Owen and the Puddles: Grade 1 Reading Passage

About this worksheet

A rainy morning turns into puddle jumping and a rainbow when Owen puts on his raincoat and boots. A free printable 1st grade short story (67 words) with multiple-choice when/what questions, events to number in order and a box to draw in. Answer key on page 2. First graders can read it on their own and ask for help only with the trickier words.

On this sheet

Owen woke up and looked out the window. It was raining! "Oh no," he said. "Now I can't play outside." Mom smiled. She got out his yellow raincoat and his red boots. Owen went outside and jumped in a big puddle. Splash! Then he jumped in another one. Soon the rain stopped, and the sun came out. Owen looked up and saw a rainbow in the sky.

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. The PNG shows page 1 only. Free for personal, family and classroom use.