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Preschool Worksheets

Explore printable preschool worksheets for math and ELA, perfectly aligned with the common core standards. Our Pre-K worksheets help preschoolers solidify essential math and ELA concepts in the curriculum, such as number and letter recognition, counting, comparing numbers, sorting, shapes, letter sounds, lett ... Read more er tracing, and much more. Loved by kids, teachers, and parents! Start now for free!

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• Number Sense (620)
• Number Recognition (20)
• Number Recognition Within 5 (5)
• Number Recognition Within 10 (5)
• Number Recognition Within 20 (10)
• Number Tracing (450)
• Number Tracing Within 5 (130)
• Number Tracing Within 10 (120)
• Number Tracing Within 20 (200)
• Number Sequence (23)
• Counting (118)
• Counting Objects Within 5 (58)
• Counting Objects Within 10 (60)
• Compare Numbers (9)
• Addition (137)
• Add With Pictures (60)
• Addition Strategies (18)
• Compose And Decompose Numbers (18)
• Number Bonds (6)
• Subtraction (47)
• Subtract With Pictures (31)
• Geometry (11)
• Positional Words (5)
• 2D Shapes (6)
• Data Handling (1)
• Measurement (7)
• Word Problems (30)
• Addition Word Problems (10)
• Addition Word Problems Within 20 (10)
• Subtraction Word Problems (10)
• Subtraction Word Problems Within 20 (10)
• Reading (765)
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• Alphabet (571)
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• Letter X (8)
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• Letter Z (8)
• Lowercase Letters (96)
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• Matching Lowercase And Uppercase Letters (144)
• Alphabetical Order (10)
• Letter Sounds (104)
• Sight Words (80)
• Writing (392)
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• Word Tracing (25)
• Cursive Writing (130)
• Cursive Alphabet (130)

Number Sense Worksheets

Color Fruits and Trace Numbers (Within 3) Worksheet

This worksheet provides a fun activity of coloring and tracing fruits, while learning numbers up to 3.

Number Hunt : 2 Worksheet

A fun and engaging worksheet that challenges students to locate and highlight all the number 2s.

Groups of Animals Worksheet

Focus on core math skills with this fun worksheet by working with groups of animals.

• Complete the Counting Worksheet

Be on your way to become a mathematician by practicing to complete the counting.

Addition Worksheets

Number Sentence Worksheet

Help your child revise number sense by solving the number sentences.

Making a Number Sentence Worksheet

Help your child revise number sense by making a number sentence.

Identify the Correct Group Worksheet

Learners must identify the correct group to enhance their math skills.

Count to Complete Addition Sentences Worksheet

Put your skills to the test by practicing to count to complete addition sentences.

Subtraction Worksheets

Subtraction Word Problems with Pictures Worksheet

Print this worksheet to practice subtraction word problems with pictures like a math legend!

Complete Subtraction Sentence Using Pictures Worksheet

Help your child revise subtraction by completing subtraction sentences using pictures.

Represent Subtraction Sentences Worksheet

Make math practice a joyride by solving problems to represent subtraction sentences.

Subtraction Sentence Worksheet

Pack your math practice time with fun by revising subtraction sentences.

Geometry Worksheets

Squares and Circles Worksheet

Practice squares and circles by printing this playful worksheet.

• Front and Behind Worksheet

Practice 'Front' and 'Behind' by printing this playful worksheet.

Observe the Pictures and Identify the Position of the Object Worksheet

Boost spatial understanding with this worksheet on identifying objects' positions in pictures.

Identify the Flat Shapes Worksheet

Reinforce math concepts by practicing to identify the flat shapes.

Data Handling Worksheets

How many Objects Worksheet

Pack your math practice time with fun by identifying how many objects.

Measurement Worksheets

Compare and Order Objects Based on Their Height Worksheet

Boost your child's math skills with this engaging worksheet on comparing object heights.

Compare and Order Objects Based on Their Weight Worksheet

Enhance weight comparison skills with this interactive worksheet on ordering object weights.

Read the Ruler to Compare Length in Inches Worksheet

Enhance your child's length comparison skills with this engaging worksheet on reading rulers in inches.

Read the Table to Compare Length Worksheet

Boost your child's skills in comparing lengths with this engaging, interactive worksheet.

Word Problems Worksheets

Add within 5: Summer Word Problems Worksheet

Engaging summer-themed worksheet with word problems to enhance addition skills within 5.

Subtract within 5: Halloween Word Problems Worksheet

Spooky themed worksheet to master subtraction within 5 through fun Halloween word problems!

Add within 5: Halloween Word Problems Worksheet

Spooky-themed worksheet for practicing addition within 5 through Halloween word problems.

Subtract within 5: Summer Word Problems Worksheet

A fun, summer-themed worksheet designed to enhance students' subtraction skills with problems up to 5.

Reading Worksheets

Animal Tracing Letter J

Wild adventures await in our fun animal-themed tracing worksheets! Let's practice tracing letter J.

Animal Tracing Letter L

Have fun tracing with friendly animal companions! Get ready to practice tracing letter L in this fun printable.

Animal Tracing Letter K

Time to meet a koala and kangaroo in our animal-themed tracing worksheets! Let's trace the letter K.

Animal Tracing Letter A

Get the fun going with these animal-themed letter tracing worksheets! Let's practice tracing letter A.

Writing Worksheets

Trace Along the Lines Worksheet

Enhance your linguistic skills by tracing along the lines with this worksheet.

Trace and Reach the Animal Food Worksheet

Kids must trace and reach the animal food in this printable worksheet.

Trace to the Food Worksheet

Kids must correctly trace the path to the food in this fun worksheet.

Trace and Learn the Shape Worksheet

Make ELA practice a joyride by tracing and learning shapes.

All Worksheets

Single Digit Addition within 5: Horizontal Addition Worksheet

Use this worksheet to practice single digit addition within 5 to strengthen your math skills.

Add and Subtract Numbers within 5: Horizontal Addition and Subtraction Worksheet

In this worksheet, learners will get to add and subtract numbers within 5.

Add or Subtract within 5: Summer Word Problems Worksheet

Summer-themed worksheet for students to practice adding or subtracting within 5 through word problems.

Number Hunt : 3 Worksheet

A fun-filled worksheet designed to enhance number recognition by finding and marking all the 3s.

Single Digit Addition within 5: Vertical Addition Worksheet

Solidify your math skills by practicing single digit addition within 5.

Add and Subtract Numbers within 5: Vertical Addition and Subtraction Worksheet

Use this printable worksheet to add and subtract numbers within 5 to strengthen your math skills.

Add or Subtract within 5: Halloween Word Problems Worksheet

Spooky-themed worksheet to practice adding and subtracting within 5 using Halloween word problems.

Number Hunt : 1 Worksheet

A fun-filled worksheet designed to help students identify and mark all instances of the number 1.

Add 1 within 5: Horizontal Addition Worksheet

Learn addition at the speed of lightning by practicing to add 1 within 5.

One More or One Less within 5: Horizontal Addition and Subtraction Worksheet

Reveal the secrets of math wizardry by practicing to find one more or one less within 5.

Identify the Position of Objects as Top, Bottom, or Middle Worksheet

Enhance your child's understanding of positional words with our interactive worksheet.

Add or Subtract within 5: Christmas Word Problems Worksheet

Fun, festive worksheet for students to practice addition and subtraction within 5, Christmas style!

Number Hunt : 5 Worksheet

A fun-filled worksheet tasking students to hunt down and mark all occurrences of the number 5.

Add 1 within 5: Vertical Addition Worksheet

Be on your way to become a mathematician by practicing to add 1 within 5.

One More or One Less within 5: Vertical Addition and Subtraction Worksheet

Pack your math practice time with fun by finding one more or one less within 5.

Identify the Position of Objects as Left, Right, or Middle Worksheet

Enhance spatial reasoning with this worksheet on positional words for identifying object locations.

Identify Taller or Shorter Worksheet

Boost your child's ability to compare heights with our interactive worksheet on measurement!

Add or Subtract within 5: Shopping Word Problems Worksheet

This worksheet features shopping-themed word problems, requiring addition or subtraction within 5.

Number Hunt : 4 Worksheet

A fun-filled worksheet tasking students to identify and highlight all the number 4s from the given set of numbers.

Color Fruits and Add (Sum 3) Worksheet

Engage in this fun worksheet where you'll color various fruits and practice addition through sums!

Single Digit Subtraction within 5: Horizontal Subtraction Worksheet

Pack your math practice time with fun by learning single digit subtraction within 5.

Identify the Position of Objects in a Grid Worksheet

Enhance spatial reasoning with this worksheet on identifying object positions using positional words.

Identify the Tallest and the Shortest Worksheet

Boost comparison skills with this worksheet on distinguishing the tallest and shortest heights.

Add or Subtract within 5: Travel Word Problems Worksheet

Engaging travel-themed worksheet focused on solving addition and subtraction problems within 5.

Animal Tracing Letter M

Meet our merry mantis! Let's practice tracing the letter M with our animal-themed tracing worksheets.

Trace the Slide Worksheet

Dive into this fun-filled printable worksheet by tracing the slide.

Number Hunt : 10 Worksheet

A fun and engaging worksheet tasking students to locate and highlight all the number 10s.

Color Fruits and Add (Sum 4) Worksheet

Unleash creativity with this worksheet, coloring various fruits and practicing addition by finding their sum!

Single Digit Subtraction within 5: Vertical Subtraction Worksheet

This downloadable worksheet is designed to practice single digit subtraction within 5.

Read the Table to Compare Height Worksheet

Explore this interactive worksheet to enhance kids' skills in comparing heights using tables.

Add or Subtract within 5: Sports Word Problems Worksheet

Engaging sports-themed worksheet focusing on solving addition and subtraction problems within 5.

Animal Tracing Letter N

Time to meet some cute critters in our animal-themed tracing worksheets! Let's trace the letter N.

Trace the Mountain Worksheet

Put your skills to the test by tracing the mountain in this ELA worksheet.

Browse Printable Preschool Worksheets for Math and ELA

Introducing our Preschool Worksheets for math and ELA —a delightful learning resource for students, teachers, and parents! 

These engaging and fun printable Pre-K worksheets are designed by our learning experts to develop a love for learning in young minds. They align seamlessly with the curriculum, providing a fun way for kids to grasp fundamental concepts in math and ELA . 

Organized by grades, subjects, topics, and specific skills, SplashLearn's online pre-kindergarten worksheets offer an enjoyable and structured learning journey for preschoolers.

• Preschool Math Worksheets : These math worksheets designed for preschoolers cover key math topics, such as number sense, addition and subtraction, geometry, measurement, and word problems. Using these worksheets , preschoolers can learn and practice key math concepts from the preschool curriculum, such as number recognition, number sequence, counting, writing numbers, addition and subtraction sentences, adding and subtracting numbers using pictures, positional words, shapes, and much more!
• Preschool ELA Worksheets : Our preschool ELA worksheets focus on essential reading and writing skills. Kids can learn and practice letters of the alphabet, letter sequence and sounds, sight words, letter tracing, cursive writing, and much more!

Enjoy our extensive collection of Pre-K printable worksheets and make practicing math both fun and effective for your little ones!

Features of Our Preschool Printable Worksheets

Our printable worksheets for preschool kids are designed with various factors in mind, like the age-group, their attention-span, common learning challenges preschoolers face, etc. Discover the key features of our preschool worksheets designed for your little one's early math and ELA learning:

• Aligned with the Preschool Curriculum : Understanding the unique needs of preschoolers, our worksheets for pre-k kids align with the common core standards, covering a variety of topics specific to the preschool curriculum. This ensures a focused approach to crucial skills for their early education.
• Free for Teachers : Teachers and schools can register and enjoy free access to our preschool worksheets. Parents, sign up to download worksheets for your child's early learning journey. 
• Varied question formats: Use diverse question formats to expose children to different ways of thinking and problem-solving.
• Short Engaging Exercises: In these preschool worksheets, every concept is broken down using short exercises to accommodate the attention span of young learners.
• User-Friendly Access : Easily download our online preschool worksheets from the SplashLearn website using your computer or laptop.
• Less Text, More Visuals: Our preschool worksheets prioritize visual elements over excessive text to ensure better comprehension. Our preschool activity sheets feature vibrant designs, offering a joyful introduction to essential concepts.

Benefits of Using Our Preschool Worksheets

• Encourages Independent Learning : Spark active engagement, critical thinking, and self-learning in your child through a variety of creative exercises. 
• Better Retention: Worksheets improve retention and comprehension through consistent practice.
• Identifies Learning Challenges: These worksheets help parents and teachers identify areas that need extra attention.
• Hands-On Practice : These Pre-K learning worksheets supplement classroom learning. Kids can practice key concepts through fun activities, such as singing alphabet songs, tracing numbers and letters, coloring fruits and animals, and more! 
• Valuable Assessment Tool: These preschool learning worksheets serve as an invaluable resource for both teachers and parents. Teachers can assign them as engaging homework, while parents can actively support their child's learning journey at home. With skillful categorization, children can concentrate on one concept at a time, reducing confusion and enhancing comprehension.

What Are the Best 5 Worksheets for Preschoolers?

Here are 5 engaging worksheets for preschoolers that will make learning about numbers, letters, shapes, etc. super-fun:-

• Color Animals and Trace Numbers (Within 10) Worksheet
• Spot A in the Rhyme Worksheet
• Writing Worksheet – Color and Trace Lowercase e

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150+ Pages of Free Worksheets for Preschool

Do you want free printable worksheets for preschool?

If yes then you are in luck.

I have created many free worksheets for preschool as well as worksheets for kindergarten .

On this page, I’ve listed all free preschool worksheets so you can find them all at once.

In these free worksheets , I’ve covered many topics such as math, addition, subtraction, counting, writing, tracing and more.

Preschool English Worksheets

In this section, I’ve listed all the worksheets for English.

• Free Beginning Sounds Worksheets for Preschool
• Free Alphabet Tracing Worksheets
• Free A to Z Worksheets
• Free Alphabet Dab Worksheets

Math Worksheets for Preschool

In this section, you’ll find all the math related worksheets.

• Free Preschool Math Worksheets
• Addition Worksheets for Preschool
• Subtraction worksheets for Preschool
• Free Numbers Worksheets for Preschool
• Free Number Tracing Worksheets for Preschool
• Counting Worksheets for Preschool
• Big and Small Worksheets for Preschool
• Long and Short Worksheet for Preschool
• Free Printable Color by Number for Preschool
• Colors and Shapes Worksheets for Preschoolers
• Free Same and Different Worksheets for Preschool

Other Free Preschool Worksheets PDF

In this section, you’ll find worksheets focusing on various activities like coloring, tracing, maze activities, etc.

• Insect Worksheets for Preschool
• Connecting Dots Worksheets for Preschoolers
• Maze Worksheets for Preschool
• Animals Worksheets for Preschool
• All About Me Preschool Worksheets
• Coloring Worksheets for Preschool

Rainbow Worksheet for Preschool

• Cut and Paste Worksheets for Preschool
• Hot and Cold Worksheets for Preschool
• Ice Cream Worksheets for Preschool

All the worksheets listed here are absolutely free to download just click on the link go to the specific post and you’ll find the pdf download link.

Note: These free printable worksheets are for personal or classroom use only. Altering or redistribution is not allowed in any way.

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Preschool Worksheets PDF FREE Printable

Here is a list of free preschool worksheets pdf you can download and print from Planes & Balloons. You’ll find activities and worksheets that strengthen fine motor skills, early literacy and math skills, thinking and reasoning skills, focus and attention, and so much more.

Coloring pages

Language arts

Preschool math

Cut and paste

Same or different

free preschool worksheets age 3-4 pdf

Pre-K to Kindergarten Review

Grab this book full of engaging activities to prepare your little one for kindergarten!

Or use them in your nursery or preschool lesson plans throughout the year.

Preschool Number worksheets

You can easily turn a bunch of these worksheets into a cute preschool workbook for teaching numbers!

Tracing the numbers 1-20

Number flashcards 1-20

Halloween counting 1-20

Spring color by number

Christmas count and match

Preschool alphabet worksheets.

Check out these fun and educational alphabet activities for your preschoolers!

Spot and dot uppercase alphabet

Alphabet tracing worksheets printable

Tracing lowercase letters

Hot chocolate letter matching

Alphabet coloring book

Preschool shapes worksheets.

Free printable preschool learning materials free download pdf for your 3-4 year olds and 4-5 year old preschoolers!

Do a dot shapes worksheets

Frog shapes cut and paste

My shape book free printablE

Free Printable Shapes Worksheets

Tracing shapes worksheets

Nursery worksheets pdf.

Let your preschoolers practice visual discrimination with these fun same and different worksheets in your home or daycare!

Spring same and different

Same and different worksheets for preschool

Visual discrimination practice

Ocean same and different

CActus same and different

Preschool tracing worksheets pdf.

Tracing is a great preschool pre-writing activity , especially when you need one quickly and without much prep work. There are many tracing activities for preschoolers here, including tracing shapes, horizontal and vertical lines, and tracing pictures.

Tracing lines spring worksheets

Tracing fall pictures for preschool

Valentine’s Day number tracing

Alphabet tracing worksheets.

Transportation tracing pages

Preschool cut and paste worksheets.

Preschool cut and paste worksheets to practice scissor skills and fine motor skills.

Cut and paste Apple Worksheets

Cut and paste Easter eggs

Cut and paste For preschool

Cut and paste hearts

HALLOWEEN CUT AND PASTE

Preschool mazes printable.

These printable mazes will be a fun addition to your preschool playgroup activities.

Christmas mazes

Back to school mazes

Easter mazes

Mazes for preschoolers

Number mazes

Coloring is popular with little ones, especially if the coloring pages are in sync with their favorite topics such as bugs, cars, fall, Christmas, and more.

Preschool worksheet packet PDF

If you need a little bit of everything all in one printable, then these preschool packets pdf will help you out.

• Farm animals worksheets for preschoolers
• 4th of July worksheets for preschool
• Free printable days of the week bundle
• Halloween monster worksheets for preschoolers
• Circle time calendar template
• Berry picking learning pack
• Silly socks preschool learning pack
• Free printable Christmas worksheets for preschoolers
• Summer worksheets for pre-k and kindergarten
• Fall preschool worksheets packet
• Dental health preschool worksheets packet
• Preschool space activities learning binder
• Spring preschool worksheets printable pack
• Valentine’s Day preschool worksheets bundle
• Thanksgiving worksheets for preschoolers

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Free Preschool Printables for Learning at Home

Need FREE preschool printables for learning at home or in the classroom? 

We all have those days when we are out of ideas and patience. If you are looking for easy no-prep activities then this post is for you!

Below you will find some of our favorite printables to do with preschoolers. Learning activities that teach preschoolers about colors, numbers, and the alphabet. Low prep worksheets and hands-on activities you can print and do right away. 

These preschool printables for learning at home are all 100% free! No Teachers Pay Teachers or Paypal accounts needed! Just print these free preschool printables start learning at home. 

Just click the title of each printable to be taken to the free download! 

Pre-Writing Practice with Letter A – A great printable that helps younger preschoolers with letter formation and pre-writing skills. Strengthens fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination needed for future writing. Great for toddlers too! 

Free Printable Sight Words Game from Brain Power Boy – Download, print, and play! Teach kids to recognize sight words though play. 

LEGO Letter Building Activity from Little Bins for Little Hands – Printable alphabet pages that you can pair with LEGO for hands-on preschool learning! A simple way to learn letter recognition and practice forming letters. 

Editable Secret Code Words Game from Fun Learning for Kids – Let preschoolers solve the secret code and discover what sight word is hiding! This free printable is editable so you can change up the words as your kids continue to learn. 

I Can Write My Name [Editable] from Mrs. Jones Creation Station – This is a perfect free preschool printable to do at home with kids! Help young children learn to write their names with the creative but simple printable! 

Uppercase Handwriting Practice from Wildflower Ramblings – An uppercase ABC practice sheet for kids. Preschoolers can practice tracing and writing uppercase letters at home with this free printable. 

Letter Recognition Practice with Rocks – Use rocks from your backyard to build and learn about letters. A simple activity that you can do at home but offers lots of learning. You can even 

Dinosaur-Themed Learning Pack from 123Homeschool4Me – Learn math, literacy, fine motor skills and much more with this dinosaur printable pack for preschoolers. This set has over 20 printables that require no prep! Just print and go. 

Transportation-Themed Alphabet Mats from The Choas and the Clutter – Alphabet playdough mats are such a great way for kids to learn through play. They can explore the shapes and formation of each letter. This transportation pack lets kids learn about letter sounds and different modes of transportation too! 

Backyard/Garden Scavenger Hunt from Crafts on Sea – Get kids outside with these two fun scavenger hunt printables. I love these because they have real things you can find in your backyard no matter where you live. I also really like the bonus hunt questions, the focus on things you can discover with your senses!  

Flower Counting Booklet from Fun-a-Day – This adorable little printable book will be a hit with your preschoolers! This booklet helps emergent readers with reading skills while teaching colors and numbers as well! definitely worth a download! Perfect for spring! 

More or Less? Math Game with Blocks – Learn and play with blocks and a free printable sheet. This easy learning activity helps preschoolers with counting, number sense, and even beginning addition! 

Number Formation Cards from Stay at Home Educator – These number cards are a hands-on way to get kids learning to write numbers. They are a perfect addition to your preschool writing center or maybe try them with playdough? There are several ways to use these! 

Color Words Coloring Sheet from Kindergarten Connection – Learn color words with this printable for preschoolers. A great way for preschoolers to start recognizing colors and color words. 

Printable Weather Chart from  A Little Pinch of Perfect – Download and print this fun weather chart for kids. Kids learn weather terminology, graphing, scientific observations, and more! 

Apple Counting Mats from Fantastic Fun and Learning – These mats are full of number learning for preschoolers! Use them with playdough, beads, and more! 

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Most Pre-K or Kindergarten teachers will agree that not all free printables are created equal. Today I’m sharing more than 125 of my favorite free pre k and kindergarten worksheets from Pre-K Pages!

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Free Printable Bingo Games

Whatever theme you are currently teaching in your pre-k classroom, it’s always fun to have a game for your students to engage in. And these free bingo game printables will help accompany your lessons.

• Bug Bingo Game
• Christmas Bingo Game
• Community Helper Bingo Game
• Dinosaur Bingo Game
• Easter Bingo Game
• Fire Safety Bingo Game
• Halloween Bingo Game
• Pond Bingo Game
• St. Patrick’s Day Bingo Game
• Thanksgiving Bingo Game
• Transportation Bingo Game
• Valentine Bingo Game
• Western Bingo Game
• Winter Bingo Game
• Zoo Bingo Game

Free Math and Counting Pre K Worksheets

All of these math and counting worksheets are perfect to use in your preschool and kindergarten classroom throughout the year! Any one of these counting printables would be a great accompaniment to one of these counting activities .

• Counting Book
• Christmas Counting Mats
• Gingerbread Counting Mats
• Halloween Counting Mats
• Fire Safety Counting Mats
• St. Patrick’s Day Counting Mats
• Thanksgiving Counting Mats
• Valentine Counting Mats
• Winter Counting Mats
• Apple Counting Book

Free Christmas Pre K Worksheets

These printables would be a fun addition to your Christmas theme in your pre-k and kindergarten classroom.

• Cookies for Santa Letter
• Christmas – You’ve Been Jingled Printable
• Christmas Gross Motor Game
• Christmas I-Spy Literacy Activity
• Christmas Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell Printable
• Christmas Reindeer Roll ‘N Stamp
• Christmas Rudolph 1:1 Grid Game
• Christmas Treat Bag Toppers
• Christmas Tree Math Printable

Free Dramatic Play Pre K Worksheets

After you have set up your dramatic play center in your pre-k classroom, then these dramatic play printables are a perfect addition to your center. And be sure to use one of these dramatic play ideas when looking for a theme for your dramatic play center.

• Animal Shelter Dramatic Play (and Service Learning Project)
• Ice Cream Toppings Signs
• Pet Tags for Vet Clinic Dramatic Play
• Pizza Restaurant Placemat
• Pizza Shop Employee of the Day
• Thanksgiving Feast
• Chinese Restaurant Takeout Labels
• Christmas Elf of the Day Printable for Dramatic Play
• Space Theme Meet the Crew Poster
• Pumpkin Spice Labels
• Printable Dramatic Play Center Labels
• Dramatic Play Punch Cards

Free Easter Preschool Printables

When it’s Easter time, then one of these preschool printables will accompany any Easter activities you choose to have your pre-k and kindergarten students engage in.

• Easter – Bunny Says Game
• Easter – Where’s Peter Rabbit Positional Words Game
• Easter – Fun Bunny Listening Game
• Easter – Oviparous Egg Hunt
• Easter Treat Bag Topper
• Easter Visual Discrimination

Free Fairy Tale Pre K Worksheets

• Gingerbread House Directions
• Gingerbread Man Character T-Chart
• Gingerbread Visual Discrimination
• Goldilocks Word Cards
• Jack and the Beanstalk Character T-Chart
• Jack and the Beanstalk More or Less Printable
• Jack and the Beanstalk Roll Say and Write
• Little Red Hen Comprehension Activity
• Little Red Hen English Muffin Pizza Recipe
• Little Red Hen Sequencing Activity
• Little Red Hen Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
• Little Red Riding Hood Comprehension T-Chart
• Three Little Pigs Class Book
• Gingerbread Man Science Experiment Data Collection Sheet

Free Fire Safety Printables

Teaching about fire safety is an important topic to cover in your pre-k and kindergarten classroom, and one subject that your students will love learning about. And these fun worksheets will help reinforce the fire safety activities lessons you are teaching.

• Fire Engine Alphabet Clothespin Activity
• Fire Safety Hot Cold Classification
• Fire Safety Scavenger Hunt
• Fire Safety Stop, Drop, and Roll Sequence
• Fire Truck Counting Game

Free Graduation Printables

When celebrating the end of the year, and your pre-k and kindergarten graduations then one of these graduation printables will help make the day the best one every for your students!

• End of the Year/Graduation Printable Sand Bucket Tags
• End of the Year/Graduation Printable Seed Packets
• End of the Year/Graduation Printable Treat Bag Topper
• Summer Activity Bingo

Free Halloween Printables

Halloween is always a much celebrated and anticipated holiday for your pre-k and kindergarten students. Any of these Halloween worksheets will be a great accompaniment to your Halloween activities in your classroom.

• Halloween – 5 Little Pumpkin Play Dough Mats
• Halloween Healthy Treat Toppers
• Halloween I-Spy Literacy Activity
• Halloween Positional Word Book
• Halloween S’More Treat Toppers
• Halloween Visual Discrimination
• Halloween You’ve Been Booed Sign
• Pumpkin Sensory Bag I-Spy Printable

Free Nursery Rhyme Printables

When reading nursery rhymes to your pre-k and kindergarten students, you might like to accompany your reading with one of these nursery rhyme printables.

• Nursery Rhyme Fluency Sticks
• Nursery Rhyme Number Cube
• Nursery Rhyme Bingo
• Nursery Rhyme Certificate
• Nursery Rhyme Diploma
• Nursery Rhyme Tracking Chart
• Nursery Rhyme Notebook Cover
• Nursery Rhyme Four Corners Game

Free Party Planning Printables

• Birthday Bag Labels
• Christmas/Winter Party Planning Guide
• Easter Classroom Party Planning Guide
• Halloween Class Party Planning Guide
• Valentine Classroom Party Planning Guide

Free St. Patrick’s Day Printables

If celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in your pre-k and kindergarten students then one of these worksheets will be a great accompaniment to your St. Patrick’s Day activities in your classroom.

• St. Patrick’s Day Number Hunt
• St. Patrick’s Day Syllable Activity
• St. Patrick’s I-Spy Printable

Free Thanksgiving Printables

Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday to teach in your pre-k and kindergarten students then one of these worksheets will be a great accompaniment to your Thanksgiving day activities in your classroom.

• Thanksgiving Old Lady Emergent Reader
• Thanksgiving Race to the Top
• Thanksgiving Turkey ABC Clothespin Game
• Thanksgiving Turkey Body Thanksgiving Turkey Positional Words Book
• Thanksgiving Visual Discr mination
• Pumpkin Pie in a Cup

Free Valentine Printables

In addition to these free Valentine’s Day printable to celebrate the holiday to teach in your pre-k and kindergarten students, one of these Valentine’s Day ideas will be perfect to use in your classroom.

• Valentine Beginning Sounds Game
• Valentine From Your Teacher Card
• Valentine Heart Syllable Activity
• Valentine Heart Valentine Visual Discrimination
• Valentine Treat Bag Toppers

Free Winter Printables

When it’s winter outside, integrating these printables into your winter themed classroom will help bring the season alive!

• Winter – The Mitten Characters Classification
• Winter – The Snowy Day Pocket Chart Activity
• Winter Hot Chocolate Picture Recipe
• Winter Mitten Visual Discrimination
• Winter Snowman Listening Game
• Winter Snowman Treat Bag Topper

More Free Pre K Worksheets

• Trailblazer: Pre-K Curriculum Planning Guide
• Dinosaur Fossil Checklist
• Mother’s Day Sugar Scrub Labels
• Apple Visual Discrimination
• Fall Harvest I-Spy Literacy Activity
• Farm – Where is the Cow? Book
• Pet Supply Scavenger Hunt
• Play Dough “I Can” Task Cards
• Printable Play Dough Recipe
• Alphabet Puppy Chow
• Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Recording Sheet
• Bag Quilt Swat the Bugs Cards
• Alphabet Soup
• Alphabet Wikki Stix Cards
• 3D Shape Songs
• Insect Classification Activity

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Free preschool printables for early childhood teachers, be they at home or in the classroom.

I’m not a big fan of preschool worksheets , which focus more on only paper and pencil work or rote copying.

However, I do like using hands-on printables at times in the classroom. I also like making such printables for my classroom, as I can tailor them to what the kiddos are learning about, or what they’re interested in.

Below you’ll find Fun-A-Day’s collection of free preschool printables. Let me know what you think about them!

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Free Preschool Printables for the Block Center

Book of Structures for the Block Center  – Real photos of structures around the world, along with a label of their country of origin. Perfect for the block center in a classroom or at home.

Block Number Cards  – Use small blocks to work on counting and one-to-one correspondence.

“Work in Progress” Sign for the Block Center  – We have these in the block center so kiddos can “save” their work when needed.

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Free Printable Book-Making Activities

I think making books with kids is one of my favorite things to do in the classroom. You can use printable books where the kids are the authors, they can dictate or write their own stories, or you can even make class books with the kids! So many possibilities.

You can find all of our free printable books for preschoolers here!

Alphabet Free Preschool Printables

Ladybug Letter Puzzles  – Kids work on matching uppercase and lowercase letters with these puzzles. Add them to a sensory bin for even more exploration.

Easter-Themed Letter Recording Sheet – Have the children keep track of the letters they find hidden inside plastic Easter eggs (or an Easter-themed sensory bin).

Say It, Write It, Make It Alphabet Mats – Spring-themed letter cards that you can use with the printable mat.

Heart Letters – We used these printable heart letters to work on the children’s names. They can, of course, be used for a variety of other activities.

Magnetic Letter Sorting Mats – Kids can learn so much from sorting letters!

Apple Alphabet  – Use these letters during an apple theme or as part of a  Ten Apples Up on Top  activity.

Winter Read It Build It Write It Printable Letters – Pair the winter-themed letters with the printable mat for an all-encompassing alphabet activity.

More Literacy Printables for Preschool

Name Snowman Craft – Use the printable snowball letters (and editable snowman hat) to encourage kids as they learn their names. Here’s a video sneak peek:

Weather-Themed Word Cards – Printable word cards that are perfect for a weather theme. Or add them to your calendar or circle time area.

Christmas Letter Tiles Pages – Have the children use these pages to make a variety of Christmas-themed words.

Nursery Rhyme Journals – Use these pages to set up poetry journals for your students.

Monster Matching Cards – Simple cards that can be used for making or writing Halloween words. We used them for a matching game.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Rhyming Activity  – Simple rhyming cards to extend a classic nursery rhyme.

Reptile Word Cards  – Children can use these cards to write reptile words or create the words with letter tiles.

Winter Word Cards  – Let kids make a variety of winter words via writing, magnetic letters, or letter tiles.

Free Preschool Printables for Learning Numbers

Valentine’s Day Number Cards – Heart-themed number cards, as well as a candy jar counting mat to use with the numbers. Kids can explore numerical order, number recognition, and one-to-one correspondence.

Monster Number Cards – Square number cards with a monster theme. We used them for a fun slime monster counting activity.

Robot Number Cards – Number cards to use with the kids during a robot theme (or anytime, really). We had fun using them with a sensory writing tray.

Lion Ten Frames – Use these printable ten frames with mini erasers, math manipulatives, or small toys while working on number identification and one-to-one correspondence.

Train Numbers – Number cards for a train or transportation theme.

Snack Math for Preschoolers  – Kids like counting and sorting their snacks! Let them use these snack math sheets to do just that.

Acorn and Leaf Calendar Numbers for Fall  – Print out the acorn and leaf numbers for use during fall circle time, or a variety of other early math activities.

Apple Numbers  – Kids can order numbers, count, and practice one-to-one correspondence skills.

Christmas Tree Slime and Ornament Numbers – The children can pair the ornament numbers with slime as they practice counting and one-to-one correspondence.

Dice Game Roll and Cover Math Printables

Snowman Roll and Cover – Snowman-shaped number game and printable number cube to work on counting and number identification.

Valentine Dice Games – Two versions (colorful and black-and-white) of a sweet and simple heart-themed dice game.

“Put the Mud on the Pig” Dice Game  – I use this easy game during farm themes.

“Make Way for Ducklings” Dice Game  – This game is fun as a  Make Way for Ducklings  extension, or just because!

Fine Motor Apple Math Game  – Combine fine motor practice and math with one fun and simple game.

Helicopter Dice Game  – A dice game suited for a transportation theme!

More Free Preschool Math Printables

Bunny Shape Mats – These can be used as play dough mats, or you can have the child use them for a variety of fine motor shape activities.

Bear Math Pattern Strips  – Help children explore patterns using bear math manipulatives and these pattern strips.

Dinosaur Busy Bag  – Kiddos practice sorting by color with this dino-themed busy bag.

Other Free Preschool Printables for the Classroom

Butterfly Sensory Bottle Labels – Use these printables to label colorful butterfly sensory bottles.

Butterfly Life Cycle Cards – Leaf cards for each stage of the butterfly life cycle. They were inspired by our butterfly life cycle necklaces.

Sign-In Book  – The preschool kiddos sign in every day in my classroom. This free printable includes a front cover and a grid for the names (and it’s editable!).

September “Homework” Calendar – This isn’t really homework, more like an activity calendar to share with your students’ families. They have ideas for fun and simple learning kids can do with their families.

Advent Calendar for Preschool – Send these home with your students’ families if they’re looking for some fun ideas for counting down to Christmas.

Candy Heart Experiment Recording Sheet – Use these recording sheets to keep track of the kids’ observations during the experiment.

Preschool Classroom Jobs  – Every week, my preschool kiddos get new preschool jobs. These job charts help us keep track of who is doing what.

“You’ve Been Hugged” – Surprise some friends (or students, or students’ families) with a sweet treat and these printable notes for Valentine’s Day.

Box Tops for Education Collection Sheets  – Help kids sort and count Box Tops before turning them in at school.

Forest Animal Play Dough Small World  – Simple forest animal cards that can be used during a simple small world activity.

Morning Routine Chart for the Preschool Classroom  – This chart hangs outside my classroom to remind my students about their morning responsibilities.

Halloween Tracing and Cutting Strips – Children can work on their fine motor skills with mini erasers, loose parts, dry erase markers, or play dough on these printable strips.

Transportation Playdough Mats – Students will practice fine motor skills while learning all about different vehicles.

I’ll be adding more free preschool printables as I create them, so be sure to pop back and check this page every once in a while! Let me know if you use any of my printables with your children or your students – I’d love to know what you think!

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The movement calling for no homework and votes for under 10s

A new book argues that children suffer systematic oppression by adults – and invites us to consider an alternative.

“I think there is still a strong sense that people own their children ,” parent educator and author Eloise Rickman tells me. “For a long time, it was legal to sell your children. And in many societies, it’s still a parent’s choice who their child marries and what profession they go into. It’s only quite recently that we’ve started to think of children as their own people. It’s really important to think about because as soon as you start seeing your child as yours, you can take all sorts of liberties with them that you wouldn’t take with other people. Central to my understanding of children’s liberation is the idea that children do not belong to their parents any more than a wife belongs to her husband.”

Rickman is a woman on a mission: to make more people aware of “adultism” in a bid to create a better world for children and young people . In her new book It’s Not Fair: Why It’s Time for a Grown-Up Conversation About How Adults Treat Children , she defines adultism as the systematic oppression of children by adults.

“That’s not saying that all children have dreadful lives or that all adults are awful, but that there are structural problems within our society whereby children have much less power than the adults around them and that society is geared up to suit adult needs and desires,” she tells me.

If this is a new concept to you, you’re far from alone. Prior to reading this book, I confess to being guilty of adultism. I was often the person eye-rolling at kids running wild in the pub and huffing at the volume of Clemence and Rupert on public transport, in a supermarket or restaurant. Child-free by choice , I’ve often felt frustrated with a culture that views having a child as the ultimate realisation of humankind – the pinnacle of self-actualisation.

“Adultism can also be seen in many things we consider normal behaviour,” she writes. “Adults feeling free to say ‘I don’t like children’ when they would never dream of saying this about another marginalised group; children being barred from social occasions such as weddings despite the rest of their families being invited; the rise in airlines offering ‘adult only’ flights ; the normalisation and legalisation of smacking ; sending children to educational institutions where they are publicly shamed and heavily controlled; the inaccessibility of public spaces such as art galleries, where children can find themselves reprimanded for making any noise; and harsh maternity leave policies that separate babies from their parents at a few weeks old.”

Now? I’ve been radicalised. I tore through Rickman’s book in just over 24 hours. I’ve done a complete U-turn that has seen me reflecting on my own experiences as a child, pledging my allegiance to the child liberation movement and identifying adultism almost everywhere I turn. The blinkers are well and truly off – and it’s been humbling and illuminating.

Rickman makes a convincing argument that we need to radically rethink our treatment of children and their place in society. She positions child liberation as a political and social justice issue that has been ignored for too long. And with a staggering 25 per cent of the British population consisting of children, it becomes increasingly hard to countenance an alternative.

It’s Not Fair isn’t a parenting book and Rickman doesn’t assume you are a parent. But children are part of society. To dismiss their pain or deny the many injustices they face seems unconscionable. And of these inequities, there are many.

“Collectively, children are the most discriminated against group in our society,” she writes. “Because of adultism, children are more likely to live in poverty , more likely to experience and witness violence, and are much more likely to have their lives significantly controlled by other people, from what and when they are allowed to eat, to how they spend their time.

“They suffer from a lack of property rights, barriers to facing legal representation, and a need to go through caregivers to access certain types of services or healthcare. They earn less money for doing the same job as adults, and under many jurisdictions, children are the only people who can be legally hit … they routinely have their bodily autonomy violated, for example, by being forced to wear clothes they don’t want to wear… how we treat children isn’t fair.”

The poverty children in the UK are subjected to is deliberate – never forget that

Rickman goes on to unpack the legal rights children are entitled to, positions parenting as a radical act, critiques the formal education system , and looks at child poverty and inequality.

While it may sound sobering – the knowledge that gun violence is the number one cause of death for children in the US made my jaw drop – it’s more hopeful than it sounds. Rickman believes we’re ripe for a rethink on how we treat children and that there’s a sea change afoot.

With a general election just days away, Rickman is also keen for children as young as six to have the vote . In an ideal world, adults would have children’s best interests at heart, but this isn’t the case when the level of childhood poverty, food insecurity and inequality is at an all-time high in many countries, she argues.

She compares their exclusion to the arguments made against women’s suffrage – “that they had smaller brains and wouldn’t be able to understand the complex issues at stake or the political processes, that it would be handing an extra vote to their husbands as they would vote as they were told, that their interests could be represented fairly through their husband’s votes, and that they wouldn’t be interested in political life as they have other concerns”. She cites older people who may have the beginnings of dementia and people with intellectual disabilities as having the vote: “Are people saying that we should have an IQ test?”, she counters.

The suggestion that children shouldn’t have to think about politics at a young age ignores the fact that many children and young people are already suffering the impact of political decisions in very real ways, from climate change to CAMHS waiting lists . How to resolve conflict and share resources in a way that feels equitable are all issues that arise in the playground, she says: “Children are already political, whether they can vote or not.”

While changing the voting age so radically may seem like “pie-in-the-sky thinking”, she notes that “democracy has always been a living, shifting thing, and that who gets to vote – and who is left out – has been a site of contestation since democracy began.”

She writes that “every marginalised group who has been given the vote that things have massively improved for them in terms of social standing, their protection and all their qualities of life, really.

We have a whole range of academic research which states that children are absolutely capable of this, but politicians absolutely don’t want to because children would shake things up. And I think that’s deeply unsettling. Especially with the climate crisis – this is children’s lives on the line. We’re already seeing it all over the world – kids are dying because of the climate crisis. It’s unconscionable to me that they don’t get a say in their futures.”

In England and Northern Ireland, it remains legal for a parent or carer to “discipline” their child physically if it is a “reasonable” punishment. A 20 23 YouGov poll found that almost two thirds of people surveyed (67 per cent) thought that physically disciplining a child was unacceptable.

But for many children “punishment (or the threat of it) is a core part of daily life”, writes Rickman. “With people that you respect, you tend to treat them like they’re on an equal footing with you,” she tells me. “If I saw a man dragging a woman screaming out of a shop, I’d be on the phone to Women’s Aid asking for help.

Yet, it’s very common to see parents dragging children out of playgrounds by their wrists saying, ‘You just wait ‘til you get home’ – and this is still something we tend to see as normal because that power imbalance is so normalised within our society.”

Like many people, I was hit several times as a child. For a long time, I parroted the knee-jerk response of “well, it didn’t do me any harm”, a response I suspect is closer to a coping mechanism intended to normalise a painful experience.

Putting aside the actual impact of this, do we really want to live in a world where we think physical violence is a reasonable resolution to conflict? Resorting to violence demonstrates a lack of emotional intelligence, a quality which is learned, rather than innate. But just because we’re not born with this skill, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t aspire to more for ourselves. Surely, we all deserve better.

Forget the naughty step, I hired an emotion coach to help my child

Reflecting on my own experiences led me to suspect that just because we have individually endured or experienced something negative, there’s often a sense that other people should also have to suffer.

“We talk a lot about not wanting a punishment-based society but this is exactly what we do to children all the time: ‘If you don’t do what I say, I can punish you’, which is essentially causing pain, whether it’s physical or emotional distress,” writes Rickman.

“And then we wonder why adults do it to one another… the roots of much of the violence we see in society can be traced back to the domination, humiliation and powerlessness so many of us experience as children,” she says.

The concept of “discipline” inevitably brings up the subject of education . Rickman homeschools her own daughter, but isn’t evangelical about it: “Not everyone can or wants to home-educate and frankly families shouldn’t be forced to”, she says.

She is angry about what she sees as a largely sub-standard educational system which is more focused on exam results than education, however. Opposed to homework for primary school kids, describing it as “symptomatic of a culture of education where exams are king, and wellbeing comes last on the list, Rickman believes that “education shouldn’t be something to be endured”. She’s critical of the controversial and ultra-strict Michaela School founded and headed by Katharine Birbalsingh . While she admits that the school “gets excellent exam results”, she argues that this is at the cost of humiliating, shaming and almost military-esque enforcement and that “we would not tolerate this treatment in any other aspect of our lives – why should we force it onto children?”

When it comes to children’s legal protections, the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was adopted by the UN in 1989 and came into force a year later. Of the 54 articles that set out their rights, one includes a child’s “right to an education that supports children to develop to their full potential”.

For Rickman, however, this has generally been interpreted as “increasing children’s future earning potential”, or “giving children the skills they need to enter the workforce”, a position which she states neatly aligns with Conservative values. She argues that societally, we need a broader conversation about what education can and should be.

I was shocked when my wife, a secondary-school teacher, told me that her school has a policy of not letting children use the toilet during lessons, a ruling that seems to fly in the face of a young person’s bodily autonomy. In an average class of 30, one child requesting to leave the lesson to use the toilet often sparks a domino effect which disrupts learning, she said.

While Rickman agrees with me, she argues that we’re failing to see the real issue at hand, however. “There’s been so much discourse about school attendance, especially post-Covid,” she tells me. “All of these questions about kids not turning up claiming that parents are lazy or that kids don’t want to go – but it’s the same with toilets. The conversation we need to be having is: why are young people so desperate to not go to school? Why are young people so desperate to escape their classrooms that they’d rather hide in a stinking toilet? School toilets are not very nice!”

She continues: “We do this so often when we talk about children – we take a structural problem [a lack of support, problems at home, bullying ] and we locate it in the child: ‘You are a problem to be solved, there’s something wrong with you.’ And I think it can be so isolating, but not just for children, but for parents who think ‘What have I done wrong? I’ve failed my child’. And it breaks my heart because it’s not a problem with the child – it’s a problem with the structures that we put in place.”

Our conversation rolls on, taking in CAMHS waiting lists and child poverty (“this failure to provide necessary services to children is a form of violence. Children are dying because of it”), to new draft guidance on relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) that aims to forbid the discussion of gender identity issues (“banning children from learning about what it means to be gay or transgender won’t stop children from being who they are, but it will stop them from feeling safe and included”) – but despite current circumstances for many children being severely unacceptable, Rickman remains hopeful.

“Sometimes our idealised view of what childhood should be like – a time for innocence, care-free play, schooling, and family – can obscure the experiences of children whose lives look very different to that rose-tinted vision: children who are in the care system or who have been abused by caregivers, children who work for a living, children who have caregiving responsibilities (including children who are parents themselves), child soldiers, children in the sex trade, profoundly disabled children and so on,” she writes. These may not be the children we see smiling back at us in Christmas adverts or Disney films, but surely their rights are also worth fighting for?

Struggling parents, carers and teachers are far from alone. “I think it’s really difficult to talk about this stuff without sounding judgemental,” Rickman tells me. “I’m a parent – I mess up all the time.” But a better world for children is within reach for us all, she says.

“Children’s liberation isn’t something ‘out there’, a utopia that lives only in the pages of radical theorists,” she writes. “It is present in the moments when we take time to listen to what children are telling us, when parents take a deep breath and apologise , when teachers challenge their school’s behaviour policies, when politicians allocate more money to low-income families, when grandmothers chain themselves to buildings to fight so that their grandchildren have a liveable planet to grow old on. It is a daily practice of resistance, hope, and love.

“When we start viewing children as people, a lot becomes possible.”

It’s Not Fair: Why It’s Time for a Grown-Up Conversation About How Adults Treat Childre n by Eloise Rickman is published by Scribe UK and available to buy now

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