I was born in Australia, and grew up in Sydney - even though I have lived in the US for many years, a big part of my heart is Australian. Naturally, I love to celebrate Australia Day with the Aussies. Here are a few ways you can celebrate, too. This is a set of activity printables for young learners. Perfect for an introduction to Australia for children in the US, and to celebrate Australia Day for preschoolers and Pre-K in Australia. ("Harbor" and "color" use US spelling. Email me for a file with Australian spelling). It has 52 pages. See it here and here. It is completely free to KidSparkz members. Here's what's included: • 2 posters • Photos of Australian icons • Uppercase alphabet letters for games and room decor • Golden wattle writing/drawing page • 2 Aboriginal style paintings • Boomerang order by size • Aboriginal artwork and crafts flashcards • Design a boomerang • Match the boomerangs cut and paste • Photo flash cards of Australian animals (4 to a page) (12) • Large cut outs of Australian animals (12) • “Kangaroos crossing” road sign • Australian animals song • Emergent reader using photos – “What Animals are Native to Australia”? • Emergent reader in b/w for children to color • Cut and paste animals onto a simple map of Australia (both in color and b/w) • Flag poster • Color the Australian flag. Here's an Australian animals unit, for preschoolers, with 86 pages. Download these 3 FREE tracing and counting Aussie animals printables ... .... and this set of FREE 10-frames counting cards. Provide manipulatives for counting, such as small leaves, play dough, or counters.
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I love the cute-style Arctic Animals graphics, and use them often. But when we are teaching about the scientific aspects of the animals, such as the habitat, physical characteristics and interaction with the environment, it is important to use more realistic graphics. This Arctic Animals unit has had a lot of good feedback. It is designed for preschool, pre-K and Kindergarten. Here are some pages ... And here's what's in it ... • Full page color posters, (15) Arctic animals included are : Arctic wolf, caribou, musk ox, Polar bear, walrus, Arctic fox, tern, snowy owl, puffin, beluga whale, orca whale, harp seal, narwhal, Dall sheep, Arctic hare . • A “finish the picture” page for each animal in b/w. Discuss the page, read the caption. Children add other things to the picture, suggested by the caption or in the discussion. They can also dictate words for the teacher to write (or try themselves). • Flashcards (4 to a page) for each animal – make games such as match the pairs, concentration/memory, hiding and finding etc. Use for recognition and vocabulary extension. • Fact cards (2 to a page) 1 for each animal. These cards have real photos of the animal, and 3 to 4 interesting facts about them. Can be made into booklets with staples or a ring through holes punched in one corner. • A picture/written word strip for each animal (word wall) • Emergent reader – “Who Lives in the Arctic?” (Color photos) • Emergent reader – “Who Lives in the Arctic” (B/w – children can color pictures. • Game – categorize Arctic Animals/not arctic animals. This can be a center, or individual cut and paste b/w. • Game – Find 3 animals each that go in the water/air/land . This can be a center, or individual cut and paste. b/w. • Anchor chart and sorting game – Carnivores/Herbivores. • Set of large animal cut-outs (labeled). Use for small group teaching, recognition and vocabulary; bulletin board; room display etc. Tape a craft stick to make a puppet. In this preschool "draw and color" style booklet, the graphic style is semi-realistic. If we are going to go TOTALLY cute, here's a freebie - a set of Arctic Animals large manipulatives for counting, 0-20.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's message of equality, freedom and justice was eloquent and inspired, but how can we present it adequately at the level of a preschooler? We can begin what will, hopefully, be a journey of positive exploring, discovering, and understanding with an all-encompassing demonstration of kindness. We all understand and respond to kindness. Here are some ways to begin, and continue, spreading the concept of being kind to one another, as we are interacting with young children. This interactive cut and paste reader is about one little fish who was joined by so many colorful friends that they made a big bright beautiful rainbow. Here is a set of 10 pictures to encourage conversations about being kind, being helpful, and cooperating.
Download these resources to make some fun activities for flannel boards, magnetic boards, and other group teaching props. I have also included b/w versions so the children can make the characters themselves. The words to the rhymes are well-known, but I have added them anyway. General directions:
Click on the title of each rhyme to download the file. five little ducks5 little ducks went out one day, Over the hills and far away. Mother duck said, "Quack, quack, quack quack", But only 4 little ducks came back. Continue until 0 little ducks come back, and then have them all come back. Have Mother Duck become progressively sadder, and then delightfully happy! Five little penguins5 little penguins standing in a row. 5 little penguins standing in the snow. Brrrr, it’s cold! I cannot stay! (Hug self and shiver.) And one little penguin waddled away. (Waddle in place.) Five little monkeys5 little monkeys jumping on the bed, One fell off and bumped his head. Mother called the doctor and the doctor said: "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" Five little speckled frogs5 little speckled frogs, sat on a speckled log, Eating some most delicious bugs (yum, yum), One jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool, Then there were 4 green speckled frogs.
Well, not really paper dolls, as such, but just as fun. (I must admit I do have a collection of paper dolls). Here's a free set of a boy and a girl ready to dress up for winter. Preschoolers will need help with the cutting, but they will do fine with a glue stick.
If you would like to take the winter clothes concept a step further, I just finished a resource that includes dress-ups, but much more. Here's what's in it:
On a totally unrelated note, here are some BIG counting dinosaurs, 0-20.
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