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Kindergarten ELA Worksheets

Free printable and interactive Kindergarten reading, writing and grammar worksheets aligned to Common Core. 214 worksheets so far. Every worksheet has an answer key and can be completed online with instant feedback.

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Kindergarten ELA topics & skills

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Reading: Literature

RL.K.1

With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about the key details in a story.

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Pepper Paints with Her Tail
Reading: Literature · RL.K.1
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Nia and the Block Tower
Reading: Literature · RL.K.1
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Dot and the Frog at the Pond
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RL.K.2

With prompting and support, retell a familiar story, including its key details.

RL.K.3

With prompting and support, name the characters, the setting, and the major events of a story.

RL.K.4

Ask and answer questions about the words in a text that are unfamiliar.

RL.K.5

Recognize common types of texts, such as storybooks and poems.

RL.K.6

With prompting and support, name a story's author and illustrator and tell what part each one plays in telling the story.

RL.K.7

With prompting and support, tell how a story's illustrations relate to the story, such as which moment a picture shows.

RL.K.9

With prompting and support, tell how the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories are alike and different.

RL.K.10

Take an active part in group reading of stories and poems, with a purpose and with understanding.

Reading: Informational Text

RI.K.1

With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about the key details in an informational text.

RI.K.2

With prompting and support, name the main topic of a text and retell its key details.

RI.K.3

With prompting and support, describe how two people, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text are connected.

RI.K.4

With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in an informational text.

RI.K.5

Find the front cover, the back cover, and the title page of a book.

RI.K.6

Name the author and illustrator of a text and tell what role each one plays in presenting its ideas or information.

RI.K.7

With prompting and support, tell how an illustration relates to the text, such as which person, place, thing, or idea it shows.

RI.K.8

With prompting and support, find the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.

RI.K.9

With prompting and support, tell how two texts on the same topic are alike and different, such as in their pictures or descriptions.

RI.K.10

Take an active part in group reading of informational texts, with a purpose and with understanding.

Foundational Skills

RF.K.1.a

Follow words in print from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.

RF.K.1.b

Understand that spoken words are written down as specific sequences of letters.

RF.K.1.c

Understand that words in print are separated by spaces.

RF.K.1.d

Recognize and name all of the upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

RF.K.2.a

Recognize rhyming words and produce rhymes.

RF.K.2.b

Count, pronounce, blend, and segment the syllables in spoken words.

RF.K.2.c

Blend and segment the onset and rime of one-syllable spoken words.

RF.K.2.d

Isolate and pronounce the first, middle vowel, and last sounds in spoken three-sound (CVC) words, excluding those ending in /l/, /r/, or /x/.

RF.K.2.e

Add or swap individual sounds in simple one-syllable spoken words to make new words.

RF.K.3.a

Match each consonant to its primary sound, or to several of its most frequent sounds.

RF.K.3.b

Match the long and short sounds of the five major vowels to their common spellings.

RF.K.3.c

Read common high-frequency words by sight, such as the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, and does.

RF.K.3.d

Tell apart similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ, such as cat and cot.

RF.K.4

Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

Writing

W.K.1

Use drawing, dictating, and writing to give an opinion about a topic or book, naming the topic or book first.

W.K.2

Use drawing, dictating, and writing to name a topic and give some information about it.

W.K.3

Use drawing, dictating, and writing to tell about one event or a few linked events in order and to give a reaction to what happened.

W.K.5

With adult help, respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing.

W.K.7

Take part in shared research and writing projects, such as exploring several books by a favorite author and sharing opinions about them.

W.K.8

With adult help, recall information from experience or gather it from provided sources to answer a question.

Language

L.K.1.a

Print many of the upper- and lowercase letters.

L.K.1.b

Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs when speaking or writing.

L.K.1.c

Form regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/, such as dog to dogs and wish to wishes.

L.K.1.d

Understand and use question words such as who, what, where, when, why, and how.

L.K.1.e

Use the most frequently occurring prepositions, such as to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, and with.

L.K.1.f

Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.

L.K.2.a

Capitalize the first word of a sentence and the pronoun I.

L.K.2.b

Recognize and name end punctuation.

L.K.2.c

Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds.

L.K.2.d

Spell simple words phonetically, using what you know about sound-letter relationships.

L.K.4.a

Learn new meanings for familiar words and use them correctly, such as duck the bird and to duck.

L.K.4.b

Use the most common inflections and affixes, such as -ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, and -less, as clues to the meaning of an unknown word.

L.K.5.a

Sort common objects into categories, such as shapes or foods, to understand what each category means.

L.K.5.b

Show understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites (antonyms).

L.K.5.c

Identify real-life connections between words and how they are used, such as places at school that are colorful.

L.K.5.d

Tell apart shades of meaning among verbs for the same general action, such as walk, march, strut, and prance, by acting them out.

L.K.6

Use words and phrases learned through conversations, being read to, reading, and responding to texts.

Kindergarten ELA topics & skills

Reading: Literature

Reading: Informational Text

Foundational Skills

Writing

Language

Reading: Literature

RL.K.1

Pepper Paints with Her Tail

Nia and the Block Tower

Dot and the Frog at the Pond

RL.K.2

Zuri's Sparkly Card

Where Are Gran's Glasses?

Lin's Red Kite

RL.K.3

Sid the Sea Lion Makes a Friend

Mo and the Floating Banana

Roo and Wren in the Garden

RL.K.4

Tam the Joey

Amara's Braid

Pia and the Big Shell

RL.K.5

A Crown Story and a Zebra Poem

Spin and Rhyme: My Hula Hoop

Story or Poem? A Snail Day

RL.K.6

Mina and Grandpa Make a Book

Zoe Meets the Book Makers

Who Made the Book? Bear and the Boot

RL.K.7

Omar's Dinosaur Dig

Ravi's Bouncy Ball

Which Moment Is in the Picture? Mo and the Snowman

RL.K.9

Wally and Kiki Take a Nap

Finn and Cora Learn to Fly

Two Noises in the Night

Ellie and Tia Play Hide-and-Seek

Pip and Mimi Find Something

RL.K.10

Tick, Tick, Pop!

Up We Go!

Bo Takes a Bath

Reading: Informational Text

RI.K.1

The Giant Anteater

Pink Flamingos

What Is in a Tree?

RI.K.2

Big, Shaggy Bison

Here Comes the Garbage Truck

Busy Honey Bees

RI.K.3

When the Alarm Rings

The Clownfish and the Anemone

Where Did the Puddle Go?

RI.K.4

Walruses on the Ice

Ambulance Helpers

Busy Beavers

RI.K.5

Book Part Riddles

Hana at the Book Fair

The Parts of a Book

RI.K.6

Hippo Days: Words and Pictures

Kofi's Chameleon Book

Who Made This Book?

RI.K.7

Pictures for Brushing Teeth

Park Rangers at Work

Lighthouse Pictures

RI.K.8

How a Skunk Stays Safe

Put the Cap Back On!

Why Wear a Helmet?

RI.K.9

Two Looks at the Sun