Pagine540 free printables for 54 kindergarten-readiness skills — 10 for every skill — in language, reading, writing, maths, reasoning, motor and social skills. For Pre-K and Kindergarten, original and ad-free, plus 20,000+ free books to read together.
Tick Yes or Not yet for all 54 skills, then pick sheets for the “not yets”.
Print the checklist →Talking in sentences, following directions, rhymes and songs, feelings and retelling. Talk all day: name things, ask “what happened next?”, sing, and let your child finish your sentences.
Talks in sentences · 10 printables
Open →👂Follows one- and two-step directions · 10 printables
Open →🔗Uses sentences with two or more ideas · 10 printables
Open →🎶Recites rhymes and sings songs · 10 printables
Open →😊Expresses feelings · 10 printables
Open →🗨️Retells stories and experiences · 10 printables
Open →Books and pictures, left to right, signs, rhymes, sounds, letters and stories. Read together every day — point to the words, talk about the pictures and stop to guess what comes next.
Looks at books on their own · 10 printables
Open →🖼️“Reads” the pictures in books · 10 printables
Open →➡️Shows left-to-right movement when reading · 10 printables
Open →🛑Recognizes signs and words in the world around them · 10 printables
Open →🎵Recognizes rhymes · 10 printables
Open →🔊Blends sounds into words · 10 printables
Open →👀Recognizes some common words in print · 10 printables
Open →🔠Recognizes uppercase and lowercase letters · 10 printables
Open →🅰️Knows some letter sounds · 10 printables
Open →🧒Describes characters’ actions and feelings · 10 printables
Open →🪞Relates stories to their own life · 10 printables
Open →🔢Puts story events in order · 10 printables
Open →Drawing and scribbling, notes, writing their own name and picture messages. Leave paper and crayons within reach. Scribbles, letters and pictures all count as writing.
Tries to write, scribble or draw · 10 printables
Open →📝Asks you to write words or notes · 10 printables
Open →📛Writes their own name · 10 printables
Open →🖼️Uses pictures to communicate ideas · 10 printables
Open →More, less and same; size order; shapes; counting to 10; numbers; adding and taking away. Count stairs, snacks and steps. Ask “Which has more?” and “How many now?” in everyday moments.
Compares groups: more, less or the same · 10 printables
Open →📏Puts objects in order by size · 10 printables
Open →🐘Uses comparison words (big/small, tall/short, heavy/light) · 10 printables
Open →🫙Understands none, some, all, more than and less than · 10 printables
Open →🔺Identifies and draws a square, circle and triangle · 10 printables
Open →🔟Counts 4 to 10 objects · 10 printables
Open →🧮Knows the last number counted is the total · 10 printables
Open →🔍Recognizes numbers 1 to 10 · 10 printables
Open →🔣Knows numbers from letters and matches numbers to amounts · 10 printables
Open →➕Understands what happens when you add or take away · 10 printables
Open →Sorting, matching, position words, same and different, and new games. Sort laundry and toys, play simple games, and let your child try, fail and try another way.
Matches or groups things by size, shape or colour · 10 printables
Open →🎯Groups objects that are the same · 10 printables
Open →📦Understands in/out, under/over, on/off, in front of/behind · 10 printables
Open →🔍Understands same and different · 10 printables
Open →🎲Tries new games and solves problems by trial and error · 10 printables
Open →Scissors, puzzles, blocks, shoelaces, ball skills, riding and pencil grip. Cutting, building, threading, ball games and riding build the hands and bodies children use at school.
Cuts with scissors · 10 printables
Open →🧩Puts puzzles together · 10 printables
Open →🧱Builds with blocks · 10 printables
Open →👟Tries to tie shoes · 10 printables
Open →⚽Throws, catches, kicks and bounces a ball · 10 printables
Open →🚲Rides a tricycle · 10 printables
Open →✏️Holds crayons and pencils correctly · 10 printables
Open →Playing together, sharing, tidying, listening, kindness, manners and getting help. Play games that need turns, notice kind actions out loud, and practise “please”, “thank you” and “can I play?”.
Plays well with others · 10 printables
Open →🔄Takes turns and shares · 10 printables
Open →🧹Cleans up after playing · 10 printables
Open →👥Takes part in group activities · 10 printables
Open →🧑🏫Talks with familiar adults · 10 printables
Open →💗Is considerate of others' feelings · 10 printables
Open →🎒Respects others' belongings · 10 printables
Open →👂Listens when others are talking · 10 printables
Open →🆘Asks a grown-up for help with a conflict · 10 printables
Open →🙏Uses manners · 10 printables
Open →Reading together every day is one of the best ways to get ready. Read picture books and easy readers free in the Pagine e-reader, or track every book in the free Pagine app.
Most children starting kindergarten are working on skills in seven areas: language, early reading, early writing, maths, reasoning, motor skills and social skills. This page lists 54 of them, each with 10 free practice sheets. No child has all of them — “not yet” is normal.
Yes — all of them are free to print or save as a PDF with a free Pagine account, for home, preschool or the classroom.
Pre-K (ages 3–5) and Kindergarten (ages 5–6). Use them in the year before kindergarten, or early in the kindergarten year.
Yes — the free Kindergarten Readiness Checklist lists all 54 skills with Yes / Not yet boxes, so you can see what to practise next.
Yes — 20,000+ free children’s books and audiobooks in the Pagine e-reader and the free Pagine app, sorted by age and grade.