The Big Blue Slide — Kindergarten Story

Amir and Nia find a little boy who is scared at the top of the big blue slide. They help him find a way to slide that feels right for him.

An original, illustrated Kindergarten story from Rising ELL Readers, written for young English learners. Read it together in color, then give each student a black-and-white copy to reread, mark, and color.

What's included

• Student story, black and white (3 pages): picture page (doubles as a coloring page) and the story, with a name line

• Color story for teacher display (3 pages): the same pages in full color

• The full-color picture as a PNG for your board or slides

• Start Here page with ideas for using the story

• Story at a Glance: word count (109 words), the Dolch sight words in the story, and other story words to preview

Designed for

Kindergarten English learners (ELL levels 1–3), small groups, whole class, tutoring, or home.

Format

Digital download (ZIP) with PDFs and one PNG. Letter size.

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