Preschool printables, ages 3 to 5
Preschool covers a wide range. A new 3 year old may want you right beside them and a single row of dots, while a 5 year old may sit alone with a maze for a while. These printables have enough range in them to print the easier pages now and keep the harder ones for later.
Printables that fit this age
All printables by ageEach one covers ages beyond this band, so the note says which part to print for a preschooler.
Christmas Worksheets PreK + K43 pages · Preschool (3–4) + Kindergarten (5–6) levels · US Letter + A4
Start with the pages marked Preschool (ages 3–4): tracing Tt, Ss, Bb and Gg, letter matching, count and circle 1–10 and ten frames. The Kindergarten pages can wait until your child is ready for them.
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Christmas Activity Pack65 pages (50 activity + 15 coloring) · ages 3–7 · US Letter + A4 PDF
A December mix with mazes that go from easy to harder, dot-to-dots, I spy and 15 coloring pages. Print the mazes and coloring for a 3 year old, and the word searches once letters interest them.
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Personalized Reading Challenge25- or 50-book goal · ages 3–7 · name + optional photo
Books you read aloud count, so a child who isn’t reading yet can still color a book on the shelf tracker for each one. You pick a 25- or 50-book goal.
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Advent Activity Cards41 pages · 24 activity cards · ages 3–8 · US Letter + A4 PDF
One small activity with a grown-up each day from December 1 to 24, such as making paper snowflakes. A grown-up cuts out the cards and does the reading.
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Free ABC Tracing Workbook31 pages for ages 3–6: every letter from A to Z, big and small, with a first word to trace and a find-the-letter row.
One page per letter, with green dots showing where to start. The workbook’s own advice is that one letter a day is plenty for most preschoolers, and a row or two still counts.
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Free Thanksgiving Turkey Pack11 pages for ages 3–6: trace, count, spot the pattern, color a turkey and fill in a thankful turkey.
A short November pack with no cutting or gluing. The coloring page and the thankful turkey work for a child who isn’t tracing much yet, if you write down what they say.
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Notes for this age
Many three and four year olds like having a “real” page to work on, just like a bigger kid, and may ask for the same kind of page again and again. Some will follow a dotted line carefully, and others will happily scribble straight over it. A child can also be keen on drawing and have no interest in letters, or the other way around. All of that is common in this range.
A row or two of tracing is usually a better size than a whole page. A crayon works as well as a pencil, and wobbly lines are normal at this age. If you offer two pages and let your child pick, you may get further than you would with one page you chose yourself. Stopping while it is still fun also makes it easier to come back tomorrow.
Several of these packs have something to cut or glue. Fine cutting is a grown-up’s job, though child-safe scissors with an adult watching can work for simple cutting practice when your child wants to try. If a younger sibling is around, keep scraps off the floor, since small paper pieces are a choking hazard for children under 3.
These are general notes from someone who makes printables. I’m not a teacher or a child development specialist, so please use your own judgment about what suits your child.
A simple way to start
- Print one free sample below and put out two pages with a few crayons.
- Let your child choose a page, and do one row or one maze together.
- Keep what they finish in a folder or on the fridge, and try a different kind of page next time.
Free samples to try first
These are real pages from the paid packs, and both are short enough to try on an ordinary afternoon. The letter sample is the draw-and-circle level, made for ages 3–5.
Free sample: Christmas Activity Pack (PDF)
2 pages: a Christmas maze and an “I spy & count” page, ages 3–7 · US Letter · 132 KB · no sign-up. Free to print for your own family or classroom. Print at “Actual size / 100%”.
Free sample: Letter to Santa Kit (PDF)
2 pages: a Level 1 letter to Santa (ages 3–5, draw & circle) and a picture wish list · US Letter · 188 KB · no sign-up. Free to print for your own family or classroom. Print at “Actual size / 100%”.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between the Preschool and Kindergarten pages?
The worksheet pack marks both levels. Preschool pages (ages 3–4) cover tracing single letters, letter matching, counting to 10 and ten frames. Kindergarten pages (ages 5–6) move on to CVC words, sight words, counting to 20 and adding within 10.
My 3 year old doesn’t want to trace. What else is there?
Plenty. Try the coloring page and thankful turkey in the free Thanksgiving pack, the easier mazes and coloring pages in the Christmas Activity Pack, or the free A to Z coloring pages, which have no tracing at all. Tracing can wait.
Do these printables need scissors?
Some do and some don’t. The free Thanksgiving pack has no cutting or gluing, and the ABC workbook has no cut-and-paste pages. The Christmas Activity Pack uses crayons, scissors and glue on some pages, and the advent cards need a grown-up to cut them out first.
Can I use these with a preschool class?
The free packs are free for use at home and in your own classroom. The paid packs are for personal and single-classroom use. The personalized Reading Challenge is for personal use, since it is made for one child. Please don’t resell or redistribute any of the files.