Landforms Worksheets

Landform activities for different ages

The set introduces common landforms through clear pictures, word banks and short tasks. Younger children can match names to pictures, colour landforms and trace or copy key words. Older children can label diagrams, compare features, read simple descriptions, sort landforms by their characteristics and answer questions in complete sentences. Activities can be chosen by readiness rather than age alone. Children who are beginning the topic may work with mountains, hills, rivers and islands first, while confident learners can study plains, plateaus, valleys, deserts, coasts and peninsulas.

Use the worksheets at home or school

At home, show your child a photograph or a map before starting and ask what they notice about the land. Let them complete one activity, then use blocks, clay or folded paper to make a hill, valley, plateau or island. In class, place landform word cards around the room and invite small groups to match them with picture cards. The worksheets can support a lesson, a quiet revision period or an early-finisher task. You can pair them with Earth worksheets or Rocks and Soil Worksheets for a wider Earth science unit.

Clear up common landform mix-ups

Children often call every raised area a mountain, even though hills are usually lower and less steep. They may also confuse a valley with a river because a river can flow through a valley. Use simple comparisons such as height, slope, surrounding land and water. A plateau is raised land with a fairly flat top, while a plain is generally broad and flat land at a lower level. An island is land surrounded by water, while a peninsula is land surrounded by water on three sides. Ask your child to explain one clue for each answer instead of relying on memorised names.