The Night Sky Vocabulary Worksheets for 1st Grade

What your child practices

Here, 4 worksheets help 1st grade students (Grade 1 in Canada) learn and use The Night Sky, with 32 questions in all. Young children learn new words fastest when they meet them again and again in different ways, which is why each sheet uses the same words in a new kind of task. The set includes Match the Meaning, Fill in the Sentence, Synonyms and Antonyms and Which Word Fits. The skill matches Common Core L.1.4, the standard for working out the meaning of unknown words. It also touches L.1.6, learning and using new grade level words. Each PDF includes its own answer key on page 2, ready for you or your child to check. Finished a sheet? The online version reads every question aloud and checks answers instantly.

Tips for parents

• Act out words when you can. Young learners remember a word they have moved to.
• Have your child write one sentence of their own for each new word.
• Pick three words from the The Night Sky list and use them in conversation during the week.