International Day of Forests Worksheets for Kids | Nature Learning Printables
Age Group: 3–6 years No. of Pages: 9 Format: Printable PDF
The International Day of Forests is on 21 March. This 9-page printable pack for children aged 3–6 explores trees, forest animals and caring for nature, with matching, colouring, counting and a word search.
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About This Worksheet
Forests are home to animals, give us clean air and need our care. The pack introduces those ideas through owls, deer, bears and trees that children love.
Children match animals to their forest homes, colour trees, match forest objects to shadows, count in an I spy forest, count and colour, tick good actions and cross harmful ones, find the odd one out and search for words such as tree, owl, river and leaf.
Activities in This Pack
- Match the animal to its forest home
- Colour the trees
- Forest objects shadow matching
- I spy a forest: count and write
- Count and colour
- Save the forest: tick good actions, cross harmful ones
- Spot the odd one out
- Forest and nature word search
Skills Your Child Practises
- Nature awareness
- Caring for the environment
- Counting
- Shadow matching
- Visual discrimination
- Vocabulary
How to Use This Worksheet
- Go for a walk and look at different trees.
- Collect leaves to count and sort.
- Talk about not littering in parks and forests.
- Name each animal and its home.
- Plant a seed together.
What’s Next?
Next in the March calendar is World Water Day (22 March). For more themed days, see our General Knowledge worksheets.
Where This Worksheet Fits
International Day of Forests (21 March) is one of thirteen March days in the IdeazSuper themed-day collection. Use the packs in date order to plan a full month of activities:
- World Music Therapy Day (1 March): instruments, rhythm and how music makes us feel
- World Hearing Day (3 March): ears, listening and loud or soft sounds
- World Obesity Day (4 March): healthy food, water and active play
- International Women’s Day (8 March): respect, family words and jobs women do
- International Day of Mathematics (14 March): counting to 20, shapes and patterns
- World Consumer Rights Day (15 March): shops, good choices and counting groceries
- St. Patrick’s Day (17 March): shamrocks, counting and the colour green
- World Poetry Day (21 March): rhyming and early reading
- International Day of Forests (21 March): this pack
- World Water Day (22 March): saving water and bodies of water
- World Meteorological Day (23 March): weather, clothes and graphing
- Ramadan (the ninth month of the Islamic calendar): the crescent moon, Iftar and good deeds
- Eid-ul-Fitr (1 Shawwal, at the end of Ramadan): Eid cards, sharing and gratitude
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Frequently Asked Questions
When is the International Day of Forests?
It is observed on 21 March each year.
What do children learn?
Forest animals and homes, counting, and simple ways to care for nature.
How many pages are in the pack?
The International Day of Forests pack has 9 printable pages.
What do I need?
A printer, pencils and crayons. Some pages also need child-safe scissors and glue.
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Looking for more themed days? Browse all our General Knowledge worksheets for preschool and kindergarten, with printable packs for special days across the year.