CHINESE NEW YEAR Pack - Create centers and activities for early learners
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$7.50
$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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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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Earth Day Activities for Early Learners
$7.00
$6.00
This product is available at no cost to site members in the membership area
WE LOVE YOU, PLANET EARTH! This is a comprehensive set of printables with an Earth Day theme - make hands-on, interactive activities and learning games for your preschool, pre-K and Kindergarten classroom. Engaging graphics, most activities are developmentally appropriate for ages 3 - 5.
73 pages
CONTENTS:
• “Our Planet Earth Has…” – full page booklet in b/w. Children can discuss, color, add things to picture. Do the entire book, or just a page.
• Large letters, upper case alphabet cards. Use for recognition, sequencing, hiding and finding, matching (print 2 copies.
• Earth and flowers number cards 0-10 – match sets of flowers with the numbers.
• Children/earth/number cutouts 0-10 – use for number sequence, recognition etc
• What can children do to help our home planet Earth? – cards for matching, memory/concentration, and discussion.
• Booklet in b/w using the same words and pictures from the discussion cards above.
• Make friendship bracelets, with a “love the Earth” theme.
• Order by size, ascending and descending.
• One page matching lotto game.
• Tracing/fine motor lines.
• Complete the patterns – AB, AAB, ABB, ABC.
• Play dough mats (2)
• 6 piece puzzles (2)
• Match 10-frame sets to numbers, 0-10. Also, stamp or color the 10-frames; arrange in sequence etc.
• Categorizing game – sort animals onto mats – forest, ocean, and African savanna.
• Poster to color –“I love you, Planet Earth!”
WE LOVE YOU, PLANET EARTH! This is a comprehensive set of printables with an Earth Day theme - make hands-on, interactive activities and learning games for your preschool, pre-K and Kindergarten classroom. Engaging graphics, most activities are developmentally appropriate for ages 3 - 5.
73 pages
CONTENTS:
• “Our Planet Earth Has…” – full page booklet in b/w. Children can discuss, color, add things to picture. Do the entire book, or just a page.
• Large letters, upper case alphabet cards. Use for recognition, sequencing, hiding and finding, matching (print 2 copies.
• Earth and flowers number cards 0-10 – match sets of flowers with the numbers.
• Children/earth/number cutouts 0-10 – use for number sequence, recognition etc
• What can children do to help our home planet Earth? – cards for matching, memory/concentration, and discussion.
• Booklet in b/w using the same words and pictures from the discussion cards above.
• Make friendship bracelets, with a “love the Earth” theme.
• Order by size, ascending and descending.
• One page matching lotto game.
• Tracing/fine motor lines.
• Complete the patterns – AB, AAB, ABB, ABC.
• Play dough mats (2)
• 6 piece puzzles (2)
• Match 10-frame sets to numbers, 0-10. Also, stamp or color the 10-frames; arrange in sequence etc.
• Categorizing game – sort animals onto mats – forest, ocean, and African savanna.
• Poster to color –“I love you, Planet Earth!”
EARTH DAY Math, Science & Literacy Centers and Activities for Preschool & Pre-K
$3.75
This Earth Day activity pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children and for pre-readers, and would work well in a Spring curriculum plan.
Besides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:
• Photos of the planet Earth, and of its beauty - oceans, forests, sky, plants etc.
• Set of large labeled manipulative pictures to introduce the topic, recognition and vocabulary and for making games.
- Decorate an Earth Day poster – draw yourself in it.
• Fine motor - trace the lines to connect the trash to the correct recycle container.
• 6-piece puzzle (2) – print 2 copies, cut up one and match to the other.
• Categorizing center and discussion – Should we throw away or donate to another person after we are finished using something?
• Center – categorize recyclables and food to the correct containers. Use according to the developmental level of your group. Glass, plastic, metal, paper and compost.
• Discussion about photos and draw – Would you rather play in this dirty polluted place, or this clean area with plants and trees? Why?
• Emergent reader with predictable text – “Our Beautiful Earth”.
• Math center – match 10-frames with correct numbers on children helping together. 0-10.
- Song printable to "read" and color - "This Earth is Your Earth".
- Discuss and draw: "I can help to take care of Planet Earth".
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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.
38 pages
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, in the resource.
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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Besides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:
• Photos of the planet Earth, and of its beauty - oceans, forests, sky, plants etc.
• Set of large labeled manipulative pictures to introduce the topic, recognition and vocabulary and for making games.
- Decorate an Earth Day poster – draw yourself in it.
• Fine motor - trace the lines to connect the trash to the correct recycle container.
• 6-piece puzzle (2) – print 2 copies, cut up one and match to the other.
• Categorizing center and discussion – Should we throw away or donate to another person after we are finished using something?
• Center – categorize recyclables and food to the correct containers. Use according to the developmental level of your group. Glass, plastic, metal, paper and compost.
• Discussion about photos and draw – Would you rather play in this dirty polluted place, or this clean area with plants and trees? Why?
• Emergent reader with predictable text – “Our Beautiful Earth”.
• Math center – match 10-frames with correct numbers on children helping together. 0-10.
- Song printable to "read" and color - "This Earth is Your Earth".
- Discuss and draw: "I can help to take care of Planet Earth".
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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.
38 pages
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, in the resource.
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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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.
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.
HANUKKAH Centers and Activities for Preschool and Pre-K
$4.00
sHanukkah number, literacy and social studies activities and centers for preschool and pre-K.
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
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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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
***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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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.
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
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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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
***This resource includes the popular teacher and student books "HANUKKAH Traditions Informational Reader for Preschool, Pre-K and Kindergarten", which is available separately HERE.
**************************************************************************
Looking for a different theme pack? Go here to see many more Pre-K Themes units.
*************************************************************************
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.
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
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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COMMUNITY HELPERS Count the Room for Preschool and Pre-K (Differentiated)
$4.00
This is a simplified Count the Room activity for early learners, with 4 differentiated recording pages.
Includes:
• 10 large counting cards in color to post on the wall around the room, showing a set of community helpers 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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Community Helpers and Careers - What tools do they use?
$5.00
This is a collection of printables to make activities to teach and learn about Community Helpers and the tools they use. The age range for these activities is 4 through 6 - preschool and PreK.
45 pages
The primary emphasis here is the social studies aspect of furthering the understanding our community, and the fact that most adults have jobs in order to make money to support themselves and their family.
The secondary emphasis with these activities is on oral language and discussion; vocabulary expansion; categorizing; and critical thinking.
Contents (clickable in the product):
• Anchor pages – what do these workers do, and what are some tools that they use?
• Match 6 tools to each worker – cut and paste, or laminate for a center
• Word wall
• Number strip puzzles - count to 5 and count to 8.
Community helpers featured: chef, dentist, doctor, mail carrier, police officer, handyman, gardener, fire fighter, teacher, librarian, and janitor
Hover over the collage photo for an expanded view of the pages.
45 pages
The primary emphasis here is the social studies aspect of furthering the understanding our community, and the fact that most adults have jobs in order to make money to support themselves and their family.
The secondary emphasis with these activities is on oral language and discussion; vocabulary expansion; categorizing; and critical thinking.
Contents (clickable in the product):
• Anchor pages – what do these workers do, and what are some tools that they use?
• Match 6 tools to each worker – cut and paste, or laminate for a center
• Word wall
• Number strip puzzles - count to 5 and count to 8.
Community helpers featured: chef, dentist, doctor, mail carrier, police officer, handyman, gardener, fire fighter, teacher, librarian, and janitor
Hover over the collage photo for an expanded view of the pages.
Feelings & Emotions: Activities, Oral Language, Centers, Printables
$6.00
Feelings & Emotions: Activities, Oral Language, Centers, Printables -
Activities to spark discussion, questions and exploration about feelings and emotions for early learners and children with special needs - small groups, centers, and individual activities.
44 pages
Contents: (Click on the title in the product to go to the activity)
• Set of large photo cards showing emotions (2 to a page) for small group. Choose one or more cards for a discussion. Show a card, ask questions e.g. What do you see? What is happening? How do think this person feels? Why do you think that? Have you felt this way before? etc These cards are not labeled, since several emotions for each photo may be interpreted. A space is left for you to label them if you wish. Some emotions and actions discussed may be: sad, crying, happy, smiling, surprised, excited, afraid, silly, scared, disappointed, shy, worried, nervous, sick, mad, startled, thinking, cold, tired, sleeping, interested, bored, loving, and many more.
• Set of smaller cards (6 to a page) using the same photos as above). Us e these for centers, individual work, Concentration and matching games (print 2 or more copies), and visual cues to express a feeling.
• Set of facial features to cut and paste. Offer the children large oval shapes that you have cut using various skin tones of construction paper. Point out and discuss the general positioning of features, have the children imitate common feelings (e.g. happy, sad, angry) with their own faces. There is no “right” way for the faces that they create to look. The goal is to motivate discussion and exploration. Other features can be drawn.
• Set of pre-drawn heads with no features. These can be used in various ways, depending on developmental level. There is a line at the bottom for the child’s written or dictated words about the picture. Add features with different media; cut out or not; make several into a booklet; use one head for everyone, as a directed extension to a lesson or discussion; bulletin board display; motivational cue, and more.
• Printable of a hand mirror. Ask a question– How do you feel today? Children discuss and draw “how they feel”. Words on the printable say “I feel _________”.
• Emergent reader in b/w titled” How Do They Feel?” There is face on each page depicting common emotions/feelings: happy, sad, angry, tired, surprised, scared, silly, excited, and a page for the children to draw how they are feeling.
• A set of 12 children (4 to a page) depicting various emotions. Cut out and use for stick puppets (small craft stick). Motivate group discussion, dramatic play, projecting own feeling on a puppet etc. Can also be used for a cutting and pasting creative activity – you could show the children how to make “word balloons” and help them write words coming from the cut-out’s mouth.
• Set of 32 cards (4 to a page) showing various “situations”. Pick and choose the cards to use, depending on your lesson. The cards show situations that the children will recognize, and remember happening to themselves, or other people. Use for discussion, story prompts, lesson introduction, extension etc. Several of the cards show situations concerning the concept of empathy and kindness, and its effect on self and others. These cards are useful for vocabulary extension, where the “new words” occur organically and naturally in the discussion.
• Set of 5 printables for the children to draw a picture of a person, or a situation. Each page has a sentence describing the picture. For example, “This makes me happy”. One page has the emotion left open, to be filled in.
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Activities to spark discussion, questions and exploration about feelings and emotions for early learners and children with special needs - small groups, centers, and individual activities.
44 pages
Contents: (Click on the title in the product to go to the activity)
• Set of large photo cards showing emotions (2 to a page) for small group. Choose one or more cards for a discussion. Show a card, ask questions e.g. What do you see? What is happening? How do think this person feels? Why do you think that? Have you felt this way before? etc These cards are not labeled, since several emotions for each photo may be interpreted. A space is left for you to label them if you wish. Some emotions and actions discussed may be: sad, crying, happy, smiling, surprised, excited, afraid, silly, scared, disappointed, shy, worried, nervous, sick, mad, startled, thinking, cold, tired, sleeping, interested, bored, loving, and many more.
• Set of smaller cards (6 to a page) using the same photos as above). Us e these for centers, individual work, Concentration and matching games (print 2 or more copies), and visual cues to express a feeling.
• Set of facial features to cut and paste. Offer the children large oval shapes that you have cut using various skin tones of construction paper. Point out and discuss the general positioning of features, have the children imitate common feelings (e.g. happy, sad, angry) with their own faces. There is no “right” way for the faces that they create to look. The goal is to motivate discussion and exploration. Other features can be drawn.
• Set of pre-drawn heads with no features. These can be used in various ways, depending on developmental level. There is a line at the bottom for the child’s written or dictated words about the picture. Add features with different media; cut out or not; make several into a booklet; use one head for everyone, as a directed extension to a lesson or discussion; bulletin board display; motivational cue, and more.
• Printable of a hand mirror. Ask a question– How do you feel today? Children discuss and draw “how they feel”. Words on the printable say “I feel _________”.
• Emergent reader in b/w titled” How Do They Feel?” There is face on each page depicting common emotions/feelings: happy, sad, angry, tired, surprised, scared, silly, excited, and a page for the children to draw how they are feeling.
• A set of 12 children (4 to a page) depicting various emotions. Cut out and use for stick puppets (small craft stick). Motivate group discussion, dramatic play, projecting own feeling on a puppet etc. Can also be used for a cutting and pasting creative activity – you could show the children how to make “word balloons” and help them write words coming from the cut-out’s mouth.
• Set of 32 cards (4 to a page) showing various “situations”. Pick and choose the cards to use, depending on your lesson. The cards show situations that the children will recognize, and remember happening to themselves, or other people. Use for discussion, story prompts, lesson introduction, extension etc. Several of the cards show situations concerning the concept of empathy and kindness, and its effect on self and others. These cards are useful for vocabulary extension, where the “new words” occur organically and naturally in the discussion.
• Set of 5 printables for the children to draw a picture of a person, or a situation. Each page has a sentence describing the picture. For example, “This makes me happy”. One page has the emotion left open, to be filled in.
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Community Helpers Language and Literacy Centers and Activities
$5.00
This is a set of printables to use to create language and literacy centers and group activities for a Community Helpers theme unit for Preschool, PreK and Kindergarten children. The focus is on pre-emergent readers.
56 pages
Contents
• Neighborhood helper full page posters .(16)
• Worker uniforms posters (2 - color and b/w)
• Flashcards set (16 workers)
• Vehicles cards - match workers to vehicles (center)
• Go-Together cards (center). Match workers with something they use.
• “Yes or no” group game Bingo/memory game (center). Choose the word yes or no to answer a question about workers.
• “Who is” group game - critical thinking using clues.
• Emergent reader cut and paste – “How Do They Go?” – match community vehicles
• Story starters/writing prompts (5 printables) - child dictates words and draws picture.
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56 pages
Contents
• Neighborhood helper full page posters .(16)
• Worker uniforms posters (2 - color and b/w)
• Flashcards set (16 workers)
• Vehicles cards - match workers to vehicles (center)
• Go-Together cards (center). Match workers with something they use.
• “Yes or no” group game Bingo/memory game (center). Choose the word yes or no to answer a question about workers.
• “Who is” group game - critical thinking using clues.
• Emergent reader cut and paste – “How Do They Go?” – match community vehicles
• Story starters/writing prompts (5 printables) - child dictates words and draws picture.
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Preschool Memory Book
$5.50
This packet is available at no cost to site subscribers in the membership area in the "More Activities" index.
This is a booklet for children to make to celebrate a year in preschool or Pre-K. It can be completed a page at a time, or several pages at once towards the end of the school year.
There are 17 booklet pages, plus a cover. Choose the pages that are most appropriate for the children in your preschool group. There are 2 size options. With the smaller booklet option, each of the same booklet page is printed twice on each 8x11 page, for easier, more convenient printing. The large booklet option has each booklet page printed on a full 8x11 page. Each booklet page can be printed in color, or b/w.
The topics are developmentally appropriate to be understood by preschool and pre-K aged children, featuring experiences and situations they are used to. The simple font and picture clues on each page makes it easy for pre-readers to “read” their booklet to family and friends.
Pages in the booklet:
• Cover – choose the Preschool or Pre-K cover.
• This is ME at preschool (or Pre-K). My name is ___ I am __years old.
• This is my teacher _____ (Use page twice if 2 teachers).
• This is my school. It is called _____
• My favorite thing to do at school is _____
• Here are some of my friends: ________
• When we play outside I can _________
• My favorite center is_______ because I can ______
• Two of my favorite books are_________ and ________
• At lunchtime I like to eat______
• This is a picture of my family.
• When I grow up I might be a ________
• I can count to ________ and I can write some numbers.
• This is how I write my name.
• The animal I like best is a _______ because ________
• I am making this picture with my favorite color. _________
• When I go to Kindergarten, I want to learn ____________
• This is my handprint.
83 pages
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This is a booklet for children to make to celebrate a year in preschool or Pre-K. It can be completed a page at a time, or several pages at once towards the end of the school year.
There are 17 booklet pages, plus a cover. Choose the pages that are most appropriate for the children in your preschool group. There are 2 size options. With the smaller booklet option, each of the same booklet page is printed twice on each 8x11 page, for easier, more convenient printing. The large booklet option has each booklet page printed on a full 8x11 page. Each booklet page can be printed in color, or b/w.
The topics are developmentally appropriate to be understood by preschool and pre-K aged children, featuring experiences and situations they are used to. The simple font and picture clues on each page makes it easy for pre-readers to “read” their booklet to family and friends.
Pages in the booklet:
• Cover – choose the Preschool or Pre-K cover.
• This is ME at preschool (or Pre-K). My name is ___ I am __years old.
• This is my teacher _____ (Use page twice if 2 teachers).
• This is my school. It is called _____
• My favorite thing to do at school is _____
• Here are some of my friends: ________
• When we play outside I can _________
• My favorite center is_______ because I can ______
• Two of my favorite books are_________ and ________
• At lunchtime I like to eat______
• This is a picture of my family.
• When I grow up I might be a ________
• I can count to ________ and I can write some numbers.
• This is how I write my name.
• The animal I like best is a _______ because ________
• I am making this picture with my favorite color. _________
• When I go to Kindergarten, I want to learn ____________
• This is my handprint.
83 pages
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COMMUNITY HELPERS Centers and Activities for Preschool and Pre-K
$7.50
This is a comprehensive set of activities with a Community Helpers or Neighborhood Workers 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 - 5.
147 pages
Contents
(click in the resource to go to the page)
• Large community helper cut outs for small group recognition, description, bulletin board, flannel board, stick puppets etc. (20 workers)
• Word/picture strips
• Flash cards, 4 to a page, for memory and matching games.
• Photo flash cards (20)
• Upper and lower case alphabet letters for recognition, sequencing, matching upper with lower case – teachers and children.
• Community helper counting/cut and paste mats - 5 groups of workers.
• Numbers 0-20 for recognition, sequencing, fill in the missing number, hiding and finding etc. – firefighters.
• Set of 10-frames cards 0-10, match with the number cards.
• Set of number cards 0-10 – match number vets with sets of pets.
• Order by size – arrange in ascending or descending size – mail carrier.
• Match workers with the vehicle they use. – 10 jobs and 10 vehicles.
• Farm color words emergent reader
• Pre-writing/tracing pages (2)
• Play dough mats (2)
• Finish the picture/coloring pages, with descriptive sentences. (9) Make into a book.
• 2 cut and match puzzles – 4 pieces and 6 pieces.
• Dictating/writing activity, in color or b/w. Discuss the worker and the job. Younger children dictate their words, teacher writes. Cut out worker and description and paste on construction paper, or make a paper bag “puppet”. (6 jobs)
• Complete the pattern strips (6) AB, AAB, ABB
• Shape matching center or cut and paste – match cookies to shapes on cookie sheet
• Categorizing center – match workers with things associated with them. (6 workers)
• Discuss, dictate and draw printable: “When I grow up I would like to be _____”
IMPORTANT: Click on the collage photos and hover over them for a larger view of the pages.
Complete bundle of 23 KidSparkz Preschool Theme Packs.
147 pages
Contents
(click in the resource to go to the page)
• Large community helper cut outs for small group recognition, description, bulletin board, flannel board, stick puppets etc. (20 workers)
• Word/picture strips
• Flash cards, 4 to a page, for memory and matching games.
• Photo flash cards (20)
• Upper and lower case alphabet letters for recognition, sequencing, matching upper with lower case – teachers and children.
• Community helper counting/cut and paste mats - 5 groups of workers.
• Numbers 0-20 for recognition, sequencing, fill in the missing number, hiding and finding etc. – firefighters.
• Set of 10-frames cards 0-10, match with the number cards.
• Set of number cards 0-10 – match number vets with sets of pets.
• Order by size – arrange in ascending or descending size – mail carrier.
• Match workers with the vehicle they use. – 10 jobs and 10 vehicles.
• Farm color words emergent reader
• Pre-writing/tracing pages (2)
• Play dough mats (2)
• Finish the picture/coloring pages, with descriptive sentences. (9) Make into a book.
• 2 cut and match puzzles – 4 pieces and 6 pieces.
• Dictating/writing activity, in color or b/w. Discuss the worker and the job. Younger children dictate their words, teacher writes. Cut out worker and description and paste on construction paper, or make a paper bag “puppet”. (6 jobs)
• Complete the pattern strips (6) AB, AAB, ABB
• Shape matching center or cut and paste – match cookies to shapes on cookie sheet
• Categorizing center – match workers with things associated with them. (6 workers)
• Discuss, dictate and draw printable: “When I grow up I would like to be _____”
IMPORTANT: Click on the collage photos and hover over them for a larger view of the pages.
Complete bundle of 23 KidSparkz Preschool Theme Packs.
COMMUNITY HELPERS Bundle - 8 Hands-on Resources for Preschool and Kindergarten
$35.00
$22.00
COMMUNITY HELPERS Bundle - This is a bundle of 8 popular community helpers resources from KidSparkz for early learners.
Includes:
- COMMUNITY HELPERS 20 Foldable Booklets - Community Helpers 20 foldable booklets set for early learners - 10 are in full color, 10 are in in b/w for economical printing, and for the children to color. 22 pages
- COMMUNITY HELPERS and Careers - What tools do they use? - The primary emphasis here is the social studies aspect of furthering the understanding our community, and the fact that most adults have jobs in order to make money to support themselves and their family.
The secondary emphasis with these activities is on oral language and discussion; vocabulary expansion; categorizing; and critical thinking. 45 pages
- COMMUNITY HELPERS - Language and Literacy Centers and Group Activities - This is a set of printables to use to create language and literacy centers and group activities for a Community Helpers theme unit for Preschool, PreK and Kindergarten children. The focus is on pre-emergent readers. 54 pages
- Alphabet Mazes for a COMMUNITY HELPERS Theme - Recognition, Stamping, Tracing - This is a collection of activity pages to practice upper case letter recognition, and/or tracing letters, for young children. The form of a maze is used. 29 pages
- COMMUNITY HELPERS Match-Ups Center - puzzles in color and b/w - This is a set of 15 large community helpers cards (15 in color, and 15 in b/w), with a referral page. Children match the correct halves together. 18 pages
- COMMUNITY HELPERS Count the Room Activity for Early Learners (Differentiated) - This is a simplified Count the Room activity (1-10) for early learners, with 4 differentiated recording pages. 21 pages
- Alphabet Practice Printables with a Community Helpers Theme- 27 pages
- Community Helpers Alphabet - A to Z Activity Book- 27 pages
242 pages
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Includes:
- COMMUNITY HELPERS 20 Foldable Booklets - Community Helpers 20 foldable booklets set for early learners - 10 are in full color, 10 are in in b/w for economical printing, and for the children to color. 22 pages
- COMMUNITY HELPERS and Careers - What tools do they use? - The primary emphasis here is the social studies aspect of furthering the understanding our community, and the fact that most adults have jobs in order to make money to support themselves and their family.
The secondary emphasis with these activities is on oral language and discussion; vocabulary expansion; categorizing; and critical thinking. 45 pages
- COMMUNITY HELPERS - Language and Literacy Centers and Group Activities - This is a set of printables to use to create language and literacy centers and group activities for a Community Helpers theme unit for Preschool, PreK and Kindergarten children. The focus is on pre-emergent readers. 54 pages
- Alphabet Mazes for a COMMUNITY HELPERS Theme - Recognition, Stamping, Tracing - This is a collection of activity pages to practice upper case letter recognition, and/or tracing letters, for young children. The form of a maze is used. 29 pages
- COMMUNITY HELPERS Match-Ups Center - puzzles in color and b/w - This is a set of 15 large community helpers cards (15 in color, and 15 in b/w), with a referral page. Children match the correct halves together. 18 pages
- COMMUNITY HELPERS Count the Room Activity for Early Learners (Differentiated) - This is a simplified Count the Room activity (1-10) for early learners, with 4 differentiated recording pages. 21 pages
- Alphabet Practice Printables with a Community Helpers Theme- 27 pages
- Community Helpers Alphabet - A to Z Activity Book- 27 pages
242 pages
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