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200+ Free Preschool Printables & Worksheets

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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

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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• Lesson Plans
• 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)
• Phonics (765)
• Alphabet (571)
• Letter Recognition (571)
• Letter A (8)
• Letter B (8)
• Letter C (8)
• Letter D (8)
• Letter E (8)
• Letter F (8)
• Letter G (8)
• Letter H (8)
• Letter I (8)
• Letter J (8)
• Letter K (8)
• Letter L (8)
• Letter M (8)
• Letter N (8)
• Letter O (8)
• Letter P (8)
• Letter Q (8)
• Letter R (8)
• Letter S (8)
• Letter T (8)
• Letter U (8)
• Letter V (8)
• Letter W (8)
• Letter X (8)
• Letter Y (8)
• Letter Z (8)
• Lowercase Letters (96)
• Uppercase Letters (123)
• Matching Lowercase And Uppercase Letters (144)
• Alphabetical Order (10)
• Letter Sounds (104)
• Sight Words (80)
• Writing (392)
• Handwriting (392)
• Letter Tracing (237)
• Letter Tracing A (7)
• Letter Tracing B (7)
• Letter Tracing C (7)
• Letter Tracing D (7)
• Letter Tracing E (7)
• Letter Tracing F (7)
• Letter Tracing G (7)
• Letter Tracing H (7)
• Letter Tracing I (7)
• Letter Tracing J (7)
• Letter Tracing K (7)
• Letter Tracing L (7)
• Letter Tracing M (7)
• Letter Tracing N (7)
• Letter Tracing O (7)
• Letter Tracing P (7)
• Letter Tracing Q (7)
• Letter Tracing R (7)
• Letter Tracing S (7)
• Letter Tracing T (7)
• Letter Tracing U (7)
• Letter Tracing V (7)
• Letter Tracing W (7)
• Letter Tracing X (7)
• Letter Tracing Y (7)
• Letter Tracing Z (7)
• Word Tracing (25)
• Cursive Writing (130)
• Cursive Alphabet (130)

Number Sense Worksheets

Groups of Animals Worksheet

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

Number Hunt : 2 Worksheet

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

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.

• Complete the Counting Worksheet

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

Addition Worksheets

Count to Complete Addition Sentences Worksheet

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

Making a Number Sentence Worksheet

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

Number Sentence Worksheet

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

Identify the Correct Group Worksheet

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

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

Identify the Flat Shapes Worksheet

Reinforce math concepts by practicing to identify the flat shapes.

Observe the Pictures and Identify the Position of the Object Worksheet

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

• Front and Behind Worksheet

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

Squares and Circles Worksheet

Practice squares and circles by printing this playful worksheet.

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.

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.

Compare and Order Objects Based on Their Weight Worksheet

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

Word Problems Worksheets

Subtract within 5: Summer Word Problems Worksheet

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

Add within 5: Summer Word Problems Worksheet

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

Reading Worksheets

Animal Tracing Letter L Worksheet

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

Animal Tracing Letter A Worksheet

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

Animal Tracing Letter K Worksheet

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

Animal Tracing Letter J Worksheet

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

Writing Worksheets

Trace and Learn the Shape Worksheet

Make ELA practice a joyride by tracing and learning shapes.

Trace and Reach the Animal Food Worksheet

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

Trace Along the Lines Worksheet

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

Trace to the Food Worksheet

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

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 Worksheet

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 Worksheet

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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Preschool Worksheets

• Kindergarten

211 Preschool Worksheets

"Reading" pictures #1

Draw a circle around each word you see! In this early reading worksheet, your child draws circles around the word under each picture and then guesses what the word might mean based on the picture.

"Reading" pictures #2

Where's the word? In this early reading worksheet, your child draws circles around the word under each picture and then guesses what the word might mean based on the picture.

A practice sentence

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Your child gets practice writing this sentence and coloring in the picture.

Above, on, below

Draw it! In this coloring math worksheet, your child will draw pictures on, above, and below other objects.

Above, on, below, part 2

Find it! In this coloring math worksheet, your child will identify whether objects are above, below, or on the ground.

Adding 1 more

In this coloring math worksheet, your child will find the group that has 1 more item than the other group and will be introduced to adding 1.

This early writing worksheet gives your child practice writing the entire alphabet in lowercase letters.

And 1 more makes…

What happens when you add 1 more? In this coloring math worksheet, your child will draw 1 more sock to complete each series as an introduction to learning to add 1.

Big triangles, small circles

In this coloring math worksheet, your child will color the big triangles red and the small circles blue, then count how many there are.

Big, bigger, biggest (preK, kindergarten)

Draw a bigger fish! Your child can practice the concepts of bigger and biggest in this coloring math worksheet.

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125 Free Pre-K and Kindergarten Printable Worksheets

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!

Visitors are always asking me if I have printables for certain themes or topics and my answer is usually “somewhere.” Now you no longer have to hunt for all of the best freebies, you can find them right here in one convenient place.

125 FREE PRE-K & kindergarten printable WORKSHEETS

But having free printables is only half the battle, you also need to print them. It’s just like washing your car, you can almost guarantee it will rain afterwards. The same is true for printing, as soon as you hit the “print” button you’ll get that dreaded message that your ink is empty or running low.

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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 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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50+ Free Preschool Printables for Early Childhood Classrooms

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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75 Awesome Preschool Activities

When planning learning activities for preschoolers, it isn’t one size fits all! Preschool teachers and parents like yourself need to have preschool activities for lesson plans that are easy for young students to understand, many who are not yet reading, and are FUN! Here are some simple and playful preschool activities your preschoolers will love!

How To Make Preschool Fun

Your time is limited, so your preschool activities for the school year and beyond must be easy to set up and provide valuable learning experiences for the youngest students.

Create a lifelong love of learning with these simple preschool learning activities! We have made it easy for you and divided the activities into STEM, including science and math, art, and literacy. Plus, you’ll find plenty of sensory-rich experiences.

Making preschool fun for kids involves engaging their curiosity, creativity, and natural desire to learn through play and exploration. Here are some easy tips to make preschool a delightful and enjoyable experience for young children:

1. Create a Colorful Environment

Use bright and cheerful colors in the classroom. Decorate walls with educational posters, art, and children’s work to create an inviting atmosphere. Colorful preschool art is fun to display!

2. Hands-On Activities

Incorporate hands-on activities like painting, crafting, building with blocks, playing with playdough, simple science activities or engineering projects, and sensory bins. These activities stimulate creativity and fine motor skills.

4. Thematic Learning

Plan lessons around fun themes like animals, seasons, outer space, or community helpers. This approach keeps children engaged and excited about learning.

5. Read Books

Regularly read aloud to kids. Use expressive voices and props to bring stories to life. Add books to different thematic units. Check out these preschool book activities.

6. Outdoor Play

Outdoor playtime is essential. Set up a safe and stimulating outdoor play area where children can run, jump, and explore nature. This helps develop gross motor skills and a connection to the environment. See our fun exercises for preschoolers.

What Is Playful Learning?

We have found many fun ways for kids to play and learn together! Playful learning is about creating joy, wonder, and curiosity. Developing this sense of joy and wonder starts at a young age, and adults are a big part of that.

Set up invitations to discover and explore!

• This fosters a huge sense of success in young learners when they make a new discovery. Undoubtedly, they will want to show it to you repeatedly.
• Many early foundations in literacy, science, and mathematics can be achieved through play instead of worksheets.
• Learning activities improve social skills and aid language development.

Set up preschool Science Centers for different themes and let the kids explore a new theme every 1-2 weeks! We have printable packs to help you get started.

Kids love to share what they are doing with you. If you listen and ask questions, they will too! If you encourage them to think about an idea, you will be amazed at what they can develop.

Questions you can ask…

• What do you think will happen if…
• What is happening…
• What do you see, hear, smell, feel…
• What else can we test or explore?

75 Hands-on Preschool Activities

Never run out of ideas for fun preschool activities at home or in the classroom. What do preschoolers learn? They learn about the world around them!

Sensory Bins

Sensory bins are a popular choice for sensory play in preschool! You can easily pair them with different themes or books to create a sensory-rich learning experience. Try one of these sensory bin ideas or create your own!

You can learn how to assemble a sensory bin, the best sensory bin fillers, including non-food fillers, and how to clean up the mess with our How to Sensory Bin Guide.

• Pumpkin Sensory Bin
• Apple Sensory Bin
• Tropical Summer Sensory Bin
• Dinosaur Sensory Bin
• Butterfly Sensory Bin
• Ocean Sensory Bin
• Dr Seuss Sensory Bin
• Spring Sensory Bin
• Garden Sensory Bin
• Rainbow Sensory Bin
• Space Sensory Bin
• Winter Sensory Bin

Sensory Activities

Besides sensory bins, kids can also explore a variety of tactile play materials and sensory play recipes that are on the messier side!

• Rainbow Spaghetti
• Kinetic Sand
• Cloud Dough

Playdough Activities

Engage your preschoolers in learning with our free printable playdough mats you can download! From weather, rainbows, flowers, bugs, and more, playdough mats are an excellent activity for improving fine motor skills, language development, as well as awesome sensory play for young kids.

Make up a batch of our favorite no cook playdough , or try one of these fun playdough recipes ! Kool-aid playdough, Jello playdough, fairy dough, super soft dough and more. Then pair it with one of these playdough mats below!

• Bug Playdough Mat
• Shape Playdough Mat
• Rainbow Playdough Mat
• Recycling Playdough Mat
• In the Garden Playdough Mats
• Weather Playdough Mats
• Flower Playdough Mat

Science Activities

We love playful hands-on science activities around here. Preschool science offers room for play and exploration without adult-led directions. Kids will naturally start to pick up the simple science concepts presented just by having fun conversations with you!

Below is a list of fantastic preschool activities and themes introducing chemistry, physics, earth science, and biology!

• Explore Shadows and Light
• Friction and Forces
• Bridge Building and Community Helpers
• Nature Exploration
• All About Me Collage
• 5 Senses Sensory Station
• 5 Senses What’s Inside Game
• 5 Senses Taste Test
• Baking Soda Science
• Seeds and Plants
• Weather Fun
• Sink or Float
• Dinosaur Fossils
• Is It Magnetic?
• Four Seasons Activities

Math Activities

Preschool math focuses on introducing young children to fundamental mathematical concepts in a playful and hands-on manner. The goal is to build a strong foundation for later mathematical learning by making math engaging, relatable, and fun.

Early math skills start with lots of playful opportunities that don’t have to be extensively planned ahead of time. Check out these simple preschool activity ideas using everyday items.

Read more about Preschool Math Concepts and Activities here. Our Preschool “I Can Explore Math” pack is done for you!

• Counting 1-10
• Snap cubes number recognition
• Transportation number mats and game
• Number pattern blocks
• Art with shapes
• Gingerbread I Spy Number Mats

Printable Math Games

Our printable board game pack is a fantastic opportunity to give it a try! Add a single die to the game. When kids roll and count spaces, they are having fun working on counting and one-to-one correspondence (as well as turn-taking).

Try a free Roll a Reptile game to get started (add your own die for math play).

Art Projects

Preschoolers need the freedom to explore and experiment. Art allows children to practice a wide range of skills that are useful not only for life but also for learning.

• Blow Painting with Straws
• Bubble Painting
• Cinnamon Salt Dough
• Corn Painting
• Finger Painting
• Fly Swatter Painting
• Edible Paint
• Handprint Flowers
• Ice Cube Art
• Magnet Painting
• Painting with Marbles
• Rainbow In A Bag
• Salt Painting
• Splatter Painting

Looking for more fun and easy preschool art ideas? Check out our process art activities , famous artists for kids as well as these easy homemade paint recipes .

Printable Preschool STEM Pack

Get ready to explore this year with our growing Preschool STEM Bundle !

What’s Included:

There are 12 fun preschool themes to get you started. This is an ” I can explore” series! This is also a growing bundle. Buy it now and receive all future updates!

Includes: Math, science, shapes, 5 senses, all about me, fall, apples, pumpkins, farm, winter, and more!

Each unit contains approximately 15 activities, with instructions and templates  as needed. Hands-on activities are provided to keep it fun and exciting. This includes sensory bins, experiments, games, and more! Easy supplies keep it low cost, and book suggestions add to the learning time. 

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This FREE Preschool Learning Folder is an easy way to have learning at their fingertips no matter how you teach preschool {in a classroom or at home},

Use it exactly as you see or supplement using any of our free preschool printables !

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Having visual reminders, like an alphabet chart , are super helpful as we support our young learners. But you may not have room to dedicate an entire wall or area to this. This can be especially true in small classrooms or in the homeschool environment. Having a small, portable folder can provide those same visual reminders. That’s exactly what this preschool learning folder can do!

I thought you might be interested in taking a peek inside the preschool learning folder, so here you go.

There are two options for the front: one for a boy and one for a girl. Both also come in blackline. Just write your preschooler’s name on the front so you can keep track if you have multiple preschoolers.

The inside has an Alphabet Chart, a place for you to write in learners’ first names, a rhyming section, and a section for common opposites.

The back has some preschool math skills such as color names, shape names, and numbers 0-30. {If you want, you can swap the rhyming/opposites page that were on the inside of the folder with this page.}

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The Effects of Parental Self-Efficacy on Elementary School Parental Anxiety as Homework Assistant: The Mediating Role of Parental Homework Management

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In the wake of China’s “Double Reduction” policy, the prohibition of after-school tutoring centers has led to a rise in parental assistance in their children’s homework, concurrently elevating parental anxiety as homework assistant. This research aims to explore the effect of parental self-efficacy on the parental anxiety as homework assistant of elementary students in the context of China’s “Double Reduction” policy, particularly focusing on the mediating role of effective homework management by parents. Through a questionnaire survey involving 1032 parents of first through sixth graders in China, this study discovered a significant effect of parental self-efficacy on parental anxiety as homework assistant. It was observed that environment–time and motivation–emotion management mediated the relationship between their self-efficacy and parental anxiety as homework assistant. Notably, a high degree of parental self-efficacy tends to exacerbate educational anxiety by enhancing their focus on environment–time management, while simultaneously, it can mitigate this anxiety by cultivating better motivation–emotion management. These findings shed light on novel strategies to alleviate parental anxiety, offering significant insights for the effective homework management of children’ homework.

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This research was supported by the Social Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant Nos. 23SHC016 and 23JYC003), Education Science Plan of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. C/2023/01/101), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 2023QN1084).

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