Keep your soon-to-be or leaving 1st (first) graders, ages 6 and 7, practicing their growing reading skills with the best 1st grade books for summer reading. advertisement. Imagination Soup.

Best books for 1st graders 1. The Notebook of Doom. Best for ages: 6 to 8. If you want to raise a reader, this easy-to-master book series is a great bet.

Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, Grade 1 features 11 exciting, ready-to-use lessons and activities, all of which use high-quality picture books to integrate STEM subjects with language arts.

One of the world's most widely used reading intervention programs for young children has taken another hit to its credibility. Reading Recovery — a one-on-one tutoring program for first graders ...