Identify the Country: Flag Matching Worksheet

How to use this worksheet

Start by looking at the first flag together and naming the country out loud, even if your child doesn't know it yet. Point to the letters that are already printed and ask your child to say each one, then sound out what letter might be missing based on the blank spaces. Have them write the missing letters neatly to complete the country's name, checking their work against the flag's colors and pattern. Repeat with each flag on the page, encouraging your child to notice patterns they start to recognize, like double letters or common endings.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Eraser

Extension activities

• 1Print or draw a simple world map and stick a small sticker on each country your child correctly identified.
• 2Play a flag guessing game where you describe a flag's colors and shapes and your child names the country.
• 3Look up the capital city of one country from the worksheet and add it to a 'travel wish list' drawing.
• 4Use letter tiles or magnetic letters to rebuild each country's name from scratch, without the flag as a clue.
• 5Watch a short video or look at photos of one featured country's landmarks and talk about what makes it unique.