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...
RL.K.3
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...
RL.K.3
The Pool—Short Story
This short story is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students will read the passage...
RL.K.1
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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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...
RL.K.2
Retelling Stories
This graphic oragnizer is a great way to see if your readers can retell the story. Students will list the characters fro...
RL.K.2
Book Covers
This worksheet will help your class to understand the elements of a book cover. Students must identify the title and aut...
RI.K.5
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...
RL.K.5
Using Images
This matching activity is perfect practice for using illustrations. Students will look at the images and then match them...
RL.K.7
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...
RL.K.10
My Story Summary
Students will use this writing template to record the summary of a story they read!
RL.K.2
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...
RL.K.5
Identifying Text Types
This worksheet is a great way to practice identifying the different types of texts. Students will read the short text an...
RL.K.5
Book Cover Information
This activity will get students familiar with navigating book covers. Students must choose three books and record the ti...
RL.K.6
Character Comparison
This graphic organizer is perfect for comparing characters in stories! Students will read two stories then compare the c...
RL.K.9
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 ...
RL.K.4
Authors Illustrators
This activity will get students familiar with navigating book covers. Students will look at the book cover on the page a...
RL.K.6
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 ...
RL.K.4
Authors and Illustrators
This activity will get students familiar with navigating book covers. Students will look at the book cover on the page a...
RL.K.6
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...
RL.K.10
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...
RL.K.3
Using Illustrations
Practice using illustrations in literature with this short story. Students will read the passage and look at the illustr...
RL.K.7
Adventures of Goldilocks in "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"
RL.K.9
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 ...
RL.K.4
Suzie—Using Illustrations in Literature
Practice using illustrations in literature with this short story. Students will read the passage and look at the illustr...
RL.K.7
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...
RL.K.10
Comparing Characters
This simple worksheet demonstrates comparing and contrasting characters between two classic fairy tales. Students draw l...
RL.K.9
Adventures of Characters in ‘The Three Little Pigs
RL.K.9
Lily and Her Busy Day
This short story introduces young learners to the concepts of motion and forces, specifically rolling, sliding, and the ...
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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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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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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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Timo and the Wave Pattern
This passage addresses pattern recognition through wave observation. Students learn to count and predict wave patterns, ...
Water for All
This passage demonstrates how water serves as an essential resource for all living things. Students learn how different ...
School Garden Fix
This passage shows how systematic observation and measurement help identify problems. Students learn to gather specific ...
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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Mole's Digging
This passage addresses NGSS K-ESS2-2 by showing how moles unintentionally create beneficial environmental changes. Stude...
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Ms. Park’s Garden Cleaners
This passage introduces ESS3.C concepts through practical garden activities. Students learn how daily choices impact the...
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Sam’s Fall Colors
This passage addresses pattern recognition in nature through seasonal leaf color changes. Students learn to observe, seq...
Bird Visits
This passage explores pattern recognition through bird watching activities. Students learn to identify and predict regul...
How Worms, Bees, and Ladybugs Help the Garden
This passage demonstrates how garden organisms form an interconnected system. Students learn how different creatures con...
The Weather Station
This passage explores how different weather measurement tools form a complete system. Students learn how various instrum...
Ant Colony
This passage demonstrates how ant colonies function as a system through division of labor. Students learn how different ...
Weather Warning
This passage demonstrates how weather scientists help communities prepare for severe weather. Students learn about the i...
Desert Storms
This passage explores how different regions face specific weather challenges and how communities use forecasts to stay s...
Saving Energy
This passage demonstrates how daily choices affect the environment. Students learn about simple actions that help conser...
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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