A Set of Year 1 Editing Passages

Editing practice is a powerful tool for developing students’ foundational language skills. It encourages attention to detail, reinforces correct sentence structure and enhances spelling, punctuation and grammar skills. 

Help your learners strengthen their language skills with this set of editing passages. This resource contains 20 short editing passages crafted specifically for Year 1 students, covering relatable topics that make grammar practice more authentic. Each passage is at the appropriate lexile level for Year 1 students, ensuring a comfortable reading experience while promoting essential language skills.

The language skills addressed in this set of editing passages include:

• Spelling
• Capital letters
• Full stops
• Question marks
• Exclamation marks

Year 1 Editing Passages: What to Expect

Each slide contains a short passage, an image and a set of instructions. The instructions inform students of the mistakes they need to find and fix within the passage.

Following each slide is an answer slide where all of the required changes are highlighted in a different colour from the rest of the text.

This versatile slide deck can be used in multiple ways to support your teaching objectives.

• Whole-Class Activity – Choose an editing passage to display as a whole-class exercise. Read the passage and encourage students to fix the mistakes as a class. 
• Small Group Work – Use the passages in small group support sessions where students can collaborate or receive support to spot and fix errors.
• Independent Practice – Assign specific passages for individual editing practice, allowing students to work at their own pace.

Prefer task cards to a slide deck? We have you covered! Use the drop-down menu on the Download button to choose your preferred file format of these Year 1 editing passages from the options below:

• Microsoft PowerPoint presentation
• Google Slides presentation
• Google Slides editable task cards
• PDF task cards

Download These Year 1 Editing Paragraphs

Use the Download button to access your preferred version of these Year 1 editing passages. You will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides presentation before accessing it.

Brittany Collins, a Teach Starter collaborator, contributed to this resource.

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