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Free Valentine's Day I Spy Printable

Valentine I Spy is a fun, no-prep, printable game that kids will love to play in celebration of this special day. This activity is great for building visual discrimination skills as well as counting and writing practice!

 printable game that kids will love to play in celebration of this special day Free Valentine's Day I Spy Printable
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Supplies Needed:
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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Free St. Patrick's Day I Spy Printable

St. Patrick's Day I Spy is a fun, no-prep, printable game that kids will love to play in celebration of this special day. This activity is great for building visual discrimination skills as well as counting and writing practice!

 printable game that kids will love to play in celebration of this special day Free St. Patrick's Day I Spy Printable
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Supplies Needed:
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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Free Easter I Spy Printable

Easter I Spy is a fun, no-prep, printable game that kids will love to play around the Easter holiday. This activity is great for building visual discrimination skills as well as counting and writing practice. With bunnies, chicks and eggs, it is sure to be a hit in the classroom or at home!

 printable game that kids will love to play around the Easter holiday Free Easter I Spy Printable
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Supplies Needed:
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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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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Supplies Needed:
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.



Free Halloween I Spy Printable

Halloween is almost here! Print this fun, non-scary, I-spy Halloween themed activity and use it in two ways!

spy Halloween themed activity and use it in two ways Free Halloween I Spy Printable

This I-spy with my "monster" eye printable is designed with young kids in mind- non-scary and not too complicated. Simply identify the spiders, spider webs, pumpkins, ghosts and ghost houses. Count them all and write the number in the block above the specific picture!

There are 2 ways one could use this fun activity: 
  1. As a worksheet-type of activity where the child simply counts and writes on the sheet (you can laminate it or use a dry-erase pocket for multiple use). Tip: Young children will need to cross out each picture counted to keep track of which pictures he/she counted since it is spread out. This is a good option for more than one child like in a class situation. It is also travel-friendly! Pop it onto a tray/cookie sheet and your child can use it in the car.
  2. As a sensory bin activity. Laminate the sheet first. Cut the bottom part of the printable off, just above the blocks. Then, cut each picture out. Add any sensory bin filler to a container (we used cotton wool) and hide the pictures. The child then finds the pictures, counts them and writes the numbers in the blocks! This method is usually more enjoyable because of the sensory element. Young children have more control over the counting because the pictures can be placed next to each other and moved while counting, which makes counting accurately easier.


I-spy activities are not only fun but develop important skills too! Finding a specific picture uses visual perception skills. Counting the pictures works on counting skills and writing the number down requires numerical knowledge, pencil grip etc. Vocabulary and language are developed by speaking about the pictures, counting it and asking inference questions.

One can extend the activity for older children by asking questions like: "Which picture did you see most?", "Is there more or less ghosts than ghost houses?", "Will each spider have a spider web?" etc. Lots of educational opportunity while having fun!

A not too scary I-spy activity, perfect for Halloween month and perfect for your young kiddos to enjoy! 





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Nadia from Teach Me Mommy

Nadia is a South African mommy of two and a therapist at a elementary remedial school. She blogs over at Teach me Mommy about easy and playful activities with the aim to teach. You can follow along on FacebookTwitterPinterest and Instagram.



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Free Unicorn I Spy Printable

Pre-K and Kindergarten kids will LOVE these unicorn themed I Spy Printable Mats. They will identify identical images and develop counting skills along the way. These mats include 3 different versions which include various unicorn themed images. This unicorn activity is sure to spark your kiddos’ interest! When they identify the identical images, they will count and write the number in the empty boxes provided.

K and Kindergarten kids will LOVE these unicorn themed I Spy Printable Mats Free Unicorn I Spy Printable

Print as many mats as you need for the number of groups 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 mats. There are 3 color mats and 3 of the same in black and white if you wish to save on colored ink.

Unicorn I Spy Printable Mats

These free preschool and kindergarten I spy mats will help your kids in developing their matching and counting skills in one activity. They will choose one image and identify the identical ones on the mat as they count how many there are. This is a great to way begin building number sense skills.

Teaching number sense skills is a big deal in a preschool and kindergarten classroom. Help the kids by showing them how to identify identical objects and find them on the mat. Kids love I Spy activites!

Since there are three different mats, you could get each group to work on a mat and them swap them over! This is why laminating these mats is a great idea. They will get plenty of practice! If the kids aren’t ready to write their numbers yet, have them use number magnets instead to identify how many they see of each image.


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Yara from Sea of Knowledge
Founder of Sea of Knowledge, an ESL teacher with a passion for making learning fun and engaging. She loves creating fun activities that children and learners can benefit from. You can also find me on: Facebook and Pinterest.



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