Reception Printable Worksheets

Nursery / Reception are crucial times in a child's early development. We can help kick start your child's education with our extensive resources, from flashcards and colouring-in sheets to learning the alphabet and their first set of numbers.

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Thanksgiving Shadow Matching

Thanksgiving Shadow Matching

What is shadow matching?Shadow matching activities are great for your younger learners for a number of reasons. They help young children develop visual discrimination, visual memory, short-term memory, and pattern recognition. Use this Thanksgiving worksheet with a group of children or as an individual activity. Children are asked to draw a line between the pictures of Thanksgiving-themed pictures and their corresponding shadows.

Age: Reception
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Free
Back to school shadow matching

Back to school shadow matching

Shadow matching activities are great for your younger learners for a number of reasons. They help young students develop visual discrimination, visual memory, short-term memory, and pattern recognition. Use this back-to-school worksheet with a group of children or as an individual activity. Students are asked to draw a line between the pictures of the back-to-school items and their corresponding shadows.

Age: Reception
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Summer shadow matching

Summer shadow matching

Shadow matching activities are great for your younger learners for a number of reasons. They help young students develop visual discrimination, visual memory, short-term memory, and pattern recognition. Use this worksheet with a group of children or as an individual activity. Students are asked to draw a line between the pictures of the ice-creams and their corresponding shadows.

Age: Reception
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Forest animals shadow matching

Forest animals shadow matching

How do shadow matching activities help children? Shadow matching activities are great for a number of reasons. They help your little ones develop visual discrimination, visual memory, short-term memory, and pattern recognition. Use this worksheet with a group of children or individually. Students are asked to draw a line between the pictures of the forest animals and their corresponding shadows.

Age: Reception
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Free
Animal shadow matching

Animal shadow matching

How do shadow matching activities help children? Shadow matching activities are great for a number of reasons. They help your little ones develop visual discrimination, visual memory, short-term memory, and pattern recognition. Use this worksheet with a group of children or individually. Students are asked to draw a line between the pictures and their corresponding shadows.

Age: Reception
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Free
Easter matching activity - Whose eggs?

Easter matching activity - Whose eggs?

Your little ones will love this Easter-themed mother and nestling matching activity. Children draw a line to match the pictures of the mothers and their nestlings.

Age: Reception
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Easter-themed connect the letters - A to Z

Easter-themed connect the letters - A to Z

This Easter-themed connect the letters resource is great for alphabet practice. Drawing lines to connect the dots from A to Z will help your child recognise upper case letters and practise their fine motor skills at the same time.

Age: Reception
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Free
Farm animals and their young matching activity

Farm animals and their young matching activity

Your little ones will love this farm animal matching activity. Children draw a line to match the pictures of the farm animal and their babies.

Age: Reception
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Free
Word and picture matching - Toy-themed activity

Word and picture matching - Toy-themed activity

This toy-themed word and picture matching worksheet is a great activity for improving your children's reading skills. This early years resource includes pictures on one side and the matching words on the other side.

Age: Reception
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Free
Word and picture matching - Fruit-themed activity

Word and picture matching - Fruit-themed activity

This fruit-themed word and picture matching worksheet is a handy activity for improving your children's reading skills. This early years resource includes pictures on one side and the matching words on the other side.

Age: Reception
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Free
Word and picture matching - Animal-themed activity

Word and picture matching - Animal-themed activity

This animal-themed word and picture matching worksheet is a great activity for improving your children's reading skills. This early years resource includes pictures on one side and the matching words on the other side.

Age: Reception
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Free
Word and picture matching - Clothes-themed activity

Word and picture matching - Clothes-themed activity

This colourful word and picture matching worksheet is a great activity for improving your children's reading skills. This early years resource includes clothes-themed pictures on one side, and the matching words on the other side.

Age: Reception
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Free
Which picture is different? Transport-themed activity

Which picture is different? Transport-themed activity

This transport-themed activity will help younger children understand the meaning of 'different'. Circle the picture that is different in each row.

Age: Reception
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Free
Which picture is different? Insect-themed activity

Which picture is different? Insect-themed activity

This insect-themed activity will help younger children understand the meaning of 'different'. Circle the insect that is different in each row, children can also colour in the pictures!

Age: Reception
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Free
Which picture is different? Fruit-themed activity

Which picture is different? Fruit-themed activity

This fruit-themed activity will help younger children understand the meaning of 'different'. Circle the fruit that is different in each row.

Age: Reception
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Free
Which picture is different? Animal-themed activity

Which picture is different? Animal-themed activity

This worksheet will help younger children understand the meaning of 'different'. Circle the picture that is different in each row.

Age: Reception
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Connect the dots (1-22) - Pumpkin

Connect the dots (1-22) - Pumpkin

Connect the dots is a fun way for children to practise counting. Children connect the dots from 1 - 22 and colour the picture of the pumpkin.

Age: Reception
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Connect the dots (1-28) - Ghost

Connect the dots (1-28) - Ghost

Connect the dots is a fun way for children to practise counting. Children connect the dots from 1 - 28 and colour the picture of the ghost.

Age: Reception
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Word and picture matching

Word and picture matching

This worksheet focuses on various short words. Children read the word then draw a line from the word to its picture.

Age: Reception
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Word and picture matching - 'an' words

Word and picture matching - 'an' words

This worksheet focuses on words ending in 'an'. Children read the word then draw a line from the word to its picture.

Age: Reception
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Word and picture matching - 'at' words

Word and picture matching - 'at' words

This worksheet focuses on words ending in 'at'. Children read the word then draw a line from the word to its picture.

Age: Reception
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Connect the dots (1-25) - Starfish

Connect the dots (1-25) - Starfish

Connect the dots is a fun way for children to practise counting. Children connect the dots from 1 - 25 and colour the picture of the starfish.

Age: Reception
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Connect the dots (1-23) - Drum

Connect the dots (1-23) - Drum

Connect the dots is a fun way for children to practise counting. Children connect the dots from 1 - 23 and colour the picture of the leaf.

Age: Reception
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Matching pairs - Fruit

Matching pairs - Fruit

Children draw a line to connect the fruits with their relevant pairs.

Age: Reception
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Connect the dots (1-34) - Autumn leaf

Connect the dots (1-34) - Autumn leaf

Connect the dots is a fun way for children to practise counting. Children connect the dots from 1 - 34 and colour the picture of the leaf.

Age: Reception
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Connect the dots (1-36) - Rocket

Connect the dots (1-36) - Rocket

Connect the dots is a fun way for children to practise counting. Children connect the dots from 1 - 36 and colour the picture of the rocket.

Age: Reception
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Connect the dots (1-24) - Apple

Connect the dots (1-24) - Apple

Connect the Dots is a fun way for children to practise counting. Young learners connect the dots from 1 - 24 and colour the picture.

Age: Reception
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Connect the dots (1-30) - Honey pot

Connect the dots (1-30) - Honey pot

Connect the Dots is a fun way for children to practice counting. Young learners connect the dots from 1 - 30 and colour the picture.

Age: Reception
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Word and picture matching - Colours

Word and picture matching - Colours

This worksheet includes a vocabulary list of different colours. Students read the words and draw a line to match them correctly to the colours.

Age: Reception
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Word and picture matching - Nature

Word and picture matching - Nature

This worksheet includes a vocabulary list of words related to nature. Kids read the words and draw a line to match the words to the pictures.

Age: Reception
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Word and picture matching - Shapes

Word and picture matching - Shapes

This worksheet includes a vocabulary list of different shapes. Kids read the words and draw a line to match the words to the shapes.

Age: Reception
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Word and picture matching - Forest animals

Word and picture matching - Forest animals

This worksheet includes a vocabulary list of different forest animals. Kids read the words and draw a line to match the words to the pictures.

Age: Reception
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Word and picture matching - Farm animals

Word and picture matching - Farm animals

This worksheet includes a vocabulary list of different farm animals. Kids read the words and draw a line to match the words to the pictures.

Age: Reception
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Word and picture matching - Space

Word and picture matching - Space

This worksheet includes a vocabulary list that is related to things in space. Kids read the words and draw a line to match them correctly to the pictures.

Age: Reception
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Word and picture matching - Camping

Word and picture matching - Camping

This worksheet includes a vocabulary list that is related to going camping. Kids read the words and draw a line to match them correctly to the pictures.

Age: Reception
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Word and picture matching - Summer holiday

Word and picture matching - Summer holiday

This worksheet includes a vocabulary list that is related to a summer holiday. Students read the words and draw a line to match them correctly to the pictures.

Age: Reception
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Word and picture matching - Prepositions

Word and picture matching - Prepositions

Students read the words and draw a line to match them correctly to the pictures.

Age: Reception
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Word and picture matching - Transport

Word and picture matching - Transport

Students read the words and draw a line to match them correctly to the pictures.

Age: Reception
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Birds Connect the dots

Birds Connect the dots

This dot to dot activity will help with a child's counting. Kids draw a line from dot number 1 to dot number 2, then from dot number 2 to dot number 3, 3 to 4, and so on. They continue to join the dots until they have connected all of them and then colour the picture.

Age: Reception
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Clownfish Connect the dots

Clownfish Connect the dots

This dot to dot activity will help with a child's counting. Kids draw a line from dot number 1 to dot number 2, then from dot number 2 to dot number 3, 3 to 4, and so on. They continue to join the dots until they have connected all of them and then colour the picture.

Age: Reception
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Butterfly Connect the dots

Butterfly Connect the dots

This dot to dot activity will help with a child's counting. Kids draw a line from dot number 1 to dot number 2, then from dot number 2 to dot number 3, 3 to 4, and so on. They continue to join the dots until they have connected all of them and then colour the picture.

Age: Reception
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Dolphin Connect the dots

Dolphin Connect the dots

This dot to dot activity will help with a child's counting. Kids draw a line from dot number 1 to dot number 2, then from dot number 2 to dot number 3, 3 to 4, and so on. They continue to join the dots until they have connected all of them and then colour the picture.

Age: Reception
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Free
Bicycle Connect the dots

Bicycle Connect the dots

This dot to dot activity will help with a child's counting. Kids draw a line from dot number 1 to dot number 2, then from dot number 2 to dot number 3, 3 to 4, and so on. They continue to join the dots until they have connected all of them and then colour the picture.

Age: Reception
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Bus Connect the dots

Bus Connect the dots

This dot to dot activity will help with a child's counting. Kids draw a line from dot number 1 to dot number 2, then from dot number 2 to dot number 3, 3 to 4, and so on. They continue to join the dots until they have connected all of them and then colour the picture.

Age: Reception
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Aeroplane Connect the dots

Aeroplane Connect the dots

This dot to dot activity will help with a child's counting. Kids draw a line from dot number 1 to dot number 2, then from dot number 2 to dot number 3, 3 to 4, and so on. They continue to join the dots until they have connected all of them and then colour the picture.

Age: Reception
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Free
Words starting with Zz

Words starting with Zz

Young learners practise tracing over the words that start with the letter z and then draw a line from each word to the matching picture.

Age: Reception
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Words starting with Yy

Words starting with Yy

Young learners practise tracing over the words that start with the letter y and then draw a line from each word to the matching picture.

Age: Reception
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Free
Words starting with Xx

Words starting with Xx

Young learners practise tracing over the words that start with the letter x and then draw a line from each word to the matching picture.

Age: Reception
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Kick start your little one's education with our vast range of printable resources

Nursery / Reception are crucial times in a child's early development. We can help kick start your child's education with our extensive resources, from flashcards and colouring-in sheets to learning the alphabet and their first set of numbers.

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