Description
Kick off the school year with confidence using this engaging Back to School Literacy Worksheets Packet for Kindergarten! Packed with 71 no-prep worksheets, this resource helps build foundational literacy skills through fun, back-to-school-themed activities your students will love.
Perfect for the first week of school, literacy centers, morning work, independent practice, or early finishers, these print-and-go worksheets provide a fun and effective way to support alphabet knowledge, phonemic awareness, sight words, and early writing – all while keeping students motivated and learning.
Why Teachers Love These Worksheets
- Targets key Kindergarten literacy standards
- No prep required – just print and teach
- Differentiated activities for multiple ability levels
- Fun back-to-school visuals that build excitement
- Ideal for independent work, centers, and small groups
Skills Covered
- Alphabet recognition and letter formation
- Phonemic awareness and sound isolation
- Beginning reading and sentence structure
- Sight word fluency
- Early writing and labeling
- Color words and name recognition
- Parts of a book and school-themed vocabulary
How to Use These Worksheets
- Morning work or bell ringers
- Literacy centers and small group instruction
- Early finishers
- Homework or take-home practice
- Sub plans
What’s Included
Alphabet + Phonemic Awareness
- Alphabet Chart: Uppercase & Lowercase
- Trace the Letters: Uppercase & Lowercase
- Alphabet Letter Match (2 pages)
- School Bus Letter Match (26 pages)
- Roll and Trace the Letters
- Letter Match Puzzles (5 pages)
- Alphabet Sequence Puzzles (4 pages)
- Alphabet Scramble (2 pages)
- Alphabet Sort (Uppercase vs. Lowercase)
- Sorting Letters and Numbers
- Sorting Letters and Words
- Real and Nonsense Words
- Syllable Sort
- Beginning Sounds (General + School Objects)
- Rhyming Backpacks
Scrambled Sentences
- Walking to School
- Drawing
- Reading
- School
- The School Bus
Sight Words
- School Bus Sight Word Match (4 pages)
- Color by Sight Words (2 pages)
Labeling Activities
- Parts of a School
- Parts of a Student
Basic Skills
- Just a Dot … Not a Lot (Glue Practice)
- Color Words (Backpacks and Matching Objects)
- Letters in My Name
Book & Print Awareness
- Parts of a Book (Boy and Girl versions)
Start the year strong with engaging, standards-based literacy practice that builds confidence and excitement from day one. These Back to School Literacy Worksheets for Kindergarten make it easy to support early reading and writing skills in a fun, easy-to-implement format!
