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Share this When the Leaf Blew In Storybook Extension to help early learners understand this classic fall story!

When the Leaf Blew In Printables for Kids

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These When the Leaf Blew In printables are a fun way to extend this classic fall story with early learners!

Fall is just around the corner!

And that means it’s a great time to break out some classic kids’ books about fall. 

One of our favorites is “When the Leaf Blew In”, a sweet sequencing story that describes how one leaf blowing into a barn set off a chain reaction that involved all the animals on the farm.

So to extend this story, we whipped up some fun When the Leaf Blew In printables for early learners!

Fun When the Leaf Blew In Storybook Extension

Read on to see how to get your copy of these early learning printables for preschool and kindergarten!

And for more fall reading fun, check out our printable Fall Reading Journal kids can use this autumn!

Share this When the Leaf Blew In Storybook Extension to help early learners understand this classic fall story!

When the Leaf Blew In Printables for Kids

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Printable Activities for When the Leaf Blew In

This set of early learning printables includes:

  • A printable picture and word matching activity
  • A printable line tracing activity
  • Counting by ten flashcards
  • A printable word tracing activity
  • A printable story sequencing activity
  • And a full answer key!
When the Leaf Blew In Printables for Kids

Start by sharing the story with the kids.

Be sure to let them take time to look at the pictures. (They’ll be helpful hints for the activities.)

When the Leaf Blew In Counting by Ten Flashcards

Kids can practice counting by ten with these leaf counting by ten flashcards!

When the Leaf Blew In Line Tracing Activity

They can trace the path of the leaf as it blew through the barn!

Printable When the Leaf Blew In Word Tracing Activity

They can also practice handwriting by tracing simple words from the story.

When the Leaf Blew In Sequencing Activity

And, since the leaf disrupted the day of so many different farm animals, kids can match up the animals with the order in which they appeared in the story.

Printable When the Leaf Blew In Sequencing Activity

Be sure to use the answer key to check your students’ responses!

Scroll down to get your copy of our When the Leaf Blew In printables!

Check out these other fall learning activities!

This fun and easy leaf matching file folder game is a fun color recognition activity for little ones!
Practice telling same and different objects apart with these same or different leaf worksheets!
These kids' books about leaves are packed with gorgeous illustrations - perfect for reading this fall!

 

 

 

When the Leaf Blew In Storybook Extension

To get your copy of The Blowing Leaf Storybook Extension, visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store or check it out below!

Use these realistic leaf identification activity cards to help students recognize common tree species!

Falling Leaves! Leaf Identification Flashcards and Matching Activity

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Fall is nearly here!

I love summer, but fall is a close runner-up for my favorite time of year.

The leaves change colors, the weather gets cool, plus we get to start baking and knitting!

So I thought I’d share a set of printable leaf identification flashcards!

These are perfect for fall learning, but you can really use them anytime of the year.

They’d also be great for a spring unit, since that’s when plants begin to flower again.

Matching Up Leaf Identification Flashcards

I am woefully ignorant about plant species, so I learned quite a bit by making these.

I hope you and your students enjoy them as well!

Plus, keep reading to see how to get a set of expanded leaf identification activity cards for your class too!

Be sure to check out our other fall printables, including our Fall Sight Word Flashcards and our Fall Alphabet and Number Playdough Mats!

These printable leaf identification flashcards are a fun way to get kids interested in nature!

What’s In the Free Printable Flashcards: Leaf Identification Flashcards Set?

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Printable Leaf Identification Flashcards

In this pack, you’ll find printable flashcards for eight different leaves, including:

  • Ash
  • Oak
  • Maple
  • Ivy
  • Fern
  • Birch
  • Grape
  • And Ficus
Using Leaf Identification Flashcards with Kids

One set includes both the leaf pictures and names, while a second set features the leaf names only.

Another set includes just the pictures if you’d like to do a review or a matching game.

Free Printable Flashcards: Leaf Identification - Look! We're Learning!

Scroll down to get your free printable leaf identification flashcards!

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Use these realistic leaf identification activity cards to help students recognize common tree species!

Printable Leaf Identification Activity Cards

Want to turn this lesson into a reusable activity for science centers?

Pick up the expanded version of these leaf identification cards!

Realistic Leaf Identification Cards

This set of leaf identification flashcards includes 12 different plant species!

In addition to the leaf vector drawing cards, this set includes realistic plant pictures to use on a nature walk.

Leaf Identification Cards Matching Activity

This set also includes two sets of plant species labels for kids to match up with the unlabeled pictures.

Use these at science centers by placing each set of flashcards on a separate ring.

After students review the labeled cards, let them practice matching up the names with the right leaf picture cards on their own!

Printable Leaf Species Identification Cards

To get the expanded set of Leaf Identification Activity Cards, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

Leaf Identification Activity Cards for Kids

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Fall Leaves Books and Crafts

Make your leaf learning into a full unit study by pairing our printable Leaf Identification Cards with these books and crafts about fall leaves!

Books about Fall Leaves:

  1. Leaves, Leaves, Leaves by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
  2. Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson
  3. A Leaf Can Be… by Laura Purdie Salas
  4. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves by Lucille Colandro

Fall Leaves Activities:

  1. Fall Leaf Suncatchers – Fun at Home with Kids
  2. Autumn Leaf Threading – Picklebums
  3. Fall Leaf Fingerpainting – Teach Preschool
  4. Fall Leaf Garland – Look! We’re Learning!

Check out some of our other fall learning ideas!

This fun and easy leaf matching file folder game is a fun color recognition activity for little ones!
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Leaf Identification Flashcards

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These no prep apple matching worksheets for preschool are excellent for teaching the concept of same and different with a fun fall theme!

Apples to Apples! Preschool Apple Matching Worksheets

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You know how you can tell that preschoolers are ready to learn to tell items apart by appearance?

They say things like “I don’t want that one! I want THAT ONE!”

Learning how to tell items that are similar apart from those that are different is an important skill for preschoolers to develop and these fun apple matching worksheets can help!

Easy Apple Matching Worksheets for Preschool

These preschool printables feature a fun apple theme that is perfect for back to school and fall learning!

Keep reading to see how to get your copy.

If you enjoy these worksheets for preschoolers, be sure to check out some of our other preschool worksheets and activities, including our cupcake letter matching activity and our preschool big and small worksheets!

These no prep apple matching worksheets for preschool are excellent for teaching the concept of same and different with a fun fall theme!

Apple Preschool Matching Worksheets

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Printable Apple Matching Worksheets for Preschool

These apple printables for preschool are easy to use!

There’s a color version and a line art version (in case you want to save on ink or if you want the kids to color them in themselves).

Preschool Matching Worksheets for Kids

Just hand out a set and let the kids look at each apple on the left side.

Then they can find the matching apple on the right side and draw a line to connect the matching pair.

Apple Themed Preschool Matching Worksheets

These are good practice for recognizing similar items because some of the apples have shared characteristics, such as color and shape.

Apple Preschool Matching Worksheets for Kids

Preschoolers may have to look at each item for a while before finding the one that matches.

And that’s okay! Give them plenty of time and try to keep the lesson fun.

Apple Matching Worksheets for Kids

This product also includes a full answer key, so you can print the answer pages and let kids see which items match on their own!

Apple Matching Worksheets for Preschool

Scroll down to get your copy of our Apple Preschool Matching Worksheets!

Ready for more preschool resources? Try these ideas!

These apple tree ten frame counting mats are so fun for early fall math centers! Makes a great morning tub math activity too!
Use these apple shape sorting worksheets to help early learners practice recognizing the four basic shapes with a fun fall theme!
This printable apple life cycle sequencing activity is perfect for helping students learn how apples grow! Use it at science centers or in morning tubs!
Teach early learners how to recognize same and different objects with these fun apple matching worksheets for preschool! Perfect for fall morning tubs and centers!

To get your copy of our Apples to Apples Preschool Matching Worksheets, visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store or check them out below!

See how you can prepare educational resources at home with EasyLiner paper and no laminator at all!

How to Cover Flashcards Without a Laminator

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I have been teaching for many years – both at home and in the classroom.

Naturally, I am a flashcard fanatic. I use them and use them and use them again. I’ve even created plenty of my own.

As any educator knows, when little hands touch resources, those resources don’t last long if they’re not covered and prepared in advance.

So I tend to laminate my flashcards before handing them out.

But is there an easier way to preserve materials, especially if you don’t have access to a laminator?

Turns out there is! And you don’t need any equipment or even electricity to use it!

Keep reading to see how to use this easy method for preparing resources to use with students or in centers.

I Don’t Have a Laminator. Now What?

Have you ever been in the middle of preparing a center activity for the next day and found out you couldn’t use the laminator?

Maybe the school’s laminator isn’t working. Or the line to use it reaches out into the hallway.

Maybe you just couldn’t get away from the class to get it done that day.

Or maybe you’re a homeschooler and your own trusty laminator has finally died.

So what do you do?

You get a roll of EasyLiner® Removable Adhesive Shelf Liner and you keep right on working.

EasyLiner® is simple, easy to use Duck® Brand Clear Laminate and you can use it for all kinds of projects – from crafting to teaching.

Can You Use EasyLiner® Paper to Cover Printable Flashcards?

Yes! EasyLiner® can be used to cover paper products of all types, including printable flashcards.

It lies flat, stays clear, and doesn’t separate when you cut it with scissors.

Even better, you can wipe it clean!

Which is especially important when you’re working with early grades.

When you’re finished with a center activity and you’re ready to put it away, you can simply wipe it down with your nontoxic cleaner of choice.

Done!

How to Use EasyLiner® Paper to Cover Flashcards

Feeling nervous about using EasyLiner® clear laminate?

Don’t be. It’s truly simple.

Start by measuring the size of laminate paper you’ll need.

The back of each roll is marked with inch lines and measured in feet. so it’s simple to get the right measurements for your resource.

Cut two pieces – one for the front of the printable and one for the back.

Slowly unroll the backing paper from one corner of the laminate and lay it flat on a work surface.

Personally, I found it best to leave the printable as an entire page during this process, rather than cutting it into pieces first.

Center the page directly over the clear laminate and slowly lay it onto the sticky side (which should be facing up).

Unroll the first few inches of second piece of laminate starting from the long edge.

I like to leave the backing paper on and gradually unroll it out over the printable.

It’s easier to line up that way.

Now that you have the front and back covered, all that’s left is to cut the flashcards out.

And you’re finished!

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This fun and easy leaf matching file folder game is a fun color recognition activity for little ones!

Roll A Leaf! Leaf Matching File Folder Game

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It’s September, which means it won’t be long before we start to see leaves changing color and falling off the trees in our neighborhood.

I always look forward to the fall colors each year.

They’re beautiful to look at, but they also make a wonderful color recognition lesson – right from nature!

To help early learners get into the spirit of autumn, I thought I’d share this fun (and free!) leaf matching file folder game!

Printable Leaf Matching File Folder Game

This is an easy, fun way to help early learners practice spotting same and different objects, recognizing colors, and following directions.

Keep reading to see how to get yours – free!

And, for more fun with fall leaves, check out our Leaf Same and Different Worksheets!

This fun and easy leaf matching file folder game is a fun color recognition activity for little ones!

Roll A Leaf! Leaf Matching File Folder Game

To play this leaf matching file folder game, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

How to Make a Leaf Matching File Folder Game

To assemble the game, you’ll need to cut out the two game board pages, as well as the printable game die.

Assemble the die by folding along each line to form a curved shape.

Then fold the tabs in and stick them to the flat sides using double-sided tape.

Printable Leaf Matching Game

This is a very easy file folder game for preschoolers to play.

Simple Leaf File Folder Game

You can use just about any small object for game pieces: math counters, foam stickers, buttons, coins, counting bears, etc.

Let children take turns rolling the die. Then they move their game piece to the square that is face-up on the die.

Leaf Matching File Folder Game

The first player to reach the END square or beyond wins!

Watch the video below to see this product in action!

Scroll down to get your copy of this free printable Leaf Matching File Folder Game!

Try some of these other fun ways to learn with autumn leaves!

Practice telling same and different objects apart with these same or different leaf worksheets!
These simple leaf science activities for preschoolers are perfect for a fall science unit!
Use this fun fall leaves preschool concentration game to help little learners practice number skills and counting!

To get your copy of this Roll A Leaf Game, click the image or the link below to download it free from my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

Easy Leaf File Folder Game for Kids

>>> Roll A Leaf! Matching File Folder Game <<<

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Practice telling same and different objects apart with these same or different leaf worksheets!

Leaf Look Alikes! Same or Different Leaf Worksheets

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Going on a leaf hunt is one of the early childhood activities I love the most.

We always find so many different types of leaves, even in our local neighborhood.

Looking at leaves from different (and sometimes, the same) trees is an excellent opportunity to practice visual discrimination with early learners.

To reinforce this skill, I decided to make a leaf version of our printable visual discrimination lesson – these same or different leaf worksheets!

Fall Leaves Same and Different Worksheets for Kids

These are wonderful for helping early learners practice recognizing similar and different objects, especially during autumn!

Keep reading to get your set.

And, for more fun with leaf learning, take a look at our Match A Leaf! Preschool Counting Game!

Practice telling same and different objects apart with these same or different leaf worksheets!

Printable Fall Same or Different Leaf Worksheets

To use these same or different leaf worksheets with early learners, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

Printable Same or Different Leaf Worksheets

This product includes two sets of visual discrimination worksheets: one set in color and another in line art.

A full answer key is also included, along with instructions.

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Printable Leaf Same or Different Worksheets

Whenever I print a line art version, I always use colorful Astrobright paper. Especially if I can find a color that matches my theme.

You can print and go with these. No prep required!

Simply hand them out for students and help the kids practice looking for and spotting the differences in detail on each page.

Want to use this as a reusable center activity? Keep reading!

Fall Leaf Visual Discrimination Early Center Activity

You can make these leaf same and different worksheets into a reusable activity in just a couple of steps.

Leaf Visual Discrimination Early Center Activity

Simply print the pages at half size (two to a page) and laminate them.

After cutting the pages apart, use a hole punch to put a hole in the top left corner of each one.

Leaf Same and Different Worksheets

Connect them with a brass paper fastener and you’re done!

Leaf Same and Different Worksheets

Students can use a dry erase marker or dry erase crayon to complete each page.

Wipe them clean afterward and use them again and again!

Take a look at the video below to see this resource in use!

Scroll down to get your set of these printable same or different leaf worksheets!

Try some of these other leaf-themed early learning ideas!

These simple leaf science activities for preschoolers are perfect for a fall science unit!
Use simple supplies to make this easy fall color matching activity for preschoolers! Perfect for fall preschool lessons!
Use this fun fall leaves preschool concentration game to help little learners practice number skills and counting!

To get your copy of these Leaf Look Alikes! Leaf Same or Different Worksheets, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

Leaf Themed Same or Different Activity for Preschool

>>> Leaf Visual Discrimination Activity <<<

These printable apple counting puzzles are perfect for early math lessons! Use them at fall math centers or for an interactive apple lesson for little ones!

Apple Count! Apple Number Puzzles

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These fun apple counting puzzles are great for helping early learners relate numerals to objects!

Preschoolers absolutely love playing with puzzles.

My four-year-old asks to do a puzzle almost every single day. The same one. Over and over again.

But that’s a good thing!

It means that kids are remembering how the pieces fit together to make a complete picture and solving them more quickly each time.

Since we’ve been working on recognizing one-to-one correspondence and counting individual items, I thought we’d turn that skill into a hands-on activity with these Apple Preschool Counting Puzzles!

Fun Apple Counting to Ten Puzzles for Kids

I was hoping that my little one would like this activity and she loved it!

Read on to see how to share this hands-on counting lesson with your students!

Also – if you’re looking to build an apple unit for preschoolers, don’t miss our other apple fun, including our Apple Matching Worksheets and our Apple Coffee Filter Craft!

These printable apple counting puzzles are perfect for early math lessons! Use them at fall math centers or for an interactive apple lesson for little ones!

Apple Preschool Counting Puzzles

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Apple Number Puzzles

These apple counting puzzles include numbers and individual dots from 1 to 10.

Once you laminate them and cut them out, you should have ten “dot” halves and ten numeral halves.

Apple Preschool Counting Puzzles

By the way, if you’re short on color ink, a black and white line art version is included.

That way, you can let the kids color in the puzzles themselves.

Or, if you’re like me, you can use colorful AstroBright paper instead!

Printable Apple Counting Puzzles for Kids

The tricky thing about these puzzles is that they all fit together.

So the challenge for kids is to make sure that they’re matching halves based on corresponding the numerals to the number of dots on the halves.

Apple Counting Puzzles for Kids

With our little one, we focused on identifying the numeral first.

Then we counted the dots on the puzzle halves until we found the one that matches each number.

Apple Counting to Ten Puzzles

When we finished, she asked “Can I do it again, Mama?”

The surefire sign of a successful preschool lesson.

Scroll down to get your copy of our Apple Preschool Counting Puzzles!

Don’t miss these other preschool apple learning ideas!

Practice early geometry skills with this fun apple themed shape tracing activity!
Work on early literacy skills with this fun fall apple CVC word literacy activity!
Learn how to compare numbers up to ten with this fun digital apple picking activity!
Practice counting to ten with these fun, apple-themed counting puzzles for kids! So fun for fall math centers!

To get your copy of our Apple Counting Puzzles, visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store or check them out below!

This fun apple shape tracing activity is perfect for teaching shape recognition to early learners!

Apple Shapes! Printable Apple Shape Tracing Activity

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Practice early geometry skills with this fun apple themed shape tracing activity!

Looking for fun ways to teach shape recognition in kindergarten?

This apple shape tracing activity is a wonderful way to welcome students to school and introduce shape naming and building!

Apple season is a close runner up for my favorite time of year. And so apples are one of my very favorite themes for early learning.

Which is how this resource was born!

Fun Apple Shape Tracing Activity for Kids

This is a perfect way to use hands-on learning with early students.

And, in just a few minutes, you can prep it for reuse at centers or with small groups!

Read on to see how to get your copy of this resource. And, don’t miss this list of fun apple crafts you can share with early learners too!

This fun apple shape tracing activity is perfect for teaching shape recognition to early learners!

Apple Shapes! Printable Apple Shape Tracing Activity

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Apple Themed Shape Tracing for Kids

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This product includes shape tracing worksheets for 12 distinct shapes, such as:

  • Circle
  • Square
  • Rectangle
  • Triangle
  • Oval
  • and more!
Easy Apple Shape Tracing Lesson

Each page features an apple themed tracing guide for each plane shape.

Students can start at the apple and trace around to the apple tree to complete each shape.

Using Manipulatives to Form Shapes with Kids

Then they can color in the word at the bottom to become acquainted with each shape word.

Each page is also available in a line art version if you need to save on color ink.

How to Teach Kids to Form Shapes

An awesome way to use these with students is to laminate them and then add math counters or playdough.

Learning to Form Shapes with Kids

Students can place pompoms, mini erasers, or other counters on the page to complete each shape.

They can also use playdough to “build” each shape.

See this resource in action below!

Apple Shape Activity Cards

This resource also includes apple shape activity cards with shape word labels!

Shape Identification Tracing Cards for Kids

Students can trace each shape around and then use the flashcards to memorize each shape name.

Apple Shape Tracing Cards for Kids

Then they can find the correct shape name label and match it to the right learning card.

I love to use hook and loop dots for this, because it makes the activity reusable for groups.

Shape Tracing Activity for Fall

Get a look at these apple shape cards in action below!

Scroll down to get your copy of this printable Apple Shape Tracing Activity!

Try some of these other apple early learning ideas!

These apple shape tracing worksheets are so fun for helping students learn to build plane shapes!
Teach first graders how to tell time to the hour and half hour with this apple themed telling time math center!
Learn how to compare numbers up to ten with this fun digital apple picking activity!

To get your set of printable Apple Shape Tracing worksheets, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

This printable apple life cycle sequencing activity is perfect for helping students learn how apples grow! Use it at science centers or in morning tubs!

Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Activity

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Nothing says “fall is coming” like apples.

I’ve always loved using an apple theme when teaching and apples still make a fun theme for learning in early grades.

But instead of just seeing apples everywhere, it’s good for students to learn exactly how apples grow.

It’s not only a good science concept – it’s part of our everyday life!

So I thought it would be fun to combine an apple theme for fall along with a sequencing concept for science.

And that’s just what this apple life cycle sequencing activity does!

Simple Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Activity for Kids

This is such a fun science center activity for autumn! Plus, it helps students work on retelling events in the proper sequence too!

Read on to see how to get your copy of this life cycle science activity. Plus, see how you can use this science lesson digitally too!

And for more fun teaching with an apple theme, take a look at our Apple Alike! Same or Different Worksheets or our Apple Counting to Ten Puzzles!

This printable apple life cycle sequencing activity is perfect for helping students learn how apples grow! Use it at science centers or in morning tubs!

Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Activity

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Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Activity for Kids

This product includes two apple life cycle mats: one with pictures and one with blank circles.

In addition, there are six picture cards for completing the blank mat.

Printable Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Mat for Kids

As part of the science lesson, review the completed apple life cycle mat with your students.

Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Mat

Talk about how apple cores contain the seeds for a new apple tree and the steps that the plant goes through before we get to pick the new apples.

Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Activity

Then cut out the picture cards and let them try to retell the correct sequence by placing the picture cards on the blank mat in the right order!

You can use this resource as a cut and paste activity with scissors and glue. Or you can laminate it and add hook and loop dots to make it reusable.

Printable Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Activity

There’s also a line art version of the mat and picture cards included!

Digital Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Lesson

Many, many educators (including yours truly) are making the switch to digital learning.

The good news is that you can use this apple life cycle lesson online too!

To use the digital version, students will need the following:

  • A laptop computer (we like Google Chromebooks) or a tablet such as the iPad
  • A copy of our Digital Apple Life Cycle Activity (link follows below)
Digital Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Lesson

This is a super easy and interactive science lesson for early grades. 

Since the product comes with an answer key, you can grade it in no time flat. (Always a plus!)

Need to see the digital apple lesson in action? Check out the video below!

Scroll down to get your copy of our printable or digital Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Activity!

Looking for more apple learning resources?

These printable apple counting puzzles are perfect for early math lessons! Use them at fall math centers or for an interactive apple lesson for little ones!
Work on early literacy skills with this fun fall apple CVC word literacy activity!
Learn how to compare numbers up to ten with this fun digital apple picking activity!
This fun, hands-on apple life cycle sequencing activity makes it easy to teach kids how apples grow! Perfect for science centers!
Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Lesson

To get your copy of the printable Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Activity, check it out below!

Digital Apple Life Cycle Lesson

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Work on early literacy skills with this fun fall apple CVC word literacy activity!

Apple CVC Word Literacy Activity for Early Readers

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Have you had enough apple early learning resources yet?

Of course not! The more apples, the better!

So I’m excited to share this fun (and hands-on!) apple-themed CVC word literacy activity!

It’s a perfect lesson for strengthening phonics, fine motor skills, and following directions – all in one fall-themed activity for early readers.

Apple CVC Word Literacy Activity

Read on to see how to use this early literacy skill builder with your students!

And, for more fun with apples this fall, take a look at our Apple Orchard! Digital Comparing Numbers Activity too!

Work on early literacy skills with this fun fall apple CVC word literacy activity!

Apple CVC Word Literacy Activity for Early Readers

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Apple Themed Literacy Activity

It only takes a few minutes to set up this literacy activity.

Start by cutting apart the Apple CVC word cards.

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Hands On CVC Word Literacy Activity

Afterwards, pull out a few pipe cleaners and let students find the matching lacing letters for each word.

They can pull a CVC word card and then lace the letters onto pipe cleaners to spell out each word.

Apple CVC Literacy Skill Activity

After students are comfortable spelling out the words, use different color lacing letters to highlight separate phonetic sounds.

Isolate the vowel sound by using a certain color for the middle vowel letters.

Then practice identifying beginning and ending sounds with different color letters too!

Apple Themed CVC Word Activity

This is a fantastic way to incorporate fine motor skills along with literacy in a fun fall theme!

Scroll down to get your set of apple CVC word cards for use with this literacy activity!

Try some of these other apple learning ideas for early grades!

This printable apple same and different lesson is a fun way to help early learners practice visual discrimination skills!
Learn how to compare numbers up to ten with this fun digital apple picking activity!
These 20 apple preschool books make wonderful read aloud selections for fall in early learning classrooms!

To get your set of Apple CVC Word cards for this Apple CVC Word Literacy Activity, click the image or the link below to download them directly to your computer!

Apple CVC Word Reading Activity for Kids

>>> Printable Apple CVC Word Cards <<<

This printable apple same and different lesson is a fun way to help early learners practice visual discrimination skills!

Apple Alike! Apple Same or Different Worksheets

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Smell that?

It’s the scent of apple season around the corner!

As much as I love summer (and I do), fall is easily my next favorite season. And one of the reasons I love fall so much has to do with apples.

I’ll be honest here. I have never been apple picking. But it’s definitely on my bucket list to try with the kids.

I have, however, used apples as an early childhood theme for years (like almost all primary teachers).

And I’m excited to share a brand new apple-themed early resource: Apple Alike! Apple Same or Different Worksheets!

Fun Apple Same and Different Worksheets

This is a wonderful and simple way to practice visual discrimination with early learners during fall!

Read on to see how you can use this with your students and to find out how to get your copy.

Need more apple-themed learning ideas? Try these Apple Ten Frame Counting Mats!

This printable apple same and different lesson is a fun way to help early learners practice visual discrimination skills!

Apple Alike! Apple Same or Different Worksheets

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Apple Printable Same and Different Worksheets for Kids

This product includes:

  • Two color “Find the Same Apples” activities
  • Two color “Find the Different Apple” activities
  • Blackline versions of all worksheets
  • Answer key
  • And instructions for use!
Apple Same and Different Matching Activity

There are two activities that help students practice recognizing the same object, as well as two that help students practice spotting the different object.

Apple Same and Different Worksheets Answer Key

The answer key shows the correct choices for each activity. Easy grading for the win!

Printable Apple Visual Discrimination Activity for Early Learners

The color version features brightly colored apples to engage students.

Apple Printable Same and Different Worksheets

The blackline version for each activity still features the differences in pattern for students to spot each activity.

Apple Visual Discrimination Activity for Centers

You can also make this into a center visual discrimination activity in just a few steps!

I like my center activities to be a little smaller, so I tend to print the pages at half size. But you can use them at full size, if you like.

Apple Same and Different Early Center Activity

After you print each page, laminate it.

Then use a hole punch to place a hole in the top left corner of each page.

Same and Different Apple Worksheets for Kids

For centers, I prefer to use the color version, but if you prefer to use the blackline, AstroBright paper adds a nice pop of color!

Printable Apple Visual Discrimination Activity for Kids

Once you finish punching holes, use a ring or a paper fastener to connect them.

Let students use them with dry erase markers over and over again!

See this product in action below!

Scroll down to get your copy of these Apple Same or Different Worksheets!

Try some of these other apple activities for early learners!

These apple tree ten frame counting mats are so fun for early fall math centers! Makes a great morning tub math activity too!
These printable apple counting puzzles are perfect for early math lessons! Use them at fall math centers or for an interactive apple lesson for little ones!
Use these apple shape sorting worksheets to help early learners practice recognizing the four basic shapes with a fun fall theme!
Printable Apple Same and Different Worksheets

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Introduce writing and early literacy skills with this fun safari themed preschool writing lesson!

Safari Skills! Printable Safari Preschool Writing Worksheets

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I’ve always wanted to take my kids to one of those wild animal safari parks.

It looks incredible to be able to get that close to elephants and giraffes.

We haven’t had that experience yet, but we did get to visit a wild animal sanctuary a couple of years ago.

Learning about Animal Diets

Easily one of our most memorable field trips.

If you have early learners who are just as excited about wild animals, these printable Safari Preschool Writing Worksheets are perfect!

Fun Safari Preschool Writing Lesson

This set of preschool worksheets features fine motor tracing practice, plus early literacy skills and counting words too.

Read on to see how to get your copy – free!

And, for more ways to help early learners build literacy skills, don’t miss our Ocean Alphabet and Number Playdough Mats!

Introduce writing and early literacy skills with this fun safari themed preschool writing lesson!

Safari Skills! Printable Safari Preschool Writing Worksheets

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Printable Safari Preschool Learning Kit

This product includes:

  • Five pages of safari-themed line tracing worksheets
  • A six-page mini safari number word book
  • And a four-page mini safari word writing book

Printable Safari Preschool Tracing Worksheets

Use the line tracing worksheets with either pencils or (if your students are ready for them) child-safe scissors.

Printable Safari Preschool Tracing Worksheets

The number and word books are excellent choices for literacy, writing, or math centers.

Printable Safari Preschool Writing Book

You can even laminate the pages, cut them part, and place them on rings for repeated use with dry erase markers.

This resource would be a perfect addition to a jungle unit or as an extension activity for a read-aloud such as “Giraffes Can’t Dance”.

Scroll down to get your copy of these Safari Preschool Writing Worksheets!

Check out some of these other early learning resources!

Use these printable shark counting to ten puzzles to help early learners practice counting with numerals, objects, and number words!
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Printable Safari Preschool Writing Book

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Work on building and completing basic math patterns with this fun back to school pattern activity! Perfect for math center practice!

School Supply Patterns! Back to School Pattern Activity

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I’m an absolute fool for school supplies. At any time of year. 

So back to school season usually finds me wandering the school supply section of Target like some kind of stationery zombie muttering “Must buy notebooks” to myself.

Even kids who aren’t thrilled about going back to school usually love getting new school supplies.

And that’s why I thought that school supplies would be a fun theme for a simple math pattern activity – this back to school pattern activity!

Fun School Supply Pattern Building Activity

This would be great to use in morning tubs or at math centers with small groups!

And, if you’re homeschooling, you can print it to use with your kids who are learning basic ABAB, ABC, and ABB math patterns too!

Read on to see how to get your copy. And, for more back to school learning ideas, check out our Back to School Creative Writing Prompts!

Work on building and completing basic math patterns with this fun back to school pattern activity! Perfect for math center practice!

School Supply Patterns! Back to School Pattern Activity

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Back to School Pattern Activity

This product includes eight different school supply themed pattern sheets. Some of the exercises follow an ABAB pattern, while others follow an ABB or ABC pattern.

School Supplies Pattern Building Activity

So there’s room for differentiation with these, depending on which skills your students are fluent in.

Back to School Pattern Building Activity

To use these pattern sheets, have the students cut out the pattern cards at the bottom.

Then they can glue them on the correct row to finish the pattern.

Easy Back to School Pattern Activity for Kids

They’ll need to be careful!

Some of the pattern cards feature images that are used in other rows, but don’t complete the pattern correctly.

Easy Back to School Pattern Building Activity

If you print these on white paper, you can also have the kids color the pictures as they work!

Printable Back to School Pattern Activity for Kids

Scroll down to get your copy of our Back to School Pattern Activity!

Check out these other fun ways to start the school year!

Share these fun back to school writing prompts with the to help students write about the new school year! Perfect for creative writing lessons!

Grab these printable school lunchbox notes for kids to share a little encouragement with your child each day!

Get ready for back to school with this super cute paper school bus craft for kids! So easy to make, even for little ones!

 

This back to school pattern activity is perfect for little learners who are working on basic math patterns! Add it to math centers or morning tubs!

To get your copy of our Back to School Pattern Activity, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

Back to School Patterning Activity Pages

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Teach early students how to recognize animals with different sleeping habits with this hands-on diurnal and nocturnal animals sorting activity!

Day and Night! Nocturnal and Diurnal Animals Sorting Activity

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Teach kids about the animals who are active during the day and those that come out at night with this fun nocturnal and diurnal animals sorting activity!
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Use the print or digital version of this nocturnal and diurnal animals sorting activity to teach students about animal sleep habits!

Have you ever seen a possum in real life?

Growing up in the country, I knew that they existed. But it took several years before I actually saw one scurrying away in the early morning hours.

It was like catching sight of Bigfoot.

I knew that there were animals that were awake when I was asleep at night, but to actually see one was memorable.

If you’re teaching students about animal sleep habits, this printable and digital Nocturnal and Diurnal Animals Sorting Activity can help!

Diurnal and Nocturnal Animals Sorting Activity for Early Grades

Most kids love to learn about animals and my students are no exception.

So when we were starting to learn about animal sleeping habits, I wanted to find a way to make a simple, hands-on activity they’d love to do.

Diurnal Animal Sorting Practice

Read on to see how to get your copy of this Nocturnal and Diurnal Animals activity – available as a print or digital resource!

Looking for more science resources for early grades? Take a look at our list of fun Weather STEM Experiments to try with students!

Teach early students how to recognize animals with different sleeping habits with this hands-on diurnal and nocturnal animals sorting activity!

Nocturnal and Diurnal Animals Sorting Activity for Kids

I remember learning about nocturnal animals when I was a kid, but we didn’t talk much about diurnal animals (at least not using the term “diurnal”).

So in case this term is fairly new to you as an educator, “diurnal” simply means that they are active during the day like you and me!

Nocturnal and Diurnal Animals for Early Grades

The printable nocturnal animal sorting activity is super easy to use. You’ll only need the following supplies: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

Nocturnal Animals Early Elementary Activity

This resource includes picture cards of 16 animals: eight are nocturnal and eight are diurnal – in both English and Spanish.

Some of the animals in the product include:

  • Hawk
  • Gorilla
  • Bee
  • Raccoon
  • Elephant
  • Possum
  • Butterfly
  • Dog
  • And 8 more!
Learning about Nocturnal Animals in Spanish

There are also sorting pages (in both English and Spanish) where students can classify animals according to whether they are diurnal or nocturnal.

The Spanish set includes a pronunciation guide.

How to Teach Early Grades about Nocturnal Animals

A set of unlabeled picture cards is also inside!

Diurnal and Nocturnal Animal Classification

Plus, there’s an answer key included, as well as a full set of instructions.

How to Use the Diurnal and Nocturnal Animals Sorting Activity with Students

When you’re ready to use this resource with your class, here are a few ways you can include it in your lesson plan.

(Look at the included teaching script if you need an idea of how to introduce this topic.)

Teaching Early Students about Nocturnal Animals

You can use this for a one-time learning Nocturnal and Diurnal Animals Sorting activity.

Just skip the laminating and have students cut and paste the animals in the correct column.

Sorting Diurnal and Nocturnal Animals in Spanish

If you have Spanish-speaking students, let them use the animal cards and the sorting sheet with Spanish terms.

This is also great for early Spanish immersion classes.

Classifying Animals by Sleeping Habits

If you have students who are practicing writing, use the unlabeled cards as a labeling activity!

Just laminate the cards and then allow students to write the animal names (in either language) with wet erase markers.

Or have the class help you label the cards by challenging them to spell each animal name out loud with you.

Diurnal and Nocturnal Animals for Early Grades

Use the unlabeled cards as a reference and let students name each animal on their own. They can then use the labeled cards for self-checking.

Diurnal Animals Early Science Center Activity

If you use it at science centers, add hook and loop coin stickers to the back of the cards. Cut each column apart and place them on rings.

Then add coin stickers onto the column squares so students can practice sorting the animals again and again.

Digital Nocturnal Animals Classifying Activity

Are you distance learning? Use the digital version along with Google Slides!

Get a look at this resource in action below!

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Kids’ Books about Nocturnal Animals: 

Read more about nocturnal animals with these books for kids!

Resources about Nocturnal Animals:

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Bat Science Experiments: Echolocation Activities

Creating Growing Patterns with Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animal Report: Hedgehogs

Bats in a Cave Sight Word Game

Nocturnal Animals Writing Tray and Word List

And don’t miss these other early science activities!

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Digital Diurnal and Nocturnal Animals Sorting Activity

Pick up the digital version of this sorting activity in my Teachers Pay Teachers store! You can also get the print and digital versions together as a bundle!

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Spanish Nocturnal and Diurnal Animals Sorting

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Use this printable rescue the shark game to help kids have fun play time indoors!

Rescue the Shark Printable Battleship Game

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Long, hot summer afternoons are made for playing inside.

Well, that and ice cream cones.

As much as I love letting my kids play outdoors in the summer, we live in the Deep South. Which means that once it gets to around 1:00, the temperature is close to 100.

So it’s time to head indoors.

Which is where this Rescue the Shark printable battleship game comes in handy!

Fun Rescue the Shark Printable Game

This is a fun and simple indoor game that you can let the kids play together. It only requires a couple of supplies and it’s sure to keep them entertained for a while.

So you can enjoy a glass of lemonade (or an ice cream cone) in relative peace.

Read on to see how to play this game and how to score your copy – free!

And, don’t miss our printable Shark Food Chain File Folder Game too!

Use this printable rescue the shark game to help kids have fun play time indoors!

Printable Rescue the Shark Battleship Game

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Rescue the Ocean Animals Printable Game for Kids

If you’ve ever played the classic board game Battleship, this is basically the same idea.

Printable Rescue the Ocean Animals Game

Each player starts by folding their game board in half.

The top half should show “My Animals” and the bottom half should show “Their Animals”.

Rescue the Animals Printable Game

Then each player chooses spots on the “My Animals” section to draw their sharks.

Ocean Animal Printable Rescue Game

The goal is to “rescue” the other person’s sharks by calling out the correct coordinates in which the other player has drawn them.

The first player to rescue all of their opponent’s sharks wins!

Scroll down to get your copy of this printable Rescue the Shark Battleship Game!

Try some of these other printable game ideas for kids!

Learn about what sharks eat to live in this fun shark food chain file folder game!
These printable money games for kids are perfect for quick math lessons! Let students play them for a hands-on money activity!
This English and Spanish hygiene bingo game is a fun way to help early learners build hygiene skills!

To get your copy of this Rescue the Shark Printable Battleship Game, click the image or the link below to download it directly to your computer!

Printable Ocean Animal Rescue Game

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Use these city themed number playdough mats to practice forming numbers from zero through nine!

Big City Lights! Printable Number Playdough Mats

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Growing up in the country, I always wanted to visit a big city. I’d seen them on TV and movies, but I’d never actually been to one.

Until my first trip to New York City.

We visited there as a family when I was six years old and it was everything I’d been hoping to see – and more.

Riding through the city at night made me feel like I was moving through a giant carnival. All of the buildings were lit up and it seemed like the greatest place on Earth.

Of course, in the daylight the city looked much different.

But the memory of those bright lights stayed with me. And that’s where I got the idea for these Big City Lights! Printable Number Playdough Mats.

Fun City Number Playdough Mats for Kids

These are perfect for adding to an early education unit about the big city!

Plus, they make wonderful fine motor strengtheners for little ones who are working on number recognition.

Keep reading to see how to get your copy.

And, for more early number recognition practice, stop by to see our English and Spanish Cupcake Number Word Matching Activity!

Use these city themed number playdough mats to practice forming numbers from zero through nine!

Big City Lights! Printable Number Playdough Mats

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Printable City Themed NumberPlaydough Mats

This product includes ten printable number mats.

Each mat features one numeral (from 0 through 9) over a background of the big city at dusk.

Big City Number Playdough Mats

These are perfect for math centers or morning tubs.

Just print them, laminate them, and let students use playdough or dry eraser markers to trace each number.

Printable City Number Playdough Mats

These are also wonderful for homeschoolers and afterschoolers!

Be sure to laminate the mats so you can reuse them as needed.

Scroll down to get your copy of these number playdough mats!

Don’t miss these other number learning ideas for early grades!

Use these printable shark counting to ten puzzles to help early learners practice counting with numerals, objects, and number words!
These popsicle themed addition to make 12 puzzles are a fun way to practice addition facts at math centers! Perfect for early elementary math practice!
Pick up the digital and print versions of these ladybug number word puzzles to help early learners practice number recognition at math centers or at home!

To get your copy of Big City Lights! Number Playdough Mats, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

City Themed Number Playdough Mats

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These fun dinosaur word matching puzzles are so fun for early literacy practice!

Dino Match! Dinosaur Word Matching Puzzles

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Did everyone go through a crazy for dinosaurs phase or was it just me?

From age 8 until about age 11, I was insane about them. I had a model T-Rex figurine that had a mouth you could actually move.

I mean, how much better can it get than that?

My kids love dinosaurs too, so I thought dinosaurs would make a fun theme for an early literacy activity – these dinosaur word matching puzzles!

Fun Dinosaur Word Matching Puzzles

These are a fun way to practice reading dinosaur-themed vocabulary words for early learners.

Plus, they’re excellent for stepping up to reading two and three syllable words.

Keep reading to see how to get your set – free!

Want more interactive literacy practice? Take a look at our digital Ice Cream Vowel Sounds Sorting Activity!

These fun dinosaur word matching puzzles are so fun for early literacy practice!

Dino Match! Dinosaur Word Matching Puzzles

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Dinosaur Word Matching Puzzles

This literacy resource includes 12 word and picture puzzles for students to solve.

Printable Dinosaur Word Matching Puzzles for Kids

Each two-piece puzzle features a dino-themed vocabulary word with a corresponding picture.

Dinosaur Word Puzzles for Kids

Simply cut them apart and let students start matching them up!

If you’re working with very early readers, you might want to start with one-syllable short word puzzles – such as “egg”, “nest”, and “sun”.

As students become more fluent readers, add in some of the larger words for a challenge.

Dinosaur Matching Puzzles for Kids

If you use these at literacy centers, laminating them is a good way to make sure they hold up to repeated use by little hands.

These would also make a wonderful addition to a dinosaur unit!

Assign them to students to use at home or work with at science centers or in morning tubs!

Scroll down to get your Dinosaur Word Puzzles!

Try some of these other early literacy activities!

Use this printable Space Color by Sight Word Activity to help early readers practice literacy skills and have an art activity too!
This hands on short vowel sounds activity is so fun for building early phonics skills! Add it to your literacy centers for engaging phonics practice!
This digital and print ice cream vowel sounds sorting activity is a wonderful lesson for early readers! Use it online or as a hands-on activity at centers!

To get your set of these free Dino Match! Word Matching Puzzles, click the image or the link below to download them directly to your computer!

Printable Dinosaur Puzzles for Kids

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This printable multiplication by four game is a fun way to practice times tables!

Pineapple Multiplication by Four Roll and Cover Game

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Summer is here and the living is easy.

Multiplication facts, though, are still giving my youngest a hard time.

She’s working on memorizing her times tables so she can sail into third grade math this fall with no trouble.

To make it a little more fun, I thought we’d try this printable pineapple multiplication by four game!

Fun Pineapple Multiplication by Four Game

This is a simple and cute way to help kids work on multiplication fluency!

Keep reading to see how to get yours – free! And, for more ways to have fun with math, take a look at our list of outdoor math games to play!

This printable multiplication by four game is a fun way to practice times tables!

Pineapple Multiplication by Four Game

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Pineapple Multiplication Game

This product includes two versions of the multiplication roll and cover game:

  • One for use with a six-sided die
  • And one for use with a ten-sided die
Pineapple Multiplication by 4 Game

The rules are simple.

Students roll a die and then find the corresponding multiple of four on the game board.

Multiplication by Four Roll and Cover Game

Then they just cover that number with a math counter and keep going!

You can also use buttons, counting bears, pom-poms, or coins in place of counters.

Students can play the game alone or with a partner. If they’re playing alone, challenge them to see how quickly they can roll and cover all the multiples.

If they’re playing with a partner, the first one to cover the last multiple wins!

Pineapple Multiplication by 4 Roll and Cover Game

A line art version of both game boards is also included.

Personally, I love to add a pop of color by printing them on AstroBright paper – as above. It definitely makes the activity a bit more cheerful.

Scroll down to get your Pineapple Multiplication by Four Game!

Check out these other fun math learning ideas!

Use these printable shark counting to ten puzzles to help early learners practice counting with numerals, objects, and number words!
These printable money games for kids are perfect for quick math lessons! Let students play them for a hands-on money activity!
These popsicle themed addition to make 12 puzzles are a fun way to practice addition facts at math centers! Perfect for early elementary math practice!

To get your copy of this Pineapple Multiplication by Four Roll and Cover Game, click the image or the link below to download it to your computer!

Printable Multiplication by 4 Game

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This ice cream themed same and different activity is a fun way to practice visual discrimination with little ones!

Compare Cones! Ice Cream Same and Different Worksheets

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Is there a more fun early childhood education theme than ice cream?

I don’t think so.

When you’re trying to get early learners into the rhythm of a new school year in late summer, a fun ice cream-themed learning activity can help a ton.

So if you’re working on recognizing objects, these ice cream same and different worksheets are a simple resource for preschoolers and kindergartners!

Fun Ice Cream Same and Different Worksheets

These are easy to use for individuals or small groups. And you can work on each concept separately!

Read on to get your set of these early education worksheets. And, don’t miss our Ice Cream Vowel Sound Sorting Activity too!

This ice cream themed same and different activity is a fun way to practice visual discrimination with little ones!

Compare Cones! Ice Cream Same and Different Worksheets

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Same and Different Worksheets for Early Learners

This product includes:

  • Two find the same ice cream cones worksheets
  • Two find the different ice cream cone worksheets
  • A full answer key
  • And a set of instructions!
Printable Same and Different Worksheets for Early Learners

If your students are ready, you can introduce finding the same object and finding the different object in the same lesson.

But if you need to work on one at a time, show students how to examine each ice cream cone to find the similarities.

Then, introduce finding the different object in a separate lesson.

Ice Cream Same and Different Worksheets

Reuse these at early centers by laminating the pages and letting students complete them with dry erase markers.

Don’t forget to use the answer key!

Scroll down to get these Ice Cream Same and Different Worksheets!

Try some of these other fun ice cream learning activities!

This digital and print ice cream vowel sounds sorting activity is a wonderful lesson for early readers! Use it online or as a hands-on activity at centers!
These 20 fun books about ice cream for kids are so fun for summer reading!
Pick up the print or digital version of this ice cream shape sorting activity for students to use in or at home!

Ice Cream Themed Same and Different Worksheets

To get your set of these ice cream themed comparing worksheets, visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store or check them out below!

Use these printable solar system coloring pages for a fun astronomy activity for early learners!

Cosmic Colors! Solar System Coloring Pages

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When I was about ten, I was obsessed with space.

We’d travel down to Florida to see our family and every time we passed the exit for Cape Canaveral, I’d beg for a trip to Space Camp.

Never happened.

I did get this ink pen that had a floating astronaut in it, though.

One day I’m going to get my trip to Kennedy Space Center, but until then, I still love learning about space and solar system with students.

And these printable solar system coloring pages are a simple way to make learning about space fun!

Fun Solar System Coloring Pages

Keep reading to see how to get your set.

And, for more ways to learn about space, take a look at our All About the Solar System science unit!

Use these printable solar system coloring pages for a fun astronomy activity for early learners!

Cosmic Colors! Solar System Coloring Pages

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Solar System Tracing and Coloring Pages for Kids

This product includes ten coloring pages:

  • One for each member of our solar system
  • One for the sun
  • And another for the moon
Printable Solar System Coloring and Tracing Pages

Each page shows the name of each celestial body and features a picture to color.

At the bottom, there is also a tracing strip so that early learners can practice writing each name.

Printable Solar System Coloring Pages for Kids

These are a fun way to add a little art into the science of learning about space!

You can print them on Astrobright paper and laminate them for use at science centers.

Or print them in a smaller size, laminate them, and place them on a ring for a simple memorization activity.

Scroll down to get your Solar System Coloring Pages!

Try some of these other outer space activities for kids!

Use this printable Space Color by Sight Word Activity to help early readers practice literacy skills and have an art activity too!
Ready to teach the kids about space? This printable solar system science unit study is perfect for exploring the members of our solar system!
Share a trip into space with the kids when you read these amazing books about the solar system together! These would make perfect read alouds for a solar system unit!

To get your copy of these Cosmic Colors! Coloring Pages, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

Solar System Coloring and Tracing Pages for Kids

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These shark themed counting to ten puzzles are wonderful for use at early math centers!

Printable Shark Counting to Ten Puzzles for Kids

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Does anyone else have a child who is absolutely fascinated by sharks?

Our oldest son is obsessed with them.

We’ve seen so many documentaries about sharks, read so many books about sharks, and bought so many shark “tooth” necklaces for him over the years that I’ve lost count.

He wants us to let him watch Jaws, but that’s not happening any time soon.

While I don’t share the level of enthusiasm for sharks that he has, I do think they’re absolutely incredible. And lots of kids love them.

Which is why I wanted to share these printable counting to ten puzzles that have a fun shark theme!

Fun Shark Counting to Ten Puzzles for Early Learners

These printable counting puzzles are a fun and simple way to help early learners practice counting objects, recognizing numerals, and writing numerals from zero to ten!

Read on to get your copy of these math counting puzzles.

And, for more fun with counting, try our printable Popsicle Addition to 12 Puzzles too!

These shark themed counting to ten puzzles are wonderful for use at early math centers!

Shark Spotting! Printable Shark Counting to Ten Puzzles

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Shark Themed Counting Puzzles

This product includes two different sets of counting puzzles. Each puzzle consists of two pieces.

One side shows a set of shark fins in the water. The other shows the matching numeral for the number of fins.

Using Counting to Ten Puzzles

To use the first set of counting to ten puzzles, simply cut each two-piece puzzle apart.

Then let students practice matching the pieces up.

Printable Shark Themed Counting Puzzles

As a note, I’ve found that it’s best to print these on cardstock.

They’ll hold up much better to reuse on cardstock than on regular printer paper.

Shark Counting to Ten Activity

A line art version of these puzzles is also included!

Write and Wipe Shark Counting Puzzles

Take this math lesson a little further with a write and wipe counting activity!

Shark Counting to Ten Puzzles for Kids

These puzzles are included and make wonderful practice for writing numerals from zero to ten.

Printable Write and Wipe Shark Counting Puzzles

To use the write and wipe puzzles more than once, be sure to laminate the puzzle pieces first.

After students use dry or wet erase markers to fill them in, simply wipe them off and they’re ready to use another time.

Shark Counting to Ten Puzzles

Both color and line art versions of the write and wipe puzzles are included as well.

Get a look at this hands-on math lesson in action below!

See the write and wipe counting puzzles in action in the video below!

Scroll down to get your copy of these printable counting to ten puzzles!

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To get your copy of these Shark Spotting! puzzles, click the image or the link below to get them from my Teachers Pay Teachers store!