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PSPKK123 May 8, 2013  •  60 Comments

Transportation math & literacy worksheets

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So … what do you think about worksheets?  As a teacher, I wasn’t a big fan, and at home I try to do a lot of hands-on activities with my kids.   But occasionally they ask for them.  Last week, my Four was disappointed that all the activity books we’ve been given are out of pages at his level.  He asked for more.  So since I had just bought this transportation clip art from Pink Pueblo, I created a set of transportation worksheets for preschool.

free transportation worksheets for preschool - the measured mom027

So, what’s the lowdown on worksheets, anyway?  As a former teacher and now a mom with four kiddos, here’s my opinion:

1) A steady diet of worksheets is bad.  Worksheets don’t really teach.  They assess.  If we’re just giving our kids worksheets, we’re checking to see if they know things we haven’t really taught them.

2) Young kids learn best through exploring and experiencing.   Worksheets don’t allow much of either.

3) The best way to teach kids to read?  Read to them.  The best way to teach kids math?  Let them sort, count, and manipulate real objects.

          And yet… I think it’s a mistake to outlaw worksheets entirely.

4) Worksheets can reinforce skills kids have already learned — identifying letters and beginning sounds, practicing rhyming skills, matching, completing patterns… you get the idea.

5) Worksheets can give helpful fine motor practice as well as give kids the chance to follow directions and follow through on a structured learning activity.

6) Some kids like worksheets.  If it’s what they enjoy, and you’re not skimping on authentic learning experiences, it’s not going to hurt them!

transportation worksheets

In the literacy pack you’ll find

  • 4 beginning sounds worksheets
  • 1 ending sounds worksheet
  • 1 picture / word matching worksheet
  • 1 rhyming worksheet

The worksheets are for different ability levels — ranging from about age 4-6, although your 3-year-old might be ready for some of them.

child stamping transportation worksheets

My kids liked using these dot markers to complete some of the pages.

Print in grayscale if you’d like – color isn’t necessary.

transportation worksheets

In the math pack you’ll find

  • 1 worksheet of counting 1-5 objects
  • 1 worksheet counting 1-10 objects
  • 3 “which picture doesn’t belong?” worksheets (3 levels)
  • 1 “find the biggest” worksheet
  • 1 “find the smallest” worksheet
  • 2 “complete the pattern” worksheets (2 levels)
  • 2 addition worksheets (2 levels)
  • 2 subtraction worksheets (2 levels)

Again, you’ll find that the worksheets are appropriate for different ability levels – from kids in about the age 4-6 range.

child placing magnets on transportation worksheets

If you’d like to be able to use some of the worksheets again, you can have your child use magnets to cover the correct answer.

 

Again, print in grayscale if you’d like – color isn’t necessary.

I hope your preschooler or kindergartner enjoys these transportation worksheets!

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60 Comments

  1. Niki

    May 8, 2013 at 5:31 am

    Thanks again for sharing.

    Reply to this comment
    • annageig

      May 8, 2013 at 6:27 am

      You’re welcome, Niki – as always, thanks for stopping by!

      Reply to this comment
  2. Angela @ Teaching Mama

    May 8, 2013 at 7:35 am

    Wow, Anna! You are so generous!! These looks awesome–thank you! Off to pin!

    Reply to this comment
    • annageig

      May 8, 2013 at 8:27 am

      Hope you can use them, Angela! They were fun to make. 🙂

      Reply to this comment
  3. Teacher@Home

    May 8, 2013 at 8:32 am

    This looks fantastic. You produce some awesome resources. Thank you.

    Reply to this comment
    • annageig

      May 8, 2013 at 8:36 am

      Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you can use them.

      Reply to this comment
  4. Katie @ Gift of Curiosity

    May 9, 2013 at 10:53 am

    I love your discussion of the pros and cons of worksheets, and I wholeheartedly agree. I, too, create printable worksheets for kids, but I would in no way advocate that printable worksheets be the main focus of learning.

    Reply to this comment
    • annageig

      May 9, 2013 at 11:01 am

      I appreciate your comment, Katie!

      Reply to this comment
  5. Debbie @ http://kidsbibledebjackson.blogspot.com/

    May 10, 2013 at 6:44 am

    Great pack! Thanks for sharing at TGIF! Pinned it!

    Reply to this comment
    • annageig

      May 10, 2013 at 7:20 am

      Thanks for the pin, Debbie!

      Reply to this comment
  6. Kirstylee

    May 10, 2013 at 9:51 am

    These pages are amazing. My kids love all things car and truck so I am sure they would love learning from a pack like this. I love that you use dot markers and those magnets for the different pages. Sometimes my kids do get sick of dot markers and it is nice to have an alternative.

    Reply to this comment
    • annageig

      May 10, 2013 at 9:52 am

      Thanks so much, Kirstylee! I hope your kids enjoy them.

      Reply to this comment
  7. Jana @ HowToRunAHomeDaycare

    May 10, 2013 at 1:06 pm

    These worksheets will be just the thing for my four year old son. Thanks for the magnet idea so we can re-use them!

    Reply to this comment
    • annageig

      May 10, 2013 at 1:47 pm

      You’re welcome, Jana! Thanks so much for stopping by.

      Reply to this comment
  8. meghan

    May 12, 2013 at 10:10 pm

    Wow- thank you so much! I totally agree, worksheets have a time and place.

    My daughter will love the beginning letter sound sheets! And, why have I not thought to use our dot paints for worksheets?! How FUN!

    Thank you so much for sharing. =)

    Reply to this comment
    • annageig

      May 16, 2013 at 7:24 pm

      I’m so glad you stopped by, Meghan! I hope you can use them.

      Reply to this comment
  9. Betty @ Home Educator Mom

    May 14, 2013 at 11:41 pm

    I love all your worksheet and all other resources. Thank you for linking up with me at Home Educator Mom.

    Reply to this comment
    • annageig

      May 16, 2013 at 7:24 pm

      You’re welcome, Becky! Thanks so much for stopping by and hosting a link up!

      Reply to this comment
  10. Renae

    May 15, 2013 at 6:44 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing the printable set. They will definitely be used in this house!

    Reply to this comment
    • annageig

      May 16, 2013 at 7:25 pm

      So glad to hear it, Renae! I visited your site — what dedicated parents you and your husband are! Blessings to you!

      Reply to this comment
  11. Beth

    May 17, 2013 at 5:38 am

    What a fun pack! I featured this at TGIF today – http://www.123homeschool4me.com/2013/05/tgif-linky-party-76.html! Thanks for linking up and sharing your creativity with all of us!

    Feel free to grab an I was featured button if you like and I hope to see you linked up again today!

    Have a great weekend,
    Beth =)

    Reply to this comment
    • annageig

      May 20, 2013 at 4:43 pm

      Thank you so much for the feature, Beth! I love your linky party.

      Reply to this comment
  12. Carrie

    May 17, 2013 at 4:21 pm

    Great thoughts on worksheets! Your pack looks wonderful. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!

    Reply to this comment
    • annageig

      May 20, 2013 at 4:43 pm

      Thanks so much for visiting, Carrie!

      Reply to this comment
  13. annageig

    May 20, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    Thanks so much for the pin, Rebecca!

    Reply to this comment
  14. Carrie

    June 6, 2013 at 12:34 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing these! These are some specific skills that I’ve been wanting to work on with my two sons. 🙂

    Reply to this comment
    • annageig

      June 6, 2013 at 4:35 pm

      So glad you can use them, Carrie!

      Reply to this comment
  15. Sheri

    June 12, 2013 at 9:16 pm

    My kids and I love all of your transportation printables. Thank you so much for these. They are fantastic. Please keep creating more!!!! Also, do you have any transportation handwriting or tracing worksheets? Thanks again.

    Reply to this comment
    • annageig

      June 17, 2013 at 6:25 am

      Hello, Sheri! I’m afraid I do NOT have transportation handwriting or tracing worksheets. I love making printables, although worksheets are not something I make a lot of. Some great sites with worksheets by theme are 1+1+1=1, 123homeschool4me, and 3dinosaurs. You might be able to find what you’re looking for there – or they could point you in the right direction!

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      • Sheri

        June 17, 2013 at 8:21 pm

        Thanks for the reply. I will check those out. I always love finding new resources! I appreciate it!

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  16. Sally de Wijn

    June 19, 2013 at 10:22 pm

    Hello,

    I am trying to download the Transportation Literacy Worksheet Pack, as well as the Printable pattern cards, I am wondering if you can please email these to me. As well as anything else you may think it helpful,

    I am an Occupational Therapist and work with children aged 3 – 8, I love your worksheets and am so glad I found them!!

    thanks

    Reply to this comment
  17. Mo

    September 3, 2013 at 11:26 am

    Thank you so much for your perspective on worksheets. I have a bunch of printable packets and workbooks and was coming to download yours. I have just started K with my oldest son. I haven’t managed to print off many of the sheets I have saved or to get him to do the worksheet books we have. My son hates worksheets so I haven’t been motivated to make him and was feeling very guilty about it! I love looking at them as useful tools for evaluation and not stressing about making him do them regularly for learning Thank you for taking one more “should” off my mom/teacher list! 🙂 (I’m still going to download these, just in case ;))

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      September 8, 2013 at 12:53 am

      Yes, I definitely don’t recommend worksheets for kids who don’t like them 🙂 I think it’s valuable to do paper and pencil work at times, but stacks of worksheets don’t have to be the way to accomplish that 🙂 Have a great year teaching kindergarten – I hope you find lots of resources here!

      Reply to this comment
  18. Yesenia

    November 7, 2013 at 10:21 pm

    These are really nice. I am especially grateful they are black and white friendly!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      November 23, 2013 at 1:45 pm

      Thanks for commenting, Yesenia! In the future when I make worksheet packs I think I’ll offer them in both color and black and white to make it even simpler. That printer ink gets swallowed up way too quickly!

      Reply to this comment
  19. Mia

    November 13, 2013 at 8:23 am

    Thank you so much! Very beautiful job.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      November 23, 2013 at 1:45 pm

      You’re very welcome, Mia!

      Reply to this comment
  20. Jessica

    February 9, 2014 at 3:18 pm

    I teach preschool and use worksheets like this in plastic pockets so they can be reused. You are so right in that it teacher fine motor skills. Thanks for the cute stuff!!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      February 10, 2014 at 8:07 pm

      That’s a great idea, Jessica! So glad you can use them!

      Reply to this comment
  21. mariano

    January 26, 2015 at 8:05 am

    Thank you very much for sharing this cute and useful activities.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      January 26, 2015 at 8:42 am

      You’re very welcome!

      Reply to this comment
  22. Teacher

    April 26, 2015 at 9:38 am

    Hi, would like to know how can i print these worksheets?

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      April 29, 2015 at 2:50 pm

      Click on the word HERE where it says, Get the math pack HERE.

      Reply to this comment
  23. kim

    October 21, 2016 at 1:19 pm

    Do you have information to turn me to that shows the different stages of development and what order the learning needs to occur so I can go after gaps? For example in order to learn a certain skill the child first must be able to X. My son is autistic and I see all these gaps. I have complete touch math program that might help. But I like to use real objects too. My son is awakening and see he is autistic and behind. He is on a b line to learn at 18. Better late than never at least he is aware and wants it now.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      October 24, 2016 at 8:46 am

      Hello, Kim! That would be a great resource, but unfortunately I don’t have something like that. Have you seen the blog called The Autism Helper? It might be worth sending her a message to see if she can point you in the right direction.

      Reply to this comment
  24. NOVIE

    April 27, 2017 at 11:25 pm

    THANKS FOR SHARING. GREAT WORKSHEETS..

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      May 2, 2017 at 5:15 pm

      You’re welcome, Novie!

      Reply to this comment

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