Landforms Worksheet: Identify and Label the Pictures!
Writing the correct name for pictures of mountains, rivers, and other landforms from a word bank builds early science vocabulary and spelling practice for children ages 3-5, connecting a visual image to its written word.
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Month 11: Learning & Development | Ages 5-6Curriculum
How to use this worksheet
Look at the first picture and read the word bank options below it together. Sound out each option and decide which one matches the picture. Have your child write the correct name under the picture, then continue through the remaining landforms, discussing what makes each one unique.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Eraser
Extension activities
- •Draw your favorite landform and label it.
- •Create a diorama of different landforms using clay or craft materials.
- •Look at photos of real landforms from around the world together.
- •Take a nature walk and identify any hills, rivers, or other landforms nearby.
Tips for parents and teachers
Encourage your child to sound out the words as they write them, breaking longer words like 'mountain' into syllables. Discuss where each landform might be found in the real world to make the vocabulary feel concrete rather than abstract.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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