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Excellent Tool for Standardized Test Preparation! • Letter association • Vowels and consonants • Word recognition • Reading comprehension • Phonics skills • Following directions • Answer key READING Grade K Visit our Web site at: www.FrankSchaffer.com EAN ISBN 0-7696-3860-0 UPC U.S. $9.95 Can. $12.95 Making Children More Successful! Spectrum, our best-selling workbook series, provides quality educational activities that meet students’ needs for learning achievement and success. Spectrum Reading Grade K helps young learners improve and strengthen their fiction and nonfiction reading skills, such as: • Letter association • Reading comprehension • Vowels and consonants • Phonics skills • Word recognition • Following directions Reading (Grades K–6) Math (Grades K–8) Spelling (Grades 1–6) Writing (Grades 1–8) Language Arts (Grades 2–6) Vocabulary (Grades 3–6) Test Prep (Grades 1–8) Test Practice (Grades 1—8) Geography (Grades 3–6) Phonics (Grades K–3) Word Study and Phonics (Grades 4–6) Science Test Prep (Grades 3–8) Basic Concepts and Skills (Preschool) Learning Letters (Preschool) Math Readiness (Preschool) Reading Grade K Spectrum is an imprint of Frank Schaffer Publications. Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved. 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Send all inquiries to: Frank Schaffer Publications 8720 Orion Place Columbus, Ohio 43240-2111 Spectrum Reading—grade K ISBN 0-7696-3860-0 1 2 3 4 5 6 POH 11 10 09 08 07 06 Frank Schaffer Publications ® ii Spectrum Reading Grade K Index of Skills Auditory Skills Associate sounds with letters—17, 22, 27, 34, 40, 47, 53, 60, 66, 72, 78, 85, 89 Discriminate initial sounds—16, 21, 26, 33, 39, 46, 52, 59, 65, 71, 77, 84, 88 Discriminate final sounds—84 Discriminate medial vowel sounds—18, 28, 41, 61, 79 Recognize rhyming words—56, 69 Visual Skills Associate numerals with a set—11, 12 Discriminate colors—2, 3, 4, 5 Discriminate letters—15, 20, 25, 32, 38, 45, 51, 58, 64 70, 76, 83, 87 Discriminate shapes—6, 7, 8, 9 Discriminate sight words—91, 92 Identify colors—2, 3, 4, 5 Identify numerals 1 through 5—11 Identify numerals 6 through 10—12 Identify shapes—8, 9, 10 Recognize size relationships—44 Use left-to-right progression—6, 10, 11, 12, 15, 20, 23, 25, 32, 35, 38, 45, 48, 50, 51, 58, 62, 64, 69, 70, 73, 76, 80, 83, 87, 90, 91, 92 Motor Skills Complete shapes—10 Coordinate eye-hand movements—7, 10, 31, 56 Oral Language and Vocabulary Skills Give descriptions—13, 19, 24, 30, 36, 43, 49, 55, 63, 68, 74, 81, 86 Identify objects—29, 31, 42, 50, 57, 69, 75 Relate personal experiences—13, 43, 55, 63, 74, 86 Tell a story—13, 14, 19, 24, 30, 36, 37, 43, 49, 54, 55, 63, 68, 74, 81, 86 Use complete sentences—13, 19, 24, 30, 36, 37, 43, 49, 55, 63, 68, 74, 81, 86 Comprehension Skills Classify objects—29, 31, 42, 50, 57 Determine the main idea—13, 19, 36, 49, 55, 63, 74, 81, 86 Distinguish between reality and fantasy—55 Draw conclusions—13, 19, 24, 30, 36, 43, 49, 55, 63, 74, 81, 86 Follow directions—All exercise pages Locate facts and details—19, 30, 36, 43, 81 Make comparisons and contrasts—13, 19, 74, 81 Predict outcomes—13, 24, 80 Recognize cause and effect relationships—13, 19, 80, 86 Sequence events—14, 37, 54 Understand directional terms—67, 82 Letters and Sounds a—15, 16, 17, 18, 23 n—51, 52, 53, 62 b—15, 16, 17, 23 o—58, 59, 60, 61, 62 c—20, 21, 22, 23 p—58, 59, 60, 62 d—20, 21, 22, 23 q—64, 65, 66, 73 e—25, 26, 27, 28, 35 r—64, 65, 66, 73 f—25, 26, 27, 35 s—70, 71, 72, 73 g—32, 33, 34, 35 t—70, 71, 72, 73 h—32, 33, 34, 35 u—76, 77, 78, 79, 80 i—38, 39, 40, 41, 48 v—76, 77, 78, 90 j—38, 39, 40, 48 w—83, 84, 85, 90 k—45, 46, 47, 48 x—83, 84, 85, 90 l—45, 46, 47, 48 y—87, 88, 89, 90 m—51, 52, 53, 62 z—87, 88, 89, 90 Working With Words Blends fl—133 sl—129, 133 st—129 pl—127 sn—127, 133 r—131, 133 Final consonants n—121 p—117 s—123 k—121 r—113 t—115 I—119 Initial consonants b—95 k—101 t—109 c—95 l—103 v—109 d—97 m—103 w—111 f—97 n—105 y—111 g—99 p—105 z—113 h—99 r—107 j—107 s—107 Short Vowels a—18, 117, 127, 131 o—61, 125, 127 e—28, 119, 127, 131 u—79, 125, 127, 131 i—41, 123, 127 Knowing the Words Classification—80, 86, 115 Sight vocabulary— All lessons Word recognition— All lessons Reading and Thinking Context Clues—105, 111 Drawing Conclusions—115, 119, 131, 133 Facts and Details—99, 113, 123 Picture Clues—97, 101, 109 Predicting Outcomes—121, 125, 129 Sequence—95, 103, 107 Learning to Study Following directions—All activity pages Index of Skills Reading Grade K Numerals indicate the exercise pages on which these skills appear. 1 Spectrum Reading Grade K Table of Contents A Day at the Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Apple Picking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Bedtime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Practice Fire Drill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Happy Birthday to You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Wintertime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Let’s Go Fly a Kite! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 A Day at the Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 The First Day of School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 A Day on the Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Watch It Grow! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Rainy Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Waterslide! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Meet Max . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Max Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Look, Max! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Max Jumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Max Meets Max . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Max Meets a Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Max Digs a Hole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Dreamy Max . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Max Sees Snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Dizzy Max . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Max Looks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Max Sees a Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Max Takes a Splash! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Max Horses Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 The Big Race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 The Birthday Dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Hungry Max . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Max and the Cat Play Catch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Max Is Sad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Max Goes to a Costume Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Table of Contents Name ________________________________________ Same and Different Directions: In each row, put an X on the object that is a different color than the others. Home Practice: Point to an object in each row. Ask your child to find or name an object in the room that is the same color. 2 Spectrum Reading Grade K Name ________________________________________ Same and Different Directions: In each row, put an X on the object that is a different color than the others. Home Practice: Point to an object in each row. Ask your child to find or name an object in the room that is the same color. 3 Spectrum Reading Grade K Name ________________________________________ Colors Directions: Draw a line from the color circles to the object that matches the same color. Home Practice: Point to the pictures and ask your child to name each object and its color. 4 Spectrum Reading Grade K Name ________________________________________ Colors Directions: Circle each object with the crayon that matches the color of the object. Home Practice: Point to individual pictures and ask your child to name each object and its color. 5 Spectrum Reading Grade K Name ________________________________________ Same and Different Directions: In each row, circle the shape that matches the first shape in that row. Home Practice: Name a shape on the page and have your child point to that shape. 6 Spectrum Reading Grade K Name ________________________________________ Shapes Directions: Draw a line to connect the shapes that match each other. Home Practice: Point to the different shapes and have your child name the color. 7 Spectrum Reading Grade K [...]... represents Home practice: Ask your child to name the objects and their colors Then, count each set aloud Spectrum Reading Grade K 12 Name A Day at the Park Directions: Discuss the picture Home Practice: Ask your child to look at the picture and describe what each person is doing Ask your child what he or she would most like to do at the park Spectrum Reading Grade K 13 Name ... Home Practice: Ask your child to point to and name three pictures Then, say each of these words and have your child tell you whether it has the same middle sound as hat Spectrum Reading Grade K 18 Name Apple Picking Directions: Discuss the picture Home Practice: Ask your child to look at the picture and describe what each person is doing Spectrum Reading Grade K 19 Name ... tell you how the objects that go together are related Spectrum Reading Grade K 31 Name Letters Gg G g H h C t H k Hh GO j g F H t h Directions: In each row, circle the matching letters Home Practice: Point to a circled letter in each row Have your child find each letter somewhere else in the workbook Spectrum Reading Grade K 32 G g K h Name Sounds Gg Hh Directions:... Practice: Ask your child to tell a story about what is happening in the pictures shown Spectrum Reading Grade K 24 Name Letters Ee E e F f E g T f Ff F E c e F H t l T e N f Directions: In each row, circle the matching letters Home Practice: Point to a circled letter in each row Have your child find each letter somewhere else in the workbook Spectrum Reading Grade K 25 Name ... your child find each letter somewhere else in the workbook Spectrum Reading Grade K 20 C d R d Name Sounds Cc Dd Directions: Name each picture Circle each picture whose name begins with the same sound as the first picture Home Practice: Ask your child to name other words that begin with the same sound Spectrum Reading Grade K 21 Name Sounds: C and D Cc Dd Directions:... your child tell each story in the correct sequence Spectrum Reading Grade K 14 Name Letters Aa A a B b A e P g Bb NC a o B C d b A a B b Directions: In each row, circle the matching letters Home Practice: Point to a circled letter in each row Have your child find each letter somewhere else in the workbook Spectrum Reading Grade K 15 Name Sounds Aa Bb Directions:... to a shape on the page and have your child identify it Spectrum Reading Grade K 10 Name How Many? 11 22 33 44 55 Directions: Trace each numeral and then write it Then, draw a line from the numeral to the picture set it represents Home practice: Ask your child to name the objects and count each set aloud Spectrum Reading Grade K 11 Name How Many? 77 88 99 1010... find pictures that begin with C and D Spectrum Reading Grade K 22 Name Sounds: A, B, C, and D a b c d Directions: Look at the first letter in each row Circle each picture whose name begins with the same sound Home Practice: Have your child point to each letter and name another object whose name begins with the same sound Spectrum Reading Grade K 23 Name Bedtime... Home Practice: Ask your child to name other words that begin with the same sound Spectrum Reading Grade K 16 Name Sounds: A and B Aa Bb Directions: Trace the letters and write them Write the letter A below the pictures that begin with that sound Then, do the same thing for B Home Practice: Have your child find pictures that begin with A and B Spectrum Reading Grade K 17 Name ... Practice: Ask your child to name other words that begin with the same sound Spectrum Reading Grade K 26 Name The Sounds of E and F Ee Ff Directions: Trace the letters and write them Write the letter E below the pictures that begin with that sound Then, do the same thing for F Home Practice: Have your child find pictures that begin with E and F Spectrum Reading Grade K 27 Name . Ohio 43240-2111 Spectrum Reading grade K ISBN 0-7696-3860-0 1 2 3 4 5 6 POH 11 10 09 08 07 06 Frank Schaffer Publications ® ii Spectrum Reading Grade K Index of Skills Auditory Skills Associate. activity pages Index of Skills Reading Grade K Numerals indicate the exercise pages on which these skills appear. 1 Spectrum Reading Grade K Table of Contents A Day at the Park . . . . . . . . recognition • Reading comprehension • Phonics skills • Following directions • Answer key READING Grade K Visit our Web site at: www.FrankSchaffer.com EAN ISBN 0-7696-3860-0 UPC U.S. $9.95 Can. $12.95 Making