Describing pictures worksheets
Aligned with Common Core SL.K.4
Printable kindergarten describing worksheets: a describe-it chart, circle the clues, guess-what-I-am riddles, describe-it cards, and draw and tell.
The worksheets
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Describe It Chart
Six clue questions for describing anything: what it is, its color, shape, size, group and what you do with it.
Circle the Clues
Big pictures with three clue rows: circle the color, big or little, and the group.
Guess What I Am
Picture riddles like "I am yellow. I am big. You can ride in me." Circle the answer. On More, the wrong answers match two of the clues.
Describe It Cards
Eight cut-out picture cards, each with four clue prompts: color, size, group and how you use it.
Draw and Tell
A big box to draw something, like a favorite toy, and four questions to answer about it. A grown-up writes down the child's words.
Print the whole packet
One copy of every sheet above, in order. Tap + for more copies (up to 10).
For the parent or teacher
What it is
Describing means telling about something with more than its name: what color it is, its shape and size, what group it belongs to and what you do with it. Kindergartners who can describe things are easier to understand, and it builds the words they need for talking and, later, for writing.
What comes next
WH questions who, what and where.
How to teach it
- Start with one clue at a time. "What color is it?" then "Is it big or little?"
- Model it. Describe something yourself, then ask your child to describe the same thing.
- Play I Spy with clues. "I spy something red and round that you can eat."
- Ask for one more thing. When your child says "It's a dog," ask "What else can you tell me?"
Common mistakes
- Only saying the name. Use the clue cards as a reminder of what else to say.
- Saying what they think of it instead of what it is like, like "I like it." That's OK, then ask for a clue.
- Guessing a riddle after the first clue. Wait until all the clues are read.