Interest, motivation, curiosity, engagement, attention, connection - whatever you want to call it - there HAS to be a spark to transform the mind from "not here" to "here". From unfocused, to laser sharp. From "don't want to", to WOW!
You will find lots of ways to create the spark here at KidSparkz.com
Thousands of FREE curriculum pages and preschool activities to download instantly. Now over 10,000 downloadable, printable .pdf pages of activities available in this site, and in the Resource Room.
Check out the new collection of Animal Facts Booklets - 12 pages each of age-appropriate facts, photos and activities - more to be added throughout the year - perfect to complement your related theme units, or to present when an emergent interest arises.
A comprehensive developmentally appropriate learning program for children aged 18 months through 36 months, and their teachers, caregivers, and parents - over 1600 pages!
62 separate themes that are intrinsically interesting to young children. Each theme consists of a set of written activities, and linked games, pictures and photos that can be accessed by the click of a mouse. Hover the mouse over the written activities to find links to related games and printables.
Each theme contains between 18 and 45 pages. The linked printables are not worksheets – they are hands-on games and learning activities that you print and make, to use with the children.
For each theme, there are activities for Creative Art; Songs and Finger Plays; Language and Early Literacy; Number and Logical Thinking; Science and Nature; Sensory Discrimination; and Physical Development. There is also a list of quality books (available at a library), and a theme poster for each theme. There are enough activities to last for at least a year, they can be repeated any number of times, and can be used with older preschool children, or those with special needs.
4 sets of age appropriate teaching posters for Letters, Numbers, Colors and Shapes
Simply written and easy to use, with little or no preparation time, using only supplies and equipment found in a normal home or classroom, plus a short list of creative art and activity supplies.
The Curriculum is created in Adobe PDF file format, and is sent to you as a digital download link, OR recorded on a CD and mailed to you. All pages in the curriculum can be printed and used as many times as needed, for any number of children. Works with both PC and Mac computers
Grab and Go Themes - This is the solution for teachers who need their theme materials NOW, who don't have the time to browse for activities and games throughout the site. Many of the KidSparkz theme printables are in these theme packs, all in one place, a few from the free pages, and most from the Resource Room.
Check out our June Curriculum -258pages of daily preschool activities for ages 3-6, and co-ordinating printables.
The themes for June are:
Birds
Rainforests
All Kinds of Food
Why and What we Eat
Food Production
Fruit
Vegetables
Fathers Day
The The June Curriculum has been extensively updated for 2013, with 70 more printable activity pages added.
If you purchased the KidSparkz Preschool Curriculum for the Year within the last month (April/May 2013) email me with your order number to receive the link for the updated June Curriculum.
Planning ahead? Take a look at the Summer Activities Curriculum - 181 pages of daily activities and co-ordinating printables in a summer day-camp style.
The daily themes for Summer are:The
Bubbles Day
Magic Day
Rainbows
Let's Build
Camping Out
The Beach
July 4th
July 4th Too
Sticky Day
Exploration:Africa
Exploration:Australia
Pizza Day
Prehistoric Adventure
Carnivals
Ice Cream Day
Our Golden Sun
Blueberries Day
Let's Get Wet
Watermelon Day
Happy Summer!
Recommended...
CATS THEME PACK -106 pages of in-depth activity ideas, games and creative work sheets, in Adobe PDF format. All activity printables you need to present a Cats/Pets theme/topic/ unit to preschool, Pre-K and Kindergarten age children.
SUNNY DAYSSkillbuilder- 123 colorful hands-on activity pages absolutely PACKED with basic skill building activities (letters, numbers, colors, shapes, cutting, emergent reading and more) that kids will love to do. (This file is free for Resource Room members)
Our HUGE KidSparkz Curriculum Collection contains over 11,500 pages and EVERYTHING that is currently for purchase on this site - all curriculums, skillbuilders, activity pages, provider helps PLUS MUCH MORE... This is the big one - you want this collection if you would like it all! (Also includes all the files in the Preschool Curriculum for the Year, and the Toddler Curriculum for the Year).
This is our most popular collection - comprehensive curriculum for months September through June, plus Summer, plus Alphabet, plus Number, plus tons of activity pages - over 2200 pages ....
You will receive the link to download this product INSTANTLY, immediately after your payment is received.
Everything you need for a creative learning program: over 2100 pages; 10 full months plus a summer program. Each daily plan contains themed and developmentally appropriate suggestions for Creative Art, Discovery and Exploration, Group (or individual) Discussion, Story, Games, Music, and a specific Spark! activity to focus curiosity and interest.Each monthly set of lesson plans includes between 120 and 200 activity pages.
Save valuable prep time: use the clickable calendar for each month INSTANTLY linking to daily lesson plans and coordinating activity pages
the original activity pages are creative and challenging, and can be used in different ways depending on the needs and creativity of the teacher. They are NOT just for "coloring"!!!
Includes a collection of over 100 teaching charts and posters for letters, numbers, shapes and colors
Includes a collection of hands-on learning games - letters, opposites, rhymes, go-togethers etc
in Adobe PDF format - print as many pages as you want at any time
it is not necessary to follow the suggested themed monthly plan - use whatever activities or printables that suit your particular situation - print only what you need
Childcare providers love this program, because they have an instant, professionally designed learning program for their mixed age group, and they can show the parents that the children are not "just playing" all day
Preschool teachers love this program, because they can use it "as is", or use it as an inspiration to add to their own personally designed classroom program, whether child-initiated, Project Approach, or Head Start focused. All National Standards are addressed.
Parents working with their children at home love this program, since they do not have to have an ECE educational background to use it. Everything is described simply and clearly, step by step, and learning happens!!!!
***2 extra files have now been added to this collection - Teach the Alphabet (375pgs) and Numbers 1-10 Curriculum (270 pgs)!!
Just a reminder (although I'm sure you don't need it) - even though these activity pages are free for you to use in your learning environment, they are still copyrighted, and may not be redistributed by any means, including posting them to other websites and discussion boards. Please pass along the name of this site, so others can access the free activities.
Activity Pages organized according to Learning Focus
Our mission here at KidSparkz.com is to provide a central, content-rich resource to support teachers, childcare providers, and parents of young children. We offer a full spectrum of free and low-cost preschool curriculum, lesson plans, activity pages, free printables and guides to use for and in the education of young children ages 2 to 6+, specifically for preschool, pre-K, and Kindergarten ages. If you don't see what you need here already, you will see it soon. Educational tools and resources are added often.
Free instant download: Number_train.pdf1-20 Use for floor games,wall border etc
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