Printable worksheets for 5 year olds
225 worksheets across 16 categories, chosen to suit what most 5-year-olds are ready for. 2 free to download.
Children develop at their own pace — if these feel easy or hard, try age 4 or age 6.
Counting & Numbers 42Tracing 34Coloring 14Shapes & Patterns 29Flash Cards 11Alphabets & Letters 17Reading & Sight Words 4Matching 12Animals & Nature 12Pretend Play 10Tamil 16Events & Festivals 7Cut & Paste 2Do-a-Dot 3Maze & Path Finding 1Others 5
Dussehra Activity Pack
Ages 3–8 · 31 pages
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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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Cut & Paste Activity 01
Ages 4–7 · 80 pages
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Cut & Paste Activity 02
Ages 4–7 · 11 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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Find the Path
Ages 4–8 · 16 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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Reading Worksheets 01
Ages 5–8 · 77 pages
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Leo the Lion Cub
Ages 5–8 · 6 pages
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Brave Little Elephant
Ages 5–8 · 4 pages
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Reading Comprehension
Ages 5–8 · 115 pages
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Apple Orchard
Ages 4–8 · 14 pages
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Birthday Party
Ages 4–8 · 13 pages
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Dentist
Ages 4–8 · 9 pages
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Grocery Store
Ages 4–8 · 14 pages
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Ice Cream Shop
Ages 4–8 · 11 pages
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Pizza Shop
Ages 4–8 · 18 pages
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Spaghetti Restaurant
Ages 4–8 · 13 pages
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Sports Training
Ages 4–8 · 11 pages
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Tea Party
Ages 4–8 · 12 pages
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Flower Shop
Ages 4–8 · 12 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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Tamil Alphabets
Ages 4–8 · 28 pages
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Tamil Numbers
Ages 4–8 · 14 pages
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Tamil Colors
Ages 4–8 · 14 pages
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Tamil Animals & Birds
Ages 4–8 · 10 pages
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Tamil Fruits
Ages 4–8 · 7 pages
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Tamil Flowers
Ages 4–8 · 3 pages
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Tamil Days of the Week
Ages 4–8 · 2 pages
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Tamil Family Relations
Ages 4–8 · 4 pages
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Tamil Festivals
Ages 4–8 · 4 pages
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Tamil Household Appliances
Ages 4–8 · 3 pages
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Tamil Agricultural Equipment
Ages 4–8 · 5 pages
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Tamil Internal Organs
Ages 4–8 · 3 pages
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Tamil Human Body Parts
Ages 4–8 · 4 pages
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Tamil Cut & Paste
Ages 4–8 · 16 pages
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Tamil Transportation
Ages 4–8 · 7 pages
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Tamil Vehicles
Ages 4–8 · 4 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 5 year olds can do
A rough guide, not a test. Children vary by a year either way and later is not behind.
- Writes most capital letters without a guide
- Writes numbers to ten, with some reversals still
- Blends simple three-letter words like cat and pin
- Counts to twenty and adds within five
- Works for fifteen to twenty minutes
From tracing to copying to writing
There are three stages and skipping the middle one causes most of the trouble. Tracing over a dotted letter, then copying a letter that is printed beside a blank space, then writing it from memory. A child who moves straight from tracing to a blank line often stalls, and it looks like a problem when it is a missing step.
Reversals are normal at five
Writing b for d, or 3 backwards, is expected at five and usually well into six. It is almost always a question of where the stroke starts rather than how the letter is seen. Worksheets that mark the starting point fix it faster than correcting the finished letter does.
First reading: sounds, then sight words
Blending c-a-t into cat is the mechanical heart of reading, and it takes many repetitions before it becomes automatic. Alongside it, a short list of sight words — the, was, said — covers the very common words that do not sound out. Roughly five new sight words a week is a realistic pace.
Worksheets for 5 year olds — common questions
What should a 5 year old be able to write?
Most capital letters and numbers to ten without a guide, their own name, and simple words with help. Reversals are still normal.
Why does my 5 year old write letters backwards?
It is almost always about where the stroke begins, not about how they see the letter, and it is normal to about seven. Worksheets that mark the starting point help most.
When should a 5 year old start reading?
Blending three-letter words usually starts around five, alongside a handful of sight words a week. Some children are a year either side of that.