6 Years Old (School Readiness)

At six, many children are in their last year before first grade, so these activities focus on school readiness. In math, children add by putting objects together and learn to count on from the larger number, practice left and right and words such as above, below, and between, and learn the parts of the day and how to read whole hours on a clock. In language, they connect sounds with printed letters, read their first simple words syllable by syllable, and trace and write letters on lined paper, where the direction of each stroke matters more than speed.

Each topic includes an online exercise of 10 questions with instant feedback, so your child sees right away what went well. A few minutes every day works better than one long session. For paper practice, use the letter and number tracing worksheets, the math worksheet generator with addition within 10, and medium mazes for ages 6–7.