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Nursery Maths Worksheets (Ages 3–4)
Nursery maths worksheets are practice sheets for children aged 3–4 in Nursery in India. Maths covers number sense, counting, the four basic operations, shapes, measurement and patterns, taught through objects before abstract symbols. The sheets on this page cover number sense and counting, addition and subtraction, shapes and measurement and patterns and comparison.
Nursery marks the first year an Indian child sits at a table with a pencil rather than only playing with one. Grip is still developing, so schools expect pre-writing strokes, colouring within a bold outline, matching identical pictures and counting small groups rather than any letter writing. Attention rarely holds past a few minutes at a stretch. Three-year-olds count to 10 aloud, touch-count up to five objects reliably, and start to recognise the numerals 1 to 10 as symbols for those amounts. A worksheet set should cover counting pictures and circling the matching numeral, sorting by one attribute, copying and continuing a two-colour pattern, naming circle, square and triangle, and comparing big and small or more and fewer. Tracing 1 to 5 in thick dotted lines is fine; writing numerals unaided is not expected.
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Caterpillar Counting Worksheet for Preschoolers
This worksheet helps children practice counting segments by using fingerpaint, pom poms, or clips.
Taste Bud Sorting Worksheet: Identify and Sort Foods by Taste!
This worksheet helps children learn about the different tastes (salty, sour, bitter, and sweet) and how to identify them in various foods.
Elephant Shapes: Fun Sorting Worksheet for Preschoolers!
This worksheet helps children identify and sort different shapes while following simple instructions.
Corn Seed Addition Worksheet for Preschoolers
This worksheet helps children practice basic addition skills by counting and combining corn seed images.
Addition House Worksheet for Preschoolers
This worksheet helps children practice simple addition using visual aids.
States of Matter Worksheet: Exploring Solids, Liquids, and Gases!
This worksheet helps children learn about the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. They will identify examples of each state.
Festive Math Fun: Counting and Addition Worksheet for Kids
This worksheet helps children practice counting and basic addition skills using festive Christmas images.
I Spy Christmas Worksheet: Count and Write!
This worksheet helps children practice counting skills and number recognition by identifying and counting Christmas-themed images.
Easter Egg Patterns Worksheet for Preschoolers
This worksheet helps children learn to identify and continue simple patterns using Easter egg designs.
Egg Pattern Worksheet: Create and Match Patterns!
This worksheet helps children practice pattern recognition and pre-writing skills by creating and matching patterns.
I Spy Spring Worksheet: Count and Write!
This worksheet helps children practice counting skills by identifying and counting different spring-themed objects.
Spooky Math Worksheet: Halloween Counting Fun!
This worksheet helps children practice counting and basic subtraction skills using fun Halloween-themed images.
Apple Sorting Worksheet: Color and Size Fun!
This worksheet helps children practice sorting objects by color and size, developing their observation and critical thinking skills.
Pumpkin Pattern Worksheet: Make the Correct Faces!
This worksheet helps children practice pattern recognition and following instructions by completing the faces on the pumpkins.
I Spy Halloween Worksheet: Count and Write!
Children will practice counting Halloween-themed objects and writing the corresponding numbers.
Festive Math: Count and Add Objects Worksheet
This worksheet helps children practice counting objects and adding them together to find the sum.
Festive Math: Counting Hands and Heads Worksheet
This worksheet helps children practice their counting skills by counting the number of hands and heads on different festive figures.
Navaratri Dance Count: A Fun Counting Worksheet for Kids!
This worksheet helps children practice their counting skills by counting the number of dancers in the images.
Camera Spy: Find the Patterns Worksheet for Preschoolers
This worksheet helps children identify and recognize repeating patterns in a visual format.
Smiley Face Patterns Worksheet for Preschoolers
This worksheet helps children recognize and continue simple patterns using smiley faces. It encourages observation and logical thinking.
Observe and Draw: Pattern Recognition Worksheet for Preschoolers
This worksheet helps children learn to identify and continue decreasing patterns, developing their observation and logical reasoning skills.
Odd One Out Worksheet: Spot the Differences!
This worksheet helps children develop visual discrimination and logical reasoning skills by identifying the object that is different in each row.
Big and Small Fish Counting Worksheet for Preschoolers
This worksheet helps children practice counting and differentiating between big and small objects.
Roll the Dice Addition Worksheet for Kids
This worksheet helps children practice basic addition skills by rolling dice and adding the numbers together.
What Nursery maths worksheets cover
Three-year-olds count to 10 aloud, touch-count up to five objects reliably, and start to recognise the numerals 1 to 10 as symbols for those amounts. A worksheet set should cover counting pictures and circling the matching numeral, sorting by one attribute, copying and continuing a two-colour pattern, naming circle, square and triangle, and comparing big and small or more and fewer. Tracing 1 to 5 in thick dotted lines is fine; writing numerals unaided is not expected.
- Count up to 10 pictures and circle the matching numeral
- Point to the numeral an adult names, from 1 to 10
- Continue a red-blue-red-blue pattern of shapes
- Sort pictures by size or colour into two groups
- Name a circle, square and triangle by sight
How to use these worksheets at home or in class
A single sheet a day, five to ten minutes, suits a three-year-old best. Sit alongside your child rather than opposite, demonstrate one stroke, then let them attempt it themselves, praising the try rather than the neatness of the line.
Start with the sheet that matches what your child can already do, then move one step up. Keep finished sheets in a folder: Nursery teachers often ask for evidence of practice, and children like seeing their own progress.
Is your child ready for Nursery maths work?
Readiness shows up as a proper crayon grip with fingers instead of a fist, purposeful scribbling, sitting through a short task and following one spoken instruction such as pointing to a colour. Without these, stick to sticker play and large colouring pages for now.
Frequently asked questions
Should a three-year-old be writing numbers?
Recognizing numerals is the target at three; writing them is not. Tracing 1 to 5 along thick dotted lines is reasonable if the child already holds a crayon with fingers rather than a fist, but the sheet is teaching the shape, not fluent writing. Time spent counting objects and matching a numeral to a quantity pays off more, and unaided numeral writing arrives naturally between four and five.
What should a Nursery child be able to do in maths?
Three-year-olds count to 10 aloud, touch-count up to five objects reliably, and start to recognise the numerals 1 to 10 as symbols for those amounts. A worksheet set should cover counting pictures and circling the matching numeral, sorting by one attribute, copying and continuing a two-colour pattern, naming circle, square and triangle, and comparing big and small or more and fewer. Tracing 1 to 5 in thick dotted lines is fine; writing numerals unaided is not expected. Readiness shows up as a proper crayon grip with fingers instead of a fist, purposeful scribbling, sitting through a short task and following one spoken instruction such as pointing to a colour. Without these, stick to sticker play and large colouring pages for now.
Do these worksheets follow the Nursery curriculum?
The sheets cover number sense and counting, addition and subtraction, shapes and measurement and patterns and comparison, which sit inside the NEP 2020 Foundational Stage (NCF-FS 2022) outcomes for Nursery. Preschool (US), Nursery (UK) use the same skills at this age, so the sheets also fit families following those programmes.
Are the Nursery maths worksheets free to download?
Yes. Every sheet on this page can be downloaded free as a watermarked PDF after creating an account, up to five downloads a day. The annual membership (₹1000) removes the watermark and the daily limit across the full library of more than 1,000 worksheets and all activity packs.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Written and reviewed by Hemsweta Jain (Teacher Cheena), who designs every RaisoActive worksheet.
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