{"id":1016,"date":"2020-10-12T16:33:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T16:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/obsidianeducation.wordpress.com\/2020\/10\/12\/preschool-matching-games-for-building-logical-thinking\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T09:32:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T09:32:28","slug":"preschool-matching-games-for-building-logical-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/12\/preschool-matching-games-for-building-logical-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Preschool Matching Games for building Logical Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;\">Hello friends,<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;\">Besides tracing and developing a correct grip for writing, another important skill that preschoolers need to develop is analytical thinking. They need to be able to recognize different shapes and associate them with similar shapes. They should be able to match similarly colored things. This is the basis of analytical thinking and is an essential precursor to solving logic puzzles and even coding\/ programming.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;\">I have compiled these <b><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">10<\/span><\/b> worksheets that will surely fascinate your children and keep them busy while also building their analytical thinking. This is <i><b><span style=\"color: #2b00fe;\">part 1<\/span><\/b><\/i> of my logic games series.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;\">It has beginning-level matching games and can be done easily by 2.5 yrs to 3-year-old children. As computer programming and analytical thinking are very close to my heart, I plan to make more interesting worksheets that will slowly and steadily advance and will teach important skills such as patterns, counting, the concept of positions, etc. that will open up and sharpen the children&#8217;s minds and develop their interpretive, cognitive, and analytical skills.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;\">Using these worksheets is very simple:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #45818e; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: left;\"><b>1. Download the high-quality PDF<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: left;\"><b>2. Print the worksheets on A4 size paper<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><span style=\"color: #e69138; font-size: large;\">3. Give a crayon \ud83d\udd8d to your kids<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/81ZF7DubIVL._AC_SL1500.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Now, just sit back and relax.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><b><span style=\"color: #e69138;\"><br><\/span><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">No complications!\ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3_2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FREEappsandprintables2521252812529.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1hnwh7vpKljF2_F4ZvPR0ewuR40YFIqdf\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download free PDF<\/a><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope you like this effort. Most of my resources are free. Do share it with friends and family if you like my work \ud83d\ude0a&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out more preschool worksheets below and have fun engaging your little ones in activities that are not only fun but also a great learning experience!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Preschool Math Worksheets:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/23\/counting-worksheets-for-kids\/\"><strong>Counting worksheets (Spring themed)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/29\/winter-themed-preschool-math-worksheets\/\">Counting, Addition and Subtraction (Winter-themed)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/27\/preschool-worksheets-for-patterns\/\"><strong>Preschool Worksheets for Patterns<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/04\/preschool-worksheets-for-maths-concepts\/\">Preschool Worksheets for Math Concepts (Big\/Small, Tall\/Short, More\/Less, Counting)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/19\/preschool-worksheets-for-position-sequence-and-symbols\/\">Preschool Worksheets for Position, Sequence and Symbols<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/12\/preschool-matching-games-for-building-logical-thinking\/\">Preschool Matching Games for building Logical Thinking (Matching, Symbols, Shapes)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/10\/counting-for-kids\/\">Fun Counting<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I hope you like this effort. 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