Extra Challenge Chess Worksheets for Ages 5-6 - Page 2
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Castling: Protecting the King Worksheet
Castle your king with the rook to get into a safer position! Write 0-0 for a two-square move, or 0-0-0 for a three-square move. Look at the worksheet with your child; on the first chessboard, the king has moved two squares and the rook is beside it. On the second, the rook has jumped over the king. Let your child use their castling knowledge to answer the questions in the easy pdf.
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Castling No–no's: Part 1 Worksheet
Help your child learn how to play chess by using this worksheet. Ask them to circle the king and rook that can castle in the picture. Explain that a king cannot castle if the king or rook has moved, or if there is any other piece between them. Knowing these rules will make playing a lot easier!
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Drawing by Squares Worksheet
Test your child's chess skills and ability to name squares with this worksheet. Have them draw a chess piece from the squares at the top of the chessboard in the picture. Guide them to draw lines between the given squares for the correct outline of a chess piece.
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En Passant: Writing it Down Worksheet
Properly documenting moves in chess is often overlooked. En passant captures require your child to note the starting and ending squares (e.g. d5xe6) with an "X" in between them. Ask your children to review the worksheet and ensure they've notated the captures correctly. (80 words)
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En Passant: Tricky Pawn Capture Worksheet
When a pawn moves two squares from its initial position and enters a square controlled by an enemy, the enemy can capture it as if it had moved one square. This move is called "en passant" (in passing). Ask your child which square the black pawn will land on after capturing the white pawn en passant using the provided chessboard.
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Direct Check: Puzzle 4 Worksheet
Assess your children or students' chess progress with this simple worksheet. They must play as black and draw a line to put the white king in check. Then, review the provided options and circle the correct notation. This will help you gauge their skills and understanding of strategic movements.
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Direct Check: Puzzle 3 Worksheet
Chess is a great way to help your child develop their strategic, mathematical, and thinking skills. Test their understanding with this simple worksheet: they must get the black king in checkmate with white pieces, then select the notation that shows the correct move. See just how much progress they've made!
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Direct Check: Puzzle 2 Worksheet
Test your kid's chess skills with this worksheet. Help them draw a line to put the black king in checkmate, then check the correct notation from the provided options. This will help them understand the correct notation of each move they make.
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Direct Check: Puzzle 1 Worksheet
Your child can test their chess knowledge with this worksheet. If they've been taking lessons or playing regularly, they'll enjoy connecting the dots to put the white king in checkmate, then checking the correct notation. Challenge their chess skills!
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One Move Checkmates: Puzzle 4 Worksheet
Want to challenge your logistician? This engaging PDF worksheet tests their critical thinking, strategy and visual-spatial skills. They must plot to overtake and checkmate the king and use the answer choices to check if they've strategized correctly. It's a fun way to build problem-solving skills needed for higher-level math.
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One Move Checkmates: Puzzle 3 Worksheet
Boost your child's critical thinking and strategy skills with this fun puzzle activity. They'll use their logical thinking to plot ways to checkmate the black king, and then check their answer with the given choices. A great way to improve their skills and have a blast doing it!
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One Move Checkmates: Puzzle 2 Worksheet
Fine-tuning logic and critical thinking skills can be tricky but this free PDF offers a fun way for little logisticians to practice visual-spatial relationships and strategizing to checkmate the black king. It also boosts directional and reading skills which makes it a great brain-building puzzle.
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One Move Checkmates: Puzzle 1 Worksheet
Checkmate your opponent with this age-appropriate PDF worksheet! It'll challenge your budding mathematician to use strategy, visual-spatial skills, logic and critical thinking. While solving, they'll also work on fine motor skills and tracking, which are essential reading skills. It's a great way to strengthen math and literacy skills.
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Extra Challenge Chess for ages 5-6 is an excellent tool for early brain development and offers numerous benefits for young children. At this fascinating stage of cognitive growth, young minds are highly receptive and malleable. Chess introduces them to important skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and strategic planning. Each move on the chessboard requires the child to focus, consider various outcomes, and make decisions—skills that are transferable to many areas of life.
Parents and teachers will appreciate how chess nurtures patience and persistence. The game encourages children to think ahead and understand the consequences of their actions. It promotes disciplined thinking, as developing strategies often means planning several steps in advance. Moreover, chess helps enhance memory and cognitive flexibility, which can improve performance in academic settings like math and language arts.
Engaging young children in chess also bolsters their social skills. Playing chess either with a peer or an adult provides opportunities for meaningful interaction, teaching kids about following rules, turn-taking, and good sportsmanship.
Chess also brings balance to the increasing barrage of screen time, offering a hands-on, interactive alternative that actively engages a child's mind in a positive manner. In short, Extra Challenge Chess for ages 5-6 is a profound investment in a child's intellectual and emotional development, offering lifelong benefits.
