Preschool worksheets for ages 3 to 5: tracing, counting, mazes and cutting

Preschool worksheets for little learners aged 3 to 5, gathering letters, numbers, shapes, colors, patterns, mazes and scissor practice into one calm, well balanced set. The 32 undated pages feature big dotted tracing, simple line drawings and lots of room for small hands. You get US Letter and A4 PDF files as an instant download.

Nothing is shipped. Print a page, grab a crayon and enjoy a peaceful learning moment together.

How these preschool worksheets build early skills gently

Your child traces each letter of the alphabet alongside a picture word, spots letters hidden in a row, counts and colors sets of up to 10, and writes 1 through 10 on real guide lines. Warm-up pages for the pencil, two pages of mazes and two of cutting strengthen the small hand muscles that writing needs. Patterns, matching, big and small, and a cut and sort activity introduce early thinking skills.

For you, a short guide sets out a ten minute routine and a plan for the week. A star chart and a certificate turn every finished page into a small celebration. Because nothing is dated, you can print any sheet again whenever your child asks for more.

Who this pre k workbook is for

• Children of about 3 to 5 in preschool, pre k or the year before kindergarten
• Parents who want brief, relaxed learning time at home away from screens
• Homeschool families wanting a simple, balanced preschool set they can print and start today
• Nannies, babysitters and grandparents looking for ready activities for quiet time
• Tutors and preschool teachers who need extra pages for one child to practice at home

Design, sizes and printing

• A clean, elegant look: white pages with gentle blush pink touches that are light on ink
• Generous margins all around, so a home printer will not trim anything
• Choose A4 (210 x 297 mm) or US Letter (8.5 x 11 in), both in portrait
• No dates printed, so it works in any year and pages can be reprinted for extra practice
• Big dotted tracing that begins at a pink start dot, clear guide lines and simple pictures that are easy to color
• Use it in a binder or on a clipboard, or have a print shop spiral bind it

Inside the preschool worksheets bundle: 32 pages

1. 1A cover listing the contents
2. 2A grown-ups' guide to the bundle, with a ten minute routine, an easy weekly plan by page number, the skills being practiced, helpful tips and the supplies you need
3. 3Pencil warm-up lines, with straight, slanted, step, small zigzag and big zigzag lines, and raindrops to trace falling from clouds
4. 4Pencil warm-up curves, with soft waves, little waves, bumps, loops, circles and three spiral snail shells
5. 5Letters A to D, each with a picture word, capital and small letter tracing on guide lines and a letter hunt
6. 6Letters E to H, with tracing, picture words and a letter hunt for each
7. 7Letters I to L, with tracing, picture words and a letter hunt for each
8. 8Letters M to P, with tracing, picture words and a letter hunt for each
9. 9Letters Q to T, with tracing, picture words and a letter hunt for each
10. 10Letters U to X, with tracing, picture words and a letter hunt for each
11. 11Letters Y and Z, followed by an alphabet review showing every capital and small letter to point at and color
12. 12Match the letters, linking each big letter to its little letter with a line, A to Z split into four groups
13. 13Numbers 1 to 5, where your child says each number and its word, traces it on guide lines, and counts and colors pictures
14. 14Numbers 6 to 10, tracing each number and counting and coloring pictures set out in rows of five
15. 15Count and circle, with eight picture boxes to count and three number choices for each
16. 16Color the number, with ten rows where your child colors the matching amount of pictures, plus spaces for my age and my favorite number
17. 17Number writing practice, giving each number from 1 to 10 its own full row to trace
18. 18Shapes to trace, a circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, star, heart and diamond, each drawn big and dotted with a simple fact
19. 19Shape hunt, with a key for colors, a page full of mixed shapes to find and color, and boxes for counting each kind
20. 20Color by word, with eight pictures labeled with a color word, a circle for testing crayons and a space to draw something in my favorite color
21. 21What comes next, seven picture patterns where your child draws the next item or picks it from two options
22. 22Pattern play, with big and small patterns, shape patterns to trace and extend, and blank boxes to create a new pattern
23. 23Draw a line to match, with six pairs of matching pictures and dice dots to link to the numbers 1 to 6
24. 24Same and different, circling the one that does not fit and the two that match
25. 25Big and small, circling the big one and the small one, ordering pictures from small to big, and drawing one big and one small circle
26. 26Sky or ground, with twelve pictures to cut out and sort into the sky or onto the ground
27. 27Little mazes, two easy paths that lead a fish to a whale and a butterfly to a flower
28. 28A bigger maze, a little more challenging, guiding a balloon up to the sun
29. 29Cutting practice, six strips with straight, slanted, step and zigzag lines
30. 30Cutting practice with hills, waves and a winding road, plus a heart, circle, square and triangle to cut out
31. 31My star chart, one star to color per worksheet and 20 stars for ten minute days
32. 32A Little Learner certificate to date and sign once the bundle is complete

Files in your download

• Preschool Worksheets in US Letter, a 32 page PDF
• Preschool Worksheets in A4, a 32 page PDF
• Read Me First, a brief PDF guide to printing

How to download and print

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• We email the same private download links to you, so you can download your files again later.
• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Before you buy

• This PDF is designed for printing. If you like, you can also import it into a note taking app and trace with a stylus on a tablet.
• You receive a digital file only. Nothing physical is shipped.
• Printed colors may look a little different from your screen.
• Made for your own family. Sharing, reselling or redistributing the files is not allowed.
• Digital files cannot be returned. If a file will not open or print properly, email us and we will help quickly.
• The cutting and gluing pages are meant for child safe scissors with a grown-up nearby. Always supervise young children using scissors, glue and crayons.
• These sheets are for relaxed practice at home. Children learn at different speeds, so follow your child's lead and keep it playful.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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