Skip to main content

Free Printable Grid Drawing: First Steps Worksheets

Build a shape square by square. The oldest drawing exercise there is. Make as many grid drawing: first steps worksheets as you need for Kindergarten to Grade 2, set the difficulty and the number of questions yourself, and print the sheet with an answer key on the back.

Make your grid drawing: first steps worksheet More art and design worksheets

Free. No account needed. Nothing is generated by AI.

About this grid drawing: first steps worksheet

Subject
Art and Design
Grade
Kindergarten to Grade 2
Ages
5 to 8
Skills practised
Observation, Coordinates, Drawing
Questions
4 by default, adjustable
Answer key
Included, on its own page
Formats
PDF, PNG, or print directly
Price
Free, with no account needed

The instruction printed on the sheet reads: Shade the squares listed, then write how many you shaded.

How to use it

  1. Open the builder and the grid drawing: first steps worksheet is laid out for you straight away.
  2. Set the difficulty, the number of questions, the paper size and the layout. The sheet redraws as you change them.
  3. Reroll any single question you do not want, or regenerate the whole sheet for a completely new set.
  4. Print it, or download it as a PDF or a PNG. The answer key comes with it.

Questions people ask

What is on this grid drawing: first steps worksheet?

A printable grid drawing: first steps worksheet with a title, a name and date line, and the instruction "Shade the squares listed, then write how many you shaded" above the questions. Every question is generated when you open the sheet, so no two printouts have to be the same.

What grade is this grid drawing: first steps worksheet for?

It is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, but the difficulty is a setting rather than a fixed level. You can make the same grid drawing: first steps worksheet easier or harder before you print it, which is what makes it usable with a mixed group.

Can I get a different worksheet with the same questions type?

Yes. Every sheet is built from a seed, so generating again gives you a fresh set of questions at the same difficulty. You can also make versions A, B, C and D of one worksheet for a class, so nobody is copying their neighbour.

Is there an answer key?

Yes, on its own page. The answers are worked out from the questions themselves rather than stored separately, so the key always matches the sheet in front of you, including after you regenerate it.

How do I print or download the grid drawing: first steps worksheet?

Open the worksheet, then choose PDF, PNG or Print. The PDF is laid out for Letter or A4 at whichever margins you set, so what you see on screen is what comes out of the printer. There is also an ink saver mode that drops the heavy fills.

Is it free, and do I need an account?

It is free and you do not need an account to make, print or download a worksheet. An account only exists so you can save a sheet and come back to it later.

Art and Design

Symmetry: First Steps

Finish a simple picture so both sides of the mirror line match.

Kindergarten to Grade 1 Answer key
Art and Design

Symmetry: Down the Middle

Reflect a shape across a vertical mirror line on a six-square grid.

Grade 1 to Grade 3 Answer key
Art and Design

Symmetry: Across the Middle

The same skill with the mirror line running the other way, which is harder.

Grade 2 to Grade 4 Answer key
Art and Design

Symmetry: Bigger Pictures

An eight-square grid, where the shape has more to keep track of.

Grade 3 to Grade 5 Answer key
Art and Design

Colour Mixing: First Mixes

The mixes every child learns first, using red, yellow and blue paint.

Pre-K to Grade 1 Answer key
Art and Design

Colour Mixing: Every Mix

Including the in-between colours like red-orange and blue-green.

Grade 2 to Grade 4 Answer key
Art and Design

Primary or Secondary?

Sort the six main colours into the ones you start with and the ones you mix.

Kindergarten to Grade 2 Answer key

Ready to make your grid drawing: first steps worksheet?

Open the builder