Printable worksheets for 3 year olds
192 worksheets across 11 categories, chosen to suit what most 3-year-olds are ready for. 2 free to download.
Children develop at their own pace — if these feel easy or hard, try age 4.
Counting & Numbers 42Tracing 34Coloring 14Shapes & Patterns 29Flash Cards 11Alphabets & Letters 17Matching 12Animals & Nature 12Events & Festivals 7Do-a-Dot 3Others 5
Dussehra Activity Pack
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Holi Activity Pack
Ages 3–8 · 16 pages
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Christmas Activity Pack
Ages 3–8 · 16 pages
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Pongal Activity Pack
Ages 3–8 · 16 pages
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Diwali Activity Pack
Ages 3–8 · 31 pages
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Letter Tracing A–Z (Capitals)
Ages 3–6 · 26 pages
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Addition 01
Ages 3–8 · 20 pages
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Addition 02
Ages 3–8 · 10 pages
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Addition 04
Ages 3–8 · 6 pages
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Addition 05
Ages 3–8 · 10 pages
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Addition 06
Ages 3–8 · 22 pages
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Addition 07
Ages 3–8 · 10 pages
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Addition 08
Ages 3–8 · 15 pages
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Arrange It
Ages 3–8 · 5 pages
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Color Numbers
Ages 3–8 · 5 pages
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Count & Circle 03
Ages 3–8 · 8 pages
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Count & Write 01
Ages 3–8 · 5 pages
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Count & Write 02
Ages 3–8 · 5 pages
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Find & Color
Ages 3–8 · 8 pages
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How Many 01
Ages 3–8 · 5 pages
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How Many 02
Ages 3–8 · 15 pages
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How Many 03
Ages 3–8 · 10 pages
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How Many 07
Ages 3–8 · 15 pages
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Missing Numbers 01
Ages 3–8 · 10 pages
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Missing Numbers 02
Ages 3–8 · 12 pages
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Multiply 01
Ages 3–8 · 26 pages
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Number Charts
Ages 3–8 · 10 pages
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Numbers Coloring 01
Ages 3–8 · 10 pages
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Numbers Coloring 04
Ages 3–8 · 5 pages
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Numbers Tracing 13
Ages 3–8 · 20 pages
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Numbers Tracing 14
Ages 3–8 · 20 pages
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Numbers Tracing 15
Ages 3–8 · 21 pages
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Scramble 01
Ages 3–8 · 5 pages
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Scramble 03
Ages 3–8 · 5 pages
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Subtraction 01
Ages 3–8 · 20 pages
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Subtraction 03
Ages 3–8 · 5 pages
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Subtraction 04
Ages 3–8 · 20 pages
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Tracing Numbers 01
Ages 3–8 · 7 pages
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Tracing Numbers 02
Ages 3–8 · 11 pages
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Tracing Numbers 03
Ages 3–8 · 20 pages
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Tracing Numbers 04
Ages 3–8 · 5 pages
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Tracing Numbers 05
Ages 3–8 · 1 pages
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Tracing Numbers 06
Ages 3–8 · 4 pages
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Tracing Numbers 07
Ages 3–8 · 15 pages
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Tracing Numbers 08
Ages 3–8 · 49 pages
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Tracing Numbers 09
Ages 3–8 · 20 pages
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Tracing Numbers 10
Ages 3–8 · 200 pages
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Tracing Numbers 11
Ages 3–8 · 10 pages
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Beginning Sounds 01
Ages 3–6 · 3 pages
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Beginning Sounds 02
Ages 3–6 · 14 pages
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Beginning Sounds 03
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Beginning Sounds 04
Ages 3–6 · 35 pages
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Beginning Sounds 05
Ages 3–6 · 26 pages
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Beginning Sounds 06
Ages 3–6 · 40 pages
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Beginning Sounds 07
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Beginning Sounds 08
Ages 3–6 · 26 pages
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Ending Sounds 01
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Ending Sounds 02
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Nouns
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Sentences 01
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Sentences 02
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Sentences 03
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Verbs 01
Ages 3–6 · 8 pages
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Verbs 02
Ages 3–6 · 6 pages
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Vowels
Ages 3–6 · 5 pages
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Animal Alphabet Uppercase
Ages 3–6 · 27 pages
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Handwriting 10
Ages 3–6 · 100 pages
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Trace & Color 01
Ages 3–6 · 6 pages
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Trace & Color 02
Ages 3–6 · 9 pages
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Trace the Alphabet
Ages 3–6 · 26 pages
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Trace Lines 07
Ages 3–6 · 9 pages
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Trace Numbers
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Trace Shapes 02
Ages 3–6 · 14 pages
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Trace Small Alphabet
Ages 3–6 · 26 pages
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Tracing Practice 01
Ages 3–6 · 8 pages
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Tracing Practice 02
Ages 3–6 · 26 pages
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Tracing Practice 03
Ages 3–6 · 4 pages
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Tracing Practice 04
Ages 3–6 · 26 pages
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Tracing Practice 05
Ages 3–6 · 78 pages
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Tracing Practice 06
Ages 3–6 · 26 pages
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Tracing Practice 07
Ages 3–6 · 52 pages
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Tracing Practice 08
Ages 3–6 · 26 pages
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Tracing Practice 09
Ages 3–6 · 26 pages
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Tracing Practice 10
Ages 3–6 · 18 pages
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Tracing Practice 11
Ages 3–6 · 52 pages
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Tracing Practice 12
Ages 3–6 · 26 pages
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Tracing Sheet 01
Ages 3–6 · 67 pages
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Tracing Sheet 02
Ages 3–6 · 30 pages
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Tracing Sheet 03
Ages 3–6 · 20 pages
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Tracing Sheet 04
Ages 3–6 · 20 pages
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Trace Lines 01
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Trace Lines 02
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Trace Lines 03
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Trace Lines 04
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Trace Lines 05
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Trace Lines 06
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Trace Lines Basic
Ages 3–6 · 17 pages
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Trace Shapes 01
Ages 3–6 · 3 pages
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Trace Patterns
Ages 3–6 · 20 pages
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Color Different Shape
Ages 3–6 · 5 pages
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Color the Shape 01
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Color the Shape 02
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Complete Pattern 01
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Complete Pattern 02
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Complete Shapes 01
Ages 3–6 · 5 pages
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Complete Shapes 02
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Count Shapes
Ages 3–6 · 5 pages
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Dot Painting 01
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Dot Painting 02
Ages 3–6 · 7 pages
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Draw the Shape
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Find & Trace 01
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Find & Trace 02
Ages 3–6 · 7 pages
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Find the Shape
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Flashcard 01
Ages 3–6 · 7 pages
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Flashcard 02
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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How Many Sides 01
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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How Many Sides 02
Ages 3–6 · 5 pages
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Learning Shapes
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Match Shapes 01
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Match Shapes 02
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Missing Shape
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Trace & Color 01
Ages 3–6 · 5 pages
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Trace & Color 02
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Trace & Write
Ages 3–6 · 7 pages
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Trace Shape 01
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Trace Shape 02
Ages 3–6 · 7 pages
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Trace Shapes
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Flashcard 03
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Coloring Activity 01
Ages 3–6 · 26 pages
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Coloring Activity 02
Ages 3–6 · 27 pages
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Color Matching Games
Ages 3–6 · 20 pages
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Coloring Fun 01
Ages 3–6 · 20 pages
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Coloring Fun 02
Ages 3–6 · 4 pages
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Coloring Fun 03
Ages 3–6 · 12 pages
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Coloring Fun 04
Ages 3–6 · 85 pages
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Coloring Worksheet
Ages 3–6 · 50 pages
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Colors 03
Ages 3–6 · 12 pages
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Find the Color
Ages 3–6 · 20 pages
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Fruits Coloring
Ages 3–6 · 8 pages
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Careers Coloring
Ages 3–6 · 17 pages
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Coloring Fun 05
Ages 3–6 · 11 pages
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Coloring Fun 06
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Colors Flashcards
Ages 3–6 · 11 pages
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Flash Card 01
Ages 3–6 · 24 pages
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Flash Cards Set 01
Ages 3–6 · 20 pages
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Flash Cards Set 02
Ages 3–6 · 26 pages
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Flash Cards Set 03
Ages 3–6 · 26 pages
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Flash Card 03
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Flash Card 04
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Flash Card 02
Ages 3–6 · 83 pages
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Colors Flashcards 02
Ages 3–6 · 3 pages
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Sight Words
Ages 3–6 · 13 pages
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Flash Card 05
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Match Shapes 01
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Match Shapes 02
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Matching Activity 01
Ages 3–6 · 5 pages
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Matching Activity 02
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Matching Activity 03
Ages 3–6 · 5 pages
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Matching Activity 04
Ages 3–6 · 5 pages
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Matching Activity 06
Ages 3–6 · 3 pages
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Matching Activity 07
Ages 3–6 · 10 pages
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Matching Activity 08
Ages 3–6 · 5 pages
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Matching Activity 09
Ages 3–6 · 20 pages
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Read & Circle
Ages 3–6 · 20 pages
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Symmetry
Ages 3–6 · 15 pages
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Do-a-Dot Activity
Ages 3–5 · 26 pages
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Dot Painting 01
Ages 3–5 · 10 pages
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Dot Painting 02
Ages 3–5 · 7 pages
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Animals
Ages 3–6 · 7 pages
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Days & Months
Ages 3–6 · 4 pages
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Farming Equipment
Ages 3–6 · 5 pages
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Flowers
Ages 3–6 · 3 pages
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Fruits & Vegetables
Ages 3–6 · 7 pages
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Healthy Foods
Ages 3–6 · 4 pages
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Home Appliances
Ages 3–6 · 3 pages
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Human Body Parts
Ages 3–6 · 5 pages
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Internal Organs
Ages 3–6 · 3 pages
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Transport
Ages 3–6 · 7 pages
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Relationships
Ages 3–6 · 12 pages
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Vehicles
Ages 3–6 · 4 pages
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Father's Day Dinosaur
Ages 3–8 · 5 pages
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Father's Day Poem
Ages 3–8 · 1 pages
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Footprint Art
Ages 3–8 · 1 pages
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Father's Day Worksheets
Ages 3–8 · 7 pages
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Festivals
Ages 3–8 · 3 pages
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Mother's Day Coloring
Ages 3–8 · 15 pages
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Valentine's Day
Ages 3–8 · 50 pages
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Animal Tracing
Ages 3–8 · 26 pages
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Word Tracing K-T
Ages 3–8 · 10 pages
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Animal Alphabet Tracing
Ages 3–8 · 27 pages
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Fruits Coloring
Ages 3–8 · 8 pages
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Career Coloring
Ages 3–8 · 17 pages
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What most 3 year olds can do
A rough guide, not a test. Children vary by a year either way and later is not behind.
- Holds a crayon without the whole fist gripping it
- Copies a vertical line and a circle
- Counts to five out loud, though not always objects
- Names a few colours and shapes
- Concentrates on one page for about five minutes
Five minutes is a full session
Three-year-olds work in very short bursts, and that is normal rather than a problem to fix. One page, five minutes, finished — then stop, even if they would carry on. A child who ends the session wanting more comes back tomorrow; a child who was kept at the table until they were bored does not.
Big strokes, thick lines
A hand this size cannot control a small shape. Everything at three should be large: wide tracing lines, big circles to colour, fat outlines. If your child is scribbling over the line rather than on it, the page is too small, not the child too young.
What to skip at three
Letters, mostly. Writing the alphabet at three is not a useful target for almost any child, and pushing it usually produces resistance rather than progress. Lines, shapes, colouring and counting objects are the groundwork, and children who do plenty of that write letters easily at five.
Worksheets for 3 year olds — common questions
Should a 3 year old be doing worksheets at all?
Short ones, and only if they enjoy it. Five minutes of tracing or colouring builds pencil control and the habit of sitting down. Play teaches a three-year-old more than paper does.
Should my 3 year old be writing letters?
No. Lines, circles and shapes come first — they are the strokes letters are made from. Most children are ready for letters at four or five.
How long should a 3 year old sit at a worksheet?
About five minutes. Stop while they are still enjoying it.