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.
Curriculum Resources Results
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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