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FREE alphabet Posters in color and bw

8/1/2021

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

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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.
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download the school

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Download the book

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download the crayons

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download the backpack

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Download the Bus

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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?
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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. 
Preschool monthly themes list

september

  • School time
  • I Am Special
  • Emotions and Feelings
  • Our Hands
  • The Five Senses
  • Living Things
  • Health and Nutrition
  • Healthy Teeth
All about me preschool theme
Back to school preschool theme
Our five senses preschool theme

october

  • Firefighters and Safety
  • ​Fall is here (overview)
  • Leaves and Weather
  • Apples, Squirrels and Nuts
  • Corn
  • Scarecrows
  • Pumpkins and Spiders
  • Halloween 
Apples preschool theme
Corn preschool theme
Monthly preschool themes for October

november

  • Families
  • Babies
  • Grandparents
  • Pets
  • Homes
  • Thanksgiving
Babies preschool theme
Pets preschool theme
Thanksgiving theme for preschool

december

  • Shiny Sparkles
  • Lights in the Darkness
  • Rudolf and Reindeer
  • The Nutcracker Ballet
  • Gingerbread
  • Cookies
  • Toys
  • Poinsettias
  • Christmas
  • Hanukkah
  • Kwanzaa 
Gingerbread preschool theme for December
Toys preschool theme
Rudolph reindeer theme for December

january

  • Happy New Year
  • Seasonal Changes
  • Rain
  • Snow
  • Animals in Winter
  • Warmth and Coziness
  • Arctic Animals
  • Penguins
  • Martin Luther King Day
  • Action Heroes and Costumes
New Year preschool theme for January
Penguins preschool theme
Warm and cozy theme for preschool

February

  • Groundhog Day
  • Chinese/Lunar New Year
  • Valentines
  • Communication
  • Vehicles and Transportation (overview)
  • On the Road
  • Trains
  • On Water
  • Air Travel
  • Space Discoveries
  • Community Helpers
Valentine's Day preschool theme for February
Transportation preschool theme
Community helpers preschool theme

march

  • Science Discovery: Wind and Air
  • Science Discovery: Water
  • Science Discovery: Tools and Machines
  • Science Discovery: Magnets
  • St. Patrick’s Day
  • Forest Animals
  • Arrival of Spring
  • Easter Bunnies and Eggs
Forest animals preschool theme
St Patrick's Day monthly preschool theme for March
Spring preschool theme

april

  • Amphibians/Frogs
  • Reptiles/Snakes
  • Insects (overview)
  • Insects: Butterflies and Moths
  • Insects: Bees
  • Insects: Ladybugs
  • Farms (overview)
  • Farm Animals
  • Dairy Farms and Cows
  • Chickens
  • Earth Day:Appreciating Our Planet
  • Arbor Day:Trees
amphibians preschool theme
Farms preschool and prek theme
Earth Day preschool April theme

may

  • May Day
  • Gardens
  • Flowers
  • Cinco de Mayo
  • Mother's Day
  • Dinosaurs
  • Ocean Animals
  • Fruit
Gardens preschool theme
Dinosaurs preschool theme
Oceans preschool theme pack

june

  • Birds​
  • Rainforests
  • All Kinds of Food
  • What and Why We Eat
  • Food Production 
  • Vegetables
  • Protein/Breads/ Rice
  • Father's Day 
Rainforest preschool theme activities
Vegetables preschool theme activities
Birds preschool theme activities

Summer "themes for a day" ideas

  • Bubbles Day
  • Magic Day
  • Rainbows
  • Let's Build
  • Camping Out
  • The Beach
  • July 4th
  • Sticky Day
  • Exploration: Africa
  • Exploration: Australia
  • Pizza Day
  • Prehistoric Adventure
  • Carnivals
  • Ice Cream Day
  • Our Golden Sun
  • Blueberries Day
  • Let's Get Wet
  • Watermelon Day
  • Happy Summer
Camping preschool theme activities and printables
Watermelons preschool theme activities
Summer monthly theme pack for preschool

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7 Back to School Free Activities

9/1/2018

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7 back to school activities for early learners - FREE!
Download these resources to make some fun activities for the first weeks of school.  They could also be used to assess current skills.

Write Name and Draw Self portrait

BACK to SCHOOL Transportation Posters Oral Language
Here is a set of printables to use for the first week of school, or for a school time theme. Encourage a discussion about the ways children get to school. Have them think of some other ways, too, such as helicopter, or hot air balloon! Children draw a picture of themselves, and write name.

The 3 posters, showing a bus, a car, and walking to school, are in both color and b/w.
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Patterning Centers

Back to school patterns center
Included in this 12-page pack:
• 4 ABAB pattern strips for the children to complete. Any of the hands-on pattern strips can be used as a teaching tool in a small group, or as an individual center. You will get best results by printing the pattern strips on cardstock. Laminate if desired.
• 1 ABB pattern strip
• 1 AAB pattern strip.
• 1 ABC pattern strip.
• Extension strips – tape or glue one or more of these to the end of the basic pattern strips to lengthen them, and provide spaces for the children to add cards to continue/complete the patterns.
• Set of picture cards to use to continue the patterns. Print several pages.
• 3 cut and paste activity pages in b/w for individual follow-up table work.
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School Days Trace and Count

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Here are three school-themed tracing and counting pages for early learners. Count the sets, recognize and trace the numbers, add extra details (an apple for each backpack?) and color if desired.
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Apples in barrels

7 ways to show numbers 1-10
Countng center with an apples theme - show numbers 1-10 in 7 different ways.Picture
This is an interactive number and counting resource that can be used in many ways.
The 21-page pack includes 10 numbered barrel counting mats, and 6 cards to place on each mat. The cards show 6 different ways that each number can be represented: set of objects, finger counting, 10-frames, number words, dice and tally marks. (The 7th way is the numeral on the barrel).

The cards can also be used as flashcards for group teaching, in pocket charts, for wall displays, they can be placed in numerical sequence, and memory and matching games can be made by printing 2 or more copies.
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"I Go to School" Emergent reader

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This is a predictable emergent reader that can be used for the first week of school, a Back to School theme, or any time during the school year. It is appropriate for pre-readers and early readers in preschool, pre-K and Kindergarten.

The reader emphasizes a sequence of things often done in the morning before going to school. On the last page, children can draw a picture of their own school, and/or themselves.

Here are the captions for each page of the reader:
  • I wake up in the morning.
  • I get dressed.
  • I eat breakfast.
  • I wash my face and hands.
  • I brush my teeth.
  • I pack my backpack.
  • I go to school.
  • Good morning, school!
  • This is my school. (Child draws own picture.)
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"Reading" Cut and Paste Sentences

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Back to School emergent reading - cut and paste the labeled pictures to finish the sentences. Because of the repetition at the beginning, and the picture clue at the end, the children are able to predict what the sentences say, and are able to “read” them.
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Cutting on lines

Cutting on lines fine motor skills with a back to school theme
Here is a set of printables to use to develop and practice early cutting skills. Lines are straight, curved, and zigzag. The theme is Ways to Go to School, and the pictures can motivate a discussion. Cut each page in half, to make 2 worksheets. Children cut on the lines, from the bottom to the top.
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    Hello, I'm Susan. ​My goal at KidSparkz is to offer instantly downloadable, free and low cost early childhood printables and activity packs to busy teachers and parents.
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