Holiday Themes Activity Packs for Preschool and Kindergarten

Number Counting Book for Halloween 1-20 NoPrep Printables

$3.00
This resource is FREE to MEMBERS in the Member Area.

​This is a flexible number/counting resource for early learners- preschool, pre-K and Kindergarten. It includes no-prep full pages for numbers 1-20, and has a Halloween theme.

This resource is part of a deeply discounted BUNDLE of 10 Number Books for the Year.
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The pages can be used as a directed group activity; as morning work; for early finishers; as take-home work; or as a center. To make a reusable center, print the pages on cardstock and laminate. Use wipe off markers, and small manipulatives or play dough balls in the 10-frame.

The pages can be completed as a stand-alone task; as an on-going one-a-day project; and can be stapled together as a booklet, using any number of pages, depending on developmental level.

Activities on each page:
• Large number and number name – can be decorated if desired.
• 10-frame – show the number set by coloring the squares, or using stickers.
• Draw a circle around the appropriate numbers.
• Trace and write the numbers.
• Draw the appropriate number of items in the large scalloped shape. Suggest Halloween-themed items.
• Color the picture, if desired.

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Spiders and Flies Numbers Counting Center

$2.50

This resource is FREE to MEMBERS in the member Area on the Spider theme page.

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​Download, print and play. Match various ways to show numbers, to the numbers on the spider web. Use when teaching a spider theme, or at Halloween. A quick and easy set-up center.


Includes:

• A spider and web mat with numbers 1-5

• A sider and web mat with numbers 1-10

• Page of flies counters, with 10-frames 1-10

• Page of flies counters, with tally marks 1-10

• Page of flies counters, with number words one to ten

• Page of flies counters, with dice 1-10


For longest and most durable use, all pieces can be printed on cardstock and laminated.


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HALLOWEEN 1 Theme Math and Literacy Activities, Printables and Centers

$3.75
This activity pack is the first in a set of 2 units about Halloween. This is a gentle, non-scary unit for early learners.

39 pages

​IMPORTANT: Be sure to click on the PREVIEW collage photo to see some more pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.

Besides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:
• Photo discussion poster of child in lion costume
• Crayon rubbing – tape stencils (included) on the back of light paper.
• Make stick puppets, use for dramatic play, oral language games etc.
• Halloween words flashcards matching center.
• Design a mask (outline included)
• Number center – match numbered children in costumes to 10-frame sets of candy corn 0-10.
• Design or color a Halloween poster.
• Rainbow spiders with color names Read the Room activity. Post the labeled spider flashcards around the room, children find them and mark on one of two differentiated recording sheets. Two spellings for grey/gray.
• Mix and match large cards of children in costume that have been cut in half. Make both funny and correct combinations.
- 2 song printables to "read" and decorate.
- Indoor treasure hunt for small treats – use real or paper
- Discuss and draw – this is a follow up to the lion costume photo poster. “This is a lion costume. I would like to dress up as a ________”
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Pre K Themes HALLOWEEN 2
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This pack is included in the MEGA BUNDLE October Preschool Themes BUNDLE
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Pre-K Themes is a series of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners. Although the activities are written to cover one full day of activities and related games, centers and other printables, there are enough ideas to extend the theme longer if needed.

Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum.

The learning areas included are:
• A Spark! Activity to ignite interest in the topic
• Large group learning time
• Discovery centers
• Music and movement
• A story suggestion
• Small group game, and a
• Record and remember activity

All the printables needed are included – click on the activity description to go to the related printables.

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HALLOWEEN 2 Theme Math and Literacy Centers and Activities

$3.75
This activity pack is the second in a set of 2 units about Halloween. This is a gentle, non-scary unit for early learners.

39 pages

​IMPORTANT: Be sure to click on the PREVIEW collage photo to see some more pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.

Besides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:
• Haunted House math mat with ghosts to count. Print one house for each number you want to review.
• Treat bag math mats with candy to count
• Shadow matching pairs – connect with a line
• Candy shape center – sort 3 shapes on candy into labeled jars.
• Play Halloween tic tac toe with a partner.
• Playdough mat – make some more candy to put into the treat bag.
• 6 piece puzzle – print 2 copies, cut up one and match to the other.
• Make a “My Little Costumes Book” – predictable reading.
• Center – use flashcards to match numerals with sets to 10.
• Cut and paste - match the correct numeral with each set to 10.
• Sort upper and lower case candy letters onto pumpkin sorting mats.
• Halloween words and picture word wall – 12 words.
- Make an emergent reader for "I am Jack O happy" rhyme.
- Make a Jack OLantern mask for "To scare some friends on Halloween" rhyme.
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Pre K Themes HALLOWEEN 1
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This pack is included in the MEGA BUNDLE October Preschool Themes BUNDLE
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Pre-K Themes is a series of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners. Although the activities are written to cover one full day of activities and related games, centers and other printables, there are enough ideas to extend the theme longer if needed.

Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum.

The learning areas included are:
• A Spark! Activity to ignite interest in the topic
• Large group learning time
• Discovery centers
• Music and movement
• A story suggestion
• Small group game, and a
• Record and remember activity

All the printables needed are included – click on the activity description to go to the related printables.

KidSparkz Teacher Resources
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Looking for a different theme pack? Go here to see many more Pre-K Themes units.
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Go here to download the entire "Cookies Pre-K Theme" pack (44 pages) for FREE! Why am I giving away the complete file for free? Because I LOVE the Pre-K Themes, and I want you to love it, too.
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HALLOWEEN CANDY Color Sorting Center

$2.50
This is a Halloween themed color sorting activity for early preschool and toddlers. Children sort 36 pieces of candy (6 each of 6 colors) onto color-labeled candy buckets. The candies are various types, and various different shades of the colors. Red, green, yellow, blue, purple and orange.

I have included an unlabeled bucket so that several colors can be added to it. “Can you find a yellow candy and put it “in” the bucket?” I have also included b/w candies for the children to color, and a b/w bucket to make the activity more flexible. Write your own color names on these buckets.

If you would like to go wild with your colored ink, I have included a large orange bucket. You could print several of these and cut around the edges to make the buckets more life-like in the sorting activity. Perhaps they could be used to sort real wrapped candy?

Make a center or use for a small group learning activity. Print on cardstock for longer use.
The candies can also be used for counting, creating groups/sets, and collage art.
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3 Math Counting Centers - Candy 10-Frames and Decomposing Combinations of 10

$4.50
3 differentiated learning centers, each in color and b/w. Each of them focuses on the concept of creating and understanding the combinations of 10 using 10-frame organizers. Each game adds a little deeper understanding of the concept. Colorful candy is used as a motivator. B/w copies are included also.

K.OA.3 Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way.
K.OA.4 For any number 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number.

65 pages

Contents
• Center 1 - Make a set of candy in the 10-frames to match the number. Use as a center (laminate), or individual work (draw or cut and paste) (in color)
• Center 2 - How many more to fill the jar? Fill the candy jars with combinations of 10. Write the number. Use as a center (laminate), or individual work (draw or cut and paste) (in color). Use wipe-off markers if using as a center.
• Center 3 - Count sets of candy in 2 jars, to make combinations of 10. Write the addition story at the bottom of the page. Use as a center (laminate), or individual work (draw or cut and paste) (in color). Use wipe-off markers if using as a center.
• Center 1 in b/w
• Center 2 in b/w
• Center 3 in b/w
• One-page poster of sets and numbers to keep by the centers.

Hover your mouse over the the PREVIEW photo collage to see more of the activity pages.
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Halloween Shadow Matching Puzzles

$2.50
This resource is FREE to MEMBERS in the Member Library.

​This spatial awareness center includes:
• 12 puzzles, 2 levels – 6 4-piece puzzles, and 6 8-piece puzzles
• Cut the color puzzle into pieces. Match the pieces to the shadow puzzle.
• Make a center (cardstock and/or laminate, keep puzzle pieces in plastic baggie)
• Or make a cut and paste activity for individual work
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13 pages

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Numbers 1-10 Make Your Own Anchor Charts BUNDLE of 8 Packs

$25.00 $16.00
All packs are FREE to MEMBERS in the Member Library area.

The children make their own Number Sense Anchor Charts 1-10 for preschool, pre-K and Kindergarten. The Teddy bear Anchor Charts include 1-20.
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Includes:
• 10 numbered background mats in b/w
• Set of graphics to cut and paste onto each mat (color) – 10-frame, number word, counting fingers, dice, and set of theme-related items. All the graphics pieces are the same size (except the set of theme-related items) and can fit into any of the mat spaces. The sets of items always go along the bottom of the mat.
This activity can be used as:
• Directed individual activity – each child creates own number anchor charts to post in the room or take home.
• Center – print all pieces on cardstock and laminate.
• Daily math journal – make a page a day and bind into a booklet to keep.
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Here are the 8 packs included in this bundle:
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HALLOWEEN Numbers Make Your Own Anchor Charts

$3.00
FREE to MEMBERS on the Halloween theme page in the Member Library.

The children make their own Halloween Number Sense Anchor Charts 1-10 for preschool, pre-K and Kindergarten.

Includes:
• 10 numbered background mats in b/w
• Set of graphics to cut and paste onto each mat (color) – 10-frame, number word, counting fingers, dice, and set of items (Halloween frog and cat). All the graphics pieces are the same size (except the set of frogs and cats) and can fit into any of the mat spaces. The set of frogs and cats always go along the bottom of the mat.
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This activity can be used as:
• Directed individual activity – each child creates own number anchor charts to post in the room or take home.
• Center – print all pieces on cardstock and laminate.
• Daily math journal – make a page a day and bind into a booklet to keep.

Other packs in the "Make your own anchor charts" series:
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THANKSGIVING Turkey Theme Number Practice Printables 1-20 NO PREP

$3.00
This resource is FREE to MEMBERS on the members' Thanksgiving theme page.

This is a collection of activity pages reviewing some varying forms that numbers can take, for young children. The numbers being reviewed are from 1-20. This set can be used with Thanksgiving or turkey theme unit.

22 pages

• Recognize and read the number in the box, and its written word format
• Count the number of pies, by touching each one as the number is said.
• Trace the number, and the number word.
• Draw a set of any items in the curved box, to correspond with the number. Perhaps Thanksgiving-related?
• Make dots or circles in the 10-frame to correspond with the number.
• Color the turkeys and pies, if desired.

Number Practice Printables for Entire Year BUNDLE 320+ pages
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Turkey Literacy Centers - Letters, Colors, Craftivity

$3.00
This is a set of 2 literacy centers featuring turkeys, plus a cut/paste sorting worksheet, plus a simple craft.

• Match upper and lower case alphabet - pilgrim hats to turkeys
• Color sentences match - "I am blue" etc - 2 levels
• Letter and number sort using 4 different fonts
• Are-can-have turkey craft.
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THANKSGIVING DINNER Literacy Centers Differentiated

$5.00
This packet is available at no cost to site subscribers in the membership area on the Thanksgiving theme page    

Make engaging, differentiated and practical Literacy Centers using the theme of Thanksgiving Dinner foods.

Contents:

• Set of 12 color Thanksgiving food cards for: matching, vocabulary, concentration and a Read or Write the room activity.
• Set of 12 b/w Thanksgiving cards for: matching, vocabulary, concentration and a Read or Write the room activity.
• Word wall picture/vocabulary strips, use in pocket chart
• Recording page for Read/Write the Room with dotted words to trace
• Recording page for Read/Write the Room with a line to write word
• Emergent reading booklet to make, with labeled b/w pictures
• Emergent reading booklet to make, with vocabulary words – children draw pictures
• Large cut-out pictures of 12 foods
• Labels for the foods
• Full page picture of a plain table for small group game or center
• Printable to draw a picture of Thanksgiving food
• Full-page Thanksgiving placemat, in both color, and b/w.
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THANKSGIVING Numbers and Counting Centers 91 pages

$6.50
FREE to MEMBERS on the Member Library Thanksgiving theme page.

This is a collection of hands-on centers, large and small group activities, and teaching props to present a comprehensive foundational coverage for the Common Core standard of Counting and Cardinality for early learners. The activities in this packet are all related to Thanksgiving. The activities are geared towards later preschool, pre-K, early Kindergarten, and would work well for early intervention tasks.

All activities are aligned to the Common Core math standard of Counting and Cardinality. The numbers 0-10 are thoroughly investigated. 

91 pages

Contents
• Set of wall posters 0-10
• Math mats - centers or cut and paste (2)
• Large cutout manipulatives: number sets 0-10 Pumpkin pies, and Turkeys (sequencing, recognition, fill in missing number)
• Printables – Color the amount of things in each set
• Printables – How Many? Count the items and write the number
• Matching sets to numerals (center) – Pilgrim girls and sets of pies
• !0-frames pie cards
• Printable - Joining items one to one – Native People and corn
• Matching sets to sets (with same number of items in them)
• Teacher cards to create sets, make line patterns and promote critical thinking
• Printables – connect the dots number sequencing and color by number
• Clip it (or stamp it) cards to 10
• Printables – 0-10 – counting, drawing and beginning to write numbers (full page for each number)
• Booklet – My Thanksgiving Numbers – draw a set, or cut and paste a set, on each page corresponding to the number. A small picture clue is given.

Posters and centers are in color; printables are in b/w
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Pumpkins Theme - Basic Skills Practice for Preschool and PreK

$4.50
This packet is available at no cost to site subscribers in the membership area on the Skillbuilders page 

123 colorful pages absolutely PACKED with basic skill-building activities about pumpkins (letters, numbers, colors, shapes, cutting, emergent reading and more) that kids will enjoy. Some activities are both in color and blackline.

Hands-on activities for deepest learning, at preschool or at home. Perfect to have on hand when an interest in pumpkins emerges, in a group of children, or for an individual child. Also use as part of a theme unit about fall, vegetables or gardens.

Simply designed and immediately accessible – print on cardstock and that’s it, nothing else needed.

123 pages
Suggested age range: 3 to 5+

Here is a list of the skill building activities. The contents page in the Skillbuilder file is clickable.
• Large alphabet - upper and lower case
• Large numbers 1-20
• Large 6 piece puzzles
• Lacing card
• Small alphabet cards - upper & lower
• Small number cards 1-20
• Alphabet card puzzles
• Number card puzzles 1-12
• Math mats - add pumpkins to vines 1-10
• Tracing letters - upper & lower
• Large pattern for bulletin board
• Color matching
• Shape matching
• Tags and labels
• Ordering by size
• Counting booklet 1-10
• Pumpkin Booklet - emergent reading
• Matching sets to numerals 1-10
• Cutting skills
• Alphabet and number cards in b-w
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Harvest Time - A Collection of Printables Activities and Centers

$6.00
FREE to MEMBERS in the MEMBER LIBRARY

​This is a collection of printables to make and inspire activities to complement your general Harvest theme unit. These printables present an overview of the concept of Harvest. NO Halloween.

72 pages

Click on the PREVIEW collage photo to see enlarged pages and to make sure this is the educational level you need.

Contents
  • Anchor poster
  • 6 piece puzzles (3)
  • Alphabet cards, upper case
  • Backgrounds (2)
  • Creative coloring pages - draw more items(3)
  • Concept of harvest – counting and moving apples from a tree into a barrel
  • Oral language - scarecrow and crow - what are they saying?
  • Harvest discussion photos
  • Connect the dots
  • Emergent reader – “It’s Harvest Time”
  • Kinds of grains - paste 3-4 different grains
  • Lotto /concentration cards for matching
  • Large harvest manipulative pictures for games and flannel board
  • Math mats – scarecrow and crows
  • Math mats – wheat and wheat field
  • Order by size - children with sunflowers
  • Harvest picture story - from field to store/market
  • Science cards/emergent reader – “Where Do They grow?
  • Song – Harvest Celebration
  • Rhyme – Chipmunk Harvest
  • Story starter - discussion/dictate - person picking apples
  • Trace and color - fruit and vegetables
  • Counting sunflowers to 20. Count groups of sunflower seeds.
  • Trace and color - H is for harvest.
  • Number strip puzzles 1-5 (2)
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Number Counting Book for Thanksgiving 1-20 No-Prep Printables

$3.00
This resource is FREE for MEMBERS in the member Area

​This is a flexible number/counting resource for early learners- preschool, pre-K and Kindergarten. It includes no-prep full pages for numbers 1-20, and has a Thanksgiving theme.

​This resource is available as part of a deeply discounted BUNDLE of Number Books for the Year.

The pages can be used as a directed group activity; as morning work; for early finishers; as take-home work; or as a center. To make a reusable center, print the pages on cardstock and laminate. Use wipe off markers, and small manipulatives or play dough balls in the 10-frame.

The pages can be completed as a stand-alone task; as an on-going one-a-day project; and can be stapled together as a booklet, using any number of pages, depending on developmental level.

Activities on each page:
• Large number and number name – can be decorated if desired.
• 10-frame – show the number set by coloring the squares, or using stickers.
• Draw a circle around the appropriate numbers.
• Trace and write the numbers.
• Draw the appropriate number of items in the large scalloped shape. Suggest Thanksgiving-themed items.
• Color the picture, if desired.

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THANKSGIVING Introducing the History and Vocabulary to Preschoolers

$3.00

​This is a set of activities to introduce the concept of the celebration of Thanksgiving to young children - older toddlers and preschoolers.

Included:
• Informational booklet in color. Read booklets to a small group, or individual child. Expand on the words appropriate to the developmental level of your group. Encourage questions, conversation and discussion.
• Informational booklet in b/w.
• Interactive cut and paste booklet activity. This is directed. Cut out the pictures for those not cutting yet.
• Stick puppets to re-tell the story.

I wanted to introduce Thanksgiving in a simple way to my toddler grandson, and could not find anything simple and engaging enough to capture his interest. So I created this resource. He was drawn in immediately, following the story and asking questions. I understand that this is not how the real history happened and evolved, but it presents enough of a positive framework on which to build later stories, questions and discoveries.

IMPORTANT: Click on the collage preview photo and hover your mouse over it to see enlarged pages.
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CORN Math and Literacy Centers, Activities and Printables

$3.75
This corn themed pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children, and would be especially helpful as part of an autumn or fall early childhood curriculum.

​IMPORTANT: Be sure to click on the PREVIEW collage photo to see some more pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.

​27 pages

Besides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:
• Emergent reader – “We Eat Corn” – different ways to eat corn.
- Flashcards - different ways to eat corn
- Set of 6 photo sequence cards showing how corn grows and is harvested
• Lotto matching game with corn related items.
• Ear of corn dot-to-dot
• Ear of corn coloring printable.
• Corn order by size activity
• Number sequencing 0-10
• Corn 6 piece puzzle.
- Popcorn chant printable
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This pack is included in the MEGA BUNDLE October Preschool Themes BUNDLE
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Pre-K Themes is a series of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners. Although the activities are written to cover one full day of activities and related games, centers and other printables, there are enough ideas to extend the theme longer if needed.

Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum.

The learning areas included are:
• A Spark! Activity to ignite interest in the topic
• Large group learning time
• Discovery centers
• Music and movement
• A story suggestion
• Small group game, and a
• Record and remember activity

All the printables needed are included – click on the activity description to go to the related printables.

KidSparkz Teacher Resources
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Looking for a different theme pack? Go here to see many more Pre-K Themes units.
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Go here to download the entire "Cookies Pre-K Theme" pack (44 pages) for FREE! Why am I giving away the complete file for free? Because I LOVE the Pre-K Themes series, and I want you to love it, too.
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THANKSGIVING Theme Math and Literacy Centers and Activities - the Story

$3.75
The teaching theme focus for this packet is Thanksgiving, with the emphasis on the First Thanksgiving. This is first of 2 units about Thanksgiving. The other unit focuses on Traditional Food.

This pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children, and would be especially helpful as part of a "Families" early childhood curriculum, or taught in November with other units about family and neighborhood.

41 pages

IMPORTANT: Be sure to click on the PREVIEW collage photo to see some more pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.

Besides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:
• Mix and match words and vocabulary cards plus title header – post on wall.
• Color by number printable – turkey.
• Tracing lines to connect pictures.
• Connect the dots 1-15 - cornucopia
• Math mats center, or cut and paste – count turkey feathers onto turkeys on numbered mats.
• Children make a “Then and Now” emergent reader. Comparing historical differences and similarities.
• Categorizing - sort “Then and Now” cards onto mats.
• Story starter, discussion and coloring page – “The Mayflower___“.
• 6-piece puzzle Thanksgiving Owl – print 2 copies – cut one up and match to the other.
• Set of large manipulatives to use for storytelling, vocabulary, recognition, and making games.
• Math mats center or cut and paste printable – count sets of feathers onto turkey numbered mats.
• Cut and paste activity – arrange feathers with the letters “turkey” in correct order onto a turkey.
• Center – color words matching. Match turkeys to colorful feathers.
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THANKSGIVING 2 - Traditional Food
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Pre-K Theme for a Day is a series of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners. Although the activities are written to cover one full day of activities and related games, centers and other printables, there are enough ideas to extend the theme longer if needed.

Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum.

The learning areas included are:
• A Spark! Activity to ignite interest in the topic
• Large group learning time
• Discovery centers
• Music and movement
• A story suggestion
• Small group game, and a
• Record and remember activity

All the printables needed are included – click on the activity description to go to the related printables.

KidSparkz Teacher Resources
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Looking for a different theme pack?  Go here to see many more Pre-K Theme for a Day units.
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Go here to download the entire "Cookies Pre-K Theme for a Day" pack (44 pages) for FREE! Why am I giving away the complete file for free? Because I LOVE the Pre-K Theme for a Day series, and I want you to love it, too.
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Thanksgiving Food Literacy and Math Centers and Activities

$3.75
The teaching theme focus for this packet is Thanksgiving, with the emphasis on Thanksgiving traditional food. This is the second of 2 units about Thanksgiving. The other unit focuses on the story of Thanksgiving.

This pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children, and would be especially helpful as part of a "Families" early childhood curriculum, or taught in November with other units about family and neighborhood.

41 pages

IMPORTANT: Be sure to click on the PREVIEW link to see some more pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.

Besides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:
• Set of large food manipulatives for games, vocabulary, flannel board etc.
• Math mats – count sets of Thanksgiving foods onto a mat. Print as many mats as you need, write a number in the box on each one.
• Make an emergent reader “At Thanksgiving, We Eat…”
• Cut and paste - counting food items.
• Center - What was it before it was dinner? cards set. Match the pairs.
• Play dough mats (2) – add vegetables to dinner plate, and fruit to cornucopia.
• Cut and paste activity – My Yummy Dinner – Choose five of the offered food items and paste them on a plate background. Promote discussion about likes and dislikes.
• Upper case alphabet letters flashcards
- Decorate a placemat for dinner (color and b/w)
- "I am thankful for ..." printables (3)
- Categorizing center - traditional Thanksgiving food/not traditional
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THANKSGIVING 1 - The Story
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This pack is included in the MEGA BUNDLE November Preschool Themes BUNDLE
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Pre-K Theme for a Day is a series of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners. Although the activities are written to cover one full day of activities and related games, centers and other printables, there are enough ideas to extend the theme longer if needed.

Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum.

The learning areas included are:
• A Spark! Activity to ignite interest in the topic
• Large group learning time
• Discovery centers
• Music and movement
• A story suggestion
• Small group game, and a
• Record and remember activity

All the printables needed are included – click on the activity description to go to the related printables.

KidSparkz Teacher Resources
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Looking for a different theme pack? Go here to see many more Pre-K Theme for a Day units.
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Go here to download the entire "Cookies Pre-K Theme" pack (44 pages) for FREE! Why am I giving away the complete file for free? Because I LOVE the Pre-K Theme for a Day series, and I want you to love it, too.
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Thanksgiving BUNDLE - Simple History and Traditional Food Activities - 82 pages

$7.50 $6.00
 This 82 page bundle includes two pre-K theme packs, for the theme of Thanksgiving.

Click on these titles if you wish to purchase them separately, or if you want to learn more about the content. 
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Thanksgiving - The Story
Thanksgiving - Traditional Food

Pre-K Themes is a series of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners. The 2 packs in this bundle, although written as 2 daily lesson plans, will expand to last at least 5 days in an average preschool or pre-K classroom.

Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum.

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THANKSGIVING TURKEY FEATHERS Color Sorting Center for Preschool and Toddlers

$2.50
This is a Thanksgiving themed color sorting activity for early preschool and toddlers.

This file is FREE for MEMBERS in the Member Library.

Children sort 40 turkey feathers (5 each of 8 colors) onto color-labeled turkeys. Red, green, yellow, blue, purple, orange, pink and brown.

I have included an unlabeled turkey so that several different colors can be added to it. “Can you find a yellow feather and put it on the turkey?”

I have also included b/w feathers for the children to color, and a b/w turkey to make the activity more flexible. Write your own color names on these turkeys. You could also print the b/w turkeys and feathers on colored paper to save on ink.

Make a center or use for a small group learning activity. Print on cardstock for longer use.
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Pumpkins Theme Activities and Centers Bundle

$7.50 $5.25
This 75 page bundle includes two activity packs from the Pre-K Themes series, for the theme of Pumpkins.

The Pre-K Themes series is a set of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners. The 2 packs in this bundle, although written as 2 daily lesson plans, will expand to last at least 5 days in an average preschool or pre-K classroom.

Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum.

The two packs in this bundle are:
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Pumpkins 1 Pre-K Themes
Pumpkins 2 Pre-K Themes

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Turkeys and Thanksgiving Literacy and Math Activities and Printables

$3.00 $2.50
34 pages of engaging Thanksgiving themed pages for early learners, all in b/w.
 
  • Trace and color a turkey
  • These things can be brown
  • Color by number pilgrim hats
  • Color by number turkey and pumpkins
  • Chant or poem – “A New Tradition for Thanksgiving”
  • Decorate a pizza for a Thanksgiving dinner
  • Tom Turkey – cut and paste sight words
  • Turkey counting 1-5 – match numbers to 10-frames
  • Turkey counting 6-10 – match numbers to 10-frames
  • Thanksgiving words – beginning sounds cut and paste
  • Decorate a Thanksgiving wreath poster, card or placemat
  • Categorize fruits and vegetables
  • Cornucopia connect the dots 1-15
  • Make a pumpkin pie – sequence cut and paste
  • Arrange pies in numerical sequence 0-10
  • Make a Thanksgiving bookmark
  • Tracing various lines from left to right
  • Complete the Thanksgiving patterns
  • Match real-world shapes to 2-D shapes
  • Center – match upper and lower case letters with self-correcting 2 piece puzzle cards. 
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THANKSGIVING Numbers Make Your Own Anchor Charts Cut and Paste

$3.00
FREE to MEMBERS on the Thanksgiving theme page in the Member Library.

​The children make their own Thanksgiving Number Sense Anchor Charts 1-10 for preschool, pre-K and Kindergarten.

Includes:
• 10 numbered background mats in b/w
• Set of graphics to cut and paste onto each mat (color) – 10-frame, number word, counting fingers, dice, and set of Thanksgiving items. All the graphics pieces are the same size (except the set of items) and can fit into any of the mat spaces. The set of Thanksgiving items always go along the bottom of the mat.
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This activity can be used as:
• Directed individual activity – each child creates own number anchor charts to post in the room or take home.
• Center – print all pieces on cardstock and laminate.
• Daily math journal – make a page a day and bind into a booklet to keep.

Other packs in the "Make your own anchor charts" series:
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Gingerbread Number Practice Printables 1-20 NO PREP

$3.00
This product is available at no cost to members in the Membership Area o the Gingerbread theme page.

This is a collection of number practice printables reviewing some different forms that numbers can take, for young children. The numbers being reviewed are from 1-20. This set can be used with a Gingerbread or Winter Holiday theme unit.

• Recognize and read the number in the box, and it’s written word format
• Count the number of peppermint candies, by touching each one as the number is said.
• Trace the number, and the number word.
• Draw a set of any items in the curved box, to correspond with the number. 
• Make dots or circles in the 10-frame to correspond with the number.
• Color the Gingers and candies, if desired.

K.CC.B.4
K.CC.B.5

Number Practice Printables for Entire Year BUNDLE 320+ pages
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Gingerbread Activities Pack

$6.50 $5.00
Gingerbread Activities - make games and centers - large pieces for small hands.

​Click on the collage photo and hover over it for a larger view of the pages.

Contents:
• Upper and lower case gingerbread alphabet letters for recognition, sequencing, matching upper with lower case
• Gingerbread numbers 0-20 for recognition, sequencing, fill in the missing number, hiding and finding etc.
• Set of peppermints 10-frames cards 0-10, match with the gingerbread number figures
• Gingerbread number cards 0-10 – match sets of cookies with the numbers
• Order by size – arrange gingerbread kids in ascending or descending size.
• Emergent reader about colors – “We Like Gumdrops”
• Matching color words worksheet cut and paste
• Gingerbread shapes cards – 10 shapes
• “Dictate and draw” printables – 3 pages for simple story telling and illustrating.
• “Finish the picture” coloring printables – 3 pages.
• Gingerbread cookie numbers – pair with sets of gingerbread kids
• Large upper case letters to make games, bulletin board, room décor etc.
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Christmas Cookies - Oral Language Sequencing Emergent Reader

$2.50
Christmas Cookies - oral language, sequencing, emergent reader pack includes:

• Sequence cards for storytelling (large enough for small group and wall post (color)
• Emergent reader, telling the same story as the sequence cards (b/w)
• Cut and paste worksheet – Categorize ingredients/utensils (vocabulary extension) (b/w)
• 2 printables – illustrating the sequence story, and a story starter to encourage imaginative thinking. (b/w)

Extra - I have included some large choc chip cookie cutouts for you to use to write vocabulary words, make a game etc (color and b/w, not editable).


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CHRISTMAS Theme Pack for Preschool - 122 pages

$7.50
CHRISTMAS Theme Pack for Preschool - This is a comprehensive set of printables with a Christmas theme - make hands-on, interactive activities and learning games for your preschool and pre-K classroom. Engaging graphics, most activities are developmentally appropriate for ages 3 - 5, and SPED.

122 pages
 
Contents
(click in the product to go to the page)
• Large Christmas cut outs for small group recognition, description, bulletin board, flannel board, stick puppets etc. (16 pictures)
• Word/picture strips plus header
• Flash cards, 4 to a page, for memory and matching games.
• Christmas background/math mats – cut and paste Santa items.
• Upper and lower case alphabet letters for recognition, sequencing, matching upper with lower case
• Numbers 0-20 for recognition, sequencing, fill in the missing number, hiding and finding etc.
• Set of 10-frames cards 0-10, match with the number cards.
• Set of number cards 0-10 – match number worker elves with sets of toys.
• Order by size – arrange in ascending or descending size.
• Size sort – big, medium and small.
• Color activities - 2 matching worksheets, and a mini-book to make (color and b/w)
• Pre-writing/tracing pages (2)
• Play dough mats (2)
• Match Christmas items with silhouettes (12 cards)
• Finish the picture/coloring pages, labeled (7)
• 6 piece puzzles (3)
• Complete the pattern strips (6) AB, AAB, ABB
• Emergent reader for Christmas (b/w), repeating text – “I see …”
• Masks and stick puppets (4) (color and b/w)
• Shape cards - matching center.

Complete bundle of 23 KidSparkz Preschool Theme Packs.
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CHRISTMAS Songs and Rhymes with Activities

$3.50
This is a collection of CHRISTMAS themed songs and rhymes, each with one or two hands-on extension activities. 

Contents:
5 Little Christmas Trees
- Activity: Order by size and collage
The Reindeer Pokey (Action song)
- Activity: Decorate reindeer poster and real reindeer
Let’s All Do a little Clapping (Action song)
- Activity: “Follow the directions” flash cards
Ring the Bells
- Activity: Make a Christmas is here! Poster
Santa’s Little Reindeer (Action rhyme)
- Activity: “Left” and “right” reindeer direction cards
A Beautiful Tree (Counting rhyme)
- Activity: Draw correct number of items on tree
What’s his Name? (Santa)
- Activity: Color, trace and write “Santa”
Here’s a Candle Dressed in White
- Activity: Color candles by reading color name (2 levels)
Stir a Bowl of Gingerbread
- Activity: Put cards in sequential order
We are Little Gingerbread Boys and Girls
- Activity: Color gingerbread house page
2 Candy Cane Rhymes
- Activity: Put candy canes in size order
The Angel Band (Traditional, not religious)
- Activity: Counting angel cut outs or stick puppets to 10)
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Christmas Name Alphabet Posters

$4.50
This resource is available at no cost to members on the Christmas theme page.
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This pack is part of the ALPHABET SUPER BUNDLE (31 packs, 1217 pages)
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​Christmas Name Posters:
• 3 sets of letters, 3 different designs – stocking, tree, and ornament
• Decorate with art or collage materials, markers etc.
• Leave as a full page, or cut out and hang up as holiday decorations

​79 pages
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Christmas Rudolph Number Practice Printables - Recognition Tracing Counting 1-20

$3.00
This product is available at no cost to members in the Membership Area on the Christmas theme page.

This is a collection of activity pages reviewing some different forms that numbers can take, for early learners. The numbers being reviewed are from 1-20. This set can be used with Christmas or Reindeer theme unit.

• Recognize and read the number in the box, and it’s written word format
• Count the number of presents, by touching each one as the number is said.
• Trace the number, and the number word.
• Draw a set of any items in the curved box, to correspond with the number. Perhaps candy canes or tree ornaments?
• Make dots or circles in the 10-frame to correspond with the number.
• Color the Rudolphs and presents, if desired.

Number Practice Printables for Entire Year BUNDLE 320+ pages
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Christmas Lights Alphabet Center and Printables

$4.00 $3.50
Christmas Alphabet Recognition and Order - Christmas Lights Center and Printables - hands-on large pieces for younger learners.

Includes:
• Set of Christmas lights with upper case letters (color)
• Set of Christmas lights with upper case letters (b/w)
• Set of Christmas lights with lower case letters (color)
• Set of Christmas lights with lower case letters (b/w)

• 8 differentiated printables in b/w (Trace letters, write letters, cut and paste letters)

For a hands-on center: Print Christmas lights on cardstock, cut out and laminate if desired. Children use clothes pins to attach to a “clothes line” in alphabet sequence. Or line up on table or floor.

Small group: Hang Christmas alphabet on line as directed by teacher. Or find a letter in a group of Christmas lights. “Turn on the D light”. “Find all the purple lights” etc.

48 pages
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CHRISTMAS Count the Room - Simplified and Differentiated for Preschool

$4.00
This is a simplified Christmas Count the Room activity for early learners, with 4 differentiated recording pages.

​Hover your mouse over the collage picture to the left to see most pages.

Includes:
• 10 large counting cards in color to post on the wall around the room, showing a set of winter items from 1 to 10 on each. These will need to be printed on card, and laminated for longer use.

• 4 differentiated b/w recording pages – the children are given one of the recording sheets attached to a clipboard, and a marker. They walk around the room, look at the large picture on the counting cards, count the number of items on each card, and write the numbers on the recording page, beside the correct picture.

• The 4 differentiated recording pages are: a) one with the numbers already written on the page, for the earliest learners to trace; b) one with no numbers in the recording page boxes, but written at the bottom of the page to use as a reference; c) one with no numbers in the boxes, and no reference numbers, and d) one with a 10-frame graphic beside each picture on the recording sheet – the children color the number of boxes to correspond with the sets on the cards on the wall.

• I have included 10 extra set cards – they can be lightly taped over the sets on the wall cards to provide different sets for extra practice.

This activity can also be used as a small group teaching session.

Oral language opportunity - each of the sets of Christmas items is related to the large picture at the top of each card. The children can talk about how the items are related, and how they are used at Christmas time.
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CHRISTMAS Alphabet Upper Lower Case Matching

$3.00
CHRISTMAS Alphabet Letters Match:
Includes full alphabet upper case letters Christmas wreaths, and matching lowers case bells, in both color and b/w. The bells fit over the ribbons on the wreaths, so both letters show.

Use for matching, letter sequencing, flash cards, games, bulletin board and room decor etc.

Large pieces and clear letters for younger learners, early intervention and SPED. Add Velcro if you would like.

41 pages
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CHRISTMAS Masks and Puppets

$3.50

Oral language and dramatic play activities for early learners.


Includes:

- a set of 8 full sized masks, with a Christmas theme, in both color and b/w;

- a set of 8 smaller-sized stick puppets, featuring the same Christmas characters, in color and b/w; and

- 8 printables, one featuring each character (b/w).


The 8 Christmas characters are:

- a snowman,

- Santa Claus

- Rudolph,

- polar bear,

- penguin,

- Mrs. Claus,

- gingerbread person,

- elf.


27 pages.
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Christmas Activity Pack 93 pg b/w

$6.50
Christmas activities - just print and that's it! 93 pages of no prep hands-on printable Christmas activities for preschool, pre-K and early Kindergarten children. Appropriate for pre-readers and writers. Click on the page title in the contents to go right to the activity.

All in b/w. Hover over the collage  preview  to the left to enlarge the sample pages.

Contents:

• Christmas songs and chants (5 pages)
• Math mats – count ornaments on to tree.
• Decorate the Christmas cookies, cut out and arrange on a paper plate.
• Color by number (2)
• Connect the dots (2)
• Picture frames to decorate and add picture or photo (2)
• “Dictate and draw” story starter (1) “I like Christmas because…”
• Tracing pages (4)
• Follow the star maze – stamp or color the path through a background of other shapes to the bucket of carrots.
• Creative coloring pages – each page has an incidental activity to complete e.g. “Draw 1 more toy”. (6)
• Connect the matching Christmas items with a line. (1)
• Categorizing cut and paste – 3 different ornaments.
• Labeling practice – 2 differentiated pages.
• 6 piece puzzles – print 2 copies. Cut up one and match to the other. (3)
• Cut and paste numbers – numerals to numerals, and numerals to dice arrays. (2)
• Set of ornaments 10-frame cards – 0-10
• Alphabet Upper and Lower Case Match, full alphabet (3)
• Complete the pattern cut and paste – AB, AAB, ABB, ABC (3)
• Christmas Crowns – cut out the crown, decorate with provided clip art, or use other art materials (3)
• Order by size – cut out pictures and sort onto a mat – big, medium, small (2)
• Size ordering - cut out 6 Santas – arrange in order from large to small, or small to large. Use to compare which is larger, smaller between 2 or 3 (2)
• Match the Number to the Set 0-11 – cut and paste (3)
• Color or stamp the correct number of things in the set, 1-6 (2)
• Count number of same items on the page, write number (2)
• Elves and presents cards – Cut out the cards, match the sets of presents with the numbers on the elves.
• Pin the Sets cards –use a clothespin, or stamp or color the correct number out of 3 (3)
• Ornaments and candy canes 10-frames – cut and paste numbers next to the correct 10-frame (1)
• Stick Puppets – print on cardstock, cut out, tape on a craft stick for a handle, 6 characters. OK, this one does require a little prep, but it’s so fun for storytelling.
• Christmas character masks - 4
• Children’s Christmas cards to make for friends and family – 4 to a page.
• Christmas posters to make, decorate and hang (3)
• Foldable booklet to make
• Emergent reader – “What Can I see at Christmas?” – 8 reader pages.
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Christmas Number Webs 1-10 Cut and Paste

$4.50
Christmas Number Webs 1-10 cut and paste for pre-K and Kindergarten.

Children create numbers 1-10 web graphic organizers by cutting and pasting 6 ways that numbers can be represented onto a number mat background.

The 6 ways that numbers can be resented used here are: 10-frames, tally marks, dice, finger counting, objects in a set, and the number word.

Each number activity includes 3 pages – a web graphic organizer; a page with 6 ways numbers can be represented, to cut and paste, in color; and a page with 6 ways that numbers can be represented, to cut and paste, in b/w. Choose either the page in color, or the page in b/w, for the activity.

Concepts and skills: categorizing, vocabulary, cutting, gluing, picture placement, concept of a web graphic organizer, overview of some ways numbers can be represented, making choices, and having fun while learning number concepts.

IMPORTANT: Hover your mouse over the collage preview photo to see enlarged pages.

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December Themes BUNDLE for Preschool and Pre-K

$52.50 $42.00
December preschool theme units. This BIG 522 page bundle includes 14 of my Pre-K for a Day packs, all related to themes usually studied during the December celebration season.

With all the ideas, activities and centers that I provide in these Theme for a Day packs, this bundle could definitely extend for the full month of December, and have enough left over for next year!

Click on these titles if you wish to purchase them separately, or if you want to learn more about the content.
Pre-K Themes is a series of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners.

Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum.

The learning areas included EVERY DAY are:

• A Spark! Activity to ignite interest in the topic
• Large group learning time
• Discovery centers
• Music and movement
• A story suggestion
• Small group game, and a
• Record and remember activity

All the printables needed are included – click on the activity description to go to the related printables.

IMPORTANT: Be sure to over your mouse over the preview collage photos to see enlarged pages.

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Number Counting Book for Christmas 1-20 No-Prep Printables

$3.00
This resource is FREE to MEMBERS in the Member Area.
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​This is a flexible number/counting resource for early learners- preschool, pre-K and Kindergarten. It includes no-prep full pages for numbers 1-20, and has a Christmas theme.

This resource is available as part of a deeply discounted BUNDLE of 10 Number Books for the Year.

The pages can be used as a directed group activity; as morning work; for early finishers; as take-home work; or as a center. To make a reusable center, print the pages on cardstock and laminate. Use wipe off markers, and small manipulatives or play dough balls in the 10-frame.

The pages can be completed as a stand-alone task; as an on-going one-a-day project; and can be stapled together as a booklet, using any number of pages, depending on developmental level.

Activities on each page:
• Large number and number name – can be decorated if desired.
• 10-frame – show the number set by coloring the squares, or using stickers.
• Draw a circle around the appropriate numbers.
• Trace and write the numbers.
• Draw the appropriate number of items in the large scalloped shape. Suggest Christmas-themed items.
• Color the picture, if desired.

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Build an Elf - Oral Language, Color Recognition and Creative Design Activity

$3.00
This is a fun and engaging all-in-one activity to celebrate the holiday season for preschool, pre-K and Kindergarten.

Group game and creative activity directions: This is just one way to use these great elf pieces – be creative. This activity is for a small group of young children.

Leave the elf bodies pages whole, and cut out the other pieces. Have one elf for each child, and enough other pieces to give choices with a few left over. Have the children sit in a circle on the floor, with the elf pages spread out in the middle.

Introduce the elves by their names. Each child chooses the one they want, taking turns saying “I would like _______” by name, or “I would like this elf”. (The elves names are Glitterpie, Gingerplum, Shinysparkles and Jinglesocks).

Then put the elf clothes in the center of the circle, and each child chooses “I would like a green and red tunic that has stripes”, “I would like black elf shoes” etc until everyone has the pieces they want. Encourage descriptive words, and help with different descriptive ideas.

Presents page: Use the presents to extend the activity – each child chooses a present for their elf.

Then they go to the table, and paste together their elf, clothes and presents.

4 coloring pages extension: Children choose the elf they want to decorate (with markers, crayons, collage materials etc.) and make up a name for their elf.

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CHRISTMAS Vocabulary Center & Group Activities for Preschool & Kindergarten

$6.50 $4.50
This resource is FREE to MEMBERS in the Member Area.

​The focus is on 32 words associated with a CHRISTMAS theme– recognizing the pictures, learning the vocabulary, and linking the pictures with the spoken and written words. This pack includes activities that are accessible to various levels of understanding in your group, and presents engaging materials for you to be able to differentiate your teaching approach.

Click the preview button to see all the words featured in the pack.

Includes:

1. Large manipulative picture cut-outs representing each word. Use for small group instruction:” Can you find the sleigh?” “Where are 2 things that are red?’ etc.
2. An emergent reader to make – use the words that you feel would engage your learners more easily.
3. Large word/picture strips for each word, in color. Use for displaying a word wall, or in pocket charts.
4. Labeled flashcards for each word, with the pictures in color.
5. Flashcards with only the written words, no picture.
6. Sentence strips, where the children can use a flashcard to complete the sentence. “I see a …”, “It is a …”, “I see …”, and “It is …”.
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COOKIES Math and Literacy Activities and Centers FREE

$0.00
COOKIES theme unit for preschool, Pre-K and Kindergarten. Pre-K Themes.

***NOTE*** I have decided to offer this complete pack for FREE, because I LOVE this series of Pre-K Themes for preschool teachers, and I want you to love it too. You can see how the written activities and printables to make the centers and games mesh together and complement each other, and experience the ease of setting up the curriculum, using mostly supplies and materials you have on hand. All the packs in the series have a similar format, and just as many usable and developmentally appropriate learning activities included. Please write and let me know how this pack works for you, and with any of your ideas and suggestions. Add your feedback below, or email me.

This pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children, and would be especially helpful as part of a December holidays early childhood curriculum.

46 pages

IMPORTANT: Be sure to click on the PREVIEW collage photo to see some more pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.
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Besides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:
• Set of large manipulative theme pictures to use for vocabulary, recognition, discussion, theme focus, matching games and bulletin boards.
• Play cookie bingo/match (print 2 copies for matching games)
• “Baking” sequence cards – small group and center (6 cards)
• Match numerals with sets of cookies 0-10 - center 
• Categorizing – “tools” and “ingredients” used in cookie baking. 
• Order by size center – chocolate chip cookies. 
• Colors – Matching cookies to same color jars. 
• Make and read emergent reader with repeating words: “Cookie, Cookie”.
• Center – match-up cards – match 2 halves of the cookie to make a whole cookie. Symmetry focus. 
• Play dough mat – decorate 3 cookies. 
• 3 “discuss and color” printables.
- Set of 5 cookies to use with counting rhyme.

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Pre-K Themes is a series of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners. Although the activities are written to cover one full day of activities and related games, centers and other printables, there are enough ideas to extend the theme much longer if needed. 

Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum.

The learning areas included are:
• A Spark! Activity to ignite interest in the topic
• Large group learning time 
• Discovery centers
• Music and movement
• A story suggestion
• Small group game, and a
• Record and remember activity

All the printables needed are included – click on the activity description to go to the related printables.

You can download this free Cookies pack here or add it to your cart.
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Sources of Light SHINES and SPARKLES in December Activities and Centers

$3.75
The teaching theme focus for this packet is Shines and Sparkles, Lights in the Darkness of December, with an emphasis on sources of light.

42 pages

This pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children.

​IMPORTANT: Be sure to click on the PREVIEW collage photo to see some more pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.

Besides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:
• Matching pairs of holiday ornaments. Patterns with ornaments.
• Glittery alphabet flash cards. Matching letters, colors, alphabet sequence
• Make a reader about some sources of light “What Makes Light?”
• Math mat “Light in our home” – count sets of sources of light in our home onto a house mat.
• Lights in the darkness 10-frames cards – match numerals to sets in 10-frames. (Click for printable)
• Sun order by size.
• Sorting center – children classify some things that make light, and some things that do not make light.
- Information page - some things make light themselves, and others reflect light.
- Rhyme about the moon reflecting the sun's light - coloring page.
- Dictate and draw - "This thing is shiny/This thing is NOT shiny".
- Decorate a picture of "Rainbow Fish" with his glittery scales.
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This pack is included in the MEGA BUNDLE December Preschool Themes at a significant discount.
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Pre-K Themes is a series of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners. Although the activities are written to cover one full day of activities and related games, centers and other printables, there are enough ideas to extend the theme longer if needed.

Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum.

The learning areas included are:
• A Spark! Activity to ignite interest in the topic
• Large group learning time
• Discovery centers
• Music and movement
• A story suggestion
• Small group game, and a
• Record and remember activity

All the printables needed are included – click on the activity description to go to the related printables.

KidSparkz Teacher Resources
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Looking for a different theme pack? Go here to see many more Pre-K Themes units.
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Go here to download the entire "Cookies Pre-K Theme for a Day" pack (44 pages) for FREE! Why am I giving away the complete file for free? Because I LOVE the Pre-K Theme for a Day series, and I want you to love it, too.
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STARS Theme Math and Literacy Centers, Activities and Printables

$3.75
This STARS activity pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children, and would be especially helpful as part of a "shapes" early childhood curriculum, or taught in December with other units about lights, shining and sparkling things, lights in the darkness of December, and diverse holiday season themes. This is NOT a scientific study of stars.

46 pages

IMPORTANT: Be sure to click on the PREVIEW collage photo to see some more pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.

Besides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:
• Information page (basic) about stars
• Center - ordering stars by size.
• Trace and count the stars (10 stars)
• Match color stars and/or color names
• Center - Match numerals with 10-frames – 0-10. Also arrange the numbers or 10-frames in sequential order.
- Tape star/10-frame posters on the wall. (1-10)
• Make emergent reader about wishing on a star.
• Printable – What is a constellation? Connect the stars. (Big Dipper/Ursa Major)
• Printable – S is for star
• Sorting - Cut and paste things we see in the day and things we see at night.
• Color the upper case letters in the stars yellow, and the lower case letters blue.
• Make a mini foldable booklet: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
• Stars alphabet – upper case letters. Use for recognition, sequencing and matching games, pus bulletin board décor.
- Dictate and draw - "If I could wish on a star, this is what I would wish for".
- Make a "I am a STAR!" crown. Cut and paste stars, and collage materials.

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This product is also available as part of a curriculum collection bundle for the month of December at a significant discount.

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Pre-K Themes is a series of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners. Although the activities are written to cover one full day of activities and related games, centers and other printables, there are enough ideas to extend the theme longer if needed.

Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum.

The learning areas included are:
• A Spark! Activity to ignite interest in the topic
• Large group learning time
• Discovery centers
• Music and movement
• A story suggestion
• Small group game, and a
• Record and remember activity

All the printables needed are included – click on the activity description to go to the related printables.

KidSparkz Teacher Resources
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GINGERBREAD Theme Math and Literacy Activities and Centers Preschool

$3.75
This Gingerbread theme pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children, and would be especially helpful as part of a December holidays early childhood curriculum.

​46 pages

​IMPORTANT: Be sure to click on the PREVIEW link to see some more pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.

Besides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:
• Gingerbread Man stick puppet teaching prop
- Mask in color and b/w
- Gingerbread people colors flashcards (10 colors) - many uses, including a Read/Write the Room option with 2 differentiated recording sheets
• Color by number gingerbread printables (2)– easier and harder.
• Center – match peppermint candy sets to numbers on houses 0-10.
• Connect the dots gingerbread house
• Order by size center gingerbread girls.
• Math mats – counting gingerbread people onto gingerbread house to 10.
• Large alphabet flashcard letters - make a matching or sequencing activity, or use for bulletin board display
• 6 piece puzzles (2) – print 2 copies, cut up one and match to the other.
• Play dough mat – decorate the Gingerbread person.
- Set of 5 gingerbread people to use with a counting rhyme. (color and b/w)
- Set of 8 sequencing cards that tell the traditional Gingerbread man story. Use less cards for developmental differentiation.
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Pre-K Theme for a Day is a series of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners. Although the activities are written to cover one full day of activities and related games, centers and other printables, there are enough ideas to extend the theme longer if needed.

Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum.

The learning areas included are:
• A Spark! Activity to ignite interest in the topic
• Large group learning time
• Discovery centers
• Music and movement
• A story suggestion
• Small group game, and a
• Record and remember activity

All the printables needed are included – click on the activity description to go to the related printables.

KidSparkz Teacher Resources
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Go here to download the entire "Cookies Pre-K Theme for a Day" pack (44 pages) for FREE! Why am I giving away the complete file for free? Because I LOVE the Pre-K Theme for a Day series, and I want you to love it, too.
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TEDDIES Theme Centers and Activities for Preschool and Pre-K

$3.75
The teaching theme focus for this packet is TEDDIES. This pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children and would work well during the December holiday season, and for Bring your Teddy to School Day. Encourage the children to bring their favorite teddy to school for this unit.

42 pages

​IMPORTANT: Be sure to click on the PREVIEW collage photo to see some more pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.

Besides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:
• Emergent reader: “This Teddy”
• Center – match teddy 10-frames cards to numbered children.
• Count and draw– teacher directs the children to draw sets of items on the teddy.
• Order by size teddies
• Teddy bear colors flashcards – match colors and/or color words.
• 6 piece teddy photo puzzle – print 2 copies, cut one up and match to the other.
• Trace lines between children and teddies.
• Alphabet flashcards – use to make games, for room décor, bulletin boards etc.
• Label the teddy cut and paste – 3 levels
• Make teddy bear stick puppet/mask
• Shape teddies small stick puppets – match shapes to objects in room, or print 2 copies and match the shapes.
• T is for teddy crown. Cut and paste the T pictures onto the crown.
• T is for teddy bingo daubers – fine motor activity
• Find all the T’s and the t’s – color or stamp all the matching letters
- Song printable about a lost teddy - "read" and color
- Dictate and draw - "My favorite furry friend ..."
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This pack is included in the MEGA BUNDLE December Preschool Themes at a significant discount.
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Pre-K Theme for a Day is a series of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners. Although the activities are written to cover one full day of activities and related games, centers and other printables, there are enough ideas to extend the theme longer if needed.
​
Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum

The learning areas included are:
• A Spark! Activity to ignite interest in the topic
• Large group learning time
• Discovery centers
• Music and movement
• A story suggestion
• Small group game, and a
• Record and remember activity

All the printables needed are included – click on the activity description to go to the related printables.

KidSparkz Teacher Resources
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Looking for a different theme pack? Go here to see many more Pre-K Theme for a Day units.
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Go here to download the entire "Cookies Pre-K Theme for a Day" pack (44 pages) for FREE! Why am I giving away the complete file for free? Because I LOVE the Pre-K Theme for a Day series, and I want you to love it, too.
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SURPRISES Theme LIteracy and Math Centers and Activities

$3.75
This Surprises theme activity pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children, and would be especially helpful as part of a December holidays early childhood curriculum.

33 pages

Besides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:
• Make a “surprise” foldable memory game – directions on page.
• Record and remember: "I like this surprise. I don't like this surprise.
• Surprise pictures – slowly pull a picture top first out of a bag or folder. Children guess what it will be.
• Story starter: “I opened the door and I was so surprised to see ___”.
• Decorate the cake for a surprise birthday party.
• Surprises photo flashcards – sort into happy/unhappy surprises, or print 2 copies and make a matching center. Discussion for small group.
• Finish the picture – draw a surprised face. You could tape on a craft stick for a handle and make a mask.(Girl and boy faces)
• What’s in the present? – cutting and drawing the item inside the present. (2 presents, each in b/w)
• Emergent reader featuring prepositions – Where is the Kitten? Plus reader word strips. Draw a kitten popping out of the box printable.
• Fill in the missing numbers cut and paste
• 6 piece puzzle – print 2 copies, cut up one and match to the other.
• Surprise number strip puzzles (2) – put together strip puzzles 1-5.
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Pre-K Themes  is a series of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners. Although the activities are written to cover one full day of activities and related games, centers and other printables, there are enough ideas to extend the theme longer if needed.

Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum.

The learning areas included are:
• A Spark! Activity to ignite interest in the topic
• Large group learning time
• Discovery centers
• Music and movement
• A story suggestion
• Small group game, and a
• Record and remember activity

All the printables needed are included – click on the activity description to go to the related printables.

IMPORTANT: Be sure to click on the PREVIEW collage photo to see some more pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.

KidSparkz Teacher Resources
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Looking for a different theme pack? Go here to see many more Pre-K Theme for a Day units.
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Go here to download the entire "Cookies Pre-K Theme for a Day" pack (44 pages) for FREE! Why am I giving away the complete file for free? Because I LOVE the Pre-K Theme for a Day series, and I want you to love it, too.
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Christmas Theme Math and Literacy Centers, Printables and Activities 1

$3.75
The teaching theme focus for this Christmas activity packet is presenting some traditions of Christmas to early learners.. This pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children and would work well during the December holiday season. These activities would be useful for both Northern and Southern Hemisphere holidays.

42 pages

This is the first unit in a set of two about Christmas.

Besides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:
• Photo flashcards picturing some Christmas traditions. Use these for discussion, and for creating matching and memory game centers.
• Emergent reader about traditions – Ways that some families celebrate on Christmas Day.
• Color by number Christmas wreath.
• Directed count and draw – draw different sets of ornaments on a tree.
• Color/decorate and cut out 3 Christmas character masks. Tape on a craft stick for a handle.
• Lotto/memory game. Print 2 copies.
• Center – match Santa numbers with sets of presents – 0-10
• Center – Toy sacks with individual toys - full alphabet upper and lower case letters for matching, sequencing, recognition etc
• Number ordering 0-10 – large Christmas children – use with or without a craft stick handle on each.
- Song printable - predictable sight word "reading", color the picture, add items.
- Treasure hunt for candy canes - count, color recognition.
- "Record and remember" activity- draw a picture about Christmas.
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This pack is included in the MEGA BUNDLE December Preschool Themes at a significant discount.
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Pre-K Themes is a series of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners. Although the activities are written to cover one full day of activities and related games, centers and other printables, there are enough ideas to extend the theme longer if needed.

Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum.

The learning areas included are:
• A Spark! Activity to ignite interest in the topic
• Large group learning time
• Discovery centers
• Music and movement
• A story suggestion
• Small group game, and a
• Record and remember activity

All the printables needed are included – click on the activity description to go to the related printables.

IMPORTANT: Be sure to click on the PREVIEW collage photo to see some more pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.

KidSparkz Teacher Resources
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Go here to download the entire "Cookies Pre-K Theme for a Day" pack (44 pages) for FREE! Why am I giving away the complete file for free? Because I LOVE the Pre-K Theme for a Day series, and I want you to love it, too.
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Christmas Literacy and Numbers Activities and Centers 2

$3.75
The teaching theme focus for this packet is Christmas for early learners, with and emphasis on Christmas patterns, and patterning activities. This pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children and would work well during the December holiday season. These activities would be useful for both Northern and Southern Hemisphere holidays.

38 pages

IMPORTANT: Be sure to click on the PREVIEW collage page to see some more pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.

This is the second pack of a set of 2 Christmas units.

Besides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:
• Santa face teaching prop.
- “Who Helps Santa?” teacher book, in color.
• Make b/w emergent reader shape book “Who Helps Santa?” : Color the shape book.
• What begins with S? Cut and paste s pictures onto large S.
• Patterning center ornament strips – What comes next?
• Matching Christmas patterns. Print 2 copies of the pattern pages on cardstock. Cut out the 4 patterns on each page. Children clip each pair of matching patterns together with a clothes pin.
• Build a Christmas tree – This activity can be completed in several ways. a) Make math mats – children count ornaments onto each tree mat according to the number you have written on each one. b) Direct children to place each item on their tree as you name it. Great for vocabulary. C) Creative activity – each child glues cut decorations on their individual tree as they like.
- Color and decorate a Merry Christmas poster.
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This pack is included in the MEGA BUNDLE December Preschool Themes at a significant discount.
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Pre-K Themes is a series of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners. Although the activities are written to cover one full day of activities and related games, centers and other printables, there are enough ideas to extend the theme longer if needed.

Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum.

The learning areas included are:
• A Spark! Activity to ignite interest in the topic
• Large group learning time
• Discovery centers
• Music and movement
• A story suggestion
• Small group game, and a
• Record and remember activity

All the printables needed are included – click on the activity description to go to the related printables.

KidSparkz Teacher Resources
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Looking for a different theme pack? Go here to see many more Pre-K Theme for a Day units.
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Go here to download the entire "Cookies Pre-K Theme for a Day" pack (44 pages) for FREE! Why am I giving away the complete file for free? Because I LOVE the Pre-K Theme for a Day series, and I want you to love it, too.
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Christmas Number Sense 63 Activity Printables for Early Learners

$5.00 $3.50
FREE to MEMBERS on the Christmas theme page in the Member Library.

This is a set of math daily activity pages with a December Christmas theme for early learners, focusing on number sense, all in b/w. Print and go.
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Includes:
• Big, Medium, Small size Sort- candy canes, trees and candles - cut and paste (4 pages)
• Order by Size – 2 activities- wreaths and trees (4 pages)
• Match Numbers to Sets to 15– cut and paste (4 pages)
• Draw a set to match the number 1 to 5, and 6 to 10 (2 pages)
• Color or stamp the sets of pictures to match the number (2 pages)
• How many? – count the items on the page (2 pages)
• Elves and candy – cut and paste the candy sets to “give’ to the numbered elves. (8 pages)
• Pin the Christmas sets and numbers 0-10 – (6 pages)
• Math mats – decorations on tree, and presents in Santa’s sack (4 pages)
• Large numbered reindeer cutouts 0-20 – use for recognition, counting, sequencing, which number is missing? etc. (10 pages)
• My Christmas Number Book – Make a booklet – draw the sets from 1 to 10 (6 pages)
• Fill in the 10-frames 0-10– cut and paste pictures, or draw. (5 pages)
• Complete the Pattern cut and paste – AB, AAB, and ABC (3 pages)
IMPORTANT - Check the PREVIEW to see more pages, and to make sure that this product is geared toward the educational level you are looking for.
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CHRISTMAS COOKIES - 10-frame sets on cookie sheets

$2.50
CHRISTMAS COOKIES - 10-frame sets on cookie sheets
Set of Christmas cookies, plus 10 10-frames on baking trays. Children arrange the cookies on the trays according to the numbers.
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Cookies can also be sorted by shape and color, and used to make line patterns that the children can copy or complete. Use as a center and/or a small group activity.
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GINGERBREAD Number Sense Make Your Own Anchor Charts

$3.00
FREE to MEMBERS on the Gingerbread theme page in the Member Library.

​The children make their own Number Sense Anchor Charts 1-10 for preschool, pre-K and Kindergarten. Gingerbread theme.

Includes:
• 10 numbered background mats in b/w
• Set of graphics to cut and paste onto each mat (color) – 10-frame, number word, counting fingers, dice, and set of items (gingerbread people). All the graphics pieces are the same size (except the gingerbread people) and can fit into any of the mat spaces. The gingerbread people always go along the bottom of the mat.

This activity can be used as:
• Directed individual activity – each child creates own number anchor charts to post in the room or take home.
• Center – print all pieces on cardstock and laminate.
• Daily math journal – make a page a day and bind into a booklet to keep.

​​Other packs in the "Make your own anchor charts" series:​
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Christmas Theme - Toddler and Early Preschool Curriculum

$3.75
This is the Christmas theme from the Toddler and Early Preschool Curriculum for children aged 18 through 36 months.
54 pages.

This theme includes:
  • Theme poster
  • Flashcards
  • Name tags
  • Large manipulative cut-outs
  • Dot marker printable
  • Categorizing center
  • Cutting practice
  • Simple emergent reader
  • Sorting by size
  • Play dough cards
  • Counting
  • Storytelling
and more .....

Each theme in this curriculum has:
• Activity plans with linked printables. When you click on the links on the activity plans, it will take you to the appropriate printables to make the center or game.
• Developmentally appropriate. Each activity can be tweaked to appeal to different developmental levels.
• Songs and rhymes, suggested books, large and fine motor, early language & literacy, number, science, creative art.
• Lots of hands-on games and centers to make for early childhood..
I am currently updating all the themes included in this popular curriculum.
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IMPORTANT: Look at the PREVIEW to see many sample pages.

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Here are the themes included in the full curriculum:
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Apples - Babies - Balls - Bears - Birthdays - Blocks - Butterflies - Christmas - Circles - Clouds - Colors Red - Colors Blue - Colors Yellow - Community Helpers - Dinosaurs - Ducks Easter Eggs - Eggs - Fall - Family - Farm - Frogs - Getting Dressed - Greetings! - Growing Things - Hands - Hanukkah - Hiding - Homes - Ladybugs - Nighty Night - Noisy Noises - Ocean - Our Bodies - Parts of a whole - Pets - Pizza - Predicting - Pumpkins - Rainbows - Rainy Days - Rhyme Time - Shapes - Signs: environmental print/words - Size: I am SO big - Socks - Spiders - Spring - St Patrick’s Day - Sticky Stuff - Strawberries - Summer and Sunny Days - Thanksgiving - Tool Time - Travel Time: Transportation - Valentines and Friends - Winter Weather - Worms - Zoo - An Introduction to using the Curriculum
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Elves and Candy Canes Literacy and Math Centers Activities

$3.75
This Elves and Candy Canes activity pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children, and would be especially helpful as part of a December holidays early childhood curriculum.

IMPORTANT: Be sure to click on the PREVIEW link to see some more pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.

44 pages

Besides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:
• 5 elf characters to use with "5 Hippy Hoppy Elves" rhyme. Make stick puppets.
• Cut out and decorate elf hat
• Make an elf paper bag puppet
• Color by number – elf and candy cane -3 colors.
• Emergent reader – Where is the elf? –featuring prepositions.
• Elves number cards 0-10 – match sets of candy canes with the numbers.
• Large candy canes for hiding and finding. Also use for color naming, sorting and matching (print 2 or more copies)
• Center – upper and lower case letters for matching, sequencing, recognition etc.
• Lotto/memory cards – print 2 copies, cut up one and match to the other.
• Add to the picture – help the elves decorate the tree.
- Small group game - Which pairs are the same, which are different?
- Discuss and draw - “I am an elf. My name is ….”
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December Themes BUNDLE for Preschool and Pre-K
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Pre-K Themes is a series of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners. Although the activities are written to cover one full day of activities and related games, centers and other printables, there are enough ideas to extend the theme longer if needed.

Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum.

The learning areas included are:
• A Spark! Activity to ignite interest in the topic
• Large group learning time
• Discovery centers
• Music and movement
• A story suggestion
• Small group game, and a
• Record and remember activity

All the printables needed are included – click on the activity description to go to the related printables.

KidSparkz Teacher Resources
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Looking for a different theme pack? Go here to see many more Pre-K Theme units.
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Go here to download the entire "Cookies Pre-K Theme" pack (44 pages) for FREE! Why am I giving away the complete file for free? Because I LOVE the Pre-K Themes series, and I want you to love it, too.
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HANUKKAH Traditions for Early Learners - Teacher & Student Booklets

$3.50
This resource is FREE to MEMBERS on the member Hanukkah theme page.

Hanukkah Traditions: This is a booklet describing Hanukkah traditions very simply to young children. There is a teacher big book for shared reading in color, and for students, smaller readers, with exactly the same information, in b/w.

This is not an emergent reader, and can be used with non-readers. It features a brother and sister, Amy and Michael, who love to celebrate Hanukkah with their family, and with whom young children will readily identify.

24 pages

This product is included in the packet Pre-K Theme for a Day - Hanukkah. . If you have already purchased that packet, you don't need to buy this product.
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HANUKKAH Centers and Activities for Preschool and Pre-K

$4.00
The teaching theme focus for this packet is Hanukkah for early learners, with an emphasis on presenting traditions in an easy to understand format. This pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children and would work well during the December holiday season.

46 pages

​IMPORTANT: Be sure to click on the PREVIEW collage photo to see some more pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.

Besides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:
• Set of large photo flashcards showing Hanukkah traditions and activities
• Center - match numerals with sets of candles in menorahs 0-9
• Coloring pages – dreidel and menorah.
• Connect the dots dreidel
• Math mats – count sets of potato latkes into frying pan mats.
• Imagine what is inside 3 presents, and draw them.
• Traditions cards – use for matching, Concentration, vocab extension.
• Word/picture strips for word wall, pocket chart.
• Decorate a “Happy Hanukkah” poster.
- Teacher book to make and read about Hanukkah traditions, in color ***
- Student books about Hanukkah traditions, in a smaller size and in b/w.
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Pre-K Themes is a series of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners. Although the activities are written to cover one full day of activities and related games, centers and other printables, there are enough ideas to extend the theme longer if needed.

Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum.

The learning areas included are:
• A Spark! Activity to ignite interest in the topic
• Large group learning time
• Discovery centers
• Music and movement
• A story suggestion
• Small group game, and a
• Record and remember activity

All the printables needed are included – click on the activity description to go to the related printables.

KidSparkz Teacher Resources

***This resource includes the popular teacher and student books "HANUKKAH Traditions Informational Reader for Preschool, Pre-K and Kindergarten", which is available separately HERE.
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AUSTRALIA Centers, Activities and Printables for Preschool, Pre-K, Kindergarten

$6.00
Free to members on the member Australia theme page.

​This is a set of printables to complement/supplement your units about Australia for young learners. Perfect for an introduction to Australia for children in the US, and to celebrate Australia Day (January 26th) for preschoolers and Pre-K in Australia. ("Harbor" and "color" use US spelling. Email me for a file with Aus. spelling). 

50 pages

Hover over the collage photo to see a larger view of the pages.

Contents:
• Poster
• 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.
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Australian Animals Theme Unit: Hands-On Learning Activities

$6.00
This is a large set of printables to make hands-on activities and games to complement your teaching unit about Australian Animals. The activities are designed for ages preschool through First Grade, and are appropriate for non- or early readers.
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Contents:
• Full page color posters, plus a title header (12) Australian animals included are : kangaroo, koala, emu, sulphur-crested cockatoo, echidna, fruit bat, dingo, wombat, black swan, kookaburra, possum and platypus. These animals can also be cut out to make large manipulatives for younger children.
• 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. 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)
• Masks for koala, dingo, cockatoo, possum, wombat and kangaroo. Color and b/w, so children can decorate. Use a large craft stick for a handle.
• Game – categorize Birds/Not Birds. This can be a center, or individual cut and paste b/w.
• Game – categorize Native to Australia/ Not Native to Australia. This can be a center, or individual cut and paste. b/w.
• Tracing pages – trace the animal and its name – koala, kangaroo and wombat.
• Emergent reader 1 – b/w – picture of each animal, plus caption “The _______ lives in Australia”.
• Emergent reader 2 – b/w – the children draw the animal. There is a tiny animal picture on each page to give a clue.

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Australian Animals Activity Printables for Preschool

$2.75
This is a set of activity printables about Australian animals for preschool, pre-K and Kindergarten. Each page can be completed individually as an addition to an Australian animal unit. The pages can be also be stapled together to make an activity book.

Things to do for each page:
• Talk about the Australian animal – appearance, habitat, the way it moves etc.
• Read the words. Children “read” the words.
• Add things to each animal picture - rocks, trees, long grass etc.
• Draw a similar animal in the rectangle space.

Animals included are: koala, kangaroo, wombat, platypus, dingo, kookaburra, emu, echidna, frilled lizard, Tasmanian devil, and bandicoot.

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Australian Animals Bingo plus Printables for Preschool and Pre-K

$3.00
This resource is FREE to MEMBERS in the membership area on the Australian Animals theme page.

This Australian animals bingo game is a fun way to teach preschoolers the names of some animals that can live in Australia, or to follow up or review a lesson.

2 ways to play:
- Classic bingo game (group) – each child has a board, caller picks up tiles and calls the picture, children cover picture with a counter or similar. The emphasis is on picture recognition, and spoken vocabulary, not written words.
- Matching game (individual): children match set of tiles to one or more boards.

Extra activities:
- 3 printables: children dictate a “story” and draw a picture. “This is an animal that can live in Australia”, “I like this animal that can live in Australia because…”, and “This is a big Australian animal/This is a small Australian animal”.
- Group activity – predictable sentences. Teacher
asks for suggestions from the group about the theme being discussed, and writes them down in a “predictable” list. The list can be “read” on subsequent days, with the repeated sentence beginnings giving a clue.

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GROUNDHOG DAY Circle Number Stampers 1-15

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This is a set of large Groundhog Day counting number cards for early learners and special education.

• Includes 15 groundhog cards, plus one extra.
• Print on cardstock and cut into cards
• Print the circles with a circle marker, bingo dauber, or similar.
• Can also use garage sale stickers, pasted collage material, or a finger dipped in paint etc.
• Encourages development of hand-eye coordination, small muscle control, counting, association of a numeral with a set, number recognition, and it’s fun!

This activitiy can also be found in this collection of groundhog resources: GROUNDHOG DAY Interactive Literacy and Number Centers Early Learners - 90 pages
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GROUNDHOG DAY Interactive Literacy and Number Centers Early Learners - 90 pages

$6.00
This is a large set of center and printable activities to make to complement your Groundhog Day unit. Celebrating Groundhog Day is such a fun and motivating way to slide the number and literacy learning into the curriculum. The little critters in this pack are SO cute!

Activities are designed to be most appropriate for a 4 and 5 year old developmental level, plus preschool, Kindergarten, early intervention and SPED students.

90  pages

Contents

• Numbers and tally marks cards 0-15. Match the numbers and tally marks. Also use the separate sets for sequencing, recognition etc.
• Printables - numbers and tally marks 0-15
• Center – fill the 10-frames with the appropriate number of groundhog tiles. 1-10
• Printable - Color or stamp the correct number of spaces in the 10-frames.
• Order by size groundhogs - 
• Center –match the shapes. Match each groundhog shape with the correct top hat guy.
• Math mats – print as many of the grass mats as you need- write a number in each of the white boxes. Count sets of groundhogs onto the mats
• Cut and paste numbers Little Book – match numbers to sets of groundhogs 0-10.
• Booklet reader about the Groundhog Day tradition (color)
• Booklet reader about the Groundhog Day tradition (b/w)
• Story writing, drawing and dictating pages (4)
• Class book predicting pages (2)– “I think Phil will ____”
• Cover for class book
• Poster – Happy Groundhog Day!
• 3 Groundhog Day songs and rhymes, with pictures to add to and color.
• Fact sheet about groundhogs
• Stick puppet characters (8) - also use for flannel board (Velcro on back), and magnetic board (piece of sheet magnet on back).
• Full page puppets (color and b/w)
• Groundhog masks (color and b/w)
• Upper and lower case letters flash cards full alphabet 4 to a page– use for recognition, sequencing, matching upper to lower, matching like letters.

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Groundhog Day Centers Written Activities and Printables for Preschool and Pre-K

$3.75
sThis Groundhog Day activity pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children and would work well in a Winter or January/February seasonal curriculum plan.

​36 pages

Besides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:
• Pop up puppet teaching prop in color and b/w
• Order by size set of groundhogs
• Emergent reader cut and paste “I’m a Little Shape Groundhog”. Matching shapes.
• Arrange groundhog 10-frames in numerical order 0 -10
• Baby groundhog photo puzzle. Print on cardstock and cut into 4 pieces.
• Color groundhog masks (happy or sad) and use for oral language activities.
• Fine motor printable – bingo dauber groundhog.
• Set of labelled color groundhogs, 11 colors. Use for matching, sorting, hiding games etc.
- Rhyme poster to read and color "I'm a Little Groundhog"
- Counting rhyme poster "5 Furry Groundhogs" plus 5 groundhogs to count.
- Discuss and draw: What did the groundhog see?
- Labelled photos of real groundhogs hibernating, waking up, and eating.
• Poster to decorate – Happy Groundhogs Day!
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Pre-K Themes is a series of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners. Although the activities are written to cover one full day of activities and related games, centers and other printables, there are enough ideas to extend the theme much longer if needed.

Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum.

The learning areas included are:
• A Spark! Activity to ignite interest in the topic
• Large group learning time
• Discovery centers
• Music and movement
• A story suggestion
• Small group game, and a
• Record and remember activity

All the printables needed are included – click on the activity description to go to the related printables.

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CHINESE NEW YEAR Pack - Create centers and activities for early learners

$7.50
This Chinese New Year pack includes 100 pages of printables to create centers and activities for early learners.

Contents

• Animals of the zodiac flash cards
• Animals of the zodiac word wall cards with header
• Animals of the zodiac coloring posters
• Math mats – count sets of fortune cookies into traditional Chinese bowl
• Tangram puzzle – match 7 shapes, or cut and paste
• 3 songs plus a picture to color or add to
• Color/cut out a Chinese flag
• Mah jhong tiles flash cards 1-8 – match, sort, or arrange in number sequence.
• Poster in color and b/w – Happy Chinese New Year.
• 2 story starters – draw and/or dictate
• Trace and color – eating with chopsticks
• 6 piece puzzle – red lantern photo
• Count to 10 in Chinese – pictograms, Chinese words, English numbers
• Connect the matching pictogram numbers.
• Happy new year/spring banners cut and paste
• Emergent reader – A Lantern Rainbow (in color)
• Emergent reader – A Lantern Rainbow (in b/w)
• Order by size – bowls of food for New Year’s feast.
• Color posters – 6 Chinese icons (lantern, panda etc)
• Dragon border stationery
• Color by number – Chinese lantern
• Chinese lion mask
• 3 coloring pagesSet of 10-frame firecracker cards 0-10
• Set of dragon number cards, 0-20
• “Lucky money “number cards 0-10 – match sets of coins with the children holding red envelopes
• Shape cards – cut each card in half, children match the halves (12 shapes)
• Play dough mats (2)
• 6 Piece puzzles (2)

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Valentines Day Number Practice Printables - Recognition, Tracing, Counting 1-20

$3.00
FREE to MEMBERS on the member Valentine's Day theme page

​This is a collection of activity pages reviewing some varying forms that numbers can take, for young children. The numbers being reviewed are from 1-20. This set can be used with a Valentine theme unit.

22 pages

• Recognize and read the number in the box, and its written word format
• Count the number of hearts, by touching each one as the number is said.
• Trace the number, and the number word.
• Draw a set of any items in the curved box, to correspond with the number. Perhaps Valentine-related?
• Make dots or circles in the 10-frame to correspond with the number.
• Color the hearts, if desired.

Number Practice Printables for Entire Year BUNDLE 320+ pages
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Valentines Day Numbers and 10-Frames Coloring Book

$2.50
This is a set of numbers and 10-frames printables that can be made into a coloring book. The theme is Valentine's Day.

There is a page for each number from 0-20 in b/w. Each page includes the large number, the number word, and a 10-frame graphic organizer containing the appropriate number of circles to color or stamp.

Each page from 0-10 has a set of pictures to color and count. Each page from 11-20 has one theme-related picture to color. Use the appropriate number of pages for the level of your group.

The pages can also be used separately for morning work or centers. Perfect for a homework activity.

21 pages, plus a color cover, and a b/w cover.

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Valentines Day Count the Room Activity Center

$4.00
This is a simplified Count the Room activity for preschool, pre-K and Kindergarten learners, with 4 differentiated recording pages. This activity has a Valentine's Day theme.

Includes:
• 10 large counting cards in color to post on the wall around the room, showing a set of Valentine's Day items from 1 to 10 on each. These will need to be printed on card, and laminated for longer use.
• 4 differentiated b/w recording pages – the children are given one of the recording sheets attached to a clipboard, and a marker. They walk around the room, look at the large picture on the counting cards, count the number of items on each card, and write the numbers on the recording page, beside the correct picture.
• The 4 differentiated recording pages are: a) one with the numbers already written on the page, for the earliest learners to trace; b) one with no numbers in the recording page boxes, but written at the bottom of the page to use as a reference; c) one with no numbers in the boxes, and no reference numbers, and d) one with a 10-frame graphic beside each picture on the recording sheet – the children color the number of boxes to correspond with the sets on the cards on the wall.
• I have included 10 extra set cards – they can be lightly taped over the sets on the wall cards to provide different sets for extra practice.

This activity can also be used as a small group teaching session.

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Valentines Day No Prep Printables 80 pages

$6.50
Valentine's Day - just print and that's it! No prep hands-on printable activities for preschool, pre-K and early Kindergarten children.

All in b/w, 80 pages.

Contents: (click on the title in the actual resource to go to the page)
• Valentine songs and chants (4 pages)
• Decorate the cookies, cut out and arrange on a paper plate.
• Color by number (2)
• Connect the dots (2)
• Picture frames to decorate and add picture or photo (2)
• “Dictate and draw” story starters (2)
• Tracing hearts (2)
• Follow the hearts maze – stamp or color the hearts path through a background of other shapes.
• Creative coloring pages –each page has an incidental activity to complete e.g. “Add 2 more flowers to the bouquet”. (6)
• Connect the matching heart patterns with a line. (1)
• Matching and sorting hearts – print several copies, color and cut out. Use for making sets, counting, sorting and making line patterns (4 to a page, 8 different patterns)
• Labeling practice – 2 differentiated pages.
• 6 piece puzzles – print 2 copies. Cut up one and match to the other. (3)
• Beginning sounds – match initial sounds to pictures, no vowels (2 pages)
• Cupcakes rhyme match – 6 pairs, easier rhymes. (1)
• Alphabet Upper and Lower Case Match, full alphabet (3)
• Complete the pattern cut and paste – AB, AAB, ABB, ABC (3)
• Valentine’s Day Crowns – cut out the crown, decorate with provided clip art, or use other art materials (3)
• Order by size – cut out pictures and sort onto a mat – big, medium, small (2)
• Size ordering - cut out 6 hearts – arrange in order from large to small, or small to large. Use to compare which is larger, smaller between 2 or 3 (2)
• Match the Number to the Set 0-11 – cut and paste (3)
• Draw sets of items for each number 1-10 (2)
• Color or stamp the correct number of things in the set, 1-6 (2)
• Count number of same items on the page, write number (2)
• Teddies and valentines cards – Cut out the cards, match the sets of hearts with the numbers on the teddies.
• Pin the Sets cards –use a clothespin, or stamp or color the correct number out of 3 (3)
• Hearts 10-frames – cut and paste numbers next to the correct hearts 10-frame (1)
• Stick Puppets – print on cardstock, cut out, tape on a craft stick for a handle, 9 characters. OK, this one does require a little prep, but it’s so fun for storytelling.
• Children’s Valentine’s Day cards to make for friends – 4 to a page.
• Valentine’s Day posters to make, decorate and hang (3)

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VALENTINES DAY Theme Pack for Preschool - 125 pages

$7.50
Valentine's Day Theme Pack for Preschool - This is a comprehensive set of activities with a Valentine's Day theme - make hands-on, interactive centers and learning games for your preschool and pre-K classroom. Engaging graphics, most activities are developmentally appropriate for ages 3 - 6.

125 pages

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Contents
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• Large Valentine cut outs for small group, recognition, description, bulletin board, flannel board, stick puppets etc. (13)
• Flash cards, 4 to a page, for memory and matching games.
• Word/picture strips (word wall vocabulary) plus header
• Upper and lower case alphabet letters for recognition, sequencing, matching upper with lower case/
• Upper and lower case alphabet with LARGE letters
• Numbers 0-20 for recognition, sequencing, fill in the missing number, hiding and finding etc.
• Set of 10-frames cards 0-10, match with the number cards.
• Set of number cards 0-10 – match sets of teddies with the numbers.
• Order by size – arrange in ascending or descending size.
• Size sort – big, medium and small.
• Color cards – match candies to color cards – 8 colors
• Pre-writing/tracing pages (2)
• Play dough mats (3)
• Match Valentines with silhouettes (12 cards)
• Finish the picture/coloring pages (7)
• 6 piece puzzles (4)
• Shapes – match shapes on envelopes to people/pets (12 shapes)
• Valentine cards
• Emergent reader ”Valentine’s Day”

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Valentines Day Categorizing Centers

$2.50
Valentine's Day categorizing - a “thinking” game for preschoolers – 6 categories to sort onto 6 chocolate box mats – the categories are candy, flowers, pets, jewelry, valentine cards and fruit.

Begin with 2 of the category mats to make a center. Go over the vocabulary of the sorting cards. Add another mat when children become proficient at sorting 2 categories.  10 pages
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Valentines Day Chocolates Number Mats Center 0-12

$3.50
Valentine's Day - How Many Chocolates? Matching number formats 0-12 (center) - numeral ~ word ~ 10 frame ~tally marks ~ dice ~ fingers ~ sets of chocolates.

Includes:

Set of 13 full page number mats 0-12.
Cards set to match to each mat, 5 cards for each mat.
BONUS follow-up activity - Cut and paste booklet to make (b/w) - number sets 0-12.

Directions:

• Prepare the mats 0-12. Print on cardstock and laminate if desired.
• Cards – print on cardstock, laminate if desired, cut out.
• Choose the numbers you want to review – begin with one or two mats and card sets, add more as the children understand how to complete the center.
• Children place the number format cards on the appropriate mat.
• If you prefer, you can glue the sets of chocolates on the mats, so early learners can have a set of objects to count and compare the other formats to.
• Counters can be placed on top of each chocolate to encourage one-to-one set matching.
• BONUS follow-up activity: Cut and paste booklet (b/w) – child pastes or draws the correct set of chocolates in each heart chocolate box. It is not necessary to use all the pages.

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