkshake
eight boxes. every day.

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 2nd Grade © Scholastic, Inc. Last week I I think his
drank a milkshakes
milkshake are the
every day. best.

Today Dad Today Dad Then he
made some didn’t make take a short
milkshakes. none. nap.

Now try this! Then he While he In fact, I
took a sleep, I drank them
After you’ve short nap. drank a all.
finished, go back milkshake.
and re-read all I had a
the boxes you In fact, I While he stomachache
drew a path drinked slept, I all day!
through. Does them all. drank a
your story make milkshake. Finish!
sense?
6
GROUP

ONE

Show and Tell Directions:

Look at the picture.
Use the words in the
Word Box to finish
the sentences about
the picture. We did the

first one for you.

school1 It was show-and-tell day at _______________________. 100 Words Kids Need to Read by 2nd Grade © Scholastic, Inc.

Word 2 Lilly brought in a fuzzy ______________________ bear.
Box
3 Jake had a black and _______________________ zebra.
purple
brown 4 Kim brought a ________________ doll in a
white ________________ dress.
pretty
funny 5 Joe had a ________________ clown that wore
short ________________ pants.
school 7

GROUP

TWO

Directions: Puzzle It Out!

Use the Word Box to

complete the sentences
below. Then write your Word Box
answers in the correct
places in the puzzle. brother read
We did the first one child ask
sister say
for you. children said

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 2nd Grade © Scholastic, Inc. Across

child11. One boy or girl is called a _______________.

22. Joe and John are twins. Joe is John’s 5

__________________________. 1c h i l d

33 .Joe ___________________ hello to Mr. Jones.

44. Tanya loves to ___________________ books. 6
4
Down 2

55. Joe is Anne’s brother. 7
Anne is Joe’s ______________.

66. Seven _____________________ 3 8
came to Tanya’s party.

77. Will you ______________ Dad for ice cream?

88. Please _______________ hello to Mrs. Jones.

GROUP 8

TWO

Sort It Out! Directions:
Put each word from the
Word Box Word Box in the circle
where it belongs. We did
ask funny short
brother said children the first one for you.
pretty brown took
purple say sister People
Places Things
read school white
(nouns)

Action Words 100 Words Kids Need to Read by 2nd Grade © Scholastic, Inc.

(verbs)

ask

Describing
Words

(adjectives)

9 GROUP
TWO

Directions: Match It!

Draw a line from
each sentence to the
picture it matches.
We did the first one

for you.

1 This woman is with her little boy.

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 2nd Grade © Scholastic, Inc. 2 Both women smiled.

3 This bird sang.

4 The children sing songs.
5 The brown and white dog is hers.

Now try this!

Write a sentence using at least two
of the blue words on this page.

GROUP 10

THREE

Find the Word Directions:

Word Box Use the words in
the Word Box to
make us but complete the sentences
below. Then find each
your myself word in the puzzle. We
did the first one
our made
for you.

made1 Lilly ___________________ a cake for her mother’s birthday.

2 I fell down and hurt ___________________. 100 Words Kids Need to Read by 2nd Grade © Scholastic, Inc.

3 Jack likes red jelly beans ___________________ not green ones.

4 Sam will ___________________ cookies with his friend.

5 What day is ___________________ birthday?
6 My brother and I went with ________________ parents to the park.

7 Our mom took ___________________ to the zoo.

Hint: Words df your
may go across ma k e x z
or down. awo b u t
dqu l sp
e b rmn t
my s e l f

11 GROUP
THREE

Mystery Letter

Directions: Letter Box o

In each set of words, ibrn
the same letter is missing.

Can find the mystery
letter in each set? The
letters you need are in

the Letter Box.

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 2nd Grade © Scholastic, Inc. 1 he____s 5 wome____
you____ sa____g
ou____ lo____g

The mystery letter is ____ The mystery letter is ____

2 b____th Now try this!
w____man
____ur To answer the riddle below, fill

The mystery letter is ____ in the five mystery letters in the
order they appear above.
3 ____ ut
____ oth Why did Batman go to the
____lack pet store?

The mystery letter is ____ To get a ____ ____ ____ ____ ____!

4 s____ng 1234 5
s____ster
wh____te 12

The mystery letter is ____

GROUP

THREE

Jake’s Directions:
Very Bad
Week Read the story. Then
fill in the bubble next to
the correct ending for

each sentence.

I did not have a bad day. I had three bad days! The first one was 100 Words Kids Need to Read by 2nd Grade © Scholastic, Inc.
Monday, when I took my frog to school. He is small, and I kept him
in my pocket, but my teacher said I have to keep my frog at home.
The second bad day was Wednesday. I forgot we had a spelling
test. And my sister put some large ice cubes down my back. They
were cold! The third bad day was Saturday. We lost our softball
game 37 to 2. I struck out three times. What a week!

11. Jake had a spelling test on 44. Another word for small is

q a. his first bad day. q a. little.
q b. his second bad day. q b. large.
q c. his third bad day. q c. silly.

22. Jake’s third bad day was 55 The opposite of large is

q a. Saturday. q a. big.
q b. Monday. q b. huge.
q c. Thursday. q c. small.

33. The opposite of cold is 6 Jake’s teacher said he had to

q a. hot. q a. kept his frog at home.
q b. freezing. q b. keeps his frog at home.
q c. cool. q c. keep his frog at home.

13 GROUP
FOUR

Directions: Lilly’s Busy Month

Lilly has a busy 1 Mom’s birthday is on the 11th. What day of
month! Use the
calendar to answer Sundaythe week is that? _______________.
the questions below.
We did the first one 2 Lilly plays soccer every ________________.

for you.

3 Lilly has a dentist’s appointment on the ____________________

Wednesday of the month. first second third

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 2nd Grade © Scholastic, Inc. 4 The school fair is on the _____________________ Saturday of the month.

first second third

Play with Soccer School
Janet 4:00 Fair

Mom’s Soccer
birthday 4:00

Soccer Dentist Thanksgiving
4:00

Soccer
4:00

GROUP 14

FOUR

Recipe Directions:
for
Laughs Don’t read this story yet!
First, find a partner. One of

you will read aloud the
words under the blanks at
left and write down what
the other says. Then put
the words in the story and

read it out loud.

1.________________ Try this yummy recipe for chocolate 100 Words Kids Need to Read by 2nd Grade © Scholastic, Inc.
thing (plural) ________________ . Your friends will love it!

2.________________ 1
number
• First, put ____________________ small
3.________________ ___________________2__ in a large bowl.
thing (plural)
3
4.________________
number • Second, add __________________
cups of chocolate chip4s.
5.________________
color • Third, mix until it all turns ____________.
5
6.________________
day of week • Bake until __________________ , then
keep cold until ____6______________ .
7.________________
day of week 7

8.________________ • Serve cold with _____________ ice cream
food 8
on top.
9.________________
number • Makes ____________ servings. It will keep
for __________9___ weeks. (Once we kept
10._______________ it longer, b1u0 t it turned ___________ !)
number
11
11._______________
color

15 GROUP

FOUR

Picture This!

Directions:
Look at the picture.
Then use the words in

the Word Box to
complete the

sentences below.

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 2nd Grade © Scholastic, Inc. Word Box

Their Every
any best
Many few
better them

1 ________________ butterfly in the picture is yellow.

2 ________________ birds in the picture are red.
3 There are a ________________ blue birds in the picture.

4 There aren’t ________________ ants in the picture at all.

5 Tom likes the red birds ________________ than the blue ones.

6 Lilly likes the butterflies ________________ of all.

7 Tanya likes ___________ , too. ___________ yellow wings are pretty.

GROUP 16

FIVE

Charlie and Peapod

Directions:
First use the Word Box
to fill in what these silly
dogs say to each other.
Then complete Charlie’s

last sentence.
BARBARA GRAY

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 2nd Grade © Scholastic, Inc.
Word Box

Goodbye hello please Thank help town

Hi, Peapod! May I Why, ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ , 2
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Charlie! Please do! 2 4
11 6
ask you a question? I am happy to ___ ___ ___ ___ .
Just cross the street. GROUP
3 How do I get to
___ ___ ___ ___ , Peapod? FIVE

You’re welcome,

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ you, Peapod. Charlie. By the way,
why are you going
5 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___!
to town?
3 45

I need a raincoat, Peapod. I don’t want to be a

7 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___!
12335 42335

17

Directions:

To complete the maze,
pass only through the

A-maze-ing Applesboxes containing correct
sentences. The correct
path takes you through

seven boxes.

Start Hello! May

I please buy

some apples?

1 He help me

100 Words Kids Need to Read by 2nd Grade © Scholastic, Inc. Them apples We buy apples Apples reach the The ripe
look tasty. here every pleases me. apples. apples are
year. over their.
2

I won’t buy

Few apples Thanks you any green I like red
taste as good for the apples. apples. apples better
than green.
as these. 6 Green apples
are best than 4
Many apples red apples.
Many apples

is ripe. Thanks for are ripe.
3 the apples. 5

Goodbye!

Finish

Now try this! To answer the riddle, look for the numbers under

some of the letters inside the maze. Then fill in the matching letters below.
What kind of apple isn’t an apple?

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___!
2 1 54 3 2 1 1 6 3

GROUP 18

FIVE