The Wind and the Hat: Kindergarten Reading Passage

About this worksheet

A big wind grabs Dad's red hat and blows it up a hill, and Pam runs and runs to get it back. A free printable kindergarten short story (27 words) with multiple-choice what/who 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

The wind is big. It gets Dad's red hat. Up, up, up the hat can go! Pam runs and runs. Pam gets the hat. Dad hugs Pam. WHAT? What did the wind get? hat umbrella kite WHO? Who gets the hat? Dad Pam the dog Read each sentence. Circle yes or no. The hat is red. yes no Pam naps on the bed.

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.