Children’s Day Worksheets for Kindergarten to Class 2 (Free Vocabulary, Word Search & Reading Passage)

On 14 November, classrooms across India celebrate Children’s Day, or Bal Diwas, the birthday of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. For a teacher with a class of thirty five-year-olds, or a parent who wants a calm morning of activities at home, good Children’s Day worksheets make the day easier. Children get something to colour, read and talk about, and they take home a page they are proud of.

This guide gives you plenty you can use for free, right now: a Children’s Day vocabulary table, a word list for making your own word search, a short reading passage with comprehension questions and answers, English class activity ideas and colouring page ideas for preschoolers. At the end you will find our print-ready pack if you would rather not draw and type everything yourself.

What makes a good Children’s Day worksheet?

A Children’s Day activity should feel like a celebration, not a test. The day is about children: their play, their friendships and their dreams. So the best worksheets do three things:

• They are short. Around five minutes a page for little ones. Two or three pages in a sitting is plenty for kindergarten.
• They are about the child. Pages like “All About Me”, “My Dreams” and “My Favourite Games” let every child feel seen.
• They mix skills. A colouring page, a counting page and a tracing page together give hands, eyes and minds a gentle workout.

Keep the facts simple. Children’s Day in India is on 14 November because it is the birthday of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister, who was born in 1889. He loved children, and children called him Chacha Nehru. He often wore a rose on his coat, which is why roses appear on so many Children’s Day pages.

Children’s Day worksheets for kindergarten

For Nursery, LKG and UKG, choose pages that build pencil control and colour recognition, with very little reading. Here is a simple plan you can follow with paper you already have.

Tip for teachers: give the youngest children fat crayons and only one worksheet at a time. Put finished pages up on a “Happy Children’s Day” wall so children can show their parents at pick-up time.

If your little one is just starting with worksheets, our guide to worksheets for 3-year-olds explains how much to expect at this age.

Children’s Day vocabulary: 14 words with simple meanings

Use this table for a vocabulary lesson, a matching worksheet or a spelling list. Read each word aloud, say the meaning, then ask a child to use it in a sentence. For UKG, pick five words. For Class 1 and 2, use them all.

Three quick vocabulary activities

• Match it. Write six words on the left of a page and six simple pictures on the right (kite, rose, balloon, gift, smile, friend). Children draw lines to match.
• Fill the gap. Write sentences with a missing word: “I fly a ____.” “I ____ my toys.” Put the word bank at the top.
• Say it, show it. Call out a word; children act it out. “Smile!” “Fly a kite!” “Share!” Great for a noisy, happy start to the lesson.

Children’s Day word search: make your own in 10 minutes

A Children’s Day word search is one of the easiest worksheets to make by hand. Use this word list, which uses short, familiar words suitable for Class 1 and 2:

Word list: KITE, ROSE, PLAY, FUN, GIFT, CAKE, SMILE, FRIEND, DREAM, GAMES, HAPPY, NEHRU

How to make it:

1. Draw a grid of 10 by 10 squares on A4 paper using a ruler. For UKG, use an 8 by 8 grid and only 6 words.
2. Write the words in capital letters, one letter per square. Start with the longest words (FRIEND, DREAM, HAPPY, SMILE).
3. For Class 1, write words only left to right and top to bottom. For Class 2, you can add one or two diagonal words.
4. Fill the empty squares with random letters. Avoid accidentally spelling rude or confusing words.
5. Write the word list below the grid with a small box next to each word so children can tick it off.
6. Make one answer copy with the words circled in pencil, so you can check quickly.

For younger children, add a tiny picture next to each word in the list. This turns the word search into a reading exercise too, because children match the picture to the written word before hunting for it.

Children’s Day reading comprehension (free passage + answers)

Here is a short, original reading passage written in simple English for Class 1 and Class 2. Teachers often search for a Children’s Day reading comprehension PDF; you can copy this passage into a document, print it on A4 and add the questions below. It is about 120 words.

Passage: Riya’s Children’s Day

Today is 14 November. It is Children’s Day. Riya wakes up early. She is very happy. At school, the classroom is full of balloons. The teachers sing a song for the children. Riya’s teacher tells a story about Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. He was the first Prime Minister of India. He loved children very much. Children called him Chacha Nehru. He liked to wear a red rose on his coat. After the story, the children play games. Riya plays kho-kho with her friends. Then everyone draws a picture of their dream. Riya draws herself as a pilot in the sky. At home, she tells her mother about her day. “It was the best day,” says Riya with a big smile.

Questions

1. When is Children’s Day?
2. Who sings a song for the children?
3. What did Pandit Nehru like to wear on his coat?
4. Which game does Riya play with her friends?
5. What does Riya want to be when she grows up?

Answers

1. Children’s Day is on 14 November.
2. The teachers sing a song for the children.
3. He liked to wear a red rose on his coat.
4. Riya plays kho-kho with her friends.
5. Riya wants to be a pilot.

Extension for Class 2: ask children to find three naming words (nouns) in the passage, such as balloons, story and rose, and to write two sentences about their own dream. For more practice in writing a few lines about a picture, see our guide to picture composition for Class 1.

Children’s Day activities for the English class

If you teach English to Class 1 or 2, Children’s Day is a lovely chance to practise speaking and writing in a relaxed way. These ideas need nothing more than paper and pencils.

1. My Dream sentence starters

Write “When I grow up, I want to be a ____ because ____.” on the board. Children fill it in and draw a picture. Give a word bank: doctor, teacher, pilot, farmer, singer, scientist, cricketer, artist.

2. Compliment circle

Children sit in a circle. Each child says one kind sentence to the child on their right: “You are a good friend.” “You draw nicely.” This practises full sentences and makes the whole class feel warm.

3. Acrostic poem

Write CHILD or SMILE down the side of the page. Children write one word or a short phrase for each letter. For example, S for sunny, M for mango, I for ice cream, L for laughing, E for everyone.

4. Favourite game show-and-tell

Each child names their favourite game and says two lines about it: “My favourite game is stapu. I play it with my sister.” Older children can write the lines too.

5. Thank-you card

Children make a simple folded card for a friend, a parent or a helper at school, and write “Thank you for ____.” Good for handwriting and for kindness.

6. Rhyme time

Give one Children’s Day word and ask for rhymes: kite (bite, white, night), play (day, say, may), fun (sun, run, bun). This links nicely with phonics work and our CVC words list for early readers.

Free printable Children’s Day colouring ideas for kids

Colouring is the heart of most preschool Children’s Day activities. If you are drawing your own colouring pages, or looking for preschool colouring pages to print as a PDF, these themes work beautifully for little ones:

• Friends playing together on a swing, a slide or in a park.
• Flying kites with long tails on a sunny day.
• A rose and a rosebud, a simple way to talk about Chacha Nehru.
• Balloons and a party with a cake and streamers.
• Children’s games like a hopscotch grid, a cricket bat and ball, or a spinning top.
• “Happy Children’s Day” in bubble letters for children to colour and decorate.
• A self-portrait frame where the child draws their own face inside a star.

When drawing your own pages, use thick, dark outlines and big spaces. Nursery children cannot colour small details yet, and that is perfectly fine. One large kite on a page is better than five tiny ones.

Colouring is also a good moment to chat. Ask: “Who is your best friend?” “What games do you like?” “What makes you smile?” These little conversations are a big part of what Children’s Day is about.

Print-ready option: Children’s Day Activity Pack PDF

If you would rather not draw grids and type passages, our Children’s Day Activity Pack PDF (₹49, 23 A4 pages, ages 4 to 8) is ready to print. Each page is marked Easy or Medium and takes about five minutes. It includes:

• A parent and teacher page with simple facts about Children’s Day and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, classroom ideas and a one-day plan.
• All About Me and My Dreams draw-and-write pages with a word bank.
• 4 colouring pages: friends playing, flying kites, a rose and rosebud, and balloons and a party.
• Tracing pages for kite, play, smile, friend, dream and “Happy Children’s Day” on four-line guides.
• A favourite games tick-list with 12 games, including cricket, kho-kho, stapu, carrom and kanche.
• A friendship web with a class yarn-web game, 8 compliment cards and a kind friend checklist.
• Counting balloons 1–10, adding balloons (sums to 10), a maze, spot the difference and a 10-word word search.
• A fold-and-colour card, answer keys, a “Superstar Child” certificate and a blank class certificate for teachers.

You can print as many copies as you need for your own child or your own class.

Get the Children’s Day Activity Pack – ₹49

For extra colouring, the Incredible India Colouring & Mazes Fun Pack (₹79, 37 pages, ages 3 to 7) has 14 Indian-themed colouring pages, 3 colour-by-number pages, 10 mazes, trace-the-path pages and dot-to-dots. It is a good pick for children who finish the Children’s Day pages quickly and want more.

See the Incredible India Colouring & Mazes Pack – ₹79

Want to try our worksheet style first? Download the free 6-page LKG sample. For Class 1 learners, the Class 1 English Worksheets PDF builds reading and writing all year round. You can also browse all our festival packs and activity packs, or read our list of Children’s Day activities for kids for crafts and party ideas.

Frequently asked questions

What are good Children’s Day worksheets for kindergarten?

Good Children’s Day worksheets for kindergarten are short and visual: colouring a kite or balloons, counting balloons from 1 to 10, tracing simple words like kite and smile, an easy maze and a draw-my-friend page. Keep each page to about five minutes.

Where can I find a Children’s Day reading comprehension PDF?

You can use the free 120-word passage in this post, Riya’s Children’s Day, with its five questions and answers. Copy it into a document and print it on A4 for Class 1 or Class 2. It is written in simple English and is free to use in your class.

What Children’s Day activities work well in an English class?

Try My Dream sentence starters, a compliment circle, an acrostic poem using the word SMILE, favourite game show-and-tell, thank-you cards and rhyme time with words like kite, play and fun. They practise speaking and writing without feeling like a test.

What words should I put in a Children’s Day word search?

Use short, familiar words such as kite, rose, play, fun, gift, cake, smile, friend, dream, games, happy and Nehru. Use 6 words on an 8 by 8 grid for UKG and 10 to 12 words on a 10 by 10 grid for Class 1 and 2.

Are your Children’s Day worksheets free?

The vocabulary table, word search list, reading passage and activity ideas in this post are free to use. The print-ready Children’s Day Activity Pack PDF costs ₹49 for 23 A4 pages, and we also offer a free 6-page LKG sample so you can see our worksheet style first.