Enhance your child's visual discrimination skills with our engaging worksheets designed for ages 5-9. These printable resources encourage young learners to develop their abilities to identify differences, similarities, and patterns in visual stimuli. Featuring colorful images and age-appropriate activities, our worksheets promote critical thinking and attention to detail. Perfect for parents and teachers looking to supplement learning at home or in the classroom, these exercises not only foster cognitive skills but also make learning fun. Join countless families and educators who have made these visual discrimination worksheets a favorite tool for helping children excel in their early educational journey!


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Lesson 5- Combine and Find New Shapes

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  • 5-9
  • Visual discrimination
Sort and Count to the Moon Worksheet
Sort and Count to the Moon Worksheet

Sort and Count to the Moon Worksheet

Little space explorers will love counting, sorting and strengthening number sense with this galactic worksheet! They'll use traceable lines to sort pictures of stars, planets and rockets into categories according to properties. After sorting, they'll count each item and fill in the boxes. Bold pictures make it fun and build critical thinking skills.
Sort and Count to the Moon Worksheet
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Find Lowercase Letters g h i Worksheet
Find Lowercase Letters g h i Worksheet

Find Lowercase Letters g h i Worksheet

Turn learning into a fun journey with your child! Use this free worksheet to find and circle the lowercase letters hidden amongst uppercase letters and numbers. Your child will understand what you're teaching them as they enjoy the search.
Find Lowercase Letters g h i Worksheet
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Geometric Shapes for Kids: Practice Drawing Hexahedrons And a Rhombus PDF
Geometric Shapes for Kids: Practice Drawing Hexahedrons And a Rhombus PDF

Practice Drawing Hexahedrons And a Rhombus Worksheet

Trace the Robot's face, draw hexahedron and rhombus shapes, then trace again. Our tracing shapes worksheets make it easy for kids to learn geometry. Get more materials from Kids Academy to practice all the shapes.
Practice Drawing Hexahedrons And a Rhombus Worksheet
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Adding up to 100 Without Regrouping: Page 49
Adding up to 100 Without Regrouping: Page 49
Adding up to 100 Without Regrouping: Page 49
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Find Uppercase Letters G, H, and I Worksheet Preview
Find Uppercase Letters G, H, and I Worksheet Preview

Find Uppercase Letters G, H, and I Worksheet

Find G, H, and I in uppercase with this downloadable worksheet! Numbers are included to challenge your kindergartener's letter recognition skills. Plus, practice G, H, and I sounds using the cute graphics. Perfect for learning letter case recognition!
Find Uppercase Letters G, H, and I Worksheet
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Twin Shapes Worksheet
Twin Shapes Worksheet

Twin Shapes Worksheet

Your students' goal in this worksheet is to find the twin shapes: drawing a line between two shapes made of the same parts. Likely, the first shapes encountered were circles, triangles, rectangles and squares - examples of which are seen frequently in everyday life. Encourage them to apply what they know and work out which is the twin shape!
Twin Shapes Worksheet
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Comparing Triangles Squares Worksheet
Comparing Triangles Squares Worksheet

Comparing Triangles Squares Worksheet

Squares and triangles are different in the number of sides they have. Challenge kids to compare them with this fun worksheet! Read the descriptions at the top, then use the left and right shapes to match up the middle ones. Go down the page, joining the middle shapes to the side using the dotted lines!
Comparing Triangles Squares Worksheet
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Sort the Same Group 2 Different Ways: Cars Worksheet
Sort the Same Group 2 Different Ways: Cars Worksheet

Sort the Same Group 2 Different Ways: Cars Worksheet

Look at the pictures with your child. Can they identify the objects? Ask them to sort the cars first by color and then size. Assist them to trace the dotted lines to sort the cars by color and size. This worksheet lets you easily assess your child's color and size organization skills.
Sort the Same Group 2 Different Ways: Cars Worksheet
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Adding up to 100 Without Regrouping: Page 25
Adding up to 100 Without Regrouping: Page 25
Adding up to 100 Without Regrouping: Page 25
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Preschool Matching Worksheets
Preschool Matching Worksheets

Animal Shadows Sorting Worksheet

This fun worksheet helps your child sharpen many skills. It features animals to match shapes and practice relative directions. Your child will sort animal features, practice spatial recognition, and recognize right/left. Plus, you can use it to start conversations about the animals. And try it also with fruits and veggies to boost sorting skills.
Animal Shadows Sorting Worksheet
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Congruent shapes worksheet
Congruent shapes worksheet

Congruent Shapes Worksheet

Help your child find the twin of the purple hexagon! This congruent shapes worksheet is great for increasing vocabulary while challenging mental rotation skills.
Congruent Shapes Worksheet
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Tall or Short and Heavy or Light? Worksheet
Tall or Short and Heavy or Light? Worksheet

Tall or Short and Heavy or Light? Worksheet

Young children can find basic measurement concepts tricky. This PDF introduces them to the appropriate vocabulary for describing heavy, light, tall and short items, by using familiar pictures. It helps them accurately select which items fit each category.
Tall or Short and Heavy or Light? Worksheet
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Adding up to 1000 with Regrouping: Page 69
Adding up to 1000 with Regrouping: Page 69
Adding up to 1000 with Regrouping: Page 69
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Find Lowercase Letters y z Worksheet
Find Lowercase Letters y z Worksheet

Find Lowercase Letters y z Worksheet

Help your kid learn the alphabet. Before they can move on to words and reading, they must first know the lower and uppercase letters. Show them how to find the letters y and z in this worksheet, which is filled with uppercase letters and numbers. Together, find and circle them.
Find Lowercase Letters y z Worksheet
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Letters X and Q Tracing Worksheet Preview
Letters X and Q Tracing Worksheet Preview

Letters X and Q Tracing Worksheet

Do you want your students to improve writing and letter recognition? This worksheet is a great place to start! Kids can trace the letters «X» and «Q» and identify pictures that match each letter. With a little encouragement, they'll do a great job!
Letters X and Q Tracing Worksheet
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Sorting Games for Kindergarten
Sorting Games for Kindergarten
Classifying Fruits and Veggies by Color Sorting Worksheet
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Name the Shapes Halves or Fourths? Worksheet
Name the Shapes Halves or Fourths? Worksheet

Name the Shapes Halves or Fourths? Worksheet

Before starting, ask your child if they understand what halves and fourths are. If they can answer correctly, move on with the worksheet. Help them circle the right option beside each shape, showing if it's split into halves or fourths.
Name the Shapes Halves or Fourths? Worksheet
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Find Uppercase Letters V, W, X Worksheet
Find Uppercase Letters V, W, X Worksheet

Find Uppercase Letters V, W, X Worksheet

Ask your kids if they can spot the uppercase letters V, W and X hidden in the lowercase letters and numbers, then have them circle them. After that, ask them to give you examples of words beginning with those letters. This worksheet will help them get started.
Find Uppercase Letters V, W, X Worksheet
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Math Matching Game: Monster’s Socks
Math Matching Game: Monster’s Socks

Math Matching Game: Monsterв's Socks Worksheet

Help the Monster put pairs of socks back together after a big storm! Kids draw lines to match the socks and develop cognitive and fine motor skills. Download and print the worksheet from Kids Academy. More preschool and kindergarten activities available.
Math Matching Game: Monsterв's Socks Worksheet
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Food Matching Worksheet
Food Matching Worksheet

Food Match Up Worksheet

This worksheet will help your preschooler develop early math and cognitive skills. It challenges them to pay attention to details, understand how smaller parts make a whole, and increase important matching skills. Use it to give them a hands-on learning experience in the kitchen, and watch them understand how ingredients come together to make something delicious!
Food Match Up Worksheet
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Adding up to 50 with Regrouping: Page 71
Adding up to 50 with Regrouping: Page 71
Adding up to 50 with Regrouping: Page 71
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What Matches the Picture? Worksheet
What Matches the Picture? Worksheet

What Matches the Picture? Worksheet

Emerging readers can use pictures of cute pets and phrase repetition to match sentences to pics, building skills while having fun! It's a great way to bolster vocab and confidence, motivating them to keep reading.
What Matches the Picture? Worksheet
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Find 0 Worksheet
Find 0 Worksheet

Find 0 Worksheet

Help make number learning easier with this worksheet! Ask your students to find and circle 0 on the number line, then count aloud from 0 to the last number. It might not be their favorite subject, but it's unavoidable - and with this worksheet, they'll be counting like pros!
Find 0 Worksheet
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What Shape Am I? Worksheet
What Shape Am I? Worksheet

What Shape Am I? Worksheet

Help your child read each sentence in this colorful worksheet. Have them identify the shapes described and check the boxes. To prepare, ask simple questions like "How many sides does a triangle have?" and "Which shape has 4 equal sides?" Your child will become more skilled at shapes by the end of this activity.
What Shape Am I? Worksheet
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Visual discrimination, the ability to notice subtle differences and similarities in shapes, patterns, and objects, is a critical skill for children aged 5-9. Parents and teachers should care about this developmental milestone because it lays the foundation for essential academic skills, particularly in reading and math. For instance, recognizing the differences between letters like “b” and “d” or understanding shapes in geometry relies heavily on visual discrimination.

Moreover, strong visual discrimination skills support problem-solving abilities and enhance cognitive development. Children who can effectively distinguish between similar items tend to exhibit better attention to detail, helping them complete tasks accurately. This skill also fosters creativity, as it enables children to notice patterns and make connections in their environment.

Socially, enhanced visual skills can improve a child's ability to navigate peer interactions and comprehend social cues, which are often communicated through visual means. Encouraging activities that promote visual discrimination—such as matching games, puzzles, and art projects—can significantly contribute to a child’s overall development. Thus, prioritizing visual discrimination helps equip children with the necessary tools for academic success and well-rounded growth in their formative years.