Free Worksheets for Kids:
Printable Gardening Worksheets for Every Age
★ SaveOur free worksheets for kids are printable gardening worksheets that teach children all about growing vegetables. You'll find coloring books, plant life cycle worksheets, scavenger hunts, crafts, and more, for preschool through grade 8.
All our free worksheets for kids print at home, for homeschool, or for the classroom. Use them for a garden theme unit, a spring science lesson, or a quiet-time activity for early finishers.
From My Garden
I loved almost everything about gardening as a child, and I always enjoyed worksheets, coloring, cutting things out, and learning by seeing and doing.
I have also enjoyed sharing gardening with my grandchildren, and helping them with reading and other schoolwork.
It is a great pleasure to create fun garden learning activities for parents and teachers to share with their children and students.
Charlotte
New: Seed Matching Game for Kids
Can your kids tell a bean seed from a corn seed? This free online game uses real seed photos and reads each vegetable name aloud, so even pre-readers can play.
Play the Seed Matching GameOn This Page
Find Worksheets by Age
Not sure where to start? Find your child's age below, then click any worksheet to jump right to it. Every green word is a link to the free worksheets for kids made for that age.
| Age | Try these first |
|---|---|
| Ages 3 to 5 Preschool | Little Ones coloring and activity books, preschool plant life cycle sheet, picture scavenger hunt, garden sticker sheet, lacing cards, seed matching game, Ben's garden story |
| Ages 6 to 8 Grades 1 to 2 | Growing Gardeners coloring and activity books, plant life cycle sheets, bean in a jar journal, paper dolls, bookmarks, Harvest Time coloring page |
| Ages 8 to 11 Grades 3 to 5 | Junior Gardeners coloring and activity books, plant life cycle science sheets, scarecrow paper doll, seed packet art, scavenger hunts for older kids |
| Ages 11 to 13 Grades 6 to 8 | Plant life cycle science sheets for older grades, Junior Gardeners activity book with crossword, garden math, and secret code |
Jump to: Plant life cycle, Coloring and activity books, Puzzles and activity pages, Science and stories, Scavenger hunt and stickers, Paper dolls, Bookmarks, Seed packets, Crafts.
Plant Life Cycle Worksheets for Kids
Teach how plants grow, from seed to fruit, with a worksheet for each age. Like all our free worksheets for kids, each sheet uses age-right words, pictures, and activities.
- Preschool (ages 3 to 5): Color the five stages, from seed to fruit and seeds, and put them in order.
- Grades 1-2 and 2-3: Read about each stage, then cut out the labels and glue them in order. The grades 2-3 sheet adds short questions and a draw-it activity.
- Grades 4-5 and 6-7: Plant science: germination, pollination, fertilization, and plant parts, with short-answer questions and "Think Like a Scientist" activities.
Pair any of these free worksheets for kids with a real plant. Kids can watch the life cycle happen with a bean in a jar or their own child's vegetable garden. See more sheets and charts on our plant life cycle worksheet page.
Free Coloring Books and Activity Books for Kids
Make a coloring book or an activity book with your child's name right on the cover. Pick a level, choose the pages, and print. There are three levels for ages 3 to 12, with ten pages each, drawn in the style of a 1950s storybook.
A few of the coloring pages: each scene is drawn in the style of a 1950s storybook, with clean black outlines and no gray shading.
Giant CarrotLittle Ones
Hen and ChicksLittle Ones
Picking Beans with GrandmaGrowing Gardeners
The GreenhouseJunior Gardeners
- Little Ones (ages 3 to 5): big, simple garden scenes to color, plus counting, matching, tracing, an easy maze, and a cut-and-glue seed-to-plant page.
- Growing Gardeners (ages 6 to 8): garden story scenes to color, plus a word search, a maze, count and add, parts of a bean plant, and the life cycle of a bean.
- Junior Gardeners (ages 9 to 12): fuller garden scenes to color, plus a crossword, garden math, parts of a flower, a raised bed plan, and a secret code.
One more page to color: Harvest Time is a single detailed page of two children in the garden with carrots and a harvest basket, framed by a vine border.
Garden Puzzles and Activity Pages
These free worksheets for kids come from our garden activity books. Counting, mazes, word searches, I Spy, a crossword, and plant science pages, in three levels for ages 3 to 12. Every time you click "Make new puzzles," the mazes, word searches, crosswords, and I Spy pages change, so you can print a fresh set for each child.
Count in the Garden
Garden I Spy
Seed to Plant
Garden Word Search
Garden Maze
Parts of a Bean Plant
Garden Crossword
Parts of Plants We EatGarden Science and Story Time
★ SaveTry our bean in a jar experiment. Kids watch the roots and shoots grow day by day, and record what they see in a free printable bean journal for grades K-2. See the bean in a jar experiment.
★ SaveRead Ben's Year in the Vegetable Garden. This free printable picture book for ages 4 to 7 follows one child through a whole growing season. Read it aloud before starting the preschool worksheets. Read or print Ben's story.
Garden Scavenger Hunt and Sticker Sheet
Take a picture scavenger hunt into the garden or backyard, and let children check off each thing they find. Older children can try the harder versions on our garden scavenger hunt printable page.
My Garden sticker and cut-and-paste activity
Little ones "plant" their own garden. They stick or glue a vegetable in each of the 12 round spots in the garden beds. Print it in color, or in black and white for kids to color first.
- On plain paper: Print a My Garden set. Page 1 is the garden, and page 2 has 30 round vegetables to cut out and glue.
- As stickers: Print page 1 of a My Garden set on plain paper. Then print a vegetable sticker sheet on 1.5-inch round sticker sheets, 30 per sheet (5 across and 6 down). The stickers are precut, so little fingers can peel them off easily.
- Printing tip: Print the sticker sheets at 100% or "Actual size," not "Fit to page," so the pictures line up with the round stickers.
For more, see our preschool cut-and-paste activities and cut-and-paste activities for older kids.
Garden Paper Dolls and Scarecrow Crafts
Charlotte and James dress up for a day in the garden and at the farmers market. Kids color, cut, and play, and practice fine motor skills along the way.
Meet the Friendly Scarecrow Paper Doll. Kids ages 5 to 10 can color, cut out, and dress their own scarecrow in four outfits, from the Garden Helper to the Harvest Time vest. It's a sweet rainy-day or quiet-time activity. For more scarecrow fun, see our paper plate scarecrow crafts and garden scarecrows.
Free Printable Garden Bookmarks for Kids
Bring a little garden to story time. Each sheet has five vintage-style bookmarks of children planting, watering, and harvesting, each with a garden saying.
Print on card stock, cut them out, punch a hole in the top, and add a ribbon. Use the black-and-white sheets for kids to color first. They make sweet little gifts for friends and grandparents.
Seed Packet Art for Coloring and Crafts
Use the color sheet for crafts and cards, or let kids color their own. Want real seed packets to fold and fill? Make your own with our free printable seed packets.
More Garden Crafts for Kids
Our newest printables are hands-on garden crafts. Each one prints in color or in black and white to color first, and each comes with a garden activity to try together.
Free Worksheets for Kids: Questions
- Are these worksheets really free?
- Yes. Every worksheet, coloring book, and craft on this page is free to print, with no signup.
- Can teachers print copies for a whole class?
- Yes. Print as many as you need for your own home, homeschool, or classroom.
- How do I print the worksheets?
- Click a picture or a Download button to open the PDF, then print it on regular letter-size paper. Print bookmarks and crafts on card stock if you have it.
- Which worksheets are best for preschoolers?
- Start with the Little Ones coloring book or activity book, the preschool plant life cycle sheet, the picture scavenger hunt, and the garden sticker sheet. Ben's garden story is a nice read-aloud to go with them.
- Do you add new worksheets?
- Yes, all through the year. New printables come first in my free Get the Dirt newsletter.
More Free Printables for Kids and Families
Planning your own garden? Our vegetable garden worksheets for grown-ups include a garden diary, a zone chart, and a planting guide.
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