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Christmas big pack of no prep activities

11/2/2020

Huge pack of Christmas themed activities - just print and that's it! 93 pages of no prep hands-on printable learning activities for preschool, pre-K and early Kindergarten children. Appropriate for pre-readers.

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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Fall Big Pack of no prep activities

9/21/2020

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Huge pack of Fall-themed activities - just print and that's it! 91 pages of no prep hands-on printable learning activities for preschool, pre-K and early Kindergarten children. Appropriate for pre-readers.

Contents:

Fall activities songs and chants (6 pages)
Decorate the Fall leaf 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 (1) “I like Fall because…”
Tracing pages (4)
Follow the hexagon maze – stamp or color the path through a background of other shapes to the acorn stash.
Creative coloring pages fall activities –each page has an incidental activity to complete e.g. “Draw 2 more pumpkins”. (6)
Connect the matching Fall items with a line. (1)
Categorizing cut and paste – 3 different leaf shapes – oak, birch, maple.
Labeling practice – 2 differentiated pages.
6 piece fall 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 pumpkin 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)
Fall Crowns – cut out the crown, decorate with provided clip art, or use other art materials (3)
Order by size – cut out fall pictures and sort onto a mat – big, medium, small (2)
Size ordering - cut out 6 scarecrows – 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)
Fall Kids and leaves cards – Cut out the cards, match the sets of leaves with the numbers on the Fall Kids.
Pin the Sets cards –use a clothespin, or stamp or color the correct number out of 3 (3)
Leaves 10-frames – cut and paste numbers next to the correct leaf 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.
Children’s Hello Fall cards to make for friends and family – 4 to a page.
Fall posters to make, decorate and hang (3)
Foldable booklet to make – use with included rhyme “Apple Tree"
Emergent reader – “What Can I see in Fall?” – 8 reader pages.

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Summer printables for preschool and kindergarten

7/15/2020

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Summer activities - just print and that's it! 93 pages of low prep hands-on printable Summer activities for preschool, pre-K and early Kindergarten children. Appropriate for pre-readers and writers

Contents:

Summer songs and chants (5 pages)
Math mats (2) – count bubbles onto scene, and shells onto background.
Decorate the ice cream treats – What flavors do you think they are?.
Color by number (2)
Connect the dots (2)
Picture frames to decorate and add picture or photo (2)
“Dictate and draw” story starter graphic page “I like summer because…”
Tracing pages (4)
Follow the rhombus maze – stamp or color the crab’s path through a background of other shapes to a sunny beach.
Creative coloring pages – each page has an incidental activity to complete e.g. “Draw more ants eating the sandwich.”. (6)
Connect the go-together summer items with a traced line. (2)
Categorizing cut and paste – 3 different fish designs.
Labeling practice – 2 differentiated pages of child in summer.
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 watermelons 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)
Summer 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 ice creams – 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)
Match numerals to sets – Cut out the shell set cards, match them with the numbers on the children cards
Pin the Sets cards –use a clothespin, or stamp or color the correct number out of 3 (3)
Sunshine 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. Fun for storytelling.
Discuss and draw – “I like to do this on a hot day”. (1)
Summer character masks – 4
Children’s summer-themed cards to make for friends and family – 4 to a page.
Summer posters to make, decorate and hang (3)
Foldable booklet to make – Poem “Way up high on the coconut tree”
Emergent reader – “What Can I see in Summer?” – 8 reader pages.

$Summer shells free activity$

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Monthly themes for preschool

8/31/2019

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Many early childhood educators like to plan their monthly curriculum plans ahead of time. They feel more organized, and even if an interest emerges in the group while using the prepared lesson plans, they can refer to the themes they have prepared and grab ideas and activities to expand the new interest. During my many years of teaching early learners, I developed a sequence of monthly themes that seemed to fit intuitively into the seasons and sequence of the year.

september

october

Firefighters and Safety
Fall is here (overview)
Leaves and Weather
Apples, Squirrels and Nuts
Corn
Scarecrows
Pumpkins and Spiders
Halloween

november

december

Shiny Sparkles
Lights in the Darkness
Rudolf and Reindeer
The Nutcracker Ballet
Gingerbread
Cookies
Toys
Poinsettias
Christmas
Hanukkah
Kwanzaa

january

February

march

april

may

june

Birds
Rainforests
All Kinds of Food
What and Why We Eat
Food Production
Vegetables
Protein/Breads/ Rice
Father's Day

Summer "themes for a day" ideas

Camping preschool theme activities and printables

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FREE summer printables for preschool

5/29/2019

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Summer preschool theme activities and free printables.

Sunny days and blue skies - bring on summer! Here are some summer theme activities, centers, printables and games to make and use when planning lessons and curriculum for preschool, pre-K and Kindergarten children.

3 summer theme color by number printables: 5 summer themed items, a kid digging in the sand under a palm tree, and 2 children enjoying a summer picnic.

Summer numbers flashcards 1 -30. Use for recognition, matching numerals, associating with sets etc. Bees sets/groups 0-15 counting, sequencing and comparing more, less and equal.Create a matching game with the sunflower numbers.

Here's a page of words that can be used with a SUMMER theme, for sight reading, story ideas, picture/word linking, and other literacy activities. This is a summary from the full activity pack "SUMMER Vocabulary Center and Group Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten"