1st Grade Bible Verse Copywork Worksheets
34 printable 1st Grade grammar & writing worksheets on Bible Verse Copywork. Every sheet has an answer key — 34 in all. The first three worksheets are free to download; All Access opens the rest and every answer key.
Each page is built on one Bible verse: the child reads it, copies it, and then works with it from memory. The verses include Joshua 1:9, Proverbs 31:27, Proverbs 6:6, Philippians 2:3, Psalm 69:32 and Proverbs 11:3, with 22 more, all quoted from the New King James Version (NKJV). Each page carries a character theme, among them Courage, Diligence, Humility, Integrity and Compassion. Every grade is on one page: Bible Verse Copywork Worksheets. Each sheet is marked with the week it was written for: weeks 2 to 35 of Phonics, Decoding, and Early Fluency, Grade 1.
Practice pages support a program; they are not the lesson. These sheets reinforce Grammar Garden — Grade 1, the dedicated K–5 language and writing curriculum from Faith Readers. See every program →
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All 34 worksheets in this set
- Copywork 1: Joshua 1:9 (Courage) Free PDF
- Copywork 2: Proverbs 31:27 (Diligence) Free PDF
- Copywork 3: Proverbs 6:6 (Diligence) Free PDF
- Copywork 4: Philippians 2:3 (Humility)
- Copywork 5: Psalm 69:32 (Humility)
- Copywork 6: Proverbs 11:3 (Integrity)
- Copywork 7: Leviticus 22:31 (Integrity)
- Copywork 8: Galatians 6:2 (Compassion)
- Copywork 9: Psalm 34:18 (Compassion)
- Copywork 10: Proverbs 4:7 (Wisdom)
- Copywork 11: Proverbs 8:11 (Wisdom)
- Copywork 12: Lamentations 3:23 (Faithfulness)
- Copywork 13: Luke 16:10 (Faithfulness)
- Copywork 14: Proverbs 15:18 (Self-Control)
- Copywork 15: Galatians 5:23 (Self-Control)
- Copywork 16: Psalm 9:1 (Gratitude)
- Copywork 17: Psalm 126:3 (Gratitude)
- Copywork 18: Proverbs 21:15 (Justice)
- Copywork 19: Psalm 145:17 (Justice)
- Copywork 20: Romans 5:3 (Patience)
- Copywork 21: James 1:4 (Patience)
- Copywork 22: Proverbs 11:24 (Generosity)
- Copywork 23: 2 Corinthians 9:6 (Generosity)
- Copywork 24: Exodus 14:13 (Courage)
- Copywork 25: Joshua 1:9 (Courage)
- Copywork 26: Proverbs 31:27 (Diligence)
- Copywork 27: Philippians 2:3 (Humility)
- Copywork 28: Exodus 20:16 (Integrity)
- Copywork 29: Galatians 6:2 (Compassion)
- Copywork 30: Proverbs 3:5 (Wisdom)
- Copywork 31: Lamentations 3:22
- Copywork 32: Proverbs 15:18 (Self-Control)
- Copywork 33: Psalm 9:1 (Gratitude)
- Copywork 34: Psalm 23:1 (Justice)
Teaching Copywork
What it is
Copywork is carefully copying a well-written sentence or passage, which teaches handwriting, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure at the same time. In Grade 1 the verse runs to about six words, traced and copied, then put in order, completed or written from memory.
When a child is ready
Begin with single words and short sentences as soon as the child forms letters comfortably.
If they struggle
Shorten the passage rather than lower the standard: a neat, correct sentence is worth more than a sloppy paragraph. Read the passage together first so the child copies meaning, not just marks.
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Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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