How it works
These kindergarten reading worksheets print four short sentences a page, each above a box to draw what it says and rows to copy it on. Sentences only, such as A rat sat in a van: no stories and no questions.
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Eight sets, easiest first
Set picks the sentences. Each of the first five practices one short vowel, a, e, i, o or u, with two or more words of it in every sentence. The sixth adds sh, ch and th, as in A shop has a fish. The two First words sets add everyday words such as see, we, like, play and with. Each set holds 15 sentences, and all 120 are listed under the tool.
Free printable kindergarten reading worksheets, with your own sentences
Boxes prints 1 to 9 sentences a page. To print sentences of your own, type them in the box above the sheet, one per line. What you type replaces ours.
- Text size also sets the height of the copying rows: Large suits children who still write big.
- Under More options, Kind of sheet has Boxes to draw in, for reading and drawing with no copying.
Questions and answers
Is there a kindergarten reading worksheets PDF?
Yes, one you make yourself. Press Print worksheet, then choose Save as PDF in the print window. The file holds the sheet as it is shown, with your set, your number of boxes and your paper size.
Which words are in the sentences?
Short vowel words of two or three letters such as cat, hen and pup, some with an s added, words with sh, ch or th, and 24 everyday words such as the, play and little. The source note under the list names them.
Are there stories or questions to answer?
No. Every sheet is single sentences of four to six words. The child reads a sentence, draws it and copies it, and there is no passage, no question and no answer key.
What is the child asked to do?
Read each sentence, draw what it says in the box, then copy the sentence on the three-line rows under the box. The line printed on the sheet says: Draw a picture in each box. Then write about it on the lines.