Thus it covers a range of subjects, and more significantly a great range of ability.
So, worksheets that are broadly aimed at the K-5 age group may suit teaching children with different ability levels in one classroom, or for siblings to work on together at home.
We have carefully sourced 15 of the best K-5 worksheets available online that are completely free to download and print.
They’re great for use by both teachers, or parents who are homeschooling, or wish to keep up with their education over the holiday periods.
Why not go ahead and check them out – we’ve provided the links for each of them.
While there are so many math worksheets out there that feature only numbers, it is important, if not vital, that kids can understand real life word problems relating to handling cash.
And what could be a more appropriate means than by word problems, such as the 3 in this worksheet?
Another great angle for math word problems is measurement.
This worksheet teaches them to imagine different heights of Christmas trees, and pushes them to use their logic and mathematical ability to solve these 3 word problems.
Spelling is important in a child’s writing if they are to get their meaning across.
But why settle for regular boring spelling tests, when you can get worksheets like this?
This sheet presents 8 different words with their letters all jumbled up, and it is down to the child to put those letters into the right sequence to form the correct spelling of each word.
To access this free worksheet, simply click on this link.
And the answers are also provided if you struggle to help the child with this particular worksheet.
This is a great worksheet for teaching about the English language and understanding words because it gets the kids trying to understand what a word means by having them read it in the context of a sentence.
This can be a very important skill because the child may not always have a dictionary or Google to hand every time they want to understand a word.
To access this free worksheet, simply click on this link.
And the answers are also provided if you struggle to help the child with this particular worksheet.
What could be a more fun way for kids to show off their knowledge of the English language vocabulary than by challenging them to complete a puzzle?
It’s very similar to a regular adult’s crossword, in that the definitions are provided for each of the words, and the child must guess the correct word to fit into the correct positions in the grid.
But it’s considerably smaller and quicker than an adult’s crossword, making the child more motivated to carry on until the crossword is complete, and not wanting to give up at too early a stage.
The words on this sheet are very short, with the longest word being just 6 letters long.
To access this free worksheet, simply click on this link.
And the answers are also provided if you struggle to help the child with this particular worksheet.
This is an excellent worksheet for K-5 kids because it requires them to learn different synonyms for simple words and recognize that there can be more than one way of describing the same thing.
Then the worksheet takes the concept a step further and asks the child to recognize when a word is a stronger or a weaker description of the word.
The worksheet uses words that the kids should already be familiar with, and does not require them to know the definition of the word synonym.
To access this free worksheet, simply click on this link.
And the answers are also provided if you struggle to help the child with this particular worksheet.
Another important skill for children as they progress through school (especially for science subjects) is the ability to read and understand graphs, such as bar graphs.
This worksheet displays a typical bar graph in full color, and asks the child a total of 8 different questions to demonstrate that they can read the graph.
To access this free worksheet, simply click on this link.
And the answers are also provided if you struggle to help the child with this particular worksheet.
This very visual worksheet is perfect for getting kids to conceptualize fractions and to see how one fraction can be expressed in multiple ways.
This worksheet is an excellent stepping stone that they need to be able to understand before they can carry out more complex tasks such as adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions.
To access this free worksheet, simply click on this link.
And the answers are also provided if you struggle to help the child with this particular worksheet.
In our haste to teach kids about language and numeracy, we must not forget other important topics such as science.
Kids love to learn about the stars and planets, and it is fundamental that they understand the relationships between the sun, the earth, and the moon.
This worksheet is a perfect start-off point in their journey to understand the physics of our solar system, and how the orbit of the earth around the sun and the orbit of the moon around the earth affect us, and what it all means for us here on earth.
To access this free worksheet, simply click on this link.
And the answers are also provided if you struggle to help the child with this particular worksheet.
In current times, as we reach a climate crisis, it couldn’t be more important to impress on kids the concept of saving energy.
This worksheet is designed to get kids thinking about saving energy, and all the different ways they can easily do so.
Colorful pictures are provided and there are sentences to read about people being wasteful with energy, and the child is required to come up with a solution where the character can save energy.
To access this free worksheet, simply click on this link.
And the answers are also provided if you struggle to help the child with this particular worksheet.
Riddles like the ones found in this worksheet are super fun for kids, and they are great for getting kids thinking critically, which is such an important skill to develop.
To access this free worksheet, simply click on this link.
Designed to test a child’s critical thinking, this worksheet presents the child with several statements, and the child must deduce which is which.
To access this free worksheet, simply click on this link.
Final Thoughts
So there we have it, a selection of 15 worksheets that address the most important things that those in K-5 need to understand, covering English, Math, Science, and even Critical Thinking.
Hi, my name is Helena Waters and I was a teacher for 40 years before retiring last year.
During my time as a teacher I dedicated the majority of it to making classrooms as fun as possible, with educational parties, fun activities, and low cost entertainment that made the children excited about learning.
I taught children of all ages, from preschoolers to high school students. Now, with the pandemic having uprooted everything that children once knew about school and learning, I think that the need for my ideas is bigger than ever.
That is why I created School Sparks, a place in which I can write down and share all of my ideas on how to get students excited about going to school again. I hope that you’ll find some useful within a school setting, even at home too!
