Kindergarten Reading Foundation Curriculum Resources
Explore building a strong reading foundation with our Reading Foundation curriculum resources designed for elementary school children. Covering various aspects of reading, these resources provide a comprehensive approach to developing essential skills for successful reading comprehension.
Beginning Sounds: T
This worksheet is a great way to practice letter sound correspondences. Students will circle all of ...
RF.K.3.ARF.K.3
Beginning Sounds: B
This worksheet is a great way to practice letter sound correspondences. Students will circle all of ...
RF.K.3.ARF.K.3
Ending Sounds
This worksheet is a great way to practice letter sound correspondences and ending sounds. Students w...
RF.K.3.BRF.K.3
Words That Words
This worksheet is a great way to practice producing rhymes with your students. Students will give a ...
RF.K.2.ARF.K.2
Syllable Counting
Practice counting syllables with this worksheet! Students will read the words then write how many sy...
RF.K.2.BRF.K.2
Onsets and Rimes
This worksheet is a great way to practice onsets and rimes. Students will look at the pictures and c...
RF.K.2.CRF.K.2
ABC Practice — Lowercase
Practice the alphabet with this fun worksheet! Students must fill in the missing letters in lowercas...
RF.K.1.DRF.K.1
Spacing Between Words
This worksheet will help your students to remember to add spaces between words. Students will read e...
RF.K.1.CRF.K.1
Separating Words With Spaces
This worksheet will help your students to remember to add spaces between words. Students will read t...
RF.K.1.CRF.K.1
Ending Sounds - Trace Letters
This worksheet on CVC words will help your students to focus on their ending sounds. Students will s...
RF.K.2.DRF.K.2
Reading in the Fairy Garden
This worksheet on CVC words will help your students to practice sounding it out! Students will go th...
RF.K.2.DRF.K.2
CVC Sound it Out!
This worksheet on CVC words will help your students to practice sounding it out! Students will read ...
RF.K.2.DRF.K.2
Initial Sounds
This worksheet is a great way to practice sounding out cvc words and initial sounds. Students will r...
L.K.2.CL.K.2
Medial Sounds
This worksheet is a great way to practice sounding out cvc words and medial sounds. Students will re...
L.K.2.CL.K.2
Phonics Ending Sounds
This worksheet is a great way to practice sounding out cvc words and ending sounds. Students will re...
L.K.2.CL.K.2
A—Z Phonics Practice
RF.K.1.DRF.K.1
Pop the Sight Words
Practice sight words with this fun activity! Students will read the words in the bubbles out loud to...
RF.K.3.C
Sight Words
Practice sight words with this fun activity! Students will read the words on the lilypads to help th...
RF.K.3.C
Changing the Final Sound
This worksheet will help students to practice replacing letters in words to make new words. Students...
RF.K.3.DRF.K.3
Sarah's Birthday—Emergent Reader text
This short story is perfect for early readers! Students will read the short passage that contains co...
RF.K.4
Real or Nonsense Words
This worksheet will get your students familiar with what is a word and what is not. Students will co...
RF.K.1.BRF.K.1
Words that Rhyme
Practice rhyming words with your class with this activity! Students must match the words on the left...
RF.K.2.ARF.K.2
Onsets
This worksheet is a great way to practice onsets and rimes. Students will look at the pictures and c...
RF.K.2.CRF.K.2
Changing the Medial Sound
This worksheet will help students to practice replacing letters in words to make new words. Students...
RF.K.3.DRF.K.3
Real Words Nonsense Words
This worksheet will get your students familiar with what is a word and what is not. Students will so...
RF.K.1.BRF.K.1
Same Spelling
This worksheet is a great way to practice similar spellings. Students will read the words and determ...
RF.K.3.BRF.K.3
Changing the Initial Sound
This worksheet will help students to practice replacing letters in words to make new words. Students...
RF.K.3.DRF.K.3
Sight Word Practice
This resource is perfect for practicing site words with your class! Students can keep this list of c...
L.K.6
Basic Features of Print
This worksheet is a great way to remind students to teach Kindergarteners how to Read Books from l...
RF.K.1.ARF.K.1
Spaces Between Words
This worksheet will help your students to remember to add spaces between words. Students will read e...
RF.K.1.CRF.K.1
Create Rhyming Words
These worksheet is a great way to practice rhyming words!
RF.K.2.ARF.K.2
Rimes
This worksheet is a great way to practice onsets and rimes. Students will look at the pictures and c...
RF.K.2.CRF.K.2
CVC Letter Swap
Practice making new words with this sheet on CVC words. Students will swap the first letter of the w...
RF.K.2.ERF.K.2
Beginning Sounds: A
This worksheet is a great way to practice letter sound correspondences. Students will circle all of ...
RF.K.3.ARF.K.3
Kindergarten Sight Words
Practice sight words with this fun activity! Students will read the words next to the tree to climb ...
RF.K.3.C
John and Molly's Beach Day—Short Story
This short story is perfect for early readers! Students will read the short passage that contains co...
RF.K.4
Kitty the Cat—Reading Emergent-Reader Texts
This short story is perfect for early readers! Students will read the short passage that contains co...
RF.K.4
Rhyming Words
RF.K.2.ARF.K.2RF.K.1.D
Vowel Sounds
This worksheet will test your students understanding of the vowel sounds. Students will record thems...
RF.K.3.BRF.K.3
What I See — Sight Word
This engaging kindergarten poem focuses on the essential sight word 'see,' which appears eight times...
RF.K.3.CRF.K.2
Things I Like — Sight Word
The 'Things I Like' poem targets the essential kindergarten sight word 'like,' which appears consist...
RF.K.3.CRF.K.2
Where— Sight Word
This kindergarten-level poem focuses on the question sight word 'where,' an important high-frequency...
RF.K.3.CRF.K.2
Come — Sight Word
The 'Come' poem centers on the important kindergarten sight word 'come,' aligned with Common Core St...
RF.K.3.CRF.K.2
Have — Sight Word
This kindergarten-appropriate poem focuses on the essential sight word 'have,' which aligns with Com...
RF.K.3.CRF.K.2
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Reading Fluency and Comprehension
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Open Syllables
This worksheet is perfect for practicing open syllables. Students will write the first and second sy...
RF.3.3.CRF.3.3
Multisyllabic Words
This worksheet is perfect for beginners to practice multisyllabic words. Students will break each wo...
RF.3.3.CRF.3.3
Multisyllabic Words 3rd Grade
This worksheet is perfect for beginners to practice multisyllabic words. Students will determine how...
RF.3.3.CRF.3.3
Phonics Practice
This phonics practice worksheet is designed to help 4th-grade students strengthen their skills in id...
RF.4.4
Sorting Words by Syllables
In this worksheet, you will practice sorting words based on the number of syllables they contain. Ca...
RF.4.3
ABC Practice — Lowercase
Practice the alphabet with this fun worksheet! Students must fill in the missing letters in lowercas...
RF.K.1.DRF.K.1
A—Z Phonics Practice
RF.K.1.DRF.K.1
Spaces Between Words
This worksheet will help your students to remember to add spaces between words. Students will read e...
RF.K.1.CRF.K.1
Spacing Between Words
This worksheet will help your students to remember to add spaces between words. Students will read e...
RF.K.1.CRF.K.1
Basic Features of Print
This worksheet is a great way to remind students to teach Kindergarteners how to Read Books from l...
RF.K.1.ARF.K.1
Separating Words With Spaces
This worksheet will help your students to remember to add spaces between words. Students will read t...
RF.K.1.CRF.K.1
Phonetic Spelling
Practice spelling unfamiliar words using phonetic awareness and spelling conventions in this engagin...
L.1.2.ERF.1.2RF.1.3
Reading Context Clues
RF.2.4.CRF.2.4.ARF.2.4.B
Reading Fluency Practice
RF.2.4.BRF.2.4.ARF.2.4.C
Reading Context Clues
RF.1.4.CRF.1.4.ARF.1.4.B
Reading Fluency and Comprehension
RF.1.4.ARF.1.4.BRF.1.4.C
Reading Fluency and Comprehension Practice
RF.1.4RF.1.3RF.1.2
Consonant Digraphs Sh and Ch
RF.1.3.ARF.1.3
Dan's Fan Plan
Join Dan as he builds a fan for his van in this creative -an word family passage for 2nd graders, al...
RF.2.3.A
Pat the Cat
This passage highlights the -at word family through Pat the cat's adventurous chase of a rat. Studen...
RF.2.3.A
Gab the Crab's Cab Adventure
This whimsical poem focuses on the -ab word family through the story of Gab the crab and his fascina...
RF.2.3.A
Dad's Glad Day
This poem celebrates the -ad word family through a touching story of a father and son's day together...
RF.2.3.A
Pap the Cat's Nap
This passage focuses on the -ap word family, featuring Pap the cat and his curious explorations betw...
RF.2.3.A
Sam the Lamb's Jam Jar
This passage highlights the -am word family through the story of Sam the lamb and his adventure with...
RF.2.3.A
Jack and Mack's Race
This passage centers on the -ack word family, telling the story of Jack and Mack's race on a track. ...
RF.2.3.A
Zag's Park Adventure
This short passage focuses on the -ag word family, featuring Zag the dog and his owner Mag. Students...
RF.2.3.A
Print Organization and Basic Features
RF.1.1RF.1.2RF.1.3
Common Spelling Sound Patterns
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Counting Syllables in Words
RF.1.3.D
Initial Medial Final Sounds in Words
RF.1.2.CRF.1.2RF.1.3
Phonemic Awareness
RF.1.2RF.1.3RF.1.4
Animal—Letter Scramble
This worksheet will help students to practice identifying the beginning, middle, and ending sound in...
RF.1.2.BRF.1.2.CRF.1.2.D
Phonics Word Decoding Skills
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Phonics Word Decoding
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Phoneme Segmentation
RF.1.2.DRF.1.2RF.1.2.B
Single Syllable Word Blending
RF.1.2.BRF.1.2RF.1.3
Consonant Digraphs
This consonant digraph worksheet is a great way to practice this skill! Students are given images an...
RF.1.3.ARF.1.3
Pop the Sight Words
Practice sight words with this fun activity! Students will read the words in the bubbles out loud to...
RF.K.3.C
Consonant Digraph Spinner
This fun sheet is perfect for practicing consonant digraphs. Students will spin the spinner and writ...
RF.1.3.ARF.1.3
Word Families: —ight Words
This word families worksheet focuses on -ight words and is designed to help 4th-grade students pract...
RF.4.4
Misspelled Maze
This spelling worksheet is a fun way to identify and correct missppelled words. Students will read t...
L.3.2
Have — Sight Word
This kindergarten-appropriate poem focuses on the essential sight word 'have,' which aligns with Com...
RF.K.3.CRF.K.2
Come — Sight Word
The 'Come' poem centers on the important kindergarten sight word 'come,' aligned with Common Core St...
RF.K.3.CRF.K.2
Where— Sight Word
This kindergarten-level poem focuses on the question sight word 'where,' an important high-frequency...
RF.K.3.CRF.K.2
Things I Like — Sight Word
The 'Things I Like' poem targets the essential kindergarten sight word 'like,' which appears consist...
RF.K.3.CRF.K.2
What I See — Sight Word
This engaging kindergarten poem focuses on the essential sight word 'see,' which appears eight times...
RF.K.3.CRF.K.2
At the Sea Side: By: Robert Louis Stevenson
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The Lamb By: William Blake
RF.4.4.BRF.4.4
The Caterpillar By: Robert Graves
Aligned with Common Core Standard 4.RF.4.4.B, this worksheet focuses on understanding and explaining...
RF.4.4.BRF.4.4