Land or water: stretch: cut-and-sort worksheet for Kindergarten to Grade 3, page 1 preview

Cut-and-sort worksheet · Geography

Land or water: stretch · Kindergarten to Grade 3

Cut out 10 cards and sort them into two groups: land and water. Glue them down on the sorting mat.

Kindergarten to Grade 3 · ages 5 to 9
Hard
20 to 30 minutes
2 pages
Free

The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.

The groups and the cards

Directions: Cut out the cards on page 2. Sort them into the two groups and glue them down. Cut along the dashed lines.

Land · Water
mountain · plain · lake ocean · river · stream desert · hill · bay island

What your child practices

Your child practices the geography skill “Landforms and bodies of water”: identify landforms and bodies of water (mountain, valley, plateau, peninsula, delta, bay and more) and find real examples.

Grades and ages: Kindergarten to Grade 3, ages 5 to 9
Time: About 20 to 30 minutes
Subject: Geography
Level: Hard for Kindergarten to Grade 3
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 2 pages, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Cut the pieces out first; with younger children, that is a grown-up job. Sort the pieces into groups before gluing them down. It is one of the harder sheets for Kindergarten to Grade 3, best once the basics of the skill are secure. Its 2 pages split well across two sittings.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Ask why each card belongs in its group before it is glued down.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.