KidSparkz news blog, featuring new and free preschool resources

FREE alphabet Posters in color and bw

8/1/2021

Here is a set of ALPHABET POSTERS or large flashcards in color - make matching games or decorate your classroom or your preschooler's room.

Includes:

26 alphabet posters showing upper and lower case letters and a picture beginning with that letter.
5 posters showing long vowel sounds
Soft C and G posters

Children can:

recognize and name the pictures
recognize and name the letters
relate the letters sound to the beginning sound of the picture word

Teachers can:

Print on cardstock and laminate for longest use
Post on the wall
Use as large flashcards for games and pocket charts

Get the color set

And here's the same set in BW - children can decorate them, or make a letter book.

get the Bw posters

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A FEW alphabet activity packs from the kidsparkz store ...

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Back to school dot marker activities

7/31/2021

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5 back to school theme dot marker printables

Dot markers, bingo daubers, do-a-dot painting - a fun and popular activity whatever you want to call it!

• Dab on the spots with a circle /dot marker, bingo dauber, or similar.
• You could also use garage sale stickers, pasted collage material, or a finger dipped in paint etc.
• Useful for several developmental levels.
• Encourages development of hand-eye coordination, small muscle control, counting, vocabulary, circle recognition, and it’s fun!

Here are some FREE pages to download to add to your back to school lesson plans.

download the school

Download the book

download the crayons

download the backpack

Download the Bus

If you liked these 5 activity pages, you might like 101 of them - all related to themes you might be using in your curriculum this year. Who doesn't like do-a-dot stamping?

See the full pack

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Christmas big pack of no prep activities

11/2/2020

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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.

More December holiday printables ...

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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.

More Autumn theme printables ...

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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.