About

Who makes these worksheets

I am a physical therapist in Japan who works with children. I design every activity on this site myself.

Why I made this site

There are plenty of free worksheets for reading and math online. But it was hard to find a site focused on visual perception, and harder still to find one whose activities I was happy with.

So I decided to make the activities I wanted to use. That is how MIRU LAB KIDS started. "Miru" means "to see" in Japanese.

The site began in Japanese. The English version uses the same puzzles, with the words on the page translated.

What matters to us

Most of all, I want these to be the worksheets you were looking for, and I want anyone to be able to use them with a clear purpose.

• Each activity lists its aims, so you know which skills it is designed to practice before you choose it.
• You can choose the difficulty in small steps. Each activity also explains what makes it harder or easier.
• The worksheets have no decorations that could distract a child. They work fine in black and white.
• The worksheets are generated by a program, and only those that pass automatic checks (for example, that each puzzle has exactly one answer) are published.
• The aims are a guide for choosing activities. They are not a promise of results. Please watch how your child responds as you use them.

We would love to hear from you

Ideas for new worksheets, things that were hard to use, or how an activity worked for a child are all welcome. Your feedback helps us add and improve activities.