Free Worksheets & Printables for 5-Year-Olds

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Word and Picture Matching: Rocket

Read ten labels and draw lines to their matching illustrations across the page. Pictures include rocket, range hood, interior door.

Word and Picture Matching: Star-shaped flower

Read ten labels and draw lines to their matching illustrations across the page. Pictures include star-shaped flower, beach chair, excavator.

Shadow Matching Objects Worksheet for Preschool

Match five pictures with their rotated silhouettes. Compare the outside shapes, find each partner, and connect the pairs with lines.

Shadow Matching Objects Worksheet for Preschool

Match five pictures with their rotated silhouettes. Compare the outside shapes, find each partner, and connect the pairs with lines.

Shadow Matching Worksheet: Find the Right Shadow for Kindergarten

Match five pictures with their rotated silhouettes. Compare the outside shapes, find each partner, and connect the pairs with lines.

Shadow Matching Worksheet for Kindergarten: Find the Right Shadow

Match five pictures with their rotated silhouettes. Compare the outside shapes, find each partner, and connect the pairs with lines.

Shadow Matching Worksheet: Find the Correct Shadow for Kindergarten

Match five pictures with their rotated silhouettes. Compare the outside shapes, find each partner, and connect the pairs with lines.

Find the Shadow Matching Worksheet for Preschool

Match five pictures with their rotated silhouettes. Compare the outside shapes, find each partner, and connect the pairs with lines.

Shadow Matching Find the Shadow Worksheet for Preschool

Match five pictures with their rotated silhouettes. Compare the outside shapes, find each partner, and connect the pairs with lines.

Shadow Matching Worksheet for Preschool: Find the Shadow

Match five pictures with their rotated silhouettes. Compare the outside shapes, find each partner, and connect the pairs with lines.

Find the Shadow: Object Shadow Matching Worksheet for Kindergarten

Match five pictures with their rotated silhouettes. Compare the outside shapes, find each partner, and connect the pairs with lines.

Object Shadow Matching Worksheet for Kindergarten

Match five pictures with their rotated silhouettes. Compare the outside shapes, find each partner, and connect the pairs with lines.

Shadow Matching Worksheet for Kindergarten: Find the Shadow

Match five pictures with their rotated silhouettes. Compare the outside shapes, find each partner, and connect the pairs with lines.

Shadow Matching Worksheet for Preschoolers: Find the Shadow

Match five pictures with their rotated silhouettes. Compare the outside shapes, find each partner, and connect the pairs with lines.

Five-Letter Picture Spelling: Heart and hippo

Spell five pictured words using the letter grids, then write their names. The target words are heart, hippo, tiger, mango, stamp.

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