Looking for an engaging first grade reading comprehension freebie?
 
Meet the students of Room 1 Friends, a brand new reading comprehension series designed for first grade learners! In this free story, students are introduced to Mrs. Reed, her class, and Pip the Hamster, the new classroom pet.
 
This printable resource includes a high interest fiction passage written specifically for beginning readers, along with comprehension questions and sight word review.
 
The best part? Each story in the Room 1 Friends series is designed to work as a standalone reading passage while still connecting to a larger classroom world. Students can enjoy the stories in any order and continue revisiting the familiar characters throughout the year.
 
This free resource includes:
✔️ 1 original first grade reading comprehension passage
✔️ 3 multiple choice comprehension questions
✔️ Circle the sight words activity
✔️ Sight word tracing and writing practice
✔️ Printable black and white pages
✔️ Beginning first grade reading level
 
Skills Practiced:
📖 Reading comprehension
📖 Vocabulary development
📖 Sight word recognition
📖 Answering questions about a text
📖 Building reading confidence
 
This free passage is the first story in the growing Room 1 Friends series. Additional stories, bundles, and resources will be added over time, giving teachers a full collection of connected reading comprehension passages for first grade students.