Kindergarten posters
Ages 5–6 · 50 free printable wall charts
LearnPosters has 50 free printable Kindergarten posters for ages 5–6, covering Word families, Sight words, Teen numbers, Life cycles. The reference wall that carries a kindergartener through letters, first words and counting to 100. Kindergarten is also called Reception, Prep, LKG/UKG elsewhere. Each is a vector PDF, free to download and print at home or in a classroom.
- Word families
- Sight words
- Teen numbers
- Life cycles
- Sorting
Also known as Reception (England & Wales), Prep (Australia), LKG/UKG (India) and PYP 2 (IB).
Literacy · 21
The -at Word Family
Twelve -at words — change the first sound, get a new word.
The -an Word Family
Twelve -an words — change the first sound, get a new word.
The -ap Word Family
Twelve -ap words — change the first sound, get a new word.
The -ig Word Family
Twelve -ig words — change the first sound, get a new word.
The -in Word Family
Twelve -in words — change the first sound, get a new word.
The -op Word Family
Twelve -op words — change the first sound, get a new word.
The -ot Word Family
Twelve -ot words — change the first sound, get a new word.
The -ug Word Family
Twelve -ug words — change the first sound, get a new word.
Sight Words — Set 1
Ten words to know on sight: a, and, away, big and six more.
Sight Words — Set 2
Ten words to know on sight: funny, go, help, here and six more.
Sight Words — Set 3
Ten words to know on sight: look, make, me, my and six more.
Sight Words — Set 4
Ten words to know on sight: see, the, three, to and six more.
Sight Words — Set 5
Ten words to know on sight: all, am, are, at and six more.
Sight Words — Set 6
Ten words to know on sight: did, do, eat, four and six more.
Sight Words — Set 7
Ten words to know on sight: must, new, no, now and six more.
Sight Words — Set 8
Ten words to know on sight: ride, saw, say, she and six more.
Alphabet Aa–Zz
Capital and lowercase side by side, with a picture cue.
Words That Rhyme
What rhyming actually means, and how to hear it.
Clap the Beats
Syllables, taught the only way that works — with hands.
First Sounds
Hearing the sound a word starts with — the skill reading is built on.
Last Sounds
Hearing the sound a word ends on — harder than the first, just as vital.
Math · 18
Number 11
11 is ten and one more — the numeral, the word, and how it is built.
Number 12
12 is ten and two more — the numeral, the word, and how it is built.
Number 13
13 is ten and three more — the numeral, the word, and how it is built.
Number 14
14 is ten and four more — the numeral, the word, and how it is built.
Number 15
15 is ten and five more — the numeral, the word, and how it is built.
Number 16
16 is ten and six more — the numeral, the word, and how it is built.
Number 17
17 is ten and seven more — the numeral, the word, and how it is built.
Number 18
18 is ten and eight more — the numeral, the word, and how it is built.
Number 19
19 is ten and nine more — the numeral, the word, and how it is built.
Number 20
20 is two full tens — the numeral, the word, and how it is built.
Counting to 100
A 1–100 grid with every tenth number highlighted.
2D Shapes
Nine flat shapes with sides and corners counted for each.
More, Less, Same
Comparing two groups without counting them first.
Where Is It?
The position words a child needs before they can follow instructions.
Counting by Tens
10 to 100, and why every one of them ends in a zero.
Ten Frames
Two rows of five — the picture that makes numbers instant.
Sorting Things Out
Grouping by one rule at a time — the beginning of data.
Making Patterns
AB, AAB, ABC — the three patterns to master this year.
Science · 8
Butterfly Life Cycle
Egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly — drawn as a loop.
Frog Life Cycle
From egg to tadpole to frog — the change happens in water.
How a Plant Grows
Seed to seedling to flower, and back to seed again.
Living or Not Living?
The test scientists actually use, in words a five-year-old can apply.
Day and Night
Why it gets dark — and what changes when it does.
Where Animals Live
Ten animals and the home each one builds or finds.
Push and Pull
The two forces a five-year-old can feel with their own hands.
Sink or Float?
A prediction, a test and a result — a real experiment in a washing-up bowl.
Social Studies · 1
Life Skills · 2
Questions about Kindergarten posters
- What do Kindergarten posters cover?
- The reference wall that carries a kindergartener through letters, first words and counting to 100. The 50-poster set covers Word families, Sight words, Teen numbers, Life cycles and Sorting, split across literacy (21), math (18), science (8), social studies (1) and life skills (2).
- What age is Kindergarten?
- Kindergarten is normally ages 5–6. The posters are chosen for what that year actually asks a child to remember rather than for a birthday, so a child working a year ahead or a year behind should take the set that matches the work, not the age.
- What is Kindergarten called in other countries?
- Kindergarten is Reception in England & Wales, Prep in Australia, LKG/UKG in India and PYP 2 in the IB. Whichever name your school uses, this page is the same set of 50 printable wall charts for ages 5–6.
- Which Kindergarten poster should I print first?
- The -at Word Family, The -an Word Family and The -ap Word Family are the ones that get used daily at this stage. Start with those, then fill in the rest of the kindergarten wall as the year goes on.The -at Word FamilyThe -an Word FamilyThe -ap Word Family
- Are the Kindergarten posters free to print?
- Yes — all 50 Kindergarten posters are free vector PDFs. No account, no watermark, and no limit on how many copies you print for a home, a classroom or a tutoring group. They print on US Letter or A4 and enlarge to A1 without going soft.Read the licence