Fun in the Sand: Kindergarten Reading Passage
Mia and Max dig a pit and fill a red pail with wet sand on a sunny day. A free printable kindergarten short story (30 words) with multiple-choice who/what questions and yes-or-no sentences. Answer key on page 2.
- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- 2 pages: the worksheet and its answer key
- Level
- Kindergarten
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this worksheet
Mia and Max dig a pit and fill a red pail with wet sand on a sunny day. A free printable kindergarten short story (30 words) with multiple-choice who/what questions and yes-or-no sentences. Answer key on page 2. Kindergartners can point under each word with a finger as they read it out loud.
On this sheet
Mia and Max go to the sand. Max digs a big pit. Mia gets a red pail. They fill it up with wet sand. It is fun in the sun! WHO? Who digs a big pit? Max Mia Mom WHAT? What does Mia get? hat pail ball Read each sentence. Circle yes or no. The pail is red. yes no They fill it up with snow.
Tips for using it
- 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. The PNG shows page 1 only. Free for personal, family and classroom use.
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