Parents (page 9)
Ways to help at home, from reading together to routines.
- How Many Legs?: Kindergarten reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about counting animals for Kindergarten, 43 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Guess the grade of this passagePage
Eight openings of real reading passages. Pick K–2, 3–5 or 6–8 by ear, then see the grade each was written for and its Flesch–Kincaid number.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Sounds I Hear: Kindergarten reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about the sense of hearing for Kindergarten, 42 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Retrieval practice: myth or fact?Page
Ten statements about quizzing to remember. Myth, fact or partly true? Each answer says what the research on the Library's evidence card shows.
Checked 2026-10-30
- The Red Kite: Kindergarten reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about flying a kite for Kindergarten, 39 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Make a quiz from a book, a recipe or a landPage
A free three-box quiz made from the words on one Peabody page, with an answer key to print and a homework link a student opens without signing in.
- Pip Finds a Nest: Kindergarten reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about finding a home for Kindergarten, 47 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Standards and questions for library booksPage
Common Core reading standards and five comprehension questions at three depths, with an answer key, for Peabody's library books. Free to print.
- Which theme is this book for?Game
Eight of Peabody's open library books: which preschool theme week does each one belong to? Three choices a question, read aloud on tap.
- Why We Sleep: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about sleep and health for 1st grade, 71 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Ants Work Together: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about insects for 1st grade, 89 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Can you score these running records?Page
Eight running records with their counts. Work out the accuracy, error rate, self-correction ratio or words correct per minute. Every answer shows the arithmetic.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Snow Is Frozen Water: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about weather and water for 1st grade, 78 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Spiral or blocked practice? A quick quizPage
Eight practice pages and routines. For each, decide: spiral review, which brings back earlier skills, or blocked practice, one kind of item at a time. Every answer says why.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Pumpkins Grow on Vines: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about how plants grow for 1st grade, 73 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Shapes All Around: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about shapes in math for 1st grade, 79 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Where Milk Comes From: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about farm animals and food for 1st grade, 89 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Whales Live in the Sea: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about ocean animals for 1st grade, 89 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Big Hill: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about trying again for 1st grade, 80 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Sam Plants Beans: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about patience for 1st grade, 86 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- A Hat for Gran: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about kindness and gifts for 1st grade, 92 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Your Bones Hold You Up: 2nd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about the human body for 2nd grade, 114 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- How Spiders Spin Webs: 2nd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about spiders for 2nd grade, 120 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Seeds on the Move: 2nd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about plants and seeds for 2nd grade, 103 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.