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Free Kindergarten worksheets
56 printable kindergarten reading packs: alphabet, sight words, CVC words, phonics, word searches, talking books, flashcards, riddles and coloring pages. Each pack is a free PDF with an answer key, in color or ink saver.
Riddles Start here: top kindergarten reading printables
Start here: top kindergarten reading printables
Alphabet
One pack per letter: trace it, hear its sound, find it, and color the pictures that start with it.
Alphabet tracing bookTrace and write every capital and small letter.
Sight words
The Dolch pre-primer and primer words: read it, trace it, find it, write it.
CVC words
Short vowel words like cat, pen and sun, sorted by word family.
Short vowels: all five mixedHear the vowel, change the vowel, read and match, sentences.
CCSS RF.K.3b, RF.1.2b
Phonics
Digraphs, blends, silent e and vowel teams, each with pictures to sort and words to read.
Word searches
Printable word searches with answer keys, to review spelling, sight words and vocabulary.
Sight words word search: pre-primerTen Dolch pre-primer sight words to find and read.
Sight words word search: primerTen Dolch primer sight words to find and read.
Sight words word search: first gradeTen Dolch first grade sight words to find and read.
Talking books
Read-aloud stories online: every word lights up as it is read, with questions and a printable mini book.
Pat the CatA cat, a rat and a very big hat. A first talking book with short a words like cat, hat, sat and mat.
Big Pig Can DigBig Pig digs a big pit and finds a little box. A talking book with short i words like big, pig, dig, it and is.
Jen the Red HenJen the red hen sits on ten eggs in her nest. What will hatch? A talking book with short e words like hen, red, ten and nest.
Tom the FrogTom the frog hops from a log to a rock to catch a bug. A talking book with short o words like frog, log, hop and top.
Flashcards
Cut-out flashcards for daily sight word and letter practice.
Pre-primer sight word flashcardsAll 40 Dolch pre-primer words, from a and and to yellow and you, in big clear letters.
Primer sight word flashcardsThe 52 Dolch primer words that kindergartners meet in almost every early reader.
Alphabet flashcardsA to Z with a capital and small letter, a picture and a word on every card.
Riddles
Riddle cards with answers for close reading, wordplay and a little fun.
Easy riddles for kidsShort "What am I?" riddles with everyday answers, perfect for reading aloud to young children.
Animal riddles for kidsGuess the animal from three clues. Great for science time, a reading warm-up or a car ride.
Coloring pages
Big pictures with thick lines, a color guide and a word to trace, plus alphabet coloring and color by sight word.
Farm animal coloring pagesTen big farm animals with thick, easy lines: a cow, a pig, a horse, a sheep, a duck and more.
Ocean animal coloring pagesTen sea creatures to color, from a spouting whale to a jellyfish and a crab.
Zoo animal coloring pagesTen wild animals from the zoo: a lion, a tiger, an elephant, a giraffe, a zebra and more.
Bug and insect coloring pagesTen friendly bugs: a butterfly, a bee, a ladybug, an ant, a snail and more.
Space coloring pagesA rocket, a planet with rings, the moon, a comet and more, for children who love outer space.
Fruit and vegetable coloring pagesTen healthy foods to color: an apple, a banana, grapes, a carrot, broccoli and more.
Transportation coloring pagesCars, a bus, a fire truck, an airplane, a sailboat, a train and more things that go.
Alphabet coloring pagesA big bubble letter and a picture to color for every letter from A to Z, with the word to trace.
Color by sight wordEight color by code pictures that use Dolch pre-primer sight words: read the word, find its crayon, and color.
Everything in one book
Kindergarten workbook91 pages with a contents page, progress chart, answer keys and a certificate.
From the Templotix shop
Kindergarten Winter Review Packet
Thirty bright, snow-themed pages that keep counting, adding, letters, sounds and first words fresh over winter break.
- Answer keys and a certificate
- Color and ink saver PDFs, US Letter
- Snow and winter themes only, no holidays
Common questions
What reading do kindergartners learn?
On this page: alphabet, sight words, CVC words, phonics, word searches, talking books, flashcards, riddles and coloring pages.
How should I use these kindergarten reading worksheets?
Start with the first page of a pack: it shows the idea with pictures. Do one or two pages a day rather than the whole pack at once, then check the work with the answer key at the end.
Can I print them in black and white?
Yes. Every pack has an ink saver version with no colored fills, made for black and white printers and school photocopiers.