Kindergarten Reading Literature Worksheets | Free & Printable

Julia's Day—Short Story

This short story is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students will read the passage...

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The Pool—Short Story

This short story is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students will read the passage...

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Samantha and Sarah's Fun Day—Short Story

This short story is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students will read the passage...

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Retelling Stories - Graphic Organizer

This drawing template is a great way to see if your readers can retell the story. Students will draw the beginning, midd...

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Book Covers

This worksheet will help your class to understand the elements of a book cover. Students must identify the title and aut...

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Puppy Playing!—Short Story

This short story is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students will read the passage...

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My Day At School—Short Story

This short story is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students will read the passage...

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Retelling Stories

This graphic oragnizer is a great way to see if your readers can retell the story. Students will list the characters fro...

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Mo the Cat—Short Story

This short story is a great way for emergent readers to practice their reading skills. Students will read the short stor...

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My Story Summary

Students will use this writing template to record the summary of a story they read!

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Soccer Time—Short Story

This short story is a great way to identify and define unknown words using context. Students will read the passage then ...

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The Bakery—Short Story

This short story is a great way to identify and define unknown words using context. Students will read the passage then ...

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Recognize Different Types of Texts

This worksheet is a great way to practice identifying the different types of texts. Students will read the short text an...

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Recognizing Text Types—Lions

This worksheet is a great way to practice identifying the different types of texts. Students will read the short text an...

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Identifying Text Types

This worksheet is a great way to practice identifying the different types of texts. Students will read the short text an...

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Book Cover Information

This activity will get students familiar with navigating book covers. Students must choose three books and record the ti...

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Authors and Illustrators

This activity will get students familiar with navigating book covers. Students will look at the book cover on the page a...

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Authors Illustrators

This activity will get students familiar with navigating book covers. Students will look at the book cover on the page a...

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Using Images

This matching activity is perfect practice for using illustrations. Students will look at the images and then match them...

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Character Comparison

This graphic organizer is perfect for comparing characters in stories! Students will read two stories then compare the c...

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The Magical Forest—Short Story

This short story is a great way for emergent readers to practice their reading skills. Students will read the short stor...

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Setting and Main Character

This template is a great way to practice story elements with your readers. Students will read the story then draw the se...

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Grocery Shopping—Short Story

This short story is a great way for emergent readers to practice their reading skills. Students will read the short stor...

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Jessica's Day—Short Story

This short story is a great way to identify and define unknown words using context. Students will read the passage then ...

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Using Illustrations

Practice using illustrations in literature with this short story. Students will read the passage and look at the illustr...

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Suzie—Using Illustrations in Literature

Practice using illustrations in literature with this short story. Students will read the passage and look at the illustr...

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Adventures of Goldilocks in "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"

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Comparing Characters

This simple worksheet demonstrates comparing and contrasting characters between two classic fairy tales. Students draw l...

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Adventures of Characters in ‘The Three Little Pigs

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How Things Move

This passage introduces kindergarteners to the basics of motion and forces, aligned with NGSS Standard K-PS2. Kids learn...

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Rolling and Sliding

This passage focuses on helping kindergarten students understand the differences between rolling and sliding, as outline...

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Lily and Her Busy Day

This short story introduces young learners to the concepts of motion and forces, specifically rolling, sliding, and the ...

Observing Sunlight and Heat

This reading passage introduces children to the concept of how sunlight affects Earth’s surfaces. Using a relatable stor...

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Warmth from the Sun

This reading passage tells the story of Liam at the beach, exploring how sunlight affects the temperature of rocks, sand...

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Building Shade Structures

In this passage, Alex and Mia use a simple tent to block sunlight and create a cooler place to play. By observing the ef...

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Shade from the Sun

In this story, Leo and Emma use an umbrella to block the sunlight and stay cool while playing in the park. By observing ...

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The Soccer Game

This educational passage explores the NGSS K-PS2-1 standard through a relatable soccer scenario. Students learn about di...

Moving Boxes

This passage aligns with NGSS K-PS2-1 by demonstrating how different strengths of pushes affect object motion through a ...

Hungry Organisms

This educational passage addresses NGSS K-LS1-1 by comparing plant and animal survival needs through a garden story. Stu...

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Food for Animals

This passage supports NGSS K-LS1-1 learning by showcasing different animal feeding patterns. Through observations of bac...

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Plant Helpers

This passage explores NGSS K-LS1-1 through the interdependent relationship between bees and flowers. Students learn how ...

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The Marble Race

This passage addresses NGSS K-PS2-2 through a simple engineering investigation with marbles. Students learn how ramp ste...

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Billy's Bouncing Ball

This passage supports NGSS K-PS2-2 learning by showing how design solutions can solve motion problems. Through trial and...

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The Hot Playground

This passage explores NGSS K-PS3-1 through familiar playground experiences. Students observe how sunlight affects differ...

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Beach Day Science

This passage addresses NGSS K-PS3-1 by comparing temperature differences in materials exposed to sunlight versus shade. ...

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The Sun Shelter

This passage addresses NGSS K-PS3-2 through a practical experiment with sun shelters. Students learn how designed struct...

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Maria's Cool Shade Idea

This passage supports NGSS K-PS3-2 learning by showing how simple structures can protect plants from sun damage. Through...

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Ms. Lee's Weather Watchers

This passage addresses NGSS K-ESS2-1 through systematic weather observations. Students learn to track and count differen...

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Sam’s Temperature Track

This passage supports NGSS K-ESS2-1 learning by tracking temperature changes throughout the day. Through simple observat...

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Beaver The Builder Animals

This passage explores NGSS K-ESS2-2 through examples of animals modifying their environment. Students learn how differen...

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Kindergarten Reading Literature Curriculum Resources

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Grammar

Reading Foundation

Reading Informational Text

Reading Literature

Vocabulary Development

Writing

CCSS ELA Standards

CCSS Math Standards

Kindergarten Reading Literature Curriculum Resources

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