A Letter for Grandpa: Grade 1 Reading Passage

About this worksheet

Ella writes a letter with a puppy drawing for her grandpa, and Mr. Reed the mail carrier helps it reach him. A free printable 1st grade short story (75 words) with multiple-choice who/what questions, events to number in order and a box to draw in. Answer key on page 2. It matches first grade reading goals, roughly ages 6 to 7.

On this sheet

Ella missed her grandpa. He lived far away in a town by the sea. So Ella wrote him a letter. She drew a picture of her new puppy on it, too. Ella put the letter in an envelope. Mom helped her add a stamp. Then Ella put it in the mailbox. The next day, Mr. Reed the mail carrier picked it up. A few days later, Grandpa called. "Thank you for the letter!" he said. WHO? Who picked up Ella's letter? her mom Mr.

Tips for using it

• Before reading, look at the picture and the title together and guess what the passage will be about.
• Ask your child to underline the sentence in the passage that proves each answer.
• Talk about the story afterwards: what was the problem, how was it solved, and what would your child have done?

Printing tips

Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. Free for personal, family and classroom use.