This hands-on resource book, Read and Understand Stories and Activities, Grade 1, contains 23 reproducible stories and practice materials for a wide spectrum of reading skills. The stories vary in reading difficulty to be appropriate to meet the needs of emerging readers in the average first grade classroom. Each story is followed by four or five pages of activities for practicing reading skills. Story topics range from fantasy to the real-life activities experienced by children of this age. Complete answer key provided.