Traffic Signals Cut and Paste Worksheet for Preschoolers
Children ages 3-5 learn to recognize red, yellow, and green traffic signals and connect each color to its meaning, an early road-safety skill that also reinforces color recognition and matching. Understanding what each signal means builds real-world safety awareness they'll use as pedestrians and passengers.
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Month 12: Learning & Development | Ages Up to 4
This is page 23 of the pack. Ages 2-4 · PreschoolAges 2-4 · NurseryAges 2-4
Curriculum
- Safety > Road Safety
How to use this worksheet
Cut out the picture pieces at the bottom of the page together, helping your child with the scissors if needed. Look at each traffic signal box on the page and talk about what that color means — stop, wait, or go. Have your child find the matching picture for each signal and glue it into the correct box above, discussing the meaning of each signal as they paste it in.
Materials needed
- Scissors
- Glue
- Pencil
Extension activities
- 1Go for a walk and point out real traffic signals, saying aloud what each color means as you see it.
- 2Draw your own traffic signs, like a stop sign or crosswalk sign, and explain what each one tells drivers and walkers to do.
- 3Set up a pretend road with toy cars and take turns being the traffic signal, calling out 'stop' or 'go.'
- 4Make a simple traffic light out of red, yellow, and green paper circles and practice road safety rules together.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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