The Apple Tree
by Elizabeth Trach
The last time Kim visited her uncle's farm, in was spring. Things look very different now that it's summer — especially the apple tree outside the kitchen window. Follow Kim as she learns about how the apple tree grows and changes throughout the year. Students will read the passage and answer follow-up questions about character and other story elements. This passage includes words from the pre-primer and primer Dolch sight words lists.
Reading Comprehension Passage
The Apple Tree
by Elizabeth Trach
Reading Comprehension Questions
Sight Words
This passage includes words that students should learn to recognize on sight. We've highlighted 12 of these words below, from the Dolch sight word list for Pre-K through 3rd grade. Tip: Read through the passage once with your student. Read a second time, but pause on the sight word and ask your student to say the word.
Sight Word List
- come
- help
- look
- make
- good
- pretty
- there
- white
- every
- just
- apple
- car
Flash Cards
Print and cut-out the flash cards below. Show each sight word to your student and ask them to say the word.

