Match the Builder Tool
Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher
"Match the Builder Tool" is written for Preschool (Ages 3-5). Children who are new to this can work with a grown-up beside them, and the instructions are meant to be read aloud. Older children who need more practice with same and different can use it as a short review.
Pre-K matching worksheet: draw lines to match a hammer, saw, wrench, screwdriver and tape measure to their shadows. Answer key included. Part of our same and different sorting collection.
How do I use this worksheet?
Print the page and read the directions with your child: Look at each tool. Find its shadow. Draw a line from the tool to its shadow. When they finish, check the work together with the answer key.
What students will practice
- Students will match objects to their outlines.
- Students will notice shapes and details that are the same.
- Students will name five builder tools.
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FAQ
How do I use this same and different worksheet?
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Print the page and read the directions with your child: Look at each tool. Find its shadow. Draw a line from the tool to its shadow. When they finish, check the work together with the answer key.
What does this worksheet teach?
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Five builder tools in color (a hammer, a saw, a wrench, a screwdriver and a tape measure) and their gray shadows in mixed order. Children look closely at each outline and draw a line from each tool to its shadow. The directions on the page read: Look at each tool. Find its shadow. Draw a line from the tool to its shadow. An answer key is included.
Can I use this same and different worksheet for homeschool or classroom?
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Yes, both. We made it for Preschool sorting, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with same and different. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.
What does sorting by match the builder tool teach?
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Sorting by match the builder tool means grouping things that share that attribute. Sorting is the beginning of classifying, which underpins data work later.
Is sorting really math?
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Yes. Deciding what makes things alike, applying that rule consistently, and explaining it are the same moves used later with graphs, tables and categories. It is also where children first practice holding a rule in mind while working.
My child sorts by a different rule than the one intended. Is that wrong?
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Not if the rule is applied consistently and they can say what it is. Sorting by color when the page expects match the builder tool is still valid mathematical thinking. Ask them to explain, then ask whether they can find another way to sort the same set.
How many Preschool same and different worksheets are there?
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9 printable worksheets, all free to preview. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.
What age are same and different worksheets for?
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These are written for preschool children, roughly ages 3-5. Start with the first few pages, use the free preview to judge the fit, and come back to harder ones as your child gets steadier.
Does my child need to know how to write for these same and different worksheets?
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No. Most pages ask children to circle, trace, match, color, or cut and paste, and a few ask for a single number. A grown-up can read the instructions aloud, so children do not need to read yet.
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