Printable Booklets for Emergent Readers Early childhood teachers tend to spend hours of time searching for just the right books for their students for both shared reading and guided reading literacy experiences. Once a book is located, it is sometimes even more difficult to find multiple copies, books that can be sent home for further reinforcement, and/or books that can be made even more personal with student drawn artwork, etc. Below, you will find a growing collection of free printable booklets for use in your classroom or home school. The booklets are unleveled reading materials for emergent readers.  They correspond to typical shared reading stories, focus on word families, single in on sight words, or contain concepts for science, math, and social studies commonly used in early childhood themes/lessons.     Booklets to Correspond With Shared Reading Stories Sight Word Booklets Word Family Booklets Concept Booklets

Please Note Copyright:

These booklets are free for early childhood educators to use with their students.  However, please do not alter them in any way or publish them in any form (website, book, etc.). All graphics are either hand drawn by me, M. Hubbard,  or are from Microsoft Clipart Gallery.  Please provide a link to this page when referencing.  Thanks!

Note About Printing:

To view and print the printables from this page, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader. Acrobat Reader is freely available at 
http://get.adobe.com/reader/

You also need to have Comic Sans MS installed on your computer.  Comic Sans MS is a free font that has come with Windows since Windows 95.   Here is a free download place: http://simplythebest.net/fonts/fonts/comic_sans_ms.html

Booklets to Correspond with Shared Reading Stories at Hubbard's Cupboard

Some of these booklets have been online for awhile, inside of the Read/Write/Sing Story  Lessons. However, some booklets are brand new and were created to accompany or extend the lessons in the Shared Reading Links.  Enjoy!

Shared Reading Lesson Link Booklet Title Booklet Description and Directions Features Brown Bear Brown Bear   I See Colors Cover Inside Sheets Bottom Sheet Students draw a picture of something that is the color mentioned on each page. They may also kidwrite the name of the object. Copy the 'Cover' and 'Bottom' pages onto the same color of paper. Copy the 'Inside Sheets' onto plain white paper. Cut apart the 'Inside Sheets' and staple to the back page in the order the colors are mentioned in the lessons. Color words and color recognition Repeated Words/Phrases - 'What do you see?', 'I see a'   I See Shapes Shape Buttons German translation A shapes booklet in which students count the number of shapes seen on each page. Make copies double sided (title one sided, page 2 + page 3, page 4 + page 5, etc.)  Cut in half.  Correlate. Staple. Shape words and shape recognition Numerals and one to one correspondence Repeated Words/Phrases - ' 'We see', 'buttons' Shape Monster German translation A cute booklet shared a few years ago on the Teachers.net   chatboard! Students color the shape the color mentioned on each page. The shapes form a monster at the very end!  See the 'I See Shapes Lesson' for another way students could make this booklet. Make copies double sided ( page 1 + page 2, page 3 and page 4)  Fold and staple. Repeated Words/Phrases - 'Shape monster' , 'munch', 'How about a __ for your lunch?' Shape words and shape recognition Color words and color recognition Rhyming - /unch/ The Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance German translation Words to the Pledge of Allegiance come to life with illustrations for each phrase Make copies double sided (title one sided, page 2 + page 3, page 4 + page 5, etc.)  Cut in half.  Correlate. Staple. Social Studies - patriotism, symbols of our country Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Chicka Chicka Letter Chart An individual retelling chart in which students pull the letter strip through each time to reveal a new alphabet letter to read with the poem. Letter recognition, ABC order Mouse Mess Mouse's Lunch Cover and Bottom Sheet Inside Sheets Students draw a picture of something that the mouse could eat on each page, making sure to draw the correct number as mentioned in the text.  They may also kidwrite the name of the object. Copy the 'Cover and Bottom Sheets' onto the same color of paper. Copy the 'Inside Sheets' onto plain white paper. Cut apart the 'Inside Sheets' and staple to the back page in numerical order. Numerals and one to one correspondence Repeated Words/Phrases - 'Mouse ate' Rhyming - /unch/ The Pilgrim's First Thanksgiving Pilgrim, Pilgrim German translation A rhyming booklet based off of the pattern in Brown Bear, Brown Bear.  Tells the story of Thanksgiving. Make copies double sided (title + page 2, page 3 + page 2, page 4 + page 2, etc.)  Cut in half.  Correlate. Staple. Repeated Words/Phrases - 'What do you see?', 'I see' Rhyming - /ee/ Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? A retelling booklet in which students write in missing letters, draw pictures, and kid write - All based on the story with the same title  by Rozanne Lanczak Williams. Copy pages 1 and 2  onto the same color of paper. Copy pages 3 and 4 onto plain white paper. Cut apart pages 3 and 4  and staple to the back page so that the animals are in the same order as the story. Repeated Words/Phrases Rhyme I Like Bugs The Very Hungry Caterpillar A great take home booklet for after reading Eric Carle's Very Hungry Caterpillar! See the 'I Like Bugs Lesson' for a way students could take more ownership in making a similar booklet. Make copies double sided, cut in half, and staple. Numerals and one to one correspondence Days of the week Repeated Words/Phrases - 'On', 'he ate through', 'but he was still hungry'

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Word Family Resources

These Word Family Resources feature the following short vowel word families.

Word Family Index
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-ap
-at
-an
-in
-it
-ip
-ig
-op
-ot
-en
-et
-ug
-ub

Description of Word Family Resources

Word Family Booklet The Word Family Booklets are written in repetitive sentence format and incorporate sight words.   The Stage 1 Booklets are designed to be slightly easier for students to read and use simple initial consonants and maybe an initial blend. The Stage 2 Booklets are designed to be a little more difficult and use mostly initial blends. Each booklet also contains a Word Family Companion worksheet that further enhances the word family study. Teacher Version The Teacher Versions are designed to have each picture and corresponding text printed on an 8 1/2 by 11 horizontal sheet of paper.

One Sheet The One Sheet Versions contain the same word family stories that are in the booklet format.  These were created to save paper.     Printable Cover

audio MP3 and Quicktime A few Word Family Booklets also contain an audio MP3 and/or a Quicktime movie. These multimedia versions were created by Waleska Batista from Everyone Learns.

Word Maker and Sight Word Find -TOP: Use letter tiles or magnetic letters to form new word family words. -BOTTOM: Say a word and then have your child find it in the sight word table.  Let them place a pom pom, button, or another small object on each word as they find it.  Then, have them remove the objects one at a time and say the words again.

Practice Sheet and List Words Practice Sheet: Either let your child write the letters needed to make a word to match the picture or let them cut and glue the correct letters. Word Family List Words: How many words can your child read?  How fast (and clearly) can they read the list of rhyming words?

Word Family House / Pictures and Words to Sort Children can sort pictures into one or more word family houses according to sound, may read and sort the words by word family, or may read the words and match them to the corresponding pictures.  Choose which word families you wish for your child to practice. Sound Sort: Word Sort Word and Picture Sort

Word Family Match Have your child cut apart the pictures at the bottom.  Then, have him/her read one word at the top of the page, find the corresponding picture, and glue it under the matching word.

Word Family Mini Booklet The Word Family Mini Booklets are one page sheets that have six words from the same word family with corresponding pictures. Suggested Use: Introduce the word family by reading the title page (bottom right corner).  Read the other words with your child. Have your child color and cut out the pages along the dotted lines.  Place the house title page on the front and staple.  Decide ahead of time if you wish for your child to think of another word family word to draw and write.  Then, see if your child can read all the words to you!

-am  Word Family Stage 1 Pam and Sam booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet Word Maker and Sight Word Find -am Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) Stage 2 Shhh! booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet Word Maker and Sight Word Find -am Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) -am Word Family House Pictures and Words to Sort (same document for all the word families) Additonal Resources -am Word Family Match -am Mini Booklet

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-ap  Word Family Stage 1 Hap  Can See booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet audio MP3 Quicktime movie Word Maker and Sight Word Find -ap Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) Stage 2 I  Like to Dance! booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet Word Maker and Sight Word Find -ap Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) -ap Word Family House Pictures and Words to Sort (same document for all the word families) Additonal Resources -ap Word Family Match -ap Mini Booklet

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-at  Word Family Stage 1 In My Hat booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet Word Maker and Sight Word Find -at Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) Stage 2 The Copycat booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet Word Maker and Sight Word Find -at Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) -at Word Family House Pictures and Words to Sort (same document for all the word families) Additonal Resources -at Word Family Match -at Mini Booklet

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-an  Word Family Stage 1 Jan and Dan booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet Word Maker and Sight Word Find -an Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) Stage 2 Beach Plans booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet Word Maker and Sight Word Find -an Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) -an Word Family House Pictures and Words to Sort (same document for all the word families) Additonal Resources -an Word Family Match -an Mini Booklet

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-in  Word Family Stage 1 The Bin booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet Word Maker and Sight Word Find -in Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) Stage 2 Bowling Pins booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet audio MP3 Quicktime movie Word Maker and Sight Word Find -in Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) -in Word Family House Pictures and Words to Sort (same document for all the word families) Additonal Resources -in Word Family Match -in Mini Booklet

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-it Word Family Stage 1 Fishing booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet audio MP3 Quicktime movie Word Maker and Sight Word Find -it Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) Stage 2 I Can Knit! booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet Word Maker and Sight Word Find -it Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) -it Word Family House Pictures and Words to Sort (same document for all the word families) Additonal Resources -it Word Family Match -it Mini Booklet

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-ip Word Family Stage 1 I Can booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet audio MP3 Quicktime movie Word Maker and Sight Word Find -ip Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) Stage 2 Pancakes! booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet Word Maker and Sight Word Find -ip Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) -ip Word Family House Pictures and Words to Sort (same document for all the word families) Additonal Resources -ip Word Family Match -ip Mini Booklet

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-ig Word Family Stage 1 Big booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet audio MP3 Quicktime movie Word Maker and Sight Word Find -ig Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) Stage 2 The  Big Dig booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet Word Maker and Sight Word Find -ig Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) -ig Word Family House Pictures and Words to Sort (same document for all the word families) Additonal Resources -ig Word Family Match -ig Mini Booklet

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-op Word Family Stage 1 Sounds booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet Word Maker and Sight Word Find -op Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) Stage 2 The Farmer booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet Word Maker and Sight Word Find -op Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) -op Word Family House Pictures and Words to Sort (same document for all the word families) Additonal Resources -op Word Family Match -op Mini Booklet

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-ot Word Family Stage 1 The Hot Pot booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet Word Maker and Sight Word Find -ot Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) Stage 2 The Tot booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet Word Maker and Sight Word Find -ot Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) -ot Word Family House Pictures and Words to Sort (same document for all the word families) Additonal Resources -ot Word Family Match -ot Mini Booklet

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-en Word Family Stage 1 We Live In booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet Word Maker and Sight Word Find -en Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) Stage 2 Hens booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet audio MP3 Quicktime movie Word Maker and Sight Word Find -en  Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) -en Word Family House Pictures and Words to Sort (same document for all the word families) Additonal Resources -en  Word Family Match -en  Mini Booklet

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-et Word Family Stage 1 Don't Forget booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet audio MP3 Quicktime movie Word Maker and Sight Word Find -et Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) Stage 2 My Pet booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet Word Maker and Sight Word Find -et  Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) -et Word Family House Pictures and Words to Sort (same document for all the word families) Additonal Resources -et  Word Family Match -et  Mini Booklet

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-ug Word Family Stage 1 All Snug booklet Teacher Version One Page Sheet audio MP3 Quicktime movie Word Maker and Sight Word Find -ug Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) Stage 2 A Bed For Bug booklet Teacher Version One Page Sheet audio MP3 Quicktime movie Word Maker and Sight Word Find -ug  Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) -ug  Word Family House Pictures and Words to Sort (same document for all the word families) Additonal Resources -ug  Word Family Match -ug  Mini Booklet

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-ub Word Family Stage 1 Monkey Hub - Bub booklet Teacher Version One  Sheet Word Maker and Sight Word Find -ub Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) Stage 2 In The Tub booklet Teacher Version Two  Sheets Word Maker and Sight Word Find -ub  Practice Sheet and List Words (These are also on the last page of the regular booklets.) -ub Word Family House Pictures and Words to Sort (same document for all the word families) Additonal Resources -ub  Word Family Match -ub  Mini Booklet

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Additional Word Family Resources:
Word Family Worksheets - A great resource for Word Family Practice from Carl's Corner!  

A Word Families
E Word Families
I Word Families
O Word Families
U Word Families

Rhyme a Week - Word Families studied within the context of nursery rhymes; lots of printables here!
Word Families - information and a list of the most common families; designed for parents

Pat the Cat and Friends Big Books by Colin and Jacqui Hawkins, Dorling Kindersley Limited, 1983.  The Series includes Pat the Cat's Big Book (ISBN 1582091854), Jen the Hen's Big Book, Mig the Pig's Big Book (ISBN 1582091879), Tog the Dog's Big Book, and  Zug the Bug's Big Book (ISBN 1582091862).

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Concept Booklets

Booklets written to correspond with seasonal and social studies themes!

Fall Is... Pumpkin Pie Let's Remember! (an end of the year memory book to fill in with personal responses)

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