Teddy Bear ABC Match & Trace

Are you looking for some fun alphabet activities to use with your tots and preschoolers? If so, these alphabet cards and tracing mat are perfect for you! They will help your little ones practice letter recognition and handwriting in a fun, hands-on way.

Are you looking for some fun alphabet activities to use with your tots and preschoolers Teddy Bear ABC Match & Trace
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Alphabet Match and Trace

This low-prep activity is perfect for your bear-themed homeschool preschool activities. All you will need to do to get started is print the pages out and cut apart the alphabet cards. Then, your preschoolers are ready for some alphabet fun.

 I suggest printing the pages on cardstock and laminating for durability. Kids can use wet-erase or dry-erase markers to trace the letters on the alphabet mats. This will help extend the life of your printables so you can use them over and over again.

 There are two different alphabet mats to choose from. Each alphabet mat features the entire alphabet - one is uppercase and the other lowercase. The letters are randomly placed around the mat to encourage letter recognition.

Materials:



To play, choose a letter mat and a set of letter cards. You can have your young learners match uppercase to uppercase, lowercase to lowercase, or mix them up. I suggest starting with uppercase to uppercase and/or lowercase to lowercase. Once your preschoolers are comfortable with those activities, then challenge them to match uppercase to lowercase or vice versa.



Choose an alphabet mat. Mix up the alphabet cards and place them facedown on the table. Have your child turn over the top letter card. Name the card, and find its match on the alphabet mat. With the writing utensil of your choice (crayon/pencil if not laminated or wet erase marker if laminated), your student will now trace the corresponding letter on the mat. Continue until all of the letters have been matched, and then try another combination the next day.

You can also use magnetic letters for children who are not ready to trace. Instead of tracing, they can place a magnetic letter over the corresponding letter on the mat.

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Strawberry Picking Number Sense Sorting Activity

Are you looking for a fun Spring or Summer number sorting activity to use with your preschoolers and kindergarteners? If so, this strawberry-themed number sense sorting activity is perfect for you! It will help young learners practice number recognition, counting, and matching in a fun hands-on way. 

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Strawberry Number Sense

This activity is perfect for your spring, summer, and strawberry-themed homeschool preschool activities. All you will need to do to get started is print the pages and cut out all of the pieces. Then, your preschoolers are ready for some strawberry-themed math fun. 

I suggest printing the pages on cardstock and laminating for durability. This will help extend the life of your printables so you can use them over and over again. In  this activity, students will go strawberry picking to find all of the matching numbers and number words. This activity is a great way to have students practice number sense. 


To complete this activity, children will spread out all of the images that have number words on them. There are ten. From there, little ones will go strawberry picking! Choose a strawberry, identify the number represented, and put it with the correct number word image. 


Each of the fifty strawberries features a different number representation. They include numerals, ten frames, counting fingers, tally marks, and more.  Students will choose a strawberry and count the dots/fingers/tally marks or identify the numeral.

 To make this activity self-checking, you can put a small sticker on the back of each cut out. Make sure you have ten different sticker styles - one for each number one through ten.  When all of the strawberries have been matched, kids can turn them over to see if the stickers match. If so, they've matched them correctly.

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Free Star Wars I Spy Printable

Star Wars Day is May 4th and what better way to celebrate than with a fun, no-prep, printable game that kids will love. This activity is great for building visual discrimination skills as well as counting and writing practice. Featuring many iconic Star Wars characters such as Yoda, Darth Vader, Luke, Leia, and R2-D2, it is sure to be a hit in the classroom or at home!

th and what better way to celebrate than with a fun Free Star Wars I Spy Printable
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I recommend giving your kids a magnifying glass to find some of the very small images, which adds an extra level of fun and mystery to the game.

Kids can use a pencil (or dry-erase marker if sheet is laminated) to cross off each image as they count, then they write the final number at the bottom of the sheet.



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Dinosaurs Initial Blends Printable Activity

There are many steps to being a fluent reader and working on initial blends is a big step. These dinosaur themed initial blends pages are the perfect way to practice reading and writing blends.  


There are many steps to being a fluent reader and working on initial blends is a big step Dinosaurs Initial Blends Printable Activity
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Materials Needed

These pages are fairly simple so not many materials are needed. But to make them even more fun, you might want to collect these items:

How to Set Up the Dinosaur Initial Blends

There are two different pages in this set to work on reading blends. Both of them can be no-prep, unless you want to cut out the pieces first. Just print them out and you are ready to go! If you want to reuse the 'Find the Blends' page you can laminate that page and use dry erase markers. Sheet protectors will also work!  




Using the Dinosaur Initial Blends Pages

The first blends page is all about reading blends and then writing them down. It can be used multiple times for extra writing and reading practice. Or it can be used just once. There are 3 separate pages featuring 9 different blends. We used them as a hide and seek type page. My kids got even more into it when I brought out magnifying glasses (Because every activity is better with magnifying glasses). The words aren't so small that you need a magnifying glass but it does get the kids more excited!

 The second page is about making words with blends. There are 10 words per page and 12 blends to choose from. When we worked on this it was a bit of a puzzle. Some of the blends fit in multiple places but many only have one correct answer. The trick is filling out all of the words. These pages match the first pages. Each covers the same 3 blends and the dinosaurs on each page match.




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The Ugly Duckling Preschool Counting Mat

Help your toddlers and preschoolers learn to count and develop their 1:1 correspondence by using this fun The Ugly Duckling themed counting mat. Kids will love choosing a random number card and placing that many ‘ducks’ onto the mat. This mat includes numbers up to 10 so you can definitely work on it with preschoolers that are ready for it!
Help your toddlers and preschoolers learn to The Ugly Duckling Preschool Counting Mat
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To prepare:

Print as many mats as you need for the number of students in your class. If you are using these in a center, it’s a great idea if you have an extra set just in case you want another group to get started on the cards. There is 1 counting mat (print this on A3 sized paper for an even better play mat), 10 number digit cards, and 10 number word cards. You can choose to add Velcro to the back of each of the ‘duck cards’ and the ‘number cards’ to help keep the mat and pieces in place but this is totally optional.



The Ugly Duckling Counting to 10 Mat


This free The Ugly Duckling themed mat will have kids practicing their counting skills along with identifying number digits and reading number words. Begin by demonstrating to the kids how to randomly choose a card from the pile of number cards (you can choose to use digits or words with your group depending on their level). Place this card on the upper left hand side corner of the mat and then count the number of ducks they need to place on the mat. They can show their learning by counting out loud along with identifying each number. You can also use a large die instead of the number cards if practicing numbers 1-6.

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Cars Color Matching & Fine Motor Activity

Vroom, vroom! Young kids will enjoy developing color matching and fine motor skills with this fun CARS printable activity!


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Young kids will enjoy developing color matching and fine motor skills with this fun CARS Cars Color Matching & Fine Motor Activity
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Fine motor skills are super important to develop as a young child: it is the small muscles in the fingers/hands that will do the work when writing. Working with tiny objects and tweezers use those muscles and get them ready for holding a pencil/crayon. Color matching involves visual discrimination skills and color knowledge where the child can recognize a color and then match it to the same color on the picture. Visual discrimination is an important skill when it comes to reading different letters and also to do sums (recognizing numbers)!

Preparation and Setup

 Print the FREE car printable and laminate it (or slide into a dry-erase sleeve) to ensure it keeps longer. Provide a variety of colorful, small objects (you can keep it to one type of item but I have found that a variety seems more interesting):


        Add tweezers, tongs or a clothespin/peg that can be used to pick up the small items. TIP: To keep the small items from rolling of the surface, add a blanket/soft cloth underneath the setup. This cars activity is perfect for the "finger gym centre", or, add it to a small bag and you have a busy bag activity for when you are on-the-go, during waiting times or quiet time.

        Just note that this activity is not intended for children younger than 4 or those who will explore the small items by mouth (or nose). A fun (and so colorful too!) fine motor and color matching printable activity boys and girls alike will enjoy!

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        Counting Caterpillars Number Sense Activity

        If you're looking for an engaging math activity to use with your preschoolers this spring, try this build-a-caterpillar number sense activity. It is perfect for you! This activity will help your young learners practice number recognition, subitizing, and matching in a fun hands-on way. 

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        Counting Caterpillars

        This activity is perfect for your spring, summer, and caterpillar- or butterfly-themed homeschool preschool activities. All you need to do to get started is print the caterpillar pages and cut out all of the pieces. I know this part may seem fairly time consuming, but your preschoolers will think it's time well spent. Then, your preschoolers are ready for some caterpillar counting math fun.

         I suggest printing the pages on cardstock and laminating for durability. This will help extend the life of your printables so you can use them over and over again. In this math activity, students will build caterpillars as they work on number recognition and counting/subitizing. This activity is a great way to have students practice number sense. 



        To complete this activity, children will spread out all of the caterpillar heads. There are ten. From there, little ones will choose a head and identify the number on it. After that, preschoolers will search for the body parts that represent the same number. They'll need to find three for each head - one with counting fingers, one with tally marks, and one with a ten frame.

         If you're working on subitizing with your little ones, see if they can identify the correct numbers by sight - three fingers = 3 - instead of counting each one.  However, if your preschoolers are still working on counting, have them count aloud as they search for the correct body parts. 

         Older preschoolers and kindergarteners should be able to sort through all of the caterpillar parts to build all ten, but younger kids may need to start with just two or three caterpillars at a time.

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        Alphabet Coloring Book

        These fun alphabet coloring pages are a great way to practice writing letters as well as learning letter sounds. The pages can easily be turned into a fun keepsake book!

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        These FREE printable ABC worksheets are perfect for Pre-K and kindergarten kids to practice fine motor skills and letter sounds. 

        The set includes 26 pages, one for each letter of the alphabet, with cute cartoon letters that kids will love to color! Each sheet also includes tracing and handwriting practice at the bottom.

        Materials:
        These alphabet coloring pages includes a cover page and can easily be turned into a cute keepsake book by stapling the pages together, or using ribbon or yarn to tie them together. 

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        Animal Rulers: Measurement and Math Tool

        A fun way to introduce kids to measurement, addition, subtraction, and pre-algebra is with this set of printable animal-themed "rulers" each measuring a specific length in inches. Just laminate and cut them out and you can measure anything!
        A fun way to introduce kids to measurement Animal Rulers: Measurement and Math Tool

         There are 6 Animal Rulers. The bee is 1 inch, the turtle is 2 inches, the rabbit is 3 inches, the horse is 4 inches, the bear is 5 inches and the elephant is 6 inches.

         Give your kids or students a small item to measure, such as a pencil, marker, spoon, bottle, book, shoe, toy, etc. and let them figure out which animal matches the length of that object. If the object is bigger than the biggest animal (6 inches), let them use 2 or 3 animals to measure and then add them up to figure out the length.

        For older children (kindergarten, 1st grade and up), there are 8 equation mats with a total of 24 equations ranging from easy to advanced. A rabbit plus a turtle equals what animal? An elephant minus a horse equals what animal? This is a unique and interesting way to teach basic math and measuring skills and is sure to keep your kids interested and make learning fun!


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        Symmetry Picture Drawing

        Learning about symmetry is a great way to help kids increase their observation skills and practice recognizing patterns, which are important skills needed in math and reading. Use these free printable symmetry drawing prompts for kids to practice drawing symmetrical pictures. A fun art and math activity in one!

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        Learning about symmetry is a great way to help kids increase their observation skills and Symmetry Picture Drawing


        This free printable Symmetry drawing pack includes 6 sheets with the following objects for kids to complete:

        • basic shapes
        • baseball
        • flower
        • ring
        • smiley face
        • ladybug
        • hat
        • butterfly
        • cat
        • monster/alien
        • house
        Choose which pictures to give to your child/student depending on their age, skill level and understanding of symmetry. They can complete the drawing and color it if they wish! 



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        Father's Day Tie Matching Activities

        Celebrate Father's Day with this FREE set of printable tie matching games! There are 6 different versions: colors, color words, numbers, number words, uppercase and lowercase letters. Perfect for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarten kids.

        s Day with this FREE set of printable tie matching games Father's Day Tie Matching Activities
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        This FREE printable tie matching pack is the perfect learning activity to do with your kids or students around Father's Day.

        There are 6 versions, so you can choose which ones are appropriate for your child's or student's skill level.

        • Colors
        • Color words
        • Numbers 1-12
        • Number words 1-12
        • Letters (uppercase matching)
        • Letters (uppercase to lowercase matching)

        For best results, I recommend laminating the sheets and using Velcro dots for the pieces. This gives you reusable activities that can be done over and over again. Or, they can also be done as cut & paste activities which adds some fine motor practice into the mix. 


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