Push or pull

Start with something students can look at or think about: a photo, a short video, a jar on the windowsill, or a question like "what do you already know about push and pull?" Then let them work through it with your modeling first (do the first item together on the board), then try the rest with a partner, keeping a word bank or anchor chart in view so the vocabulary stays available. When you review, ask students how they knew, and let them point to the part of the diagram or reading that told them. These push and pull worksheets work well as a lead in before an investigation, as a way to capture what students noticed afterward, or as review before an assessment.

These push and pull worksheets for Kindergarten give students a clear, visual way to work through one of the big ideas in forces and motion. Students label diagrams, sort and classify examples, read short explanations, and answer questions that ask them to say why, not just what. Each page keeps the science vocabulary front and center so students leave with the words they need to talk about push and pull accurately. Working through push and pull on paper gives Kindergarten students something concrete to hold onto before, during, or after the hands on part of a lesson.

Yes, both. We made it for Kindergarten forces and motion, 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 push and pull. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

Push and pull worksheets teach kindergartners that forces are pushes or pulls that cause objects to move, stop, or change direction. Children practice identifying push and pull actions in everyday situations, opening a door, pulling a wagon, throwing a ball, building foundational physics knowledge.

Push and pull is a core concept in kindergarten physical science and is typically taught early in the year because it connects directly to children's play and everyday experiences. It is one of the NGSS disciplinary core ideas for kindergarten.

Point out push and pull forces during everyday activities, opening the refrigerator (pull), pushing a shopping cart, pulling on a sock. Playground time is especially rich for exploring forces, and connecting these experiences to the worksheet vocabulary deepens understanding.

1 printable worksheet, all free to preview. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for Kindergarten students, roughly ages 3-6. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Each one shows the NGSS code it covers on its own page, so you can check the alignment yourself rather than taking our word for it.

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a Kindergarten classroom, a literacy centre, or a tutoring session.