Free printables · Kindergarten to 5th grade
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Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Letter formation
Writing uppercase and lowercase letters by tracing, then on their own.
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Kindergarten sight words
Recognizing the most common short words instantly, without sounding them out.
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Rhyming words
Hearing when two words end with the same sound, like cat and hat.
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Beginning sounds
Hearing the first sound in a word and matching words that start the same way.
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Draw and write
Telling about an idea with a drawing and a few words.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
First-grade sight words
Reading common first-grade words at a glance.
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Writing sight words
Writing common words neatly with correct letter spacing.
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ABC order
Putting words in alphabetical order by their first letter.
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Words in context
Choosing the word that makes sense in a sentence.
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Reading comprehension (grade 1)
Reading a short story and answering questions about who, what, and where.
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Digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh)
Knowing that two letters together can make one sound.
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Long and short vowels
Hearing the difference between vowel sounds, like in cap and cape.
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Syllables
Clapping and counting the beats in a word.
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Plurals with -s and -es
Writing the word for more than one, like dog → dogs and box → boxes.
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Past tense with -ed
Adding -ed to tell about something that already happened.
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End punctuation
Ending a sentence with a period, a question mark, or an exclamation point.
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Building sentences
Putting words in an order that makes sense, with a capital and a period.
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Word scramble
Unscrambling letters to spell familiar words, which builds spelling and letter-pattern sense.
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Capital letters
Capitalizing the first word, the word I, and names of people, places, days, and months.
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Writing a few sentences
Writing a short story, opinion, or set of facts with a beginning and an end.
2nd grade
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ABC order to the second letter
Alphabetizing words that start with the same letter by looking at the next letter.
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Vocabulary in context (grade 2)
Using the rest of the sentence to pick the right word.
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Spelling patterns: word search
Scanning for whole words letter by letter, which reinforces spelling.
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Theme crossword
Reading short clues and spelling the answers letter by letter in a crossword.
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Reading comprehension (grade 2)
Reading a story and recalling key details and the order of events.
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Tricky plurals
Plurals that change spelling, like puppy → puppies and fox → foxes.
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Past tense spelling
Past tense that doubles a letter or changes y to i, and common irregular verbs.
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Contractions
Joining two words with an apostrophe, like do not → don't.
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Compound words
Putting two small words together to make a new word, like sun + flower.
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Synonyms
Finding words that mean the same thing.
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Antonyms
Finding words that mean the opposite.
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Nouns and verbs
Telling naming words (nouns) from action words (verbs) in a sentence.
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Capitalizing names and places
Capitalizing holidays, product names, and geographic names.
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Writing a paragraph
Writing a paragraph that stays on topic, with a clear beginning and ending.
3rd grade
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Vocabulary in context (grade 3)
Figuring out which word fits using clues in the sentence.
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Reading comprehension (grade 3)
Finding details in a passage and explaining what happened and why.
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Nouns, verbs, and adjectives
Identifying nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs by the job they do in a sentence.
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Subject-verb agreement
Matching the verb to the subject: the dog runs, the dogs run.
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Homophones
Choosing between words that sound alike, like their, there, and they're.
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Prefixes and suffixes
Using word parts like un-, re-, -ful, and -less to figure out meaning.
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Commas in a series
Using commas to separate three or more things in a list.
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Crossword with longer words
Solving crossword clues with longer theme words and checking spelling across and down.
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Adjectives and adverbs
Telling words that describe nouns from words that describe how, when, or where something happens.
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Verb tenses
Choosing past, present, or future verbs that match the time clue in a sentence.
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Joining words (conjunctions)
Using and, but, so, and because to join ideas in one sentence.
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Prepositions
Choosing words like under, between, and during that show where or when.
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Shades of meaning
Ranking related words, like warm, hot, and scorching, from mild to strong.
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Context clues
Using the words around an unfamiliar word to figure out what it means.
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Quotation marks
Punctuating dialogue correctly with quotation marks and commas.
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Fact or opinion
Telling a statement that can be proven from one that tells what someone thinks.
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Irregular plurals
Plurals that don't follow the rules, like mouse → mice and leaf → leaves.
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Irregular verbs
Past tense of verbs that change, like run → ran and catch → caught.
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Organized writing
Writing with an introduction, reasons or events in order, and a conclusion.
4th grade
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Reading comprehension (grade 4)
Reading longer passages, finding main ideas and supporting details.
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Vocabulary in context (grade 4)
Using context clues to choose precise words.
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Parts of speech
Naming nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, including adverbs that tell how.
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Word parts and meaning
Using prefixes and suffixes to unlock the meaning of new words.
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Commonly confused words
Choosing the right word among ones that sound the same, like its and it's.
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Using commas
Placing commas correctly in lists within longer sentences.
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Similes and metaphors
Recognizing comparisons that use like or as, and ones that say something is something else.
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Idioms
Understanding common sayings whose meaning is different from their words.
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Greek and Latin roots
Using word roots like port, graph, and tele to figure out meanings.
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Relative pronouns
Using who, whose, which, and that to add information about a noun.
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Progressive verb tenses
Using verbs like was running and will be running to show ongoing action.
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Writing with details
Supporting an opinion or topic with reasons, facts, and details.
5th grade
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Reading comprehension (grade 5)
Understanding longer texts, drawing conclusions from details.
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Vocabulary in context (grade 5)
Figuring out the meaning of harder words from the sentence around them.
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Synonyms and shades of meaning
Choosing between words with similar meanings.
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Antonyms
Finding words with opposite meanings to understand new vocabulary.
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Grammar review
Identifying the job each word does in a sentence.
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Prefixes, suffixes, and roots
Breaking long words into parts to find their meaning.
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Roots and word meaning
Breaking longer words into Greek and Latin roots to find their meaning.
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Perfect verb tenses
Using had, has, and will have to show when an action was finished.
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Context clues (grade 5)
Figuring out harder words from clues in the sentences around them.
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Essay writing
Planning and writing a multi-paragraph piece with an introduction and a conclusion.
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