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Preschool When I Was a Baby Worksheet

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When I Was a Baby

Preschool - Social Studies - Building Confidence

Worksheet 1

  1. Ada is four now. Point to what she drinks from.

    Read aloud: Ada is four years old now and she drinks all by herself. Point to what she uses.

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

  2. A baby cannot do this. Point to what Noah does.

    Read aloud: Noah looks after the plant all by himself, which no baby could do. Point to the thing he uses.

    A child tips a spouted container over a plant with fresh green leaves.A child tips a spouted container over a plant with fresh green leaves.

  3. Two pictures, one after the other. What came first?

    Read aloud: In this picture something happens, and then something else happens. Point to the thing she put in first.

    Two panels: a child drops fruit into a bag, then pulls the bag shut.Two panels: a child drops fruit into a bag, then pulls the bag shut.

  4. Grandma keeps old pictures in this. Point to it.

    Read aloud: Grandma keeps pictures of you as a tiny baby inside this. Point to it.

    A child sits under a tree with open pages on his lap while a rabbit nibbles clover.A child sits under a tree with open pages on his lap while a rabbit nibbles clover.

  5. Point to the one who still has to be carried.

    Read aloud: One of these can walk and talk and pack a bag. The other one still has to be carried everywhere. Point to that one.

    A bigger person leans in close beside a much smaller one who is lying down.A bigger person leans in close beside a much smaller one who is lying down.

  6. This did not change as Ada grew. Point to it.

    Read aloud: Ada has grown taller, learned to talk and learned to run, but one thing has stayed the same the whole time. Point to what shows it.

    A young reader grins over a wide open book.A young reader grins over a wide open book.
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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.