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 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. The Teacher Versions are designed to have each picture and corresponding text printed on an 8 1/2 by 11 horizontal sheet of paper.

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

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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