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.   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://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html 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

Printable Booklets Booklets to Correspond With Shared Reading Stories Sight Word Booklets Word Family Booklets Concept Booklets

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 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 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 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 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 Dr. Seuss / The Cat in the Hat Cats in Hats A rhyming and counting booklet in which cats wear different hats according to the type of weather mentioned on each page. Make copies double sided, cut in half, and staple. Numerals and one to one correspondence Weather words and symbols Repeated Words/Phrases - 'cats', 'put on their hats and' Rhyming - /ay/, /oo/, /own/ 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 Booklets

These short booklets feature short vowel word families.  The 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.

Word Family Focus Stage 1 Booklet Stage 2 Booklet -am Pam and Sam Shhh! -ap Hap  Can See I  Like to Dance! -at In My Hat The Copycat -an Jan and Dan Beach Plans -in The Bin Bowling Pins -it Fishing I Can Knit! -ip I Can Pancakes! -ig Big The  Big Dig -op Sounds The Farmer -ot The Hot Pot The Tot -en We Live In Hens -et Don't Forget My Pet -ug All Snug! A Bed For Bug -ub Monkey Hub - Bub In The Tub

Additional Word Family Resources:
Word Family Worksheets - another great resource for Word Family Practice from Carl's Corner!
Rhyme a Week - Word Families studied within the context of nursery rhymes; lots of printables here!
Word Families - information and activities for word families from the Calico Cookie Kindergarten
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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Sight Word Booklets

These 8-10 page booklets feature sight words or 'popcorn' words that can not always be sounded out, but beginning readers need to readily know. The booklets build upon each other, with the later booklets repeating already introduced sight words. They are loosely coordinated to correspond with themes/seasons as the school year progresses.

Several teachers have offered their talents to make the Sight Word Booklets easier to use with a wider range of students.  Many thanks for their contributions and willingness to share with other educators!

Big Book Versions and Pocket Chart Pictures Translations Martha Shehan, a Kindergarten teacher in Colorado, shares how she uses the sight word booklets weekly in her classroom.  "I re-created them using the same Microsoft clip art so I can have a teacher version "big book" in color as I do a first read with the kids each week.  I also used the clip art to make pictures for the pocket chart. I write each page (sentence by sentence) on sentence strips for the pocket chart.  After the first reading, children take turns coming up and reading one sentence at a time in the pocket chart, then finding the picture to match.  This is such a wonderful way to reinforce voice-print match, reading strategies (looking for the picture, re-reading and getting a running start, and getting their mouth ready by making the first sound of an unfamiliar word.) After a couple of days with this practice, I give them each their own copy - the ones from your site. This has brought such remarkable results with my readers. They are so confident - even the first month of school - using this method." Martha has graciously agreed to share the Big Book Teacher Versions as well as the Pocket Chart Clipart. Thank you Martha for taking the time and effort to make and share these resources! Spanish - An ESL teacher, translator, and frequent visitor to Hubbard's Cupboard, Marina Insausti, agreed to help translate some of the printable booklets into Spanish! French - A French teacher, Kathy Jones, has volunteered to translate some booklets into French as well.  The French booklets are a work in progress, so please be patient. A big thank you to Marina and Kathy!!!

Booklet Title (Black and White Student Version) New Sight Words Brief Description Big Book Version and Pocket Chart Pictures English - At School Spanish - En la escuela French - À l'école we, will things kindergartners may do at school At School Teacher Version At School Pocket Chart English - I See Spanish - Yo veo French - Je vois I, see objects students might see at school I See Teacher Version I See Pocket Chart English - I Can Move Spanish - Puedo moverme French - Je peux me déplacer! can different ways students can move their bodies Review: I I Can Move Teacher Version I Can Move Pocket Chart English - We Like School Spanish - Nos gusta la escuela French - Nous aimons l'école like activities/subjects that kindergarten students may participate in during the day Just use the pages of this booklet that fit with your daily schedule and classroom activities! Review: we We Like School Teacher Version We Like School Pocket Chart English - Who Is This? Spanish - ¿ Quién es este ? French - Qui est-ce? this, is nursery rhyme titles and characters Who Is This? Teacher Version Who Is This? Pocket Chart English - Leaves Fall Down Spanish - Las  Hojas Caen French - Les Feuilles Tombent   the colored leaves fall down Students will need to color the leaves the color mentioned on each page. Review: this, is Leaves Fall Down Teacher Version Leaves Fall Down Pocket Chart English - A  Fireman Spanish - Un Bombero French - Un Pompier a items associated with a fire and/or a fireman Reviews: this, is A Fireman Teacher Version A Fireman Pocket Chart English - Bedtime Spanish - A la Cama French - Heure  de  Coucher   my items that a child is familiar with when getting ready for bed Review: this, is Bedtime Teacher Version Bedtime Pocket Chart English - Backyard Camping Spanish - Campamento en el Patio French - Camper d'arrière-cour   me animals see a little boy camping in his backyard Review: the, see(s) Backyard Camping Teacher Version Backyard Camping Pocket Chart English - Fall Is Here! Spanish - ¡El Otoño Ya Está Aquí! French - here fall items Review:  a, the, my, is Fall Is Here Teacher Version Fall Is Here Pocket Chart English - Trick or Treat Spanish - Truco o Trato French - Truc ou Trait go children dressed in various costumes go trick or treating There is one extra page - I added the hero just  in case you don't wish to use the ghost costume! Review: the, will, we Trick or Treat Teacher Version Trick or Treat Pocket Chart English - Foods I Like Spanish - Comidas que me gustan French - La nourriture que  j'aime and two typical foods that children like and are often associated with one another are featured on each page of this booklet Review: I, like Foods I Like Teacher Version Foods I Like Pocket Chart English - Places We Go Spanish - Lugares a los que vamos French - Des  Endroits  Nous Allons   to places children may go with their families Review: we, will, go, the, a Places We Go Teacher Version Places We Go Pocket Chart English - The Fall Basket Spanish - La Canasta de Otoño French - Le Panier D'automne in fall items go in the basket -with a couple of surprises Review: will, go, the The Fall Basket Teacher Version The Fall Basket Pocket Chart English - Thanksgiving Dinner Spanish - Cena de Acción de Gracias French - Dîner  de  Thanksgiving on food that may be found on our plates at Thanksgiving time Review: the, is, my Thanksgiving Dinner Teacher Version Thanksgiving Dinner Pocket Chart English - Animals at Night Spanish - Animales Nocturnos French - Animaux la Nuit not, at nocturnal animals Review: the, will, I Animals at Night Teacher Version Animals at Night Pocket Chart English - I Am Helping! Spanish - ¡Estoy Ayudando! French - J'aide!   am ways children can help Review: I, the, my I Am Helping Teacher Version I Am Helping Pocket Chart English - What Is It? Spanish - ¿Qué es? French - Qu'est-ce que c'est?   it a child tries to guess what his Christmas present will be Review: is, a What Is It? Teacher Version What Is It? Pocket Chart English - The Snowman Spanish - El Muñeco de Nieve French - La bonhomme de neige for different objects are used for the making of a snowman Review: this, is, a, the, my The Snowman Teacher Version The Snowman Pocket Chart English - The Mitten Spanish - El Guante French - La mitaine was animals from Jan Brett's The Mitten go in the mitten, until a big sneeze Review: the, in The Mitten Teacher Version The Mitten Pocket Chart English - In Winter Spanish - En Invierno French - En hiver do clothing that children typically wear in winter Review: we, a, in In Winter Teacher Version In Winter Pocket Chart English - What Can We Do In The Snow? Spanish - ¿Qué Podemos Hacer En La Nieve? French - Qu'est ce que  nous pouvons faire  dans  la neige? said activities that children can do in the snow Review: I, we, can, in, the, a What Can We Do In the Snow ? Teacher Version What Can We Do In the Snow ? Pocket Chart English - You Can Go! Spanish - ¡Tú  Puedes  Viajar! French - Vous pouvez aller! you various modes of transportation Review: can, go, in, on, a You Can Go Teacher Version You Can Go Pocket Chart English - The Hearts Spanish - Los  Corazones French - Les  Coeurs with traditional valentine items containing hearts Review: do, you, see, the, are, for The Hearts Teacher Version The Hearts Pocket Chart English - People Who Help Spanish - Personas Que  Ayudan French - Gens qui  aident he, she a few community helpers Review: is, a People Who Help Teacher Version People Who Help Pocket Chart English - Counting With The Cat Spanish - Contando Con  El Gato French - there, were counting the number of characters in Dr. Seuss' book The Cat in the Hat Review:  and Counting with the Cat Teacher Version Counting with the Cat Pocket Chart English - Counting Shamrocks Spanish - Contando Tréboles French - there, were counting shamrocks 1-6 Review:  was Counting Shamrocks Teacher Version Counting Shamrocks Pocket Chart English - Tails Spanish - Colas French - have objects and animals that have tails Tails Teacher Version Tails Pocket Chart English - At The Farm Spanish - En La  Granja French - what, that animals and items on a farm Review: at, this, is, the At the Farm Teacher Version At the Farm Pocket Chart English - Your Garden Spanish - Tu Hortaliza French - your vegetables that may grow in a garden Review:  do, in Your Garden Teacher Version Your Garden Pocket Chart English - Seeds Spanish - Semillas French - they what seeds need and how they change Review:  will Seeds Teacher Version Seeds Pocket Chart English - What Hatches? Spanish - ¿Qué sale del cascarón? French -   out, of oviparous animals Review:  a, can What Hatches? Teacher Version What Hatches? Pocket Chart English - Dinosaurs Spanish - Dinosaurios French - does, may a little boy learns about dinosaurs so that he can pretend to be one Review:  like, a, it, with, what, I, can Dinosaurs Teacher Version Dinosaurs Pocket Chart English - Spring Spanish - Primavera French - has signs of spring Spring Teacher Version Spring Pocket Chart English - Bugs Spanish - Insectos French - some characteristics of some bugs Review:  can Bugs Teacher Version Bugs Pocket Chart English - Where Are  We? Spanish - ¿Dónde estamos? French - where, are animals and their habitats Review: we, a, on, in, at, the Where Are We? Teacher Version Where Are We? Pocket Chart English - Where Does It Come From? Spanish - ¿De  dónde viene? French -   come, from a sampling of products that we use and where they actually come from (example: milk comes from cows) Review:  where, does, it, they, do Where Does It Come From? Teacher Version Where Does It Come From? Pocket Chart English - What Could I Do? Spanish - ¿Qué Podría Ser? French - could things that children may aspire to do Review:  I, a, you, do, that What Could I Do? Teacher Version What Could I Do? Pocket Chart English - Summer Spanish - Verano French - would activities that children would like to do in the summer Review: I, like, to, in, the, go, on, a, do, you, this Summer Teacher Version Summer Pocket Chart

Additional Sight Word Resources:
Sight Words - great links with lots of ideas for games, practice, etc. with sight words!
Sight Word Books: Reproducible Readers to Share at School and Home by Kimberly Jordano Creative Teaching Press 2002

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Concept Booklets

Booklets written to correspond with seasonal and social studies themes!

Fall Is... Pumpkin Pie

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