Pie on the Big Table: Kindergarten Reading Passage

About this worksheet

On Thanksgiving, Gram brings a big hot pot, Dad brings a pie in a tin, and the whole family sits down to eat. A free printable kindergarten short story (33 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

It is Thanksgiving! Gram has a big hot pot. Dad has a pie in a tin. Meg and Tim sit at the big table. We are glad we can all sit and eat. WHO? Who has a big hot pot? Gram Dad Tim WHAT? What is in the tin? a pie a cat a hat Read each sentence. Circle yes or no. Meg and Tim sit at the big table. yes no Dad has a big pot.

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. Free for personal, family and classroom use.