Free preschool resources for parents
A kindy readiness checklist, weekly preschool activities and a skills guide for ages 3–6 — simple ways to see how your child is growing and ideas to try this week.
✅ Kindy-ready checklist
Not a test — just a gentle guide. Every child grows at their own pace.
- ✓Recognises the letters in their own name
- ✓Can hold a crayon or pencil and draw lines and circles
- ✓Counts objects up to 10 by touching each one
- ✓Hears words that rhyme (cat / hat)
- ✓Sits with a short activity for 5–10 minutes
- ✓Tries again when something is tricky
📅 A playful learning week
Ten minutes a day is plenty.
- Mon🔤Letter hunt around the house
- Tue🔢Count & sort snacks
- Wed✏️Tracing paths & loops
- Thu🎵Rhyming word game in the car
- Fri🧩Puzzle or maze time
- Weekend🌿Nature walk: count birds & leaves
What skills grow at each age?
- • Scribbling and big lines
- • Singing the alphabet
- • Counting to 5
- • Simple matching games
- • Tracing curves and shapes
- • First letter sounds
- • Counting to 10
- • Easy mazes and puzzles
- • Writing their name
- • Beginning sounds & rhymes
- • Numbers to 20
- • Spot-the-difference
- • Neat letter formation
- • Building simple words
- • More, less & same
- • Logic puzzles
Free printable worksheets
Aussie Animal Alphabet Colouring Sheet
Six Aussie animals to colour, with a dotted word to trace under each.
Trace the Letters A, B, C
Trace the capital and small letter, find and circle, then colour the animal.
Match the Capital to the Small Letter
Draw a line from each capital (A to I) to its mixed-up small partner.
K is for Koala page
Trace Kk, circle every K and k, then colour the koala and trace its name.
Letter Hunt Pack
First Letter Match and Missing Letters — two pages of letter detective fun.
Colour by Letter and My Name
A colour-by-letter lorikeet plus a name page to trace and write.
ABC Printable Pack
Matching, missing letters, first letter match and colour by letter.
Tricky Lowercase Letters
Extra practice for d, b, p, q, g and y — the letters kids mix up most.
My Alphabet Adventure Progress Chart
Colour a star each time your child learns a new letter.
My First Sounds Chart
Twelve first sounds with three example words each, on one page.
S, A, T, P, I, N Sound Sheets
Trace each of the first six sounds and say the example words.
Literacy Activity Calendar
Four weeks of tiny literacy moments to tick off.
First Sound Match
Draw a line from each Aussie animal to its first sound.
Phonics Workbook Checklist
A 10-point checklist for choosing a phonics workbook.
First 10 Sight Words
Flashcards and a trace-and-find page for ten sight words.
Maths Activity Calendar
A one-page A4 calendar with four weeks of tiny maths moments to tick off: counting, sorting, shapes and patterns. Five to ten minutes a day is plenty.
Number Tracing 1 to 20
Two A4 pages with dotted numbers from 1 to 20 to trace, with space to write each number on the line.
Count the Aussie Animals
An A4 page of animal groups (ants, dingoes, galahs, koalas, a platypus and yabbies) to count and write the number for.
Counting to 20 Chart
A one-page A4 chart showing the numbers 1 to 20 with ten-frame pictures. Stick it on the wall or fridge.
Match the Dots to Numbers
Two A4 pages: count the dots and match each group to its number, first for 1 to 5 and then for 6 to 10.
Numbers 1 to 20 Sample Pack
A printable A4 pack with missing numbers to fill in and before and after number puzzles.
Before Prep Maths Checklist
A one-page A4 checklist of 12 early maths skills to notice and play with before school.
Ten-Frame and Adding Pack
Two A4 pages: fill in ten-frames to show numbers, then add small groups of dots to make new numbers.
Fine Motor Challenge Chart
A one-page A4 chart with 30 fine motor ideas. Colour a star each time you try one.
Pencil Control: Lines, Zigzags and Waves
Two A4 pages of dotted lines to trace from a green dot to a star: straight lines, slants, zigzags, waves, bumps and steps.
Pencil Grip Guide
A one-page A4 guide with four steps to a comfortable grip: pinch, rest, tuck and wiggle.
Pre-Writing Strokes Chart
A one-page A4 chart with nine strokes to trace: down line, across line, circle, cross, slant right, slant left, square, triangle and X.
Line Tracing: Curves, Loops and Spirals
A one-page A4 worksheet with three rows of curves and loops to trace, and three spirals.
Shapes Tracing Worksheets
Two A4 pages with eight big shapes to trace: circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, diamond, star and heart.
Cutting and Maze Pack
Two A4 pages: a cutting practice page with six dotted lines (straight, zigzag, wave and bumps) and a maze to solve.
Trace the Aussie Animals
A one-page A4 worksheet with six Aussie animals (ant, dingo, galah, koala, platypus and yabby) and their names to trace.
Puzzle Types Checklist
A one-page A4 checklist of 12 puzzle types to try, from jigsaws and mazes to patterns and spot the difference.
Pattern Activities Pack
Two A4 pages: complete AB and ABB patterns, then ABC patterns, with spaces to make your own.
Shape Hunt Pack
A one-page A4 hunt: find something at home in each of eight shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, diamond, star and heart) and draw or write it.
Free Printable Mazes
Two A4 pages with three mazes: two easy starters on page one and a bigger challenge on page two.
Sorting Land, Sea or Sky
Two A4 pages: a sorting mat with Land, Water and Sky boxes, and six Aussie animal cards (ant, dingo, galah, koala, platypus and yabby) to cut out and sort.
Screen-Free Games Bingo
A one-page A4 bingo card with 25 screen-free games to play and tick off. Get five in a row for a prize.
Four Year Old Skills Checklist
A one-page A4 checklist of 10 skills many four-year-olds are working on. A gentle guide, not a test.
Gentle Start for Three Year Olds
A one-page A4 page with a big circle to scribble in, three big dotted lines to trace and a happy face to draw.
Ready for Foundation Pack
A one-page A4 pack with three challenges: write my name, count and match, and match the shapes with a line.
Kindergarten Sample Pack
Two A4 pages: trace the letters A, B and C in capital and lowercase, then trace the numbers 1, 2 and 3 and colour that many stars.
Preschool Worksheets Home Pack
Three A4 pages: trace the letters A to F, trace the numbers 1 to 6 and colour six shapes.
Play-Based Learning Ideas
A one-page A4 chart with 20 play-based learning ideas. Colour a star each time you try one.
Rainy Day Indoor Bingo
A one-page A4 bingo card with 25 indoor ideas to tick off. Five in a row wins.
Australian Animals Colouring Pages
Three A4 pages with two big animals to colour on each: ant and dingo, galah and koala, platypus and yabby.
Screen-Free Gift Guide
A one-page A4 checklist of 12 screen-free gift ideas for ages 3 to 6. Tick the ones you like.
Foundation Readiness Checklist
A one-page A4 checklist of 10 readiness skills to share with your child's teacher. A conversation starter, not a test.
Ready for 600+ activities?
Every skill above is covered across the five G'day Little Learners printable books.