A Red Box for Kim: Kindergarten Reading Passage

About this worksheet

On Christmas morning, Kim finds a big red box with a bow on top and lifts the lid to find a red sled. A free printable kindergarten short story (25 words) with multiple-choice what questions and a box to draw in. Answer key on page 2. It suits kindergarten, about ages 5 to 6, with large print and short, simple words. Add white for snow.

On this sheet

It is Christmas. Kim has a big red box. The box has a bow on top. Kim lifts the lid. It is a red sled! WHAT? What is on top of the box? a bow a cup a bug WHAT? What is in the box? a doll a red sled a pup Draw Kim and her red sled in the snow.

Tips for using it

• Red, green and gold make a classic Christmas palette.
• Before reading, look at the picture and the title together and guess what the passage will be about.
• Ask your child to underline the sentence in the passage that proves each answer.
• Talk about the story afterwards: what was the problem, how was it solved, and what would your child have done?

Printing tips

Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. Free for personal, family and classroom use.