K5 Learning Blog

By popular demand, we are branching out into science. Our plan is to add free science worksheets for kindergarten to grade 5 to our website. Today, we added the first section of science worksheets for pre-school and kindergarten students.

Science worksheets for kindergarten

Our science worksheets for these younger students cover the following topics:

Plants and animals worksheets

This section covers living things, plants, animals and animal homes. Here’s one of those worksheets, covering plant parts:

 
All our worksheets come with answers on a second page:

e have published 80 new leveled reading comprehension stories in our bookstore. Spread across eight workbooks with120 stories in each, the stories are level J to M. Answer sheets are provided for each story.

The reading comprehension workbooks in our bookstore are leveled from A to Z, based on the following text criteria:

-    Vocabulary words
-    High-frequency words
-    Average word size
-    Number of words per sentence, on average
-    Amount of repetition of words and phrases
-    Story length
-    Subject matter complexity

Let’s show you one of our new stories. This one’s from our level L2 reading comprehension workbook.

Sample grade 2 reading comprehension story

We provide the vocabulary words for each story in the right corner. The vocabulary words are listed at the beginning of each workbook.  The stories are written to meet grade-level requirements. The story below is an mid-grade reader for grade 2 students:

In grade 3 students move onto more complex word problems using multiplication and division. Below we’ll take you through a step-by-step guide on how to solve a simple division word problem.

Turn the English into Algebra

The first rule of any word problem is to think in math terms. To do that, you’ll need to:

• Read the whole word problem.
• Write down what is asked for. (As students work through the word problem, they can get lost and start to work in a different direction. Having the actual request written down, will help to keep them focus on the goal.)
• Sketch out the word problem, if possible.
• Write down the signs where you see key words. For example, write + where you see add, increase, combine, or – where you see less, difference, reduce.
• Find or work out any formulas.
  

Some of you may have come across our section of math and reading flashcards. We are in the process of making improvements to the look of the flashcards, as well as make navigating the pages a little easier.

Math facts flashcards

You’ll see our math facts flashcards have been given a facelift. The numbers are now more legible and easier for young readers to discern. Gone is the arty-looking font.