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Kindergarten · Reading

Kindergarten Reading homeschool curriculum

Learn phonics, decoding, fluency, comprehension, and confident independent reading. Follow a flexible 36-week sequence with independent work, parent-supported teaching, interactive questions, and printable practice.

What children will practice

Every week includes a learning goal, examples, checking for understanding, a hands-on project, and an opportunity to explain the idea back to an adult. Activities can be adapted to your child’s readiness.

All 36 weekly reading lessons

  1. Week 1

    Letter names and print

    I can recognize letter names A, B, and C in print.

    Unit: Welcome & Wonder
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  2. Week 2

    Letter names A–F

    I can recognize and name the letters D, E, and F.

    Unit: Welcome & Wonder
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  3. Week 3

    Letter names G–L

    I can explain and use letter names g–l with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Welcome & Wonder
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  4. Week 4

    Letter names M–R

    I can explain and use letter names m–r with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Welcome & Wonder
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  5. Week 5

    Letter names S–Z

    I can explain and use letter names s–z with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Patterns All Around
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  6. Week 6

    Rhyming words

    I can explain and use rhyming words with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Patterns All Around
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  7. Week 7

    Beginning sounds

    I can explain and use beginning sounds with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Patterns All Around
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  8. Week 8

    Ending sounds

    I can explain and use ending sounds with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Patterns All Around
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  9. Week 9

    Blend two spoken sounds

    I can explain and use blend two spoken sounds with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Our Community
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  10. Week 10

    Break words into syllables

    I can explain and use break words into syllables with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Our Community
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  11. Week 11

    Hear middle vowels

    I can explain and use hear middle vowels with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Our Community
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  12. Week 12

    Retell a read-aloud

    I can explain and use retell a read-aloud with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Our Community
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  13. Week 13

    Letter-sound matches

    I can explain and use letter-sound matches with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Living Things
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  14. Week 14

    Short a: CVC words

    I can explain and use short a: cvc words with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Living Things
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  15. Week 15

    Short i: CVC words

    I can explain and use short i: cvc words with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Living Things
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  16. Week 16

    Short o: CVC words

    I can explain and use short o: cvc words with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Living Things
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  17. Week 17

    Short e: CVC words

    I can explain and use short e: cvc words with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Stories & Signals
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  18. Week 18

    Short u: CVC words

    I can explain and use short u: cvc words with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Stories & Signals
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  19. Week 19

    Blend CVC words

    I can explain and use blend cvc words with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Stories & Signals
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  20. Week 20

    Segment CVC words

    I can explain and use segment cvc words with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Stories & Signals
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  21. Week 21

    Read simple phrases

    I can explain and use read simple phrases with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Explore & Measure
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  22. Week 22

    Use pictures and print

    I can explain and use use pictures and print with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Explore & Measure
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  23. Week 23

    Sequence beginning/middle/end

    I can explain and use sequence beginning/middle/end with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Explore & Measure
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  24. Week 24

    Ask and answer questions

    I can explain and use ask and answer questions with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Explore & Measure
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  25. Week 25

    Fiction and information

    I can explain and use fiction and information with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Earth & Sky
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  26. Week 26

    Identify characters

    I can explain and use identify characters with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Earth & Sky
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  27. Week 27

    Identify setting

    I can explain and use identify setting with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Earth & Sky
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  28. Week 28

    Compare two short texts

    I can explain and use compare two short texts with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Earth & Sky
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  29. Week 29

    Recognize punctuation

    I can explain and use recognize punctuation with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Invent & Create
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  30. Week 30

    Read simple sentences

    I can explain and use read simple sentences with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Invent & Create
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  31. Week 31

    Build reading fluency

    I can explain and use build reading fluency with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Invent & Create
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  32. Week 32

    Read with expression

    I can explain and use read with expression with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Invent & Create
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  33. Week 33

    Retell favorite story

    I can explain and use retell favorite story with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Celebrate & Grow
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  34. Week 34

    Make a class mini-book

    I can explain and use make a class mini-book with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Celebrate & Grow
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  35. Week 35

    Discuss a read-aloud

    I can explain and use discuss a read-aloud with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Celebrate & Grow
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  36. Week 36

    Celebrate reading

    I can explain and use celebrate reading with examples appropriate for Kindergarten.

    Unit: Celebrate & Grow
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