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Cocoa Count! Hot Cocoa 1-10 Counting Cards for Kids

December 9, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Hot cocoa on a winter morning is just about the best thing ever.

Well, hot cocoa on a winter morning when you don’t have to leave the house for any reason whatsoever is the best thing ever.

But hot cocoa plays a major role in both scenarios!

And what’s hot cocoa without marshmallows? Which is why this set of fun hot cocoa marshmallow 1-10 counting cards makes such a great counting activity for winter!

These are wonderful for winter math centers or morning tubs!

I like to use them with pom-poms, but you can use math counters, playdough, or even counting bears instead.

Making a 1-10 Counting Booklet with Kids

Read on to see how to get your set!

And, for more hands-on fun with counting, don’t miss our Candy Bag Skip Counting Activity!

These hot cocoa 1-10 counting cards are perfect for winter counting practice with early learners!

Cocoa Count! Hot Cocoa 1-10 Counting Cards for Kids

To use these hot cocoa 1-10 counting cards, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

Printer (with ink)
Printer Paper
Laminator
Scissors
Playdough, pom-poms, or math counters

Cocoa Themed Counting to Ten Activity Cards for Kids

This set of counting cards includes ten color hot cocoa cards – one for each number from one to ten.

Reusable Math Counting Cards for Centers

Each card includes instructions for how many “marshmallows” to add to the cocoa.

There’s also a small image below showing the correct number of “marshmallows”. That way, students can check their own work.

Hot Cocoa 1-10 Counting Cards for Coloring

And a full blackline version is included!

How to Use the Cocoa 1-10 Counting Cards with Students

There are several ways to adapt this counting resource with students.

Laminate the cards and use them with playdough.

Using Cocoa 1-10 Counting Cards with Students

Print them half-sized for use in morning tubs.

Using 1-10 Counting Cards at Math Centers

Or laminate them to use dry erase markers to draw the “marshmallows” in each cup.

If you want to make this counting activity really fun, let students use the tiny marshmallows that come with hot cocoa mix as counters.

Of course, you’ll have to buy extra to make sure there are actually enough marshmallows to complete the activity.

I mean, what’s a marshmallow or two between friends?

Making a Hot Cocoa Themed Counting Booklet

You can also print the blackline version and let students color the pages. Then they can staple them to create a counting booklet.

Afterwards, they can cut out white circles to add “marshmallows” and glue them in place.

See more about this resource in the video below!

Scroll down to get your Cocoa Count! Hot Cocoa 1-10 Counting Cards!

Try these other hands-on learning ideas with your early grades students!

These hot cocoa sequencing mats are so fun for helping early learners practice telling how to follow directions!

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

Help students practice skip counting by 5, 100, and 1000 with this hands on candy bag skip counting activity! Laminate these to reuse at second grade math centers!

Using Mini 1-10 Counting Cards at Math Centers

To get your copy of these Hot Cocoa Count! Counting to Ten Activity Cards, visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store or check them out below!

Candy Bag Skip Counting Activity for Kids

December 2, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

I don’t think there’s a thing young children like more than candy.

Okay, maybe ice cream. But it’s got to be a close competition.

If you ever want to make math more fun, just start by switching the word problem phrase “Susie has three apples” to “Susie has three pieces of candy” and watch the kids’ faces.

They’re infinitely more interested in the outcome.

So I thought that candy would be a fun theme to use for a simple skip counting center and that’s how this Candy Bag Count! Skip Counting Activity was born!

This is a perfect second grade math center, because it’s standards-aligned to help students practice skip counting by fives, tens, and hundreds.

Plus, it’s just plain fun!

Read on to get your copy. And for more counting practice, don’t miss our Apple Tree Ten Frame Counting Mats!

Candy Bag Skip Counting Activity for Kids

To use this hands on skip counting activity, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

This is a one-time prep activity, so you can set it up and then let students get started!

This product includes:

Two color count by 5 candy bags
Two color count by 10 candy bags
Two color count by 100 candy bags
Two pages of color skip counting candy pieces
A line art version
And a set of instructions!

Students can choose any number to start and then proceed to choose the correct candy pieces to count by five, ten, or one hundred from there.

There are also blank candy pieces. Use these with dry erase markers or dry erase crayons to challenge students to come up with their own counting sequence!

Need to save on ink? Use this skip counting activity with Astrobright paper (my personal favorite).

If you’re homeschooling or using this for a one-time lesson, you can skip the sticky dots and laminator. Just let students cut and paste the correct numbers in the right candy bag!

Scroll down to get your copy of this Candy Bag Skip Counting Activity!

Check out these other hands-on counting practice lessons!

And for more fun ways to teach math, follow my Math Mania Pinterest board!

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>>> Candy Bag Skip Counting Activity <<<

Polar Animal Pattern Activity for First Grade

November 18, 2019 by Selena Robinson 5 Comments

We’ve been having an unseasonably warm winter down South this year. But that changed drastically this week.

Last week, we had highs in the 70s. This week, we woke up to 25 degrees in the morning. That’s nothing to Northerners and Midwesterners, but us Southerners panicked.

I think it’s safe to say that winter has finally arrived.

And that means it’s a great time to talk about polar animals! So I’m sharing a fun Arctic Animal Pattern Activity for first grade!

These are so fun to use at math centers, especially in the winter!

If you like this activity, don’t miss this fun snowflake math factors craft for kids and our printable Polar Animal notebooking pages!

Simple Polar Animal Pattern Activity for First Grade

Recognizing and creating math patterns are a key concept in both kindergarten and first grade. Kids are often taught to recognize patterns according to frequency.

So you might have a ABABABAB pattern (one image, then another, then the first again, then the second) or you might have a AABBAABB pattern (the first image twice, the second image twice, and so on).

Which is where this printable pattern activity comes in handy!

To use this pattern activity for first grade, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

Printer (with ink)
Printer Paper (I used Astrobright paper)
Child-safe scissors
Glue stick
Laminator (optional)
Hook and loop sticky dots

Help students read each pattern by saying the name of each picture aloud.

For example, a pattern row might read “Fox, Igloo, Fox, Igloo, Fox, Igloo, Fox, Igloo…”. Then ask “What picture comes next?”

When students answer “Fox!”, let them cut out the fox picture and paste it on the correct row to complete the pattern!

Do the same with the other patterns.

Since some of the patterns follow an ABAB structure and others follow an ABB or an ABC pattern, it’s good to practice the same pattern structure again and again to attain fluency before trying a different one.

You can use these as a one-time cut and paste activity or laminate them and use them with hook and loop sticky dots at math centers!

Scroll down to get your Arctic Animals Basic Pattern Building Activity!

Take a look at these other math activities for early learners!

And find more ways to make math fun on my Math Mania! Pinterest board!

To get your copy of our Arctic Patterns! Polar Animal Pattern Activity for First Grade, click the link or the text below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

>>> Arctic Patterns! Pattern Activity for First Grade <<<

Peppermint Hot Cocoa Sequencing Mats for Kids

November 14, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

When I was little, I was a total hot cocoa addict.

My parents drank coffee every morning. But I was in love with hot chocolate.

I had a little microwavable mug and, once I learned to make cocoa on my own (usually with Nesquik), I was off to the races.

As the weather gets colder, I still remember my hot chocolate memories. And that’s why I wanted to share these adorable peppermint hot cocoa sequencing mats for kids!

These would make a perfect winter early learning activity for preschoolers and kindergartners who are working on retelling steps in order.

Read on to see how to get your set – free! And, for more fun with winter learning, don’t miss our winter alphabet and number playdough mats!

Peppermint Hot Cocoa Sequencing Mats for Kids

To use these sequencing mats for kids, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

This product includes:

One color sequencing mat
Two sets of color three-step hot cocoa sequencing cards
One line art sequencing mat
And two sets of line art three-step hot cocoa sequencing cards

Once you prep this activity, you’re all set!

Place the cards in random order and let students practice telling how to make cocoa using the cards in the correct sequence.

You’ll definitely want to laminate these for durability. It makes them hold up better for little hands!

You can also use them with sticky hook and loop dots to add them to a busy bag.

Scroll down to get your set of these Peppermint Hot Cocoa Sequencing Cards!

Stop by and check out these other winter early learning activities!

And for more winter teaching ideas, follow my Winter Activities for Kids board on Pinterest!

To get your copy of these Peppermint Hot Cocoa Sequencing Mats, click the image or the link below to grab it for free from my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

>>> Peppermint Hot Cocoa Sequencing Activity <<<

Multicolor Mail! Preschool Color Sorting Game

November 11, 2019 by Selena Robinson 2 Comments

Preschoolers love to pretend to deliver mail.

When we took our little ones to a pretend neighborhood, they all wanted to dress up as mail delivery workers and put envelopes in the tiny mailbox. It was adorable.

Since learning to recognize colors and color words is an important skill for toddlers and preschoolers to master, I thought it would be fun to combine colors and mail delivery into a simple preschool color sorting game!

With this simple color recognition activity, kids can pretend to “stamp mail” and work on learning their colors. And, after the initial setup, you can reuse it over and over again.

It’s perfect for preschool busy bags, centers, or morning tubs!

Read on to see how to get your set!

And for more color sorting fun, check out our Colorful Cubes Color and Number Sorting Worksheets!

Multicolor Mail! Preschool Color Sorting Game

To play this preschool color sorting game, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

This game includes “envelopes” that feature the color words for:

Red
Yellow
Blue
Black
White
Orange
Yellow
and Purple

Simply cut the envelopes out, fold them in half, and laminate them.

Add a loop sticky dot to the square in the upper right corner of each envelope.

The color stamps are all printed on one page. Laminate the page, then cut out each stamp.

Add a hook sticky dot on the back of each stamp.

Then you’re ready to play! Show the kids how to attach the correct color stamp on each envelope.

Since the color words appear in the color they identify, this is a simple color recognition game for little ones.

You can work on primary colors first, then add secondary colors and neutrals, if you like.

Divide up the colors and see who can match their stack up first!

This would be a wonderful busy bag activity. You can just store the stamps and the envelopes in a resealable bag and let the kids practice anytime!

Scroll down to get your copy of this Preschool Color Sorting Game!

Don’t miss these other preschool learning activities!

To get your copy of this Multicolor Mail! Preschool Color Sorting Game, visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store or check it out below!

Printable Spanish I Have Who Has Game for Kids

November 7, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Early foreign language learning tends to focus on numbers, letters, and basic sentences. Which is great!

But it’s also cool when you add in a little fun as you go, right?

We’ve already shared printables to help kids learn to count in Spanish, but that’s not quite the same as learning to interact with others in the language.

Which is why this super simple printable Spanish I Have Who Has game is so great for early learners!

With this simple Spanish vocabulary game, kids can have fun, practice counting, and work on their Spanish vocabulary – all at the same time!

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

And, for more help with teaching Spanish to children, take a look at A to Z Español – our Spanish Alphabet Learning Kit!

Printable Spanish I Have Who Has Game for Kids

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The rules of the game are simple.

There are 20 cards in all. Divide them up evenly among players (no more than four).

Each player reads what is on their card, which includes naming the number on their card and asking who has another number.

Except in Spanish.

The player with the most matches at the end wins!

If you need help to teach kids how to read the numbers in Spanish as well, pick up our Spanish number 1-20 flashcards too!

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Take a look at these other Spanish language activities for kids!

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Preschool Worksheets: Cookie Counting Worksheets for Preschool

November 4, 2019 by Selena Robinson 3 Comments

One of the wonderful things about preschool is that you don’t have to teach a whole lot of math. After all, you’re working with kids that are four to five years old.

So it’s really a time for introducing the very basics of mathematics: shapes, sizes, counting, numbers, and so on.

I thought we’d add a fun twist to working on counting with Piglet with these cookie counting worksheets for preschool!

These printables include practice for counting to ten and matching like objects – two skills that are important to cover in preschool.

Read on to see how to get a copy of these for your students!

And, if you enjoy this printable, check out our Ice Cream Preschool Shape Sorting Activity to practice shape differentiation with early learners! Don’t miss our other fun preschool worksheets and activities too!

Cookie Counting Worksheets for Preschool

To use these cookie counting worksheets for preschool, you’ll need the following: (Affiliate links provided here for convenience. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

Printer (with ink)
Printer paper
Pencils
Laminator (optional)
Dry erase crayons (optional)

This product includes two worksheets – one set featuring color cookies and one set with line art cookies (if you want to save on ink).

Students count the chocolate chips in each cookie and then draw a line to match it to a cookie with the same amount of chips on the opposite side.

Each worksheet has five rows, so kids only have to match one cookie on the left side to another cookie on the right side.

With Piglet, we started by counting the number of chocolate chips in the first cookie.

Then we went to the right side to find the cookie with the same number of chips. Then she drew a line to match them up.

After that, there was no stopping her!

A full answer key is provided for these worksheets as well.

If you want to reuse these cooking counting worksheets at math centers, just laminate them and let students use dry erase markers!

Scroll down to get your cookie counting worksheets for preschool!

Be sure to try some of these other preschool learning activities!

And find more ways to work with early learners on my Learning for Little Ones Pinterest board!

To get your copy of our Cookie Counting worksheets for preschool, click the image or the link below to pick it up free in my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

>>>>> Cookie Counting Worksheets for Preschool <<<<<

Delicious Donuts ELA Activity Set

October 31, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Donuts are life.

Okay, maybe not life-sustaining. But definitely life-enriching.

Nothing gets my kids up and out of the bed faster than me shouting “Alright, let’s go to Krispy Kreme!”

So when I wanted to share a fun ELA activity set to keep them practicing creative writing, parts of speech, and more, I knew this Delicious Donuts Activity would be a winner!

This is a fantastic activity pack for National Donut Day, which is usually in early June. But it’s a good fit for winter time, since most of us (myself included) start baking as soon as the weather turns cold.

Since these activities are low-prep, you can just print them once, laminate them, and use them at centers if you like!

Read on to see how to get your copy! And for more ELA fun with donuts, take a look at our Donut Colors Sentence Writing Activity!

Delicious Donuts ELA Activity Set

To use this donut themed ELA activity set, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

Printer (with ink)
Printer Paper (I like Astrobright paper)
Pencils

This product includes five different donut-themed writing activities, plus an answer key.

On the Donut Adjectives page, students can brainstorm adjectives they’d use to describe donuts.

On the Delicious Donuts page, kids can try to find as many individual words in the phrase as possible.

The Design A Donut page allows students to create their own confectionery masterpiece!

Then they can practice unscrambling donut-related terms too!

Finally, there’s a donut code breaker activity students can complete to decode donut flavors!

Scroll down to get your copy of our Delicious Donuts ELA Activity Set!

Take a look at these other ELA activities for early grades!

See more ways to teach ELA on my Fun Language Arts Ideas for Kids Pinterest board!

To get your copy of this Delicious Donuts ELA Activity Set, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

>>> Delicious Donuts! ELA Activity Set <<<

Vowel Houses! Short Vowel Sounds Activity for Kids

October 28, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Learning about short vowel sounds is part of a great foundation in early literacy.

After all, when we teach early readers to decode CVC words, the short vowel sound in the center is what separates the two consonants.

But early learners tend to remember concepts best when they get to incorporate movement in each lesson.

So these interactive vowel houses make a wonderful short vowel sounds activity for increasing phonics skills!

This is a fantastic activity for literacy centers or morning tubs! You can reuse the vowel houses and let students practice matching up the correct sounds again and again.

Read on to see how to get your copy! And for more fun with short vowels, don’t miss our printable short vowel flashcards!

Vowel Houses! Short Vowel Sounds Activity

To use this Vowel Houses! short vowel sounds activity, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

This product includes five different vowel “houses” – one for each letter.

Each house contains four CVC words with short vowel sounds, as well as matching pictures for each word.

Students can color the houses and pictures and then practice placing each picture above the correct CVC word.

You can use these with scissors and glue if you’ll only be using this activity once.

Or you can laminate the houses and pictures and attach hook and loop sticky dots for a reusable phonics activity!

Scroll down to get your copy of this Vowel Houses! CVC Short Vowel Sounds Activity!

Stop by to see these other fun activities for ELA!

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>>> Vowel Houses! CVC Short Vowel Sounds Activity <<<

Counting Crows! Write and Wipe Addition Cards

October 22, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

When my husband and I moved to the suburbs, we started to see something we hadn’t seen before.

Crows.

Our neighborhood didn’t have many trees, but it had lots of telephone lines. And it was an everyday occurrence to see crows gathered up in groups on the lines right outside our window.

In the fall, before the weather turned cold, we’d see lots of them. Then they’d suddenly take off and we wouldn’t see them again until the spring thaw.

So I thought crows would be a fun fall or spring theme for math center activities and that’s where these counting crows write and wipe addition cards come in!

These addition fact cards are so handy for reviewing basic sums using addends up to five. Plus, you can use them over and over again, so it’s a prep once and you’re done activity!

Read on to see how to get these for your students! And take a look at this Fall Leaves Count and Match Game for more fall math fun!

Counting Crows! Write and Wipe Addition Cards

To use these counting crows themed write and wipe addition cards, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

This product includes 28 addition fact cards that feature addends from one to five. The sums are missing, so that students can fill them in.

Each card also shows the number of crows that corresponds to each addend. That way, students can use these objects to count up to the sum, if necessary.

Use these with dry erase crayons so that students can practice, wipe their answers away, and pass them on to the next learner!

You can even cut each card out, place them on a ring, and use them in morning tubs for quick review.

There is also a set of 28 cards featuring blank addend and sum spaces. Since the number of crows still appears on the cards, students can fill in each space and add as usual.

Scroll down to get your set of Counting Crows! Write and Wipe Addition Cards!

Take a look at these other math learning printables for kids!

Follow my Math Mania! board on Pinterest for more ways to make teaching math fun!

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>>> Counting Crows! Write and Wipe Addition Fact Cards <<<

$Pick up these pumpkin pie fraction clip cards to help students practice fraction skills during fall! So fun for fall morning tubs and math centers!$

Pumpkin Pie Parts! Fraction Clip Cards for Kids

October 21, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Fractions are not exactly known for being…the most fun math concept to teach.

I remember trying to make colorful anchor charts to bring this topic to life as much as possible, but it just fell flat. The kids were not interested in hot pink definitions of fractions on colored chart paper.

The good thing is that fractions lend themselves very well to food. There are so many foods we cut into equal parts, including pumpkin pie.

Which is why these pumpkin pie themed fraction clip cards are a neat way to make learning about fractions fun and easy to understand!

I’m so excited to share these, because they make wonderful fall math center activities! Or you can add them to morning tubs for a quick math review.

See how to get your set below! And, for more fall math activities, don’t miss our printable Apple Counting Puzzles and our Pumpkin Places Ordinal Number Lesson!

$Pick up these pumpkin pie fraction clip cards to help students practice fraction skills during fall! So fun for fall morning tubs and math centers!$

Pumpkin Pie Parts! Fraction Clip Cards for Kids

To use these pumpkin pie themed fraction clip cards, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

Printer (with ink)
Printer Paper
Scissors
Clothespins
Laminator (optional, but good for durability)

This product includes three sets of fraction clip cards with a cute pumpkin pie theme!

One set includes color clip cards featuring fraction pictures and three values for students to choose from.

There’s also a line art version included if you want to save on ink.

Just a note: I used orange Astrobright paper for the line art fraction cards here.

And there’s a full answer key!

You could even put all of the answer key cards on a ring and use them as a quick fraction review for students.

Then let the students practice remembering what they learned by choosing the correct fraction values on their own!

Scroll down to get your copy of our Pumpkin Pie Parts! Fraction Clip Cards!

Stop by and check out these other hands-on math activities for kids!

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To get your copy of our Pumpkin Pie Parts! Fraction Clip Cards, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

>>> Pumpkin Pie Parts! Fraction Clip Cards <<<

$These pumpkin pie themed fraction clip cards are great for practicing math skills during fall! Add them to morning tubs or fall math centers!$

Printable Owl Number Matching Game for Kids

October 17, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

We’ve been on a bit of an owl kick lately. But it’s the right time of year for it!

As the days get shorter and the sun sets earlier in the evening, we’re starting to hear owls hooting more often in our area. We don’t get to see them in flight much, though.

So we’re exploring more about these winged flyers every way we can, including this fun owl number matching game!

I thought this quick early math activity would be a great addition to our Subscriber Library so that you all can get it for free!

This simple number game would be excellent at fall math centers! Just print out the cards and let kids practice matching them up.

It’s also perfect for a busy bag activity when you’re on the go with the kids.

Read on to see how to get your set free! And, for more owl learning, check out our printable owl number lesson to ten!

Printable Owl Number Matching Game for Kids

To use this printable owl number matching game, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

Printer (with ink)
Patterned cardstock (so the cards won’t be see through)
Scissors
Laminator (optional)

This is truly a low-prep early math activity.

Just print out the cards, cut them into squares, and you’re finished!

This number game is versatile too!

If your students are practicing counting skills, use the owl picture cards to show objects from one to ten.

Then add the number cards in so that kids can practice matching them up.

But if your students are working on reading number words, you can let them match up the object cards to the number words.

Or challenge them to match up all three for a real math skill builder!

Tip: If you plan to use these at centers, you’ll probably want to laminate them so they’ll stand up to frequent use.

Scroll down to get your copy of our owl number matching game!

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Pumpkin Preschool Size Sorting Game

October 15, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Working with size recognition is such a fun early learning concept! All of our kids loved learning the differences between small, medium, and large.

My husband, who is 6’3″, was always an easy way to show “big”. Meanwhile, I’m 5’2″, so I kind of worked as “medium”. And, of course, our kids (when they were preschoolers) were “small”.

We could usually line up our hands and see the obvious differences in size.

For a class of early learners, though, it’s also good to have a quick printable activity you can go to when you’re learning about size. And that’s where this pumpkin size sorting game comes in handy!

This is a perfect fall math center activity for early grades! And you could also use it to talk about same and different, as well as feelings, since each pumpkin has a different expression.

Read on to see how to get your set – free! And, for more early learning pumpkin fun, take a look at our Pumpkin Places Ordinal Number Lesson!

Pumpkin Preschool Size Sorting Game for Kids

To use this pumpkin preschool size sorting game, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

This size sorting game includes:

Three size sorting mats
Eighteen pumpkin size cards

You can use these as a one-time cut and paste activity or you can reuse them at centers by laminating them and adding hook and loop sticky dots.

Since it’s low prep, you’ll only need a few minutes to set it up. Then kids can get to work!

Scroll down to get your copy of our Pumpkin Preschool Size Sorting Game!

Don’t miss these other early learning resources for fall!

And see more ways to add autumn themes to your lessons on my Fall Activities for Kids Pinterest board!

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Preschool Playdough Mats: Mountain Playdough Shape Mats

October 14, 2019 by Selena Robinson 6 Comments

With Piglet starting on preschool work this fall, we’ve been using a lot of preschool playdough mats.

So this week I’m sharing a brand new printable set of preschool mats: Mountain Playdough Shape Mats!

These are super fun for little ones who are working on fine motor skills, shape recognition, and more!

Plus, they’re a perfect activity for preschoolers who are working on a geology unit along with their older siblings.

Read on to see how to get yours for free!

And don’t forget to stop by and check out some of our other preschool printables, including our Apple Tree Counting Mat and our Beach Playdough Number Mats!

Preschool Playdough Mats: Mountain Playdough Shape Mats

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Once you laminate these mats, you can use them again and again, so here are a few different ways to use them with your preschoolers.

Give your child a Do A Dot marker and challenge him or her to fill in each shape with a different color. Or each dot with a different color.

You can even ask your child to make a color pattern (one green circle, one red circle, one blue circle, then repeat it).

Hand out circular stickers and let your child stick them into the circles. This is particularly great for toddlers or for times when you want to avoid a potential mess. 😉

Use playdough to fill in the circles. Have your child roll small bits of dough into circles and place them in each circle to form each shape. This is excellent for fine motor practice.

Give your child dry erase crayons and bring the mats along when you’re going to a place you’ll have to wait.

Good choices include the doctor’s office, the drive-through, or a long car ride. Toss a basic washcloth into the car and use it to wipe off the mats for reuse.

Scroll down to get your copy of our free Preschool Playdough Mats: Mountain Playdough Shape Mats!

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Making a Mountain Out of A Mole Hill from Tales Of Education At Home

My Side of the Mountain Survival Lessons from FrogMom

No-Prep Owl Preschool Number Worksheets

October 10, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

We’re getting into the autumn spirit around here and that means it’s time for one of my favorite learning themes: owls!

Owls are so fun for early learners, because they’re always associated with wisdom and knowledge. So they’re perfect for simple learning centers and units during fall. Especially if you want to encourage your students to learn as much as they can!

Which is why I wanted to share these no-prep owl preschool number worksheets with my readers today!

Guess what? This entire printable preschool number lesson is free!

Read on to see how to get your set! And, for more owl learning ideas, take a look at our list of gorgeous children’s books about owls you can share during read-aloud time!

No-Prep Owl Preschool Number Worksheets

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Pencils
Laminator (optional)
Dry erase markers (optional)

This 17-page preschool number lesson is full of simple activities to help students practice recognizing numbers 0-10 and writing the number words too!

The set includes:

11 number writing and counting worksheets (one for each number from 0 to 10)
Two number writing practice worksheets
One counting practice worksheet
And one number sequencing worksheet!

There is truly no prep work to these printables. Just print them, hand them out, and you’re good to go!

Of course, if you want to reuse these at centers, you can laminate each page, put them on an O ring, and let the kids use dry erase markers to practice again and again.

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Adding to Make Ten Worksheets: Panda Make Ten!

October 7, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Once they master basic counting, learning to add is one of the first skills early learners move on to practicing.

After all, counting is really just adding one more. Over and over again.

We’ve been working with counting skills for the past few weeks and these panda-themed adding to make ten worksheets are a nice way to expand on counting to ten with early grades!

There are several ways to use these, even with kinesthetic learners!

These simple addition worksheets would work at math centers, in morning tubs, as in-class practice printables, or as handouts for homework assignments.

If you’re a homeschooler, you can print off a set to let your child try some independent work.

Read on to see how to get your set! And, for more fun with simple addition, check out our Rainy Day Make Ten raincloud addition activity!

Adding to Make Ten Worksheets: Panda Make Ten!

To use these adding to make ten worksheets, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

Printer (with ink)
Astrobright paper or regular printer paper
Pencils
Laminator (optional)
Dry erase markers (optional)

This product includes:

Six simple addition worksheets
A full answer key
And a set of instructions

The first worksheet starts with counting on to make five. Students can draw in the missing pictures to complete a set of five.

Since each ten frame starts with a different number, they’ll learn multiple ways to add to five.

From there, kids can move on to learn how to make six, seven, eight, nine, and, of course, ten.

These are very versatile. If you want to use them as a one-time activity, just print them and go. No prep involved at all!

If you want to use them at a math center, laminate them and let students use them with dry erase markers or mini erasers to complete each ten frame!

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Five In A Row Printable Farm Game for Kids

September 30, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Farms are such a fun theme for early learners!

We got to visit an animal sanctuary a few months ago and the kids were amazed at how large many of these animals are in real life. Even a pig can weigh up to a few hundred pounds!

We’ve already shared some fun farm activities here, so I thought this low-prep five in a row printable farm game would be a nice addition for early ages!

This is an excellent activity when you’re running short on time and need to reinforce counting to five skills! Plus, you can use it at math centers if you laminate the boards.

Read on to see how to get your copy! And, for more fun with farms, pick up our paper bag farm puppets kids can make!

Five In a Row Printable Farm Game for Kids

To use this five in a row printable farm game for kids, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

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Printer Paper
Scissors
Mini erasers or buttons (for game play)
Laminator (optional)

This five in a row game works like a traditional bingo game.

Except – instead of calling out numbers, players roll the farm animal die to see which animal they can mark off.

They also choose where to place their game pieces. So it’s a fun way to practice strategy skills too!

The first player to get five farm animals in a row wins!

I loved printing this on AstroBrights paper, but you can also use white printer paper and let students color in the farm animals as they mark them off!

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Take a look at these other farm learning ideas for kids!

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Printable Spanish Flashcards: English to Spanish Feelings Flashcards

September 26, 2019 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

Learning to talk about feelings is a big part of early childhood education. Giving kids words to express their emotions is a wonderful way to help them manage their feelings, talk about them with others, and understand how to process them.

So, if you’re teaching Spanish to your kids or if you’re teaching English as a second language to children, this set of English to Spanish feelings flashcards is a great addition to your collection of printable Spanish flashcards!

Read on to get your set! And, check out our Spanish parts of the body flashcards for more Spanish learning fun for kids!

Printable Spanish Flashcards: English to Spanish Feelings Flashcards

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In this flashcard set, you’ll find cards for nine different feelings:

Happy
Sad
Angry
Worried
Content
Furious
Excited
Confused
and Surprised

The set has six cards featuring faces and words for each feeling in both English and Spanish. Plus, a set of flashcards with the faces alone and a pronunciation guide to say each Spanish word correctly!

These could be really useful for kids who are learning to talk about emotions in either English or Spanish.

They might even be a good resource for nonverbal kids who are working on identifying or expressing their feelings to parents or caregivers.

And with nine different emotions to choose from, you could play a matching game with the kids. Or challenge them by making a face from one of the cards and letting them guess the correct Spanish emotion word!

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Don’t miss these other Spanish language resources!

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Preschool Worksheets: Farm Themed Fall Counting Worksheets

September 23, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Farm animals are basically synonymous with fall, aren’t they? When I think of autumn, I picture golden leaves, harvesting, and farms.

So I thought this would be a neat time to add some more preschool worksheets – a set of farm-themed fall counting worksheets!

These are so cute for learning to count to ten! They feature adorable little pigs, chicks, hens, horses, and even farm equipment!

If you’re planning a farm field trip, these would be a perfect way to add a math lesson while getting the kids excited for what they’ll see!

Want to share more farm fun with the kids?

Check out our list of farm books for kids, our Farm Do-A-Dot Shape Mats, and our Farm Animal Flashcards too!

Preschool Worksheets: Farm Fall Counting Worksheets

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Working on counting is always fun with kids. There are so many ways to reinforce this concept.

Along with these worksheets, you can use counting bears, Unifix cubes, or even DIY manipulatives, such as buttons, coins, and pom-poms.

These are simple enough for kids to complete on their own, but directions are provided on each page as well.

As kids count the number of each object, they can write the number in the boxes.

There is a worksheet featuring barns and tractors too – not just farm animals.

With our little one, we counted each object. This is a good way to reinforce one-to-one correspondence.

Then she wrote the number in the box.

This set of worksheets also includes a line art version (if you want to save your color ink) and a full answer key.

By the way, if you use the line art version, let the kids color in the farm objects afterward!

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Fall Leaves Count and Match: Preschool Concentration Game for Kids

September 16, 2019 by Selena Robinson 2 Comments

We’ve been working on counting and number recognition with our little one lately, so in the spirit of autumn, I thought I’d share a fun fall math preschool concentration game that little ones will love to play!

One of the best ways I’ve found to get my kids excited about learning is to play lots and lots of games. That way, they get to practice basic concepts without even realizing it.

So for my smallest learner, this concentration game was an easy way to help her work on counting.

And it only takes a few minutes to make too!

This would be a fantastic fall math center activity for early learners. Or you could turn it into a fall themed busy bag!

If your kids like this game, be sure to check out our apple preschool counting puzzles for more preschool fall math fun!

Fall Leaf Count and Match Preschool Concentration Game

To make this fall math preschool concentration game, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

To assemble the game, print the flashcards and then laminate them.

Kids can be pretty rough on pieces of paper. This way, the cards will stay crisp enough to reuse.

Here’s a tip: If you print these on regular printer paper, kids will be able to see the numbers and dice through the back. Which doesn’t make for much of a challenge.

So I printed them on patterned cardstock.

That way, the game looks better and it’s more fun for the kids to try to match up the cards without seeing what each one is in advance.

Once you’ve laminated the cards and cut them out, lay them out face-down. Let the kids practice turning them over one by one.

The goal is to match the leaf number cards with the leaf dice cards. The leaf with “5” on it corresponds to the leaf that has five dots on the die.

To make matching easier, the leaves are color-coded. You can even use them to match colors for younger kids!

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Printable Oak Tree Life Cycle Activity

September 9, 2019 by Selena Robinson 15 Comments

We had a huge, shady oak tree in our front yard for many years. So the kids got to explore an oak tree life cycle up close.

When we had to have it cut down a few years ago, we were genuinely sad.

What’s fascinating, though, is that we still have tiny oak tree plants that shoot up in the middle of our bushes to this day.

So many of the tree’s acorns have been buried under the ground over the years that they keep germinating and growing, no matter what!

So I thought it would be cool to share a printable oak tree life cycle activity that you can use to teach students about how oak trees grow, even if you don’t have a live oak tree nearby.

This would be an excellent fall science lesson or an activity to place at science centers during this time of year!

Read on to see how to get your set free!

And, for more fall science, don’t miss our Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Activity!

This easy oak tree life cycle activity is such a fun way to teach kids about how trees grow during fall! Take it with you on a nature walk or use at fall centers!

How to Use The Oak Tree Life Cycle Activity

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This set includes a cut and paste life cycle diagram, as well as a printable oak tree life cycle wheel.

Use the wheel to help students memorize the steps in the growth of an oak tree.

Then challenge them to place the steps in the right order with the cut and paste activity.

You could even laminate the labeling activity and use hook and loop tape to turn it into a reusable lesson for centers or busy bags!

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Try more of these fall learning ideas!

This printable fall scavenger hunt is so fun for getting kids outside this autumn!

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!

These apple tree ten frame counting mats are so fun for early fall math centers! Makes a great morning tub math activity too!

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