World Diabetes Day Worksheets
Age Group: 3–6 years No. of Pages: 8 Format: Printable PDF
World Diabetes Day is observed on 14 November. For young children, the day works best as a chance to talk about healthy food choices rather than the illness itself. These printable worksheets cover healthy and not-so-healthy foods with circling, colouring, counting fruit, tracing, a path maze, a word search and a sorting activity.
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About This Worksheet
Preschoolers do not need to know about diabetes to learn that some foods are for every day and others are treats. The pages use pictures of fruit, vegetables, milk, water, burgers and fizzy drinks so your child can sort them and start to explain why. Keep the tone positive: no food is bad, but some foods are for sometimes.
The 8-page pack teaches healthy choices: children circle healthy foods, trace the word Healthy, colour healthy foods green and sugary foods red, count fruits, lead an apple to a healthy lunchbox, find healthy-habit words and sort foods into healthy and not healthy.
Activities in This Pack
- Healthy foods: circle the healthy foods and cross the others
- Trace the word Healthy
- Colour healthy foods green and sugary foods red
- Count the fruits and write the number
- Find the path: lead the apple to the healthy lunchbox
- Healthy eating habits word search (salad, milk, water, walk)
- Healthy or not? Cut and sort the foods
Skills Your Child Practises
- Sorting healthy and not-so-healthy foods
- Counting fruits and writing the number
- Tracing the word healthy
- Finding food and habit words in a word search
- Following a path and building fine motor control
How to Use This Worksheet
- Print the pages and start by talking about what is in your child’s lunchbox.
- Do the circle-the-healthy-foods and colouring pages first.
- Move on to counting the fruits and the find-the-path maze.
- Use the word search and the healthy or not sorting page on another day.
- Ask your child to choose one healthy food to try this week.
What’s Next?
Next in the November calendar is International Day for Tolerance (16 November). For more themed days, see our General Knowledge worksheets.
Where This Worksheet Fits
World Diabetes Day (14 November) is one of twelve November days in the IdeazSuper themed-day collection. Use the packs in date order to plan a full month of activities:
- World Kindness Day (13 November): kindness and kind words
- World Diabetes Day (14 November): this pack
- International Day for Tolerance (16 November): respect and friendship
- International Students’ Day (17 November): school and learning
- World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse (19 November): body safety and trusted adults
- International Men’s Day (19 November): dads and male helpers
- World Children’s Day (20 November): children’s rights and all about me
- World Hello Day (21 November): greetings around the world
- World Television Day (21 November): TV words, mazes and drawing
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (25 November): respect and kindness
- Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday of November): gratitude and autumn counting
- Super Friday (the Friday after Thanksgiving): days of the week and money
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Frequently Asked Questions
When is World Diabetes Day?
World Diabetes Day is observed on 14 November each year.
Is this suitable for preschoolers?
Yes. The worksheets focus on healthy eating and everyday habits, not medical detail. If someone in your family has diabetes, you can explain it in a few simple words and keep the conversation calm.
What activities are included?
The set includes circling healthy foods, colouring healthy and sugary foods, counting fruit, a find-the-path maze, a healthy eating word search and a healthy or not sorting page.
How can I build healthy habits at home?
Offer fruit, vegetables, milk and water often, keep sugary foods as occasional treats, and add a short daily walk or play outside.
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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.