World Red Cross Day Worksheets for Kids (Ages 3–5) – Kindness Activities
Age Group: 3–6 years No. of Pages: 11 Format: Printable PDF
World Red Cross Day is on 8 May. This 11-page printable pack introduces children aged 3–6 to helping people in need, with do-a-dot, tracing, colour by number, matching, counting and kind-action pages.
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About This Worksheet
The Red Cross helps people who are hurt, sick or affected by disasters. For preschoolers, the message is about caring for others and recognising helpers.
Children colour by number, find the red cross sign, trace words such as help, care and aid, match helpers to their work, dot the red cross, count in an I spy page, count and colour, finish a picture with a grid, tick kind actions and match objects to shadows.
Activities in This Pack
- Colour by number
- Find the red cross
- Trace the words: help, care, aid, nurse
- Match helpers to their work
- Do-a-dot: the red cross sign
- I spy: count and write
- Count and colour
- Finish the picture using the grid
- Kind words activity: tick the kind actions
- Find my shadow
Skills Your Child Practises
- Helping and kindness
- Counting
- Number recognition
- Tracing
- Matching
- Fine motor skills
How to Use This Worksheet
- Talk about how people help after an accident.
- Look at a first aid kit together.
- Practise asking a grown-up for help.
- Use dot markers or stickers for the do-a-dot page.
- Praise kind actions at home.
What’s Next?
Next in the May calendar is Mother’s Day (second Sunday of May). For more themed days, see our General Knowledge worksheets.
Where This Worksheet Fits
World Red Cross Day (8 May) is one of fourteen May days in the IdeazSuper themed-day collection. Use the packs in date order to plan a full month of activities:
- Labour Day (1 May): community helpers and their tools
- World Tuna Day (2 May): tuna, sea life and counting to ten
- World Laughter Day (first Sunday of May): smiles, silly faces and patterns
- Anti-Bullying Day (4 May): kindness and naming feelings
- World Red Cross Day (8 May): this pack
- Mother’s Day (second Sunday of May): love for mum and a handprint bouquet
- International Nurses Day (12 May): nurses, their tools and a thank-you card
- International Day of Light (16 May): light sources and shadows
- World Hypertension Day (17 May): heart-healthy habits
- International Museum Day (18 May): art, history and museum manners
- World Day for Cultural Diversity (21 May): flags, homes and cultures
- International Day for Biological Diversity (22 May): plants, animals and their homes
- World Turtle Day (23 May): turtles, counting and patterns
- World No Tobacco Day (31 May): clean air and healthy lungs
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Frequently Asked Questions
When is World Red Cross Day?
World Red Cross Day is on 8 May.
What does the pack teach?
Helping others, recognising helpers and the red cross symbol, with counting and tracing.
How many pages are in the pack?
The World Red Cross Day pack has 11 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.


