Kindergarten English worksheets
Kindergarten English worksheets on LessonPrint cover phonics & fluency, reading stories, reading information, writing, speaking & listening and grammar & vocabulary. There are 106 free printable sheets across 41 Common Core standards, each with its own answer key and 25 versions so every student in the class gets a different paper. They are aimed at ages 5-6, print straight from the browser, and need no account.
106 worksheets41 standards41 with a lesson plan25 versions each
Reading: Foundational Skills
24 worksheetsRF.K.1Know how a book works: front to back, left to right, and that the print is what is read.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- How a Page Works — which way print runs and where reading starts
- Words and Letters — telling a letter from a word, and counting words in a sentence
- Capital and Small Letters — pairing each capital letter with its lower-case partner
- Capital or Small? — telling a capital letter from a lower-case one
- Count the Words — counting the words in a printed sentence
- What Comes Next in the Alphabet? — the letter that comes next in the alphabet
RF.K.2Hear and play with the sounds inside spoken words, without any letters involved.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- How Many Sounds? — counting the separate sounds in a spoken word
- Words That Rhyme — hearing when two words end with the same sound
- Clap the Syllables — counting the syllables in a spoken word
- Blend the Sounds — putting separate sounds together into a word
- Put the Sounds Together — joining a first sound to the rest of the word
- Which Shows the Sounds? — breaking a word into its separate sounds
- Same First Sound — sorting words by the sound they begin with
- Rhyme or Not? — hearing whether two words rhyme
- Finish the Rhyme — choosing the word that completes a rhyme
RF.K.3Match letters to their sounds and blend them to read simple words.
35-minute lesson plan for this standard
- First and Last Sounds — matching a letter to the sound at the start or end of a word
- Sort by the Middle Sound — hearing the short vowel inside a three-letter word
- Change One Letter — making a new word by changing one letter
- Which Word Fits? — telling apart words that differ by one letter
- Sight Words in Sentences — reading the high-frequency word that finishes a sentence
- Spot the Sight Word — picking a sight word out from look-alikes
- Read the Word — decoding a short word to answer a question
RF.K.4Read a very simple book and understand what it said.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Read and Answer — Stories — reading one short sentence and circling what it says
- Read and Answer — Facts — reading a very short fact text and answering about it
Reading: Literature
18 worksheetsRL.K.1Answer questions about what happened in a story you have just heard.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Questions About a Story — answering who, what and where about a story just heard
- What Happened and Why — matching what happened in a story to why it happened
RL.K.2Retell a well-known story in your own words, keeping the important parts.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Retell the Story — telling a story back with its key parts
- Put the Story in Order — putting the events of a known story back in order
RL.K.3Say who is in the story, where it happens, and what happens.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Who Is in the Story? — naming the characters and how they feel
- Where Does It Happen? — matching what happens in a story to the place it happens
RL.K.4Notice a word you do not know in a story, and ask what it means.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- New Words in a Story — working out a word from the story around it
- What Does It Mean? — choosing what a new word means in a story sentence
RL.K.5Tell the difference between a storybook and a poem.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Story, Poem or Facts? — telling one kind of book from another
- Which Book Would You Pick? — choosing the kind of book that answers a question
RL.K.6Know that one person wrote the words and one drew the pictures, and say which did which.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Author and Illustrator — who writes the words and who makes the pictures
- Who Did Which Job? — sorting the jobs of making a book between author and illustrator
RL.K.7Match a picture to the part of the story it shows.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- What Would the Picture Show? — choosing the picture that the words of a story call for
- Picture and Words Together — using the words to say what a picture must contain
RL.K.9Say how two story characters are alike and how they are different.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Two Stories, One Idea — comparing what happens to two characters
- Same and Different — telling what is the same and what is different in two tiny stories
RL.K.10Join in when the class reads together, and follow what is going on.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Reading Together — Stories — following a story read aloud to the group
- Listen and Retell — putting the events of a story heard aloud back in order to retell it
Reading: Informational Text
20 worksheetsRI.K.1Answer questions about the facts in a book that teaches you something.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Questions About a Fact Book — answering questions about a short information text
- Find the Fact — finding the fact in a two-sentence text that answers a question
RI.K.2Say what the book was mostly about, and give some facts from it.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- What Is It Mostly About? — choosing the one topic that three facts are all about
- Topic and Facts — naming the topic and giving a fact that goes with it
RI.K.3Say how two things in a fact book are connected.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- How Two Things Are Linked — connecting two facts in an information text
- What Happens Next? — putting the steps of a real process in the order they happen
RI.K.4Ask what a new word in a fact book means.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- New Words in a Fact Book — working out a new word from an information text
- Match Word to Meaning — matching a new word to what it means
RI.K.5Point to the front cover, the back cover and the title page.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Parts of a Book — naming the front cover, back cover and title page
- Where Would You Look? — choosing which part of a book to open to find something
RI.K.6Name who wrote the book and who made the pictures, and say what each one did.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Who Made This Book? — naming the author and the illustrator of an information book
- Words or Pictures? — saying whether a fact came from the words or the picture
RI.K.7Say what a picture in a fact book is showing you.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- What the Picture Shows — matching a sentence from a fact book to the picture that shows it
- Reading a Diagram — saying what a diagram would need to label
RI.K.8Find the reason the writer gives for something they said.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Why Does the Author Say So? — matching what an author says to the reason given for it
- Reasons and Facts — telling a reason apart from a fact
RI.K.9Compare two books about the same thing and say what is the same and what is different.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Two Books, One Topic — comparing two texts about the same thing
- Alike and Not Alike — sorting what two books say about one thing into alike and not alike
RI.K.10Join in with a shared fact book and follow what it is teaching.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Reading Together — Facts — following an information text read aloud to the group
- Listen and Tell Back — telling back a fact from a text read aloud by finishing a sentence
Writing
16 worksheetsW.K.1Draw and write to say which book you liked, and that you liked it.
35-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Say What You Think — stating an opinion about a book with a reason
- Which Do You Like Better? — the sentence frames an opinion is built from
W.K.2Draw and write to teach someone about a thing you know.
35-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Teach Someone a Fact — naming a topic and giving facts about it
- How To Do It — putting the steps of an explanation in order
- Lists, Captions and Invitations — writing a list, a caption or an invitation
W.K.3Draw and write about something that happened, in the order it happened.
35-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Something That Happened — telling about an event in the order it happened
- How Did You Feel? — giving a reaction to what happened
- First, Then, Next — the words that signal what happened when
W.K.5Listen to a question about your writing, and add something to answer it.
35-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Add One More Detail — answering a reader's question by adding to your writing
- Make the Picture Match — fixing what is wrong before you hand it in
W.K.6Use a computer or tablet, with help, to make and share a piece of writing.
35-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Plan Before You Type — planning a short piece before publishing it
- Write It for a Reader — choosing words a reader will picture
W.K.7Join in a class project that finds things out and writes them down.
35-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Ask a Question, Find the Answer — asking a question and saying where to look
- Our Class Project — putting shared research in the right order
W.K.8Remember something you did, or look in a given book, to answer a question.
35-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Remember and Answer — answering from what you remember
- Find It in the Book — answering a question from a text you were given
Speaking & Listening
12 worksheetsSL.K.1Take turns talking and listening in a group conversation.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Taking Turns to Talk — the sentences that keep a conversation going
- Getting Ready to Share — planning what you will say before you say it
SL.K.2Ask a question when something read aloud did not make sense.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Listen and Answer — Stories — confirming a key detail of a story read aloud in a sentence
- Listen and Answer — Facts — answering about an information text read aloud
SL.K.3Ask for help or for more information, using a proper question.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Asking for Help — asking a proper question when you need something
- Question Words — choosing the question word that fits
SL.K.4Describe something you know well, and add more when asked.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Describe It So I Can See It — describing something with details a listener can picture
- Tell Me More — adding detail when someone asks for it
SL.K.5Add a drawing to what you said, to show more of it.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Draw It and Say It — adding a drawing that shows more than the words do
- Picture, Then Sentence — making a drawing and a sentence agree
SL.K.6Speak loudly and clearly enough to be understood.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Answer in a Whole Sentence — answering with a sentence rather than one word
- Say It Clearly — choosing the word that makes a sentence make sense
Language
16 worksheetsL.K.1Use nouns, verbs and question words correctly when you speak and write.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Naming Words and Doing Words — sorting words into nouns and verbs
- One and More Than One — adding -s and -es to make a plural
- One or More Than One? — telling a singular noun from a plural
- In, On, Under — the word that says where something is
- Describing Words — choosing the word that describes
- Make a Sentence — putting words in order to make a sentence
L.K.2Start sentences with a capital, end them with a period, and spell simple words.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Capital Letters — starting a sentence, and the word I, with a capital
- Periods at the End — ending a telling sentence with a period
- Missing Middle Letter — spelling the vowel in a three-letter word
L.K.4Work out what a new word means from how it is used.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- What Does This Word Mean? — working a word out from the sentence it is in
- Word and Meaning — matching words to their meanings
L.K.5Sort words into groups and notice how words with close meanings differ.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Sort the Words — putting words into groups that go together
- Nearly the Same — choosing a word that means nearly the same
- Which Group? — sorting words into the group they belong to
L.K.6Use the new words you have met in books and conversations.
30-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Use the New Word — putting a new word into a sentence of your own
- Words from Our Books — choosing a word that means the opposite
Kindergarten English worksheets — questions teachers ask
What English topics do the Kindergarten worksheets cover?
Reading: Foundational Skills, Reading: Literature, Reading: Informational Text, Writing, Speaking & Listening and Language — the Common Core domains taught in Kindergarten. That is 106 worksheets across 41 standards, grouped on this page by the standard each one practices rather than by topic name, so a sheet can be matched to the code you are teaching to.
How many free Kindergarten English worksheets are there?
106, each one practicing a distinct sub-skill rather than repeating a sibling under another title. Every sheet is published in 25 versions, so Kindergarten has 2650 printable papers in total, all free and all with an answer key.
What age are Kindergarten English worksheets for?
Kindergarten is typically ages 5-6 in the United States. The sheets are grouped by Common Core standard rather than by age, so a student working above or below their grade level can be given the sheet that matches the standard they are on.
Do the Kindergarten worksheets include answer keys?
Every one. The key is generated from the same problems as the questions and prints on its own sheet of paper, after them, so it does not go out with the class. That holds for all 25 versions of every Kindergarten sheet, not only the first.
How do I give each student a different Kindergarten worksheet?
Open any sheet and pick a set number from 1 to 25, or download set 1's class PDF, which contains all 25 versions in one file. The problems are fixed to each address, so the key you photocopied on Monday still matches on Friday.
Are the Kindergarten worksheets really free?
Yes. Every Kindergarten worksheet, answer key and PDF here is free to print and photocopy for your class. There is no account, no email capture before a download, and no sheet that turns out to need a subscription at the last step.
Are there Kindergarten lesson plans as well as worksheets?
41 of the 41 Kindergarten standards on this page have a full lesson plan written — timed section by section, with the exact wording where it matters, the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Each one is linked beside its standard above.