Kindergarten Grade Common Core: RF.K.3a
Common Core Identifier: RF.K.3a / Grade: K
Curriculum: Reading Foundational Skills: Phonics and Word recognition
Detail: Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.
317 Common Core State Standards (CCSS) aligned worksheets found:
Circle G and g in the letter box. Then, practice writing G and g. Also, think up a word that starts with g and draw it.
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Circle C and c in the letter box. Then, practice writing C and c. Also, think up a word that starts with c and draw it.
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Circle D and d in the letter box. Then, practice writing D and d. Also, think up a word that starts with d and draw it.
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Circle F and f in the letter box. Then, practice writing F and f. Also, think up a word that starts with f and draw it.
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Circle V and v in the letter box. Then, practice writing V and v. Also, think up a word that starts with v and draw it.
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Circle Y and y in the letter box. Then, practice writing Y and y. Also, think up a word that starts with y and draw it.
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Circle S and s in the letter box. Then, practice writing letters S, s. Think up a word that starts with S and draw an illustration.
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Circle Z and z in the letter box. Then, practice writing Z and z. Also, think up a word that starts with z and draw it.
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Circle T and t in the letter box. Then, practice writing letters T, t. Think up a word that starts with T and draw an illustration.
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Circle L and l in the letter box. Then, practice writing letters L, l. Think up a word that starts with l and draw an illustration.
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Circle R and r in the letter box. Then, practice writing letters R, r. Think up a word that starts with R and draw an illustration.
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Circle X and x in the letter box. Then, practice writing X and x. Also, think up a word that starts with x and draw it.
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Letter B Mini-Book FREE
In this mini-book, students will read about a bat, a boy, a bug, a bed, a bike, a ball, and a baby.
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This mini-book features a cow, cup, cat, cap, can, cap, and cake.
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Circle B and b in the letter box. Then, practice writing B and b. Also, think up a word that starts with b and draw it.
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In this book, students will read about a dog, doll, duck, deer, dress, door, and a drum.
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This mini-book features a fox, fish, foot, fly, fan, farm, and frog.
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Mom, mug, mop,mess, mat, milk, and mug are all featured words in this marvelous little book.
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These 8 pages feature a log, leaf, lamp, lamb, lion, lock, and lizard.
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I see the star and the sky. I see the snow and the sled. I see the snake and the sand.
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Do you see the net? Do you see the nut? How about the note? The nest?
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Here is my truck. Here is my toy. Here is my tent and my tree and my turtle.
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The van is over there. The vase is over there. The vet is over there.
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Have you seen my yo-yo? Have you seen my yarn? Have you seen my yard?
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Where is the zebra? There is the zebra. Where is the zoo? There is the zoo. Where is the zipper?
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Spin the phonics word wheel to make the words get, go got, good, give, and gap.
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Spin the phonics wheel to make words that start with V, including vine, vote, vase, vet, very, and van.
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Spin the wheel to make words that start with S, including sat, set, sit, sud, saw, so, and see.
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Spin the phonics word wheel to make words that start with T, including tap, tub, to, tip, top, tin, too, and tag.
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Spin the phonics word wheel to make words that start with J, including jaw, jet, job, just, jump, and joke.
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Spin the wheel to make words that start with N, including no, not, now, nap, net, and new.
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Spin the wheel to make words that start with Z, including zoo, zip, zap, and zebra.
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The Bird FREE
Read this short story about a small, blue bird. Answer basic comprehension questions about the story. Then work on phonics and writing skills using words from the passage.
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This short kindergarten-level reading comprehension passage gives basic facts about ants. The worksheet includes questions about the passage, as well as basic writing and word-recognition exercises.
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Read this short passage about a mouse eating cheese. Then answer the reading comprehension questions, practice basic writing and phonics skills, and draw a picture.
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Read this short passage about a birthday party and answer the questions that follow.
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This short passage is perfect for early readers. Sentences are kept short and many words included are sight words. After reading the story, students will answer several questions, getting some phonics and writing practice along the way.
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Print off this short passage about fruit and have your early readers respond to the reading comprehension questions and complete the exercises.
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Test reading fluency and practice kindergarten reading skills with this worksheet that includes a short passage about a kid's red bike.
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Read this short reading passage about things in a bedroom. Then answer questions, work on sight words, and draw a picture to go along with a sentence.
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Write the correct /r/ word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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This kindergarten-level reading worksheet includes a short passage, comprehension questions, and other reading and writing exercises.
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This short beginner reading comprehension passage is about a small yellow chick. Students will answer questions about the passage, practice writing and recognizing sight words, and draw a picture.
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Read about a small, fluffy Dog named Jack. Then answer comprehension questions, work on phonics skills, and write a sentence.
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Trade the letter G g at the top. Then color the words that start with G.
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Ava and James lost their toys! Read this short story to find out where the toys are. Then answer simple comprehension questions.
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This short passage is about a little fish looking to play. Practice reading comprehension and early writings skills with the worksheets that follow.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /r/ sound.
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Read this short passage about leaves. This passage provides a perfect opportunity for students to practice the preposition "in."
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Kids will enjoy this entertaining story about two fish who bump into a shark. Then students can answer questions about the story, practice phonics and sight word skills, and write a sentence.
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Read about the things someone grows in their garden. Then answer the questions and complete the tracing activities.
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Mat is getting dressed. What will he wear? Read this short story to find out. Then answer some comprehension questions based on the passage.
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Early learners can read this short passage and complete the basic comprehension and writing activities.
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This simple reading passage is about a kid's new blue shoes. Students can improve their reading comprehension and fluency skills with this worksheet, as well as practice some basic printing and ELA skills.
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This worksheet includes a short passage targeting a kindergarten reading level, as well as questions to test basic early ELA skills and reading fluency.
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This early-elementary reading passage is perfect for those just getting a handle on independent reading. Have students follow along as you read it, or let them try it on their own. Then they can answer the questions that follow!
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The city can be loud! This passage is all about what you can hear in the city, and is specifically written for early readers.
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Read about a boy's busy week with this short passage and reading comprehension worksheet. Students will answer questions about the basic text and practice tracing and writing words. There is also a drawing page.
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Practice foundational skills of reading and phonics with this list of nonsense words. Students can keep track of their progress through 5 days of practice.
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Nonsense Word Slider FREE
Decoding nonsense words is a great way to gauge students' understanding of graphemes and phonemes. This word slider makes practicing nonsense words fun and engaging.
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This word wheel features the words gain, rain, main, brain, pain, chain, drain, and train.
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Students can spin this world wheel to make the words jet, wet, get, net, let, set, yet, and pet.
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Use this phonics word wheel to practice the words pen, hen, men, ten, den, then, and when.
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This word wheel includes the words dig, big, pig, wig, twig, and fig.
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You can use these flash cards in a variety of ways to help test students' reading fluency with nonsense words.
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This fun classroom game helps students recognize both graphemes and phonemes within basic CVC nonsense words. They'll listen to hear their word read aloud, and then have to read another nonsense word aloud.
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Use this word wheel to make the words bike, like, spike, hike, and strike.
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Students can use this word wheel to learn the words tool, pool, spool, drool, fool, cool, and stool.
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Use this word wheel to help students practice decoding silly words that, despite having no real meaning, can greatly help early readers develop basic phonics and reading skills.
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These nonsense words can be used as part of a word wall or pocket chart to help students practice basic phonics and reading skills.
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This worksheet helps early learners practice names for different types of winter or cold-weather clothes. Students will read and rewrite words like coat, boots, hat, mittens, and scarf.
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Read about three friends: Rat, Cat and Pat. Rat and cat sit on a comfy mat, then they sit in a hat. They find they're most comfortable when they sit on Pat.
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Write the correct b-word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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This easy-to-read phonics poem has lots of short a words in it, such as cat, fat, glad, mat, tan, bad, and sad.
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Read about the adventures of Jen. First, Jen chases butterflies with her net. Then it rains and she gets wet. Then she lays in a tent.
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Kay-Kay! is a story about a young horse. There are plenty of easy-to-read long a words, like play, say, way, and hay.
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There are three ways to pronounce suffix -ed. Sort the words into three different pronunciation groups.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /b/ sound.
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Chad and Chip are chipmunks who play chess, chat, and chase each other.
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Sort the pictures into two groups: Words that start with b, and words that do not start with b.
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B-Â Word Wheel FREE
This phonics word wheel includes the words box, but, bug, big, bag, bed, and bad.
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Write the words that contain the /b/ sound. Includes word list.
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Write the correct d-word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Write the correct hard-c word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Two friends will bake a cake for Mike's birthday. Silent-e words include: bake, cake, smoke, nose, and face.
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Find words with -ea- and -ee- in this easy-to-read, eight-page minibook. Words include, beat, heat, sleep, bees, leap, sea, free and street. Students assemble and color the pictures, then read the book.
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In this short o book, Fox hops in a box, then on mom, and then in a pot.
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Cut out the letters and use them to make the words gift and goat.
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Run, Bug! Run! is a cute story about a bug who runs away from the rug (because a vacuum is coming), runs away from a mug (because he doesn't want to be swallowed), and runs away from the tub (because the water is turned on).
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Sort the /b/ words into five word families: -ab, -eb, -ib, -ob, and -ub.
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Do you see the bee? The bee is in a tree. The bee is on a seed. The bee in on a leaf.
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Spin the wheel to make the words these, those, them, there, this and they.
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Color, assemble, and read this 8-page mini-book about blue and black berries.
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This phonics word wheel contains the words: chair, child, check, chew, chin, chip, chat, and chop.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the hard-c sound.
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Who is this? This is the police officer? Who is this? This is the bus driver. Who is this? This is the doctor. Who is this? This is my teacher.
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WH -Â Word Wheel FREE
Spin the wheel to make the words wheel, what, wheat, why, whale, white, and whole.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short e words in it, including beg, egg, get, pen, red, and end.
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Starts With T - Sort FREE
Sort the pictures into two groups: Words begin with letter t, and words that don't begin with t.
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Read about a family who gets in a car, goes too far, and follows a star.
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Sort the pictures into two groups: Words that start with c, and words that do not start with c.
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Find words with -ow- and -ou- in this easy-to-read, eight-page minibook. Words include, "cloud, cow, round, brown, flower, loud, and owl. Students can color the pictures and read the book.
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Write the correct word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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After taking off her shoes and walking on the shore, the main character goes to the shake shop.
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In this long i book, a girl lies to her mom about eating pie, cries when she hurts her arm, and needs help tying her shoe.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short e words in it, including wet, pet, fetch, and better.
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Write the correct word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short o words in it, such as stop, hot,top, pot, and hopping.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /d/ sound.
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Write the correct word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Write the correct M-word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Sort the pictures into two groups: Words that start with d, and words that do not start with d.
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Cut out the letters and use them to make the words ball and bug.
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Write the correct word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Write the correct /s/ word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Spin the phonics word wheel to make the words cut, cap, cat, call, and can.
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In this long o book, a boy rows his boat. When he drops his oar in the water, he needs a tow.
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Write the words that have the /d/ sound in them. Includes word list.
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Write the correct /t/ word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Write the correct word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Sort the pictures into two groups: Words that start with m, and words that do not start with m.
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Spin the wheel to make the words tooth, with, math, both, and bath.
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In this long u book, a boy uses his crayons to draw a unicorn, the USA, and a cube.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words cow and cat.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /m/ sound.
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Circle H and h in the letter box. Then practice writing H and h. Also, think up a word that starts with h and draw it.
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Sort the pictures into two groups: Words that start with f, and words that do not start with f.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /f/ sound.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short i words in it, such as pig, prince, jig, wig, and sit.
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Look for capital and lowercase letter i. Practice writing the letter I i.
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Circle W and w in the letter box. Then, practice writing W and w. Also, think up a word that starts with w and draw it.
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Write the words that contain the /l/ sound. Includes word list.
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Write the correct k-word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Phonics word wheel: eat, beat, team, meat, sea, seat, and lean.
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Write the correct word for each picture (quilt & queen).
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Circle J and j. Then practice writing J and j. Trace the words that start with j. Think up a word that starts with j and draw it.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /h/ sound.
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The moon comes out too soon! When I look out of my room, I see that the moon is out at noon.
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Sort the pictures into two groups: Words that start with h, and words that do not start with h.
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Write the correct L-word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Sort the pictures into two groups: Words begin with letter s, and words that don't begin with s.
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Spin the word wheel to make the words race, trace, face, cent, city, and ice.
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Circle K and k in the letter box. Then, practice writing letters K, k. Think up a word that starts with k and draw an illustration.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /s/ sound.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /t/ sound.
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Mr. Goat puts his boat in the moat. His boat will not float. He plugs the hole with his coat.
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Color the words that have the /f/ sound in them. Includes word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /j/ sound.
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Sort the pictures into two groups: Words that start with n, and words that do not start with n.
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Cut out the letters and use them to make the words cup and cake.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short u words in it, such as puppy, dug, tub, rug, and tummy.
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Write the words that contain the /n/ sound. Includes word list.
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Look for capital and lowercase letter U. Practice writing the letter U u.
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Sort the pictures into two groups: Words that start with letter p, and words that do not start with the letter p.
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Sort the pictures into two groups: Words that start with the letter j, and words that do not start with j.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /n/ sound.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /p/ sound.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short i words in it, such as drip, sink, quick, slip, and sink.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the letters Qu.
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Write the words that contain the /p/ sound. Includes word list.
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Write the words that contain the /m/ sound. Includes word list.
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Sort the pictures into two groups: Words that start with k, and words that do not start with k.
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Sort the pictures into two groups: Words that start with L, and words that do not start with L.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /k/ sound.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /l/ sound.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Write the words that contain the /s/ sound. Includes word list.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short o words in it, such as odd, on, spot, dot, and dog.
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Sort the pictures into two groups: Words begin with letter r, and words that don't begin with an r.
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Write the words that contain the /t/ sound. Includes word list.
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Sort the /d/ words into five word families: -ad, -ed, -id, -od, and -ud.
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Write the words that contain the /r/ sound. Includes word list.
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Cut out the letters and use them to make the words ball and bug.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words man and mug.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Spin the circles to make the words: rat, bat, that, sat, mat, and cat
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short u words in it, such as hug, buggy, bump, rug, up, and cut.
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Phonics word wheel: cat, bat, cab, at, mat, bath, last, nap.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the words pig and pen.
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Sort the /f/ words into five word groups: fa-, fe-, fi-, fl-, and fo-.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words toys and tent.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words nest and net.
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Sort the /h/ words into five word groups: ha-, he-, hi-, ho-, and hu-.
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Sort the pictures and words into three groups - words that start with /s/, words that have /s/ in the middle, and words that end with /s/
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Spin the circles to make the words: than, pan, can, man, ran, and fan.
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Sort the pictures and words into three groups - words that start with /t/, words that have /t/ in the middle, and words that end with /t/
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words six and star.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words mat and moon.
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Spin the circles to make the words: rag, bag, tag, sag, snag, and wag.
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Read about Stacy's car. It will steer and stop, but not start. Can Steve fix Stacy's car?
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Sort the /f/ words into five word groups: ja-, je-, ji-, jo-, and ju-.
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the words snow and sled.
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Sort the pictures and words into three groups - words that start with /n/, words that have /n/ in the middle, and words that end with /n/
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Sort the pictures and words into three groups - words that start with /p/, words that have /p/ in the middle, and words that end with /p/
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the word queen.
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Spin the wheel to make words that start with D, including dig, dug, did, dot, dog, dip and dad.
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Sort the pictures and words into three groups - words that start with /r/, words that have /r/ in the middle, and words that end with /r/
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Sort the /L/ words into three categories - words that begin with L, words that have an L in the middle, words that end with L.
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This word wheel has tall, mall, call, ball, fall, and wall
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words rat and ring.
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the words roof and rose.
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Spin the wheel to make words that start with M, including man, men, met, mat, make, and map.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words pot and paw.
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Spin the wheel to make words that start with Q, including quit, quiet, queen, quilt, quite, quiz, and quarter.
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Words in the -and family include sand, hand, land, and stand.
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Spin the phonics word wheel to make words that start with F, including fix, far, fly, for, fast, and fish.
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Sort the words into two groups: those that make the /s/ sound (like grass and spell) and those that make the /z/ sound (like has and was).
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Read about the snake sneaks through the grass looking for a snack. She snoops by the wood pile when she hears a snap.
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Spin the phonics word wheel to make words that start with H, including hit, hug, ham, hat, has, hot, and her.
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Cut the letter boxes and glue them in order to create the word x-ray.
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Spin the wheel to make words that start with Y, including yes, you, yet, and yellow.
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Phonics word wheel: base, lake, bake, cake, same, name, came, face.
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Spin the phonics word wheel to make words that start with K, including kid, king, kit, kite, kind, and keep.
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Spin the phonics word wheel to make words that start with L, including leg, lit, log, late, lay, and let.
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Spin the wheel to make words that start with W, including way, wet, wag, worm, wall, well, and west.
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Spin the wheel to make words that start with R, including ran, red, rob, run, roll, rag, and rat.
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Spin the wheel to make words that start with P, including pot, put, pet, pig, pad, pen, and peg.
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Spin the wheel to make words that have an X in them, such as exit, fox, box, ox, and ax.
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Phonics word wheel: hot, not, on, stop, doll, job, mop, got.
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Phonics wheel with -ight words: sight, bright, right, light, might, and light.
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Phonics word wheel: cup, cut, bus, tub, us, up, rug, run.
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This phonics wheel has the words sick, trick, thick, pick, stick, and kick.
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Words that end with -ing, including: sing, wing, thing, king, swing, and ring.
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Phonics word wheel: slow, so, go, code, poke, blow, snow, tow.
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Spin the wheel to make Wh words, including why, what, where, when, wheel, and while.
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This word family wheel has the words lock, stock, and rock, dock.
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Phonics word wheel: music, clue, use, blue, mule, tube, cube, menu.
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The -ear phonics circle has hear, near, pear, and tear.
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Phonics word wheel: boot, cool, pool, school, moo, boo, and tool.
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This word wheel includes the words tuck, luck, truck, and duck.
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Phonics word wheel: cook, book, wool, look, took, wood, hook, and foot.
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Words that end with -ink, including: think, stink, sink, and wink.
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This word family wheel has the words look, took, shook, cook, book, and hook.
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