Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Reading Resources for &#x27;why is the sky blue&#x27;

Little Boy Blue

Help students answer questions about Little Boy Blue in this worksheet that strengthens reading and listening skills.

Help students answer questions about Little Boy Blue in this worksheet that strengthens reading and listening skills.

Glossary: Who, Where, What, When, Why, and How Questions

Glossary: Who, Where, What, When, Why, and How Questions

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Who, Where, What, When, Why, and How Questions.

Glossary: Who, Where, What, When, Why, and How Questions

Glossary: Who, Where, What, When, Why, and How Questions

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Who, Where, What, When, Why, and How Questions.

Vocabulary Cards: Who, Where, What, When, Why, and How Questions

Vocabulary Cards: Who, Where, What, When, Why, and How Questions

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Who, Where, What, When, Why, and How Questions.

Vocabulary Cards: Who, Where, What, When, Why, and How Questions

Vocabulary Cards: Who, Where, What, When, Why, and How Questions

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Who, Where, What, When, Why, and How Questions.

Read this Mother Goose's Treasury classic, then answer the reading comprehension questions.

Read this Mother Goose's Treasury classic, then answer the reading comprehension questions.

When kids answer the who, what, where, when, and why of a subject, their writing becomes complete. Teach them about the 5 W's with this easy-to-sing song.

When kids answer the who, what, where, when, and why of a subject, their writing becomes complete. Teach them about the 5 W's with this easy-to-sing song.

Do you have students who are constantly asking what, who, where, why, how, and when? It's your turn to ask now! Have them read various stories and ask them to answer these questions in this lesson.

Do you have students who are constantly asking what, who, where, why, how, and when? It's your turn to ask now! Have them read various stories and ask them to answer these questions in this lesson.

Second grade students will step into the author’s shoes as they hunt for evidence to determine what a nonfiction author’s purpose might be.

Second grade students will step into the author’s shoes as they hunt for evidence to determine what a nonfiction author’s purpose might be.

This social studies worksheet is a great way to encourage the next generation to understand the value and impact of voting while helping learners practice reading comprehension strategies.

This social studies worksheet is a great way to encourage the next generation to understand the value and impact of voting while helping learners practice reading comprehension strategies.

The sky is falling! Enjoy this classic kid's tale, adapted for the Brainzy library.

The sky is falling! Enjoy this classic kid's tale, adapted for the Brainzy library.

Sight Words

Story

Come explore the ocean blue as you dive into this aquatic nonfiction passage!

Come explore the ocean blue as you dive into this aquatic nonfiction passage!

Young readers search for uppercase and lowercase O's as they read along to a classic children's poem in this literacy worksheet.

Alphabet

Young readers search for uppercase and lowercase O's as they read along to a classic children's poem in this literacy worksheet.

Alphabet

Your students will demonstrate understanding of a short fiction text by answering who, when, what, where, why, and how questions. Use this as an introduction to the vocabulary in the EL Support Lesson: Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How Questions.

Your students will demonstrate understanding of a short fiction text by answering who, when, what, where, why, and how questions. Use this as an introduction to the vocabulary in the EL Support Lesson: Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How Questions.

Why do athletes get their own cards but not book characters? Change all that with this fun, reusable worksheet.

Why do athletes get their own cards but not book characters? Change all that with this fun, reusable worksheet.

Use this resource to help your students formulate who, what, when, where, why, and how questions when reading fiction texts.

Use this resource to help your students formulate who, what, when, where, why, and how questions when reading fiction texts.

Does this shark look strange to you? Learn all about why his tail is so long with a fun and informative coloring page!

Does this shark look strange to you? Learn all about why his tail is so long with a fun and informative coloring page!

In this classic fable by Aesop, the tortoise learns an important lesson when he catches a ride into the sky with a duck. Exposing kids to classic texts like "The Tortoise and the Duck" is a great way to give them important reading practice.

In this classic fable by Aesop, the tortoise learns an important lesson when he catches a ride into the sky with a duck. Exposing kids to classic texts like "The Tortoise and the Duck" is a great way to give them important reading practice.

Have you ever heard of a lemon shark? Learn all about him, and why he was named that way, with a fun and informative coloring page!

Have you ever heard of a lemon shark? Learn all about him, and why he was named that way, with a fun and informative coloring page!

This book boosts reading and phonics skills and helps your young reader learn a few of the big question words: what, where, will, want, and why.

This book boosts reading and phonics skills and helps your young reader learn a few of the big question words: what, where, will, want, and why.

Do you know why hammerhead sharks have such a funny-shaped head? Here's a fun and informational shark coloring page for you and your child to share!

Do you know why hammerhead sharks have such a funny-shaped head? Here's a fun and informational shark coloring page for you and your child to share!

Summarizing a whole book can be daunting, so why not start with just one page? Help students to retell information they’ve read in nonfiction books by choosing one page to summarize.

Summarizing a whole book can be daunting, so why not start with just one page? Help students to retell information they’ve read in nonfiction books by choosing one page to summarize.

Understanding the relationship of cause and effect is a cornerstone of strong reading comprehension skills. Students will seek to explain why events happened in a book of their choosing in this cause and effect activity.

Understanding the relationship of cause and effect is a cornerstone of strong reading comprehension skills. Students will seek to explain why events happened in a book of their choosing in this cause and effect activity.

Nonfiction books are jam-packed with information, which is why it’s important to read them more than once! This worksheet encourages students to reread nonfiction, summarizing what they learned with pictures and words.

Nonfiction books are jam-packed with information, which is why it’s important to read them more than once! This worksheet encourages students to reread nonfiction, summarizing what they learned with pictures and words.

Engage your students in retelling stories and sharing their thoughts with this fun worksheet. After reading a book independently, young critics will tell what happens in the story and explain why they would or would not recommend it.

Engage your students in retelling stories and sharing their thoughts with this fun worksheet. After reading a book independently, young critics will tell what happens in the story and explain why they would or would not recommend it.

Take reading a piece and a clue at a time to help your child improve his reading skills. Ask and answer questions like who, what, where, when and why, about details, key info and using text evidence.

Take reading a piece and a clue at a time to help your child improve his reading skills. Ask and answer questions like who, what, where, when and why, about details, key info and using text evidence.

Workbook

Students will read a short fictional story and discuss why the author included certain details and words. Use this lesson to help your students navigate parts of fictional text to determine the author's purpose!

Students will read a short fictional story and discuss why the author included certain details and words. Use this lesson to help your students navigate parts of fictional text to determine the author's purpose!

Use this fun story rollercoaster template to help young readers understand the different elements of a story. After students have finished their story, have them consider these who, what, where, why, and how questions as they relate to the plot.

Use this fun story rollercoaster template to help young readers understand the different elements of a story. After students have finished their story, have them consider these who, what, where, why, and how questions as they relate to the plot.

Looking for a way to help kids keep track of the longer books they’re reading? Tuck this sheet into their reading folders! After completing each chapter students will use the who, what, where, when, why, and how questions to summarize their reading.

Looking for a way to help kids keep track of the longer books they’re reading? Tuck this sheet into their reading folders! After completing each chapter students will use the who, what, where, when, why, and how questions to summarize their reading.

Activity

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Activity

Activity

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

In kindergarten, kids are piecing together all the words and letters they can decode in order to build stronger reading fluency. This is why their understanding of sight words, or commonly occurring words, is so important. This guided lesson familiarizes first graders with the sight words they will most frequently encounter in texts, boosting their decoding and comprehension skills.

In kindergarten, kids are piecing together all the words and letters they can decode in order to build stronger reading fluency. This is why their understanding of sight words, or commonly occurring words, is so important. This guided lesson familiarizes first graders with the sight words they will most frequently encounter in texts, boosting their decoding and comprehension skills.