Kindergarten Reading Literature Curriculum Resources
Explore the world of literature with our Reading Literature curriculum resources designed for young learners. Covering various literary elements, these resources provide a comprehensive approach to understanding and appreciating literature in an engaging and accessible format, fostering a strong foundation in reading skills.
Julia's Day—Short Story
This short story is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students w...
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The Pool—Short Story
This short story is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students w...
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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 w...
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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...
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Book Covers
This worksheet will help your class to understand the elements of a book cover. Students must identi...
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Puppy Playing!—Short Story
This short story is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students w...
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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 w...
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Retelling Stories
This graphic oragnizer is a great way to see if your readers can retell the story. Students will lis...
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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...
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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 re...
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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 re...
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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 re...
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Recognizing Text Types—Lions
This worksheet is a great way to practice identifying the different types of texts. Students will re...
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Identifying Text Types
This worksheet is a great way to practice identifying the different types of texts. Students will re...
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Book Cover Information
This activity will get students familiar with navigating book covers. Students must choose three boo...
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Authors and Illustrators
This activity will get students familiar with navigating book covers. Students will look at the book...
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Authors Illustrators
This activity will get students familiar with navigating book covers. Students will look at the book...
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Using Images
This matching activity is perfect practice for using illustrations. Students will look at the images...
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Character Comparison
This graphic organizer is perfect for comparing characters in stories! Students will read two storie...
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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...
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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 st...
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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...
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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 re...
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Using Illustrations
Practice using illustrations in literature with this short story. Students will read the passage and...
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Suzie—Using Illustrations in Literature
Practice using illustrations in literature with this short story. Students will read the passage and...
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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 ta...
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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 Standa...
Rolling and Sliding
This passage focuses on helping kindergarten students understand the differences between rolling and...
Lily and Her Busy Day
This short story introduces young learners to the concepts of motion and forces, specifically rollin...
Observing Sunlight and Heat
This reading passage introduces children to the concept of how sunlight affects Earth’s surfaces. Us...
Warmth from the Sun
This reading passage tells the story of Liam at the beach, exploring how sunlight affects the temper...
Building Shade Structures
In this passage, Alex and Mia use a simple tent to block sunlight and create a cooler place to play....
Shade from the Sun
In this story, Leo and Emma use an umbrella to block the sunlight and stay cool while playing in the...
The Soccer Game
This educational passage explores the NGSS K-PS2-1 standard through a relatable soccer scenario. Stu...
Moving Boxes
This passage aligns with NGSS K-PS2-1 by demonstrating how different strengths of pushes affect obje...
Hungry Organisms
This educational passage addresses NGSS K-LS1-1 by comparing plant and animal survival needs through...
Food for Animals
This passage supports NGSS K-LS1-1 learning by showcasing different animal feeding patterns. Through...
Plant Helpers
This passage explores NGSS K-LS1-1 through the interdependent relationship between bees and flowers....
The Marble Race
This passage addresses NGSS K-PS2-2 through a simple engineering investigation with marbles. Student...
Billy's Bouncing Ball
This passage supports NGSS K-PS2-2 learning by showing how design solutions can solve motion problem...
The Hot Playground
This passage explores NGSS K-PS3-1 through familiar playground experiences. Students observe how sun...
Beach Day Science
This passage addresses NGSS K-PS3-1 by comparing temperature differences in materials exposed to sun...
The Sun Shelter
This passage addresses NGSS K-PS3-2 through a practical experiment with sun shelters. Students learn...
Maria's Cool Shade Idea
This passage supports NGSS K-PS3-2 learning by showing how simple structures can protect plants from...
Ms. Lee's Weather Watchers
This passage addresses NGSS K-ESS2-1 through systematic weather observations. Students learn to trac...
Sam’s Temperature Track
This passage supports NGSS K-ESS2-1 learning by tracking temperature changes throughout the day. Thr...
Beaver The Builder Animals
This passage explores NGSS K-ESS2-2 through examples of animals modifying their environment. Student...