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Kindergarten Phonics & Reading Worksheets

Phonics is where letters start making noise. From Week 18 the packets add a steady drumbeat: beginning-sound pages (match the picture to the letter it starts with) and short-vowel word work, nine progressive rounds of each. In the final third of the year, every letter returns with its own word page - Aa words, Bb words - building a first reading vocabulary.

This is the section where the interactive twin earns its keep: every word and letter is spoken aloud on tap, so children hear the sound exactly when they see it. Print for pencil skills; play for ears.

Beginning Sounds online - every tap says the sound
▶️ Beginning Sounds online - play it online

All phonics & reading printables in this set

Each worksheet lives inside a free weekly packet with nine pages: literacy, math and a creative page for three days. Log in to download the packet you want, or work through the packets in order.

Beginning Sounds I-IX - kindergarten worksheet preview
Beginning Sounds I-IXMatch pictures to their starting letters, nine rising rounds (Weeks 18-27).
Short Vowel Words I-IX - kindergarten worksheet preview
Short Vowel Words I-IXCVC word work on a, e, i, o, u (Weeks 18-27).
Aa-Zz Word Pages - kindergarten worksheet preview
Aa-Zz Word PagesA word-family page for every letter (Weeks 28-36).
Bug Words & Wild Animal Words - kindergarten worksheet preview
Bug Words & Wild Animal WordsThemed first vocabulary with pictures.
Word Tracing - kindergarten worksheet preview
Word TracingTrace whole words letter by letter, growing longer each week (Weeks 18-27).
Feeling Words - kindergarten worksheet preview
Feeling WordsHappy, sad, proud - words for big feelings.
Word Searches - kindergarten worksheet preview
Word SearchesFirst word searches with picture keys (Weeks 22, 26, 31-34).
Rhyme & Song Pages - kindergarten worksheet preview
Rhyme & Song PagesThe Wheels on the Bus and Row Your Boat - sing, then read.

Every one of these pages is playable online.

Finger tracing, spoken sounds and tap-to-paint coloring, using the same phonics & reading curriculum, saved to your child’s progress map.

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FAQ

What phonics should be taught in kindergarten?

Letter-sound links, beginning sounds, and reading simple short-vowel (CVC) words. Our sequence does exactly this from Week 18 onward, after letter recognition is solid - and every sound is spoken aloud in the online versions.

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