On land or on the water?: cut-and-sort worksheet for Preschool to Pre-K, page 1 preview

Cut-and-sort worksheet · Geography

On land or on the water? · Preschool to Pre-K

Cut out 8 cards and sort them into two groups: on land and on the water. Glue them down on the sorting mat.

Preschool to Pre-K · ages 3 to 5
Medium
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.

On land · On the water
duck · train · boat car · bus · shell whale · tree

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: Preschool to Pre-K, ages 3 to 5
Time: About 20 to 30 minutes
Subject: Geography
Level: Medium for Preschool to Pre-K
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 pitched at the expected level for Preschool to Pre-K, for practice after the skill has been taught. 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.