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Preschool When I Was a Baby Worksheet

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When I Was a Baby

Preschool - Social Studies - Challenge Me

Worksheet 1

  1. Ada teaches the baby. Point to what comes much later.

    Read aloud: Ada wants to teach the new baby everything at once. Point to the thing the baby will not be able to use for years.

    A child follows four floor arrows toward a table set up for art.A child follows four floor arrows toward a table set up for art.

  2. Baby Leo or Leo now? Point to the one for Leo now.

    Read aloud: One of these things was Leo's when he was a baby. One of them is Leo's now. Point to the one that is Leo's now.

    A child puts one pear and one lidded drink into an open bag with straps.A child puts one pear and one lidded drink into an open bag with straps.

  3. What has to happen before the last picture?

    Read aloud: In the second picture she is walking under her open umbrella. Point to what has to happen before that.

    Two panels: a child pushes open a red cover on a stick, then walks along beneath it.Two panels: a child pushes open a red cover on a stick, then walks along beneath it.

  4. Two clues about the past. Point to the stronger one.

    Read aloud: You want to know what you looked like at one year old. One clue is a picture from that year and one is a guess. Point to the picture.

    A child sits under a tree with open pages on their lap while a turtle collects leaves.A child sits under a tree with open pages on their lap while a turtle collects leaves.

  5. Ada moved towns but kept this. Point to what she kept.

    Read aloud: Ada's family moved to a completely different town. Point to the thing about Ada that did not change at all.

    A small picture map with a path running between two buildings, and no words.A map showing , , .homehome

  6. Point to what a four-year-old still needs help with.

    Read aloud: A four-year-old can do a great many things alone, but one of these still needs a grown-up. Point to it.

    Two panels: a child checks the first arrow, then arrives where it leads.Two panels: a child checks the first arrow, then arrives where it leads.
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About this worksheet

Personal history starts with the shortest possible timeline: you, then, and you, now. A four-year-old knows they were once a baby and still half believes they could always walk and talk, so the useful comparison is a concrete one — a bottle against a cup, being carried against walking in. Several questions here use two-panel pictures where one thing happens and then the next thing happens, and the child says which came first by looking rather than by being told. That is the piece the old version of this page gave away: it printed first is on the left inside the question and then asked which side showed first. Children reach milestones at their own pace and by their own routes, and some people move or talk in ways that are different again, so nothing here implies a single schedule. Getting out a family photograph afterwards is the best possible follow-up. Ask what has changed, and ask what has stayed exactly the same.

What your child will learn

  • Tell a baby's things from the things you use now
  • Name something you can do now that you could not do then
  • Read a two-picture story in the order it happened
  • Point to something that can tell you about the past

Worked example

Read aloud: in this picture something happens and then something else happens. Point to what she used first. The child looks at the left-hand panel, sees the seed going into the soil, and points to the soil rather than the watering can. Nothing in the question says which side is first.

Common mistake

Answering from the more interesting panel rather than the first one. Cover the right-hand picture with your hand and ask again.

Helpful hint

Look at the left-hand picture first, and say what is happening in it.

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Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with when i was a baby?
Answering from the more interesting panel rather than the first one. Cover the right-hand picture with your hand and ask again.
How can I help my child with when i was a baby?
Look at the left-hand picture first, and say what is happening in it.
Are these preschool social studies worksheets free to print?
Yes. All 6 printable versions on this page are free to download and print, with no account needed.