Where Grandma’s Wisdom Meets Professional Expertise
Hello! Based on the experiences I’ve naturally gained while caring for my grandchildren, I’ve compiled a collection of worksheet ideas that can benefit children aged 3-5.
I’ve discovered a simple truth while playing with my grandchildren every day: children learn best when they’re having fun. That’s why these materials, while based on principles from professional intelligence assessments, have been warmly transformed into activities that can be used like play at home, kindergarten, or preschool.
What Makes These Worksheets Special
- Budget-friendly: Black and white printing saves ink
- Reusable: Laminate once, use many times with markers
- Flexible: Adjust difficulty to match your child’s level
- Well-rounded: Develops multiple areas of intelligence
The activities are organized into five main categories: Science & Nature Exploration, Language Play, Logic & Puzzle Activities, Math Fun, Observation Skills and Memory Games. Each item includes the worksheet name, a brief description, and recommended age, so you can choose according to your needs.
Please note: Many of these worksheets are still in the planning stage and not yet ready for download. However, I’ll be updating weekly and adding links as new materials become available. Thank you for your patience and continued support!
SCIENCE & NATURE EXPLORATION
Activities that explore basic scientific concepts like weight, balance, and natural phenomena through simple observations and comparisons. Children naturally develop early scientific thinking and curiosity about the world around them while having fun with these activities.
LANGUAGE PLAY
Activities that develop vocabulary, opposite concepts, and story-building skills.
Through these activities, children naturally gain confidence in language and literacy.
| Opposites Matching | Connect opposite concepts like big/small, day/night | 4+ yr | TBA |
| Rhyme Time | Match pictures with names that rhyme (cat-hat) | 4+ yr | TBA |
| Category Sorting | Group similar items together – food, animals, toys | 3+ yr | TBA |
| Story Sequencing | Arrange pictures in order to complete a short story | 4+ yr | TBA |
| What’s Missing? | Find and mark deliberately missing parts in pictures | 3+ yr | TBA |
LOGIC & PUZZLE PLAY
Activities that expand thinking skills through patterns, classification, and simple reasoning.
Children experience the joy of thinking and build patience through playful problem-solving.
| Pattern Continuation | Figure out what comes next in repeating shapes or pictures | 4+ yr | TBA |
| Number Pattern Puzzles | Fill in missing numbers in sequences (1, 2, __, 4) | 5+ yr | TBA |
| Picture Analogies | Find relationships between pictures (bird:nest = person:?) | 5+ yr | TBA |
| Find the Pair | Connect related items (toothbrush-toothpaste) | 3+ yr | TBA |
| Sort It Out | Classify pictures by size, shape, or other criteria | 3+ yr | TBA |
| Odd One Out | Identify which picture doesn’t belong in a group | 4+ yr | TBA |
| Missing Piece Puzzles | Complete patterns or pictures with the right piece | 5+ yr | TBA |
| Cause and Effect | Match events with their results (rain-puddles) | 5+ yr | TBA |
MATH FUN
Activities that naturally introduce number concepts, quantity comparison, and simple operations.
By approaching math as play, children can start learning without any fear of numbers.
| Counting Play | Count objects in pictures and find the matching number | 3+ yr | TBA |
| More or Less | Compare two groups and identify which has more/fewer | 4+ yr | TBA |
| Missing Numbers | Fill in the blank in number sequences (3, 4, __, 6) | 5+ yr | TBA |
| Size Ordering | Arrange items from smallest to biggest or vice versa | 3+ yr | TBA |
| Number-Quantity Matching | Connect numbers with corresponding amounts of objects | 3+ yr | TBA |
| Simple Addition | Count objects from two groups to find the total | 5+ yr | TBA |
OBSERVATION SKILL
Activities that develop the ability to look carefully and focus on details.
Rather than just looking, children learn to notice differences and examine details closely.
| Four-View Challenge | Look at an object from four different directions and choose the correct side view | 5+ yr | Link |
| Maze Adventures | Navigate through simple mazes from start to finish | 4+ yr | TBA |
| Shadow Matching | Connect objects with their corresponding shadows | 3+ yr | TBA |
| Spot the Difference | Find differences between two similar pictures | 4+ yr | TBA |
| Hidden Pictures | Find small objects hidden within a larger picture | 4+ yr | TBA |
| Match the Pairs | Connect identical pictures together | 3+ yr | TBA |
| Complete the Picture | Finish drawing the missing half of symmetrical images | 5+ yr | TBA |
| Same or Different? | Determine if two pictures are identical or different | 3+ yr | TBA |
| Puzzle Pieces | Put cut-up pictures back together | 4+ yr | TBA |
MEMORY GAMES
Activities that develop the ability to remember what was seen briefly or focus on details carefully.
Children naturally build memory and attention skills while having fun with these activities.
| Picture Memory Game | Show pictures, flip cards, then remember which ones appeared | 4+ yr | TBA |
| What Disappeared? | Hide one object from a group and guess what’s missing | 4+ yr | TBA |
| Shape Hunt | Find and mark specific shapes among various figures | 4+ yr | TBA |
| Follow the Instructions | Listen and follow simple directions like “Circle the red square” | 4+ yr | TBA |
| Where Was It? | Remember object positions in a grid and recreate them | 5+ yr | TBA |