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Printable Fall Memory Game for Kids

September 5, 2019 by Selena Robinson 3 Comments

Fall is in the air!

For us down here in the Deep South, that usually means high temperatures in the mid-80s. But I’ll take that over the high 90s anyday!

While the temperatures don’t drop too much, we do sense that the air is drier and cooler, which is a huge relief after a sweltering summer.

So I thought it was a great time to share this printable fall memory game so that the kids can start getting ready for autumn…when it finally shows up here.

This is such an easy, low-prep activity! You just print the product, cut out the cards, and you’re good to go. Plus, it would make a fantastic busy bag.

Read on to see how to get your copy free! And, for more fall fun with early learners, take a look at our printable Apple Counting to Ten Puzzles!

Printable Fall Memory Game for Kids

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

Printer (with ink)
Cardstock
Laminator (optional)
Scissors

This simple fall game features two pages of fall-themed picture cards with words. There are 12 different images with two cards each.

To add a little color to this game, print your cards on patterned cardstock.

The cards hold up better when printed on cardstock and the pattern makes it difficult to see through the back of the cards when they’re placed face down too.

Let the kids place these on the table and then race to see who can collect the most matches first!

Scroll down to get your printable fall memory game for kids!

Take a look at these other fall ideas for young ones!

Follow my Fall Activities for Kids board on Pinterest for even more autumn-themed fun!

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Aprendemos Colores! Spanish Color Words Activity

August 29, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Learning how to say color words in Spanish is always a fun lesson for kids.

Colors are all around us and learning to identify them is a great way to help students use the new Spanish vocabulary words they’re using.

But when you want to a little artistic touch to this lesson, this Spanish color words activity is a perfect way to get kids excited about their new vocabulary words!

This is such a fun lesson for foreign language learners in early grades!

Plus, it makes a nice take-home activity for kids to work on with their families. And, if you’re homeschooling, this is an excellent Spanish language learning worksheet to add to your collection.

Read on to see how to get your set! And, for more ways to learn Spanish at home, don’t miss our Spanish Family Words Vocabulary lesson!

¡Aprendemos Colores! Spanish Color Vocabulary Words Activity

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This product includes eight Spanish color activity pages. Each one features a different color by word picture that kids can create as they learn their Spanish vocabulary!

There are pages that only teach three colors and some that teach up to six colors. So you can differentiate the learning level by assigning simpler color activities to beginning learners.

Be sure to let the kids hang up their Spanish coloring creations when they’re done!

Scroll down to get your copy of this Spanish vocabulary activity for kids!

Try these other Spanish language learning ideas for kids!

And you can follow my Foreign Language Lessons for Kids Pinterest board for more inspiration!

To get your copy of ¡Aprendemos Colores! our Spanish Vocabulary Words Activity, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

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Apple Tree Life Cycle Sentence Writing Activity

August 26, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Learning about apple tree life cycles is such a fun fall science lesson for kids. Plus, if you’re able to actually go apple picking, you can see this process in real life!

Studying the life cycle of an apple tree is also an excellent activity for learning sequences with early learners.

Since the growth process follows a set of fixed steps, it’s a good way to talk about what happens first, second, third, and so on.

And that’s why this printable apple tree life cycle sentence writing activity makes such a good lesson for early grades!

With this easy, no-prep writing activity, students can practice reading, writing, and sequence while learning about fall science!

Read on to see how to get a copy of this sentence writing activity for your students.

And see more ways to study how apples grow with my Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Activity!

Need to work with early learners? Take a look at these Apple Alike! Same or Different Worksheets too!

Apple Tree Life Cycle Sentence Writing Activity

To use this apple tree sentence writing activity, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

Printer (with ink)
Printer Paper
Colored pencils
Laminator (optional)
Dry erase markers (optional)

This apple life cycle writing activity includes eight different writing pages.

Each page includes a sentence for students to read, color, trace, and then write on the lines provided.

Apple Tree Life Cycle Sentence Writing Activity for Kids

Since each page features one step in the apple tree life cycle process, students can also practice placing the steps in the correct order as they work!

These would be fantastic for fall science centers!

Just laminate each page, place the activity pages on a ring, and let students use them again and again with dry erase markers!

Scroll down to get your copy of our Apple Tree Life Cycle Sentence Writing Activity!

Don’t miss these other writing lessons for early grades!

And see more fun fall learning ideas on my Fall Activities for Kids Pinterest board!

To get your copy of this Apple Tree ELA! Apple Tree Sentence Writing Lesson, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

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Fun Preschool Matching Worksheets for Early Learners

August 22, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Do you have preschoolers who are raring to go with independent work?

Our youngest learner has always wanted to jump ahead to what she called “big stuff”. She’s a self-motivated child and she loves working on resources on her own.

In the early years, though, it’s important to keep learning as fun as possible.

Which is why this list of fun preschool matching worksheets is perfect for preschoolers and kindergartners!

Preschool Matching Worksheets for Early Learners

There are several themes here, so you can use one of these resources at almost any time of the year.

And you can make them into reusable activities in just a few steps!

Read on to get the full list. Be sure to check out our list of engaging apple books for preschoolers while you’re here!

These fun preschool matching worksheets make it easy to teach early learners how to recognize similar objects!

How to Use Preschool Matching Worksheets

These are no-prep resources, so you can truly just print them and go.

If you use these matching worksheets as a one-time lesson, you’ll only need a few items: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

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

Fun Preschool Matching Worksheets for Kids

Each of these preschool resources contains instructions and an answer key.

Just print them out, read the instructions together, and off they go!

If you want to reuse any of these at centers, simply laminate the pages and let students complete them with dry erase markers. Wipe clean and they’re ready to go again the next day.

Check out the full list below.

If you choose one of these, I’d love to know which one your students liked the best!

Preschool Matching Worksheets for Early Learners

These are a few early learning resources that can help preschoolers and kindergartners practice matching up similar objects!

Each set of worksheets features a different theme that you can use year round!

Plus, you can also use these printables to introduce or reinforce new skills, including counting to ten, spelling with sign language, and recognizing ordinal numbers!

Turn any of these worksheets into math or literacy center activities by laminating the pages and letting students use them with dry erase markers!

Snowflake Preschool Matching Worksheets

Learn about recognizing similar objects during winter with these snowflake matching worksheets!

Since the snowflakes are similar at first glance, this is a good resource for early learners who have practiced recognizing similar objects before.

Pumpkin Preschool Ordinal Number Worksheets

Learn how to count with ordinal numbers and practice matching skills with these pumpkin-themed worksheets!

A lesson is included to explain how to count with ordinal numbers. Then students can practice matching up each pumpkin with the correct ordinal number place.

Cookie Counting to Ten Worksheets for Preschool

Add counting to ten to a lesson on recognizing same and different with these cookie-themed matching worksheets!

Early learners can match up the same cookies based on the number of chocolate chips on each one.

ASL Weather Fingerspelling Worksheets

Get a head start on early literacy with these sign language fingerspelling weather worksheets!

Students will learn how to form the letters to spell each weather word. Then they can practice matching the correct ASL spelling word with the English weather word!

Did you like this list of preschool resources? Don’t miss our other early learning ideas to try!

Share some of these fun preschool counting puzzles to help early learners practice counting from one to ten!

This list of 10 minute easy preschool crafts is perfect for a quick crafting session with little ones!

Share these printable preschool resources with early learners at home or in school! Perfect for hands-on early learning!

Printable Apple Tree 1-10 Counting Mats

August 19, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Learning to count and make ten can be a tricky concept for preschoolers.

It’s one thing to recite the numbers in order from one to ten, but it’s another to understand that you can add two numbers together to equal ten.

Especially since there are so many ways to make ten!

So I thought these fun apple tree 1-10 counting mats would be a fun way to bring this concept to life for preschoolers!

Unlike our printable apple tree counting mat, which focuses on groups of four, these printables help children visualize the amounts that make up the numbers from one to ten.

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

And, for more apple learning fun, don’t forget to check out our Apple Alike! Same or Different Worksheets!

Apple Tree 1-10 Counting Mats

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

There are ten counting mats in all in this set: one for each number from one to ten.

There are also red and green counting pieces included. If you’re using this with a preschooler, you might find it best to cut out the apples yourself.

If you decide to let the kids do it, be sure to use child-safe scissors. Apple mini erasers would also be great for this!

Each of the counting mats shows the numeral, the number word, and a blank ten frame.

So students can use the counting pieces to fill in the ten frame and show the correct number of apples for each numeral.

I like to use these with hook and loop sticky dots to make a reusable activity.

You could even laminate the mats to make them last longer, especially if you’re using them in math centers or morning tubs.

Since the apples come in both green and red, students can combine them to show that one plus one equals two, three plus two equals five, and so on.

You can also show them how to subtract by completing the ten frame and then taking apples away one by one.

Scroll down to get your copy of our Printable Apple Tree 1-10 Counting Mats!

Don’t miss these other early learning activities for kids!

To get your copy of these Apple Tree 1-10 counting mats, check them out below!

Apple Seek and Find Shape Sorting Worksheets

August 12, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Do you remember how old you were when you first learned how to recognize shapes?

I remember learning about the octagon in particular, because I started looking for STOP signs just so I could say “octagon” and feel really smart.

When you’re teaching preschool, shapes are a critical math skill to cover. The great thing is that learning shapes is a pretty fun activity already, so you don’t have to worry about making it fun.

But if you’d like to add a little more hands-on learning to this objective, these apple-themed shapes worksheets for preschool are a great way to do it!

Read on to learn how to get a copy of these shape worksheets for your early learner!

And, if you’d like to do more fun apple learning, don’t miss our Apple Matching Worksheets and our Apple Counting Puzzles!

These apple seek shape sorting worksheets are such a fun way to help early learners practice shape recognition!

Apple Shapes Worksheets for Preschool and Kindergarten

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This set of early learning worksheets includes 12 separate shape finding worksheets with a sweet apple theme!

The following shapes are included:

Circle
Square
Triangle
Rectangle
Heart
Crescent
Star
Oval
Rhombus
Pentagon
Hexagon
and Octagon

Both color and blackline versions of each page are included in this resource.

A full answer key is included as well!

How to Use Shape Sorting Worksheets with Early Learners

There are a few ways you can use these shape sorting printables with your students.

Begin by asking if anyone can identify the shape on the apple in the top left of the worksheet.

Then introduce students to the shape word on the page. You can even have the class spell it out loud.

Preschool Apple Shape Sorting Worksheets

The directions are printed on each page. Read through them with your students and check for comprehension before beginning.

You might even want to complete one with the class to give them a head start.

Apple Shape Activity Pages for Kindergarten

Walk the students through the shape choices on the apple. See if they can spot the featured shape for that page.

Apple Shape Sorting Worksheets for Kindergarten

After they’re done, have them count how many of the shapes they found. You can also ask them to identify the other shapes in the apple.

Ask how they could tell the difference between those shapes and the shape they were seeking for that worksheet.

If you’re using the blackline version, let students color in the apples, shape word, and apple shape activity too!

Turn this into a math center resource by laminating the pages and allowing students to use dry erase crayons to complete the activity.

Shape Worksheets for Kindergarten Students

See this resource in action in the video below!

Scroll down to get your copy of these Apple Seek and Find Shape Sorting Worksheets!

Have more apple learning fun with these activities!

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!

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!

Try a fun way to teach counting to your preschooler - this Apple Tree Printable Counting Mat!

This apple themed shape sorting worksheets set is so fun for fall math centers! Early learners can use these to practice recognizing all four basic shapes!

To get your copy of our Apple Shapes Worksheets for Preschool, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

Back to School! Creative Writing Prompts for Kids

July 29, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

A new school year usually brings a new set of worries for parents…and for kids.

I’ve noticed that, as my kids grow older, they start to struggle with feelings of self-consciousness and uncertainty. And the first place I start to notice it is in their writing.

Even my bookworms who used to be able to write with abandon start to feel unsure about how to express their feelings as they move through the upper elementary grades and closer to middle school.

So I thought this set of back to school writing prompts would be a great way to start the conversation about the new school year, even if students feel less than enthusiastic.

These would be great for individual students or take-home writing assignments. Or you could use them for a collaborative writing activity as a group!

Keep reading to see how to get your copy! And, for more practice with writing in elementary grades, take a look at my Back to School All About Me Writing Prompt!

Back to School Writing Prompts for Kids

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This product includes a list of back to school writing prompts and a word bank that features nouns, verbs, adjectives, and questions for students to use in their compositions.

Plus, there are 10 different lined pages for students to use as they work!

All of the questions are very open-ended and personal, so even the most reluctant writer will feel comfortable with a least one of the prompts.

Need to save on ink? A line art version is also included!

If you use that one, let students color in the pictures for themselves to add a little art to this activity.

As the teacher, you can complete a prompt too! Be sure to share your response with the class!

Scroll down to get your copy of our Back to School Writing Prompts!

Stop by to see these other ELA learning ideas!

Follow my Fun Language Arts Ideas for Kids board on Pinterest for more ELA teaching tips!

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Fun Preschool Counting Puzzles for Early Learners

July 25, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Do you have puzzle fans in your early childhood class?

My children always loved playing with puzzles when they were young. We had boxes of them all around the house for years.

Since puzzles are usually a big hit at early math centers, we’ve shared several preschool counting puzzles here.

And here they are all in one place – which is great if you’re planning your early math lessons for the year!

These are excellent for math centers, but they also work well for morning tubs, independent work, or homeschooling. Particularly if you have younger ones who need to work quietly while you teach an older child.

Read on to see the full list.

And, for more early childhood teaching ideas, take a look at our list of 20 printable preschool resources!

How to Use Preschool Counting Puzzles with Kids

Whenever I set up counting puzzles for early learners, I always go to the same list of supplies.

If you’ll be using preschool counting puzzles often, you might want to pick up these basic needs before you get started. You’ll use them over and over again.

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Printer (with ink)
Printer paper
Laminator (helpful for keeping the puzzle pieces intact for use later)
Scissors

You don’t have to laminate your number puzzles, especially if you print them on cardstock. But I always do.

Little hands can be unusually hard on paper math manipulatives. I found that an unlaminated resource rarely survived a month or more.

My laminated preschool resources, though, are still going strong – years later!

Fun Preschool Number Puzzles to Try

There are plenty of ways to add number and counting fluency in early grades, but these are some of the preschool counting puzzles we’ve shared here.

Below you’ll find several different themed resources – so you can work on cardinality throughout the year!

Preschool Counting Puzzles

Ready to teach early learners to count from one to ten! Use these fun preschool counting puzzles to make this concept into a fun, hands-on lesson!

Prep these resources once and then use them over and over again to reinforce counting fluency!

Apple Count! Apple Number Puzzles

These apple counting to ten puzzles are a wonderful resource for the back to school and fall seasons!

Use them along with an apple or fall unit to help students practice relating numerals to sets of objects!

Pirate Printable Counting Puzzles for Kids

These fun, pirate-themed counting to ten puzzles are so cute for a pirate unit!

Designed to be self-checking, these puzzles make a wonderful math center activity!

Printable Shark Counting to Ten Puzzles for Kids

Studying sharks or ocean life? Add these fun shark counting puzzles to your unit!

These puzzles come in two versions: one with numerals and matching objects and a second with number words and matching objects.

An excellent way to introduce number word literacy!

Rainbow Number Word Matching Activity for Kids

Try these rainbow themed number and number word matching puzzles during spring!

Since this resource does not include cardinal objects, it's a good step up for early learners who have mastered counting objects to ten.

Also available as a digital activity!

Ladybug Number Word Counting Puzzles

Move on to number word literacy with these ladybug number word puzzles!

These have three pieces each and they help students connect numerals, cardinal objects, and number words - all at the same time!

Also available as a digital activity!

Don’t miss these other preschool learning ideas!

Put together a simple preschool apple unit with these fun apple activities for preschoolers and kindergartners!

All About Me! Simple Writing Prompt for Kids

July 24, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Writing is one of the most wonderful things in the world to me. I love the feeling of writing down my thoughts and gaining a sense of clarity as my pen moves across the paper.

As much as I love writing, though, I do not love writing about myself. It’s just…uncomfortable.

And it’s uncomfortable for a lot of children too.

Which is why I wanted to share this simple All About Me writing prompt for kids. It’s a simple, non-intimidating way to break into writing about self, even for younger students!

This would be a wonderful activity for the first week of school, but it could also be a great icebreaker anytime a new student joins the class.

Read on to see how to get your copy free! Plus, check out Travel Tales! a simple vacation writing activity for more ways to get students writing!

All About Me! Simple Writing Prompt for Kids

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What I love about this simple writing activity is that most of the work is already done for students. They don’t have to figure out what to write about, which is what trips up a LOT of writers.

They can simply fill in the blanks!

As the teacher, be sure to fill one out too! That way, your class can get to know you better.

These could even make an excellent bulletin board display! Hand out different colored pencils and let students complete them on their own.

Then arrange them as an “All About Our Class” display!

Scroll down to get your copy of our All About Me! Simple Writing Prompt for Kids!

Don’t miss these other posts to help students get writing!

And be sure to follow my Fun Language Arts Ideas for Kids board on Pinterest!

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Free Printable Flashcards: Solar System Flashcards

May 22, 2019 by Selena Robinson 10 Comments

When was the last time you recited the order of the planets of the solar system?

It’s been a while, right? So when we started working on learning the solar system with Pooh recently, I had to do a little…ahem…refreshing myself on the topic.

In the last few years, scientists have decided that Pluto no longer qualifies as a planet. I take great umbrage at this opinion.

Free Printable Solar System Flashcards for Kids

Pluto has been a loyal planet to us for the past 80 years. Breaking up with it now just seems….wrong. Still, we must march along with the progress of science.

So, for those of you who could also use a refresher on the solar system, I decided to add a new entry to our free printable flashcards series: printable solar system flashcards!

These would be excellent for early science centers or for use with an outer space unit.

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

And, for more about the solar system, don’t miss our All About the Solar System Printable Science Lesson and our roundup of beautiful Solar System Books for Kids!

Teach students about the members or our solar system with these free printable solar system flashcards!

Free Printable Flashcards: Solar System Flashcards

To use these free printable solar system flashcards, you’ll need the following: (Affiliate links are used below. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

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This set of solar system flashcards includes 12 cards:

Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Moon
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
Pluto (still included if you want to discuss it as a dwarf planet)
and Star

The goal is for kids to learn, not only the planets, but the other important members of the solar system and where they are located.

Plus, there is a full blackline set available! These would be awesome for in-class coloring activities.

Simple Hands-On Solar System Learning Activity

Instead of just making the printable solar system flashcards, I wanted to show you a simple, hands-on activity you can use them to do.

If you have active students or if you just want to add a little spice to your lesson, try this to help kids learn the order of the planets!

(Note: These pictures show an earlier version of the flashcards, but the activity works with the new set too.)

Solar System Flashcards - Look! We're Learning!

You’ll need the printed flashcard set, some masking tape, nine strands of yarn, and a flat surface.

Use masking tape to secure each end of each strand to the surface.

Try to get the yarn into a rough arc shape. We’re going for planetary orbit lines.

Printable Planets of the Solar System Flashcards - Look! We're Learning!

Then, have the kids lay out the planet cards in the right order, starting with the sun and progressing outward.

My son was having some trouble recalling the planet order, so we used the mnemonic device: My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nachos.

My – Mercury

Very – Venus

Eager – Earth

Mother – Mars

Just – Jupiter

Served – Saturn

Us – Uranus

Nachos – Neptune

*If you include Pluto, you can add Playfully – Pluto.*

It’s weird, but it works! Especially since I always seem to get Jupiter and Saturn backwards.

Printable Solar System Planet Flashcards - Look! We're Learning!

Naturally, we had to add the sun and moon in there too.

Be sure to remind your students that the sun and moon are NOT planets. I may have forgotten to make this distinction…lol.

Solar System Printable Flashcards - Look! We're Learning!

All done! And in order, at that!

That’s the face of a kid who knows he’s accomplished something.

Solar System Flashcards Printable Pack - Look! We're Learning!

When we finished labeling them all in order, we had he recite them in order on his own. Once he remembered My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nachos, he was good.

This was definitely a fun way to learn about the planets of the solar system!

Scroll down to get your copy of our free printable flashcards: Solar System Flashcards!

For more ways to learn about the solar system, check out these other teaching ideas!

Hands On Astronomy: Solar System in Playdough from Planet Smarty Pants
Blast-Off Number Line Math Practice from School Time Snippets
Solar System Matching Game from Life Over C’s
Outer Space Math Maze with ReGrouping from Sugar Aunts
Engineering Challenge: A Candy Solar System from Preschool Powol Packets

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This easy floating egg science experiment is so fun for kids who are learning about salinity! Great for science at home too!

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Solar System Flashcards for Early Learners

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Summer Printable Sight Word Flashcards

May 9, 2019 by Selena Robinson 3 Comments

Summer’s on its way!

And it’s a great time to start thinking about summer learning plans, especially if you follow a traditional year and take the summer off.

Unfortunately, over the summer kids can start to slack off a bit and forget what they learned during the previous year. But that doesn’t have to be the case!

Get your early learners off to a great reading start with a new set of free printable flashcards: summer printable sight word flashcards!

Printable Summer Sight Words Learning Cards

These are designed to help little ones get into the sunny reading mood!

Plus, these are a sneak peek into our year-long sight word learning cards set!

Summer Themed Sight Words Literacy Cards

Read on to see how to get these summer sight words cards – free!

If you enjoy these, be sure to check out more summer learning fun with our list of summer books for kids and summer printables for kids to use during school break!

Use these printable summer sight words cards to help early learners practice reading fluency!

Summer Printable Sight Word Flashcards for Kids

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In this set of flashcards, kids can learn the following summer-themed sight words:

Ball
Boat
Chair
Morning
Sun
Fish
Tree
And Water!

Printable Summer Sight Word Flashcards for Kids

You’ll find one set of cards with words and pictures and one with just pictures for memory skill-building.

Summer Themed Sight Words Learning Cards

Printed and blank sight word labels are also included.

There’s also a set of picture matching cards and picture labels too!

How to Use Summer Sight Word Flashcards with Students

To use these summer sight words learning cards, try some of these suggestions.

Review all of the flashcards with students. Make sure to talk about each picture before introducing the sight word.

Summer Sight Word Flashcards for Early Readers

After students have reviewed the sight words, introduce the word labeling cards and labels.

You can use these as a cut and paste activity. Or you can laminate them and add hook and loop adhesive coins to reuse the cards at centers.

Using Summer Sight Words Labeling Cards with Students

You might also find it helpful to keep the flashcards nearby so students can self-check their answers.

Students who are already writing can even use dry erase markers to label the laminated cards for themselves!

If you have pre-readers or ELL students in your class, the picture matching cards are a gentle introduction to reading.

Let students review the pictures and then use the flashcards to guide them in matching the cards and images with the right words.

Matching Summer Sight Words PIcture Cards

Scroll down to get your free summer printable sight word flashcards!

Check out more summer learning ideas for kids below!

Share some of these lovely beach books for kids this summer!

Make this easy sea animal suncatcher craft for a simple summer art project this year!

Use this Summer Color by Shape activity to help early learners practice recognizing shapes with a fun art twist!

Using Summer SIght Word Flashcards at Literacy Centers

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Ready to check out our year-long sight words learning cards set? Take a look at the full resource below!

Revving Racecar Scissor Skills Printables for Kids

April 18, 2019 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

Little Miss has been racing her way through all of her preschool lessons. She absolutely cannot wait for kindergarten this fall.

Remember when you were young enough to actually be excited about doing harder work like the “big kids”? Yeah, I don’t either.

Anyway, she’s mastered her letters, numbers, shapes, and counting, so we’ve been working on a lot of fine motor skills. And that includes learning how to use scissors.

Printable Racecar Cutting Practice Worksheets

With my oldest child, I put off scissor skills for way too long, so this time around, we got started with safety scissors as soon as possible. She loves it!

Racecar Scissor Skills Preschool Printables

Since she’s such a little firecracker about getting her schoolwork done, I knew she’d love these racecar scissor skills printables! These are super fun for little racers!

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

And if you love these, check out our Colorful Cars Basic Math Pattern Clip Cards! They’re great for building early math skills with preschoolers and kindergartners.

Practice cutting on the lines with these fun racecar themed scissor skills practice worksheets!

Racecar Scissor Skills Printables for Kids

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This printable scissor skills pack includes three worksheets:

Racecar Themed Cutting Practice Worksheets

One with a pink racecar and straight cutting lines…

Racecar Cutting Practice Worksheets for Preschool

One with a blue racecar and curved cutting lines…

Racecar Scissor Skills Practice for Preschool

And one with a yellow racecar and wavy cutting lines.

Preschool Racecar Cutting Practice Sheets

You may find it best to start with the straight line practice sheet and then gradually introduce the wavy and curved line practice once your learners are ready.

Using Racecar Scissor Skills Printables with Preschoolers

All you need to do is find a willing preschooler who’s ready to try these out!

Since this wasn’t Piglet’s first time using scissors, she didn’t need a lot of assistance, especially with the straight lined worksheet.

Racecar Scissor Skills Printables for Kids

But I did keep an eye on her – just to be safe.

The wavy lines and curved lines gave her a little trouble (mostly because she didn’t want to cut the racecars themselves), but once she got the hang of it, it was full steam ahead!

Free Racecar Scissor Skills Printables for Kids

Scroll down to get your free Racecar Scissor Skills Printables!

Stop by to check out these other fun preschool activities!

Make this simple toilet paper roll racecar craft with little ones for a quick transportation craft!

Get some early math practice with little ones and make this simple shape train craft!

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

Racecar Scissor Skills Worksheets for Kids

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Colorful Birds Color Matching Activity for Kids

March 7, 2019 by Selena Robinson 3 Comments

After what felt like the longest winter ever, we’re finally starting to see birds return to our neighborhood.

In our part of the country, we see lots of robins, cardinals, and occasionally blue jays, all of which have their unique color patterns.

That gave me an idea for a fun bird color matching activity for kids!

Just in time for spring!

Easy and Fun Color Matching Activity for Kids

This is a perfect quick learning activity for little ones.

You’ll only need a couple of supplies and you can prep it in less than five minutes!

Read on to see how to get your copy free!

And for more ways to learn about birds this spring, don’t miss our printable bird identification flashcards!

Work on color recognition with this cute bird-themed color matching activity for kids! So simple for an early learning activity!

Colorful Birds Color Matching Activity for Kids

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

Printer (with ink)
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Scissors
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Laminator (optional)
Hook and loop sticky dots (optional)

To get started, simply print the tree color board and the colorful birds pages.

Bird Color Matching Activity for Preschoolers

Cut the birds out and let the kids match each bird to the correct color spot in the tree.

You can have them glue the birds to their color squares.

Or you can laminate both pages and use hook and loop stickers to make a reusable activity.

Preschool Bird Color Matching Activity for Kids

This would be great for a busy bag or an early learning center!

Get a look at this activity in the video below!

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Check out these other early learning ideas for kids!

Share some of these lovely children's books about birds with your kids this spring or fall! These are wonderful for learning more about how these incredible creatures live!

These simple bird species identification cards are fun for learning about common bird species during spring! Use them with early grades science lessons!

Help tots and preschoolers practice letter and number literacy with these spring literacy mats! These are wonderful for welcoming the warmer weather with little ones!

To get your copy of our Colorful Birds Color Matching Activity, just click the image or the link below to have it – and our weekly newsletter – sent to your email inbox.

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Learn to match colors with your little ones with this fun and easy bird color matching activity for preschoolers!

Zoo Friends! Printable Zoo Animal Flashcards

December 6, 2018 by Selena Robinson 5 Comments

I’m happy to share a brand new pack of printable flashcards with you all today! This time we’re featuring printable Zoo Animal Flashcards!

We go to the zoo often with the kids and they always love spotting new animals or even ones they’ve come to know and love over the years.

So I thought that they’d love having some flashcards to learn about new animals and to look out for them when we tour the zoo again.

These would also be a nice introduction to animal diets or animal habitats.

Particularly since so many creatures that live in the zoo require different environments to feel at home.

Read on to see how to get these animal flashcards for yourself!

And if you love these, don’t miss our Alphabet Animal Flashcards for early learners!

Help early learners recognize animals with these printable zoo animal flashcards!

Printable Zoo Animal Flashcards for Kids

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Zoo Animal Flashcards for Early Learners

These cards are awesome for introducing kids to wildlife.

On the learning cards, students can see pictures of real zoo animals.

So if you’re planning a trip to the zoo soon, these would be awesome for introducing kids to the animals they’ll see!

You could even put the flashcards on a ring and bring them along to the zoo.

Try passing out the cards among the kids and challenging them to find as many of these animals as they can.

Printable Zoo Animal Naming Activity

Along with the identification cards, this set includes printable zoo animal naming cards for kids.

These cards feature the animal pictures with blank boxes.

On separate sheets, you’ll find 24 zoo animal name labels. Kids can use scissors and glue to cut and paste the names on the correct cards.

Zoo Animal Naming Activity for Preschool

Or add hook and loop sticky dots to turn this into a reusable activity for busy bags, morning tubs, or centers!

Since the product includes one set of animal cards with the animal names and one without the names, kids can practice matching up similar pictures.

Or you could just use the unlabeled cards to introduce wild creatures to pre-readers!

See these cards in action in the video below!

Scroll down to get your set of our printable zoo animal flashcards!

Don’t miss these other animal activities for kids!

Make this easy toilet paper roll lion craft with the kids for a fun art activity!

This simple paper bee craft is a fun way to make an easy spring or summer craft with kids!

Teach students about animals with this animal diets and habitats sorting activity! Such an easy way to learn about animal science with young learners!

Printable Zoo Animal Flashcards for Preschool

To get your set of our printable zoo animal flashcards, check them out below!

Pumpkin Places! Kindergarten Ordinal Number Lesson for Kids

September 24, 2018 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

Counting is one of the most important skills kids learn in early grades.

But there’s more to counting than just reciting numerals from 1 to 10.

Students also need to learn how to use ordinal numbers to assign sequential order to objects in a line.

And that’s why I’m excited to share this pumpkin themed kindergarten ordinal numbers lesson!

Fun Pumpkin Themed Kindergarten Ordinal Number Lesson

This resource includes both printable practice for students, as well as a teaching lesson you can use to introduce this skills to your class!

Read on to see how to get your copy. And, for more pumpkin learning fun, take a look at our Pumpkin Same and Different Worksheets too!

This pumpkin themed kindergarten ordinal number lesson is perfect for teaching early learners!

Pumpkin Places! Kindergarten Ordinal Number Lesson

Young children usually have a pretty good idea of what “first” means already.

Just try to give someone else something ahead of them. They’ll shout “I was first!” It’s the other numbers that might need a little practice, right?

This kindergarten ordinal number lesson can help!

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Fun Pumpkin Themed Ordinal Number Worksheets for Kindergarten

This is a complete math lesson on how to count with ordinal numbers for early learners.

It begins with a two-page lesson that explains what ordinal numbers are and how they are used in counting.

How to Count with Ordinal Numbers Lesson

Once you read the lesson with the class, you can hand out the first set of ordinal number worksheets.

These help students learn to find the object in the correct ordinal place.

Pumpkin Printable Ordinal Number Practice

The worksheets follow the same format as the lesson, so students won’t get confused trying to understand the directions.

Since this resource is for early learners, the focus is on learning ordinal numbers from first through fifth only.

Using a Kindergarten Ordinal Number Lesson and Worksheets

The second set of worksheets lets students identify the ordinal number places in which each pumpkin stands.

Then they can write the correct ordinal number word or write the correct ordinal number place for each pumpkin.

Pumpkin Themed Kindergarten Ordinal Number Lesson

Need to save on ink? Use the line art version, which is also included.

Plus, you can have the class color the worksheets afterward, which is always fun.

Pumpkin Themed Ordinal Number Activity for Kids

This resource also adapts well for use at math centers!

Add it to a clear sheet protector and let students use dry erase markers to complete it.

Using Ordinal Number Lesson Printables with Students

You might also try cutting the worksheet into strips and placing the strips on a ring. They make a wonderful addition to morning tubs!

Using Ordinal Number Worksheets at Math Centers

A full answer key is also included!

See this resource in action below!

Scroll down to get your copy of this fall kindergarten ordinal number lesson!

Try some of these other fall learning ideas!

These pumpkin same and different worksheets are such a simple way to practice visual discrimination during autumn!

Use this printable preschool fall activity calendar to plan an entire season of ideas for early learners!

These apple shape tracing worksheets are so fun for helping students learn to build plane shapes!

Kindergarten Ordinal Number Lesson for Fall

To get your copy of this Pumpkin Kindergarten Ordinal Number Lesson, visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store or check it out below!

Scarecrow Syllables for Second Graders Activity

September 20, 2018 by Selena Robinson 3 Comments

It’s time for another entry in our second grade activity series!

This week, we’re talking about how to help second graders count and identify syllables in common words.

In second grade, we tend to start helping students read slightly longer words. And that’s when it’s good to start sounding out syllables.

To add a fun fall theme to this concept, we’re sharing a fun Scarecrow Syllables for Second Grade activity!

This printable activity is an excellent literacy builder for early elementary students!

And, depending on your students’ vocabulary skills, it may even be useful in third grade classes as well.

And for more early elementary learning, take a look at our Superhero States of Matter Science Lesson! It’s an excellent and easy hands-on science lab for early grades.

Help students learn to count syllables in vocabulary words with this scarecrow themed syllable counting activity!

How to Teach Syllables in Early Grades

With our second grader, we use the typical “clap it out” method to count syllables.

So we’ll have him say a word and then for each sound he hears, he claps his hands.

For example, when he says the word “amazing”, he’ll end up clapping three times: A-MAZ-ING.

That helps him see that there are three syllables in the word.

Scarecrow Syllable Counting Lesson for Elementary

Before we got started with the lesson, I asked my second grader if he knew what syllables were.

His response: “Oh yeah, I learned that in school.”

Me: “Really? What are they?”

Him: “They’re all the letters in a word.”

Scarecrow Syllables for Second Grade Pack - Look! We're Learning!

He was really serious about that explanation.

After we talked about what syllables really were, we tried matching up the words with the right number of scarecrows.

The “clap it out” method worked beautifully!

Scarecrow Syllables for Second Grade Activity

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Printable Scarecrow Themed Syllable Counting Activity

This printable language arts lesson includes:

Three color scarecrow syllable counting worksheets
Three line art scarecrow syllable counting worksheets
A full answer key
And a set of instructions!

Scarecrow Themed Syllable Counting Activity

Kids can sound out the words and count the syllables in each word.

There are one-syllable words, two-syllable words, and three-syllable words on each page.

Then students can draw lines to match the words with the correct number of scarecrows to show the right number of syllables.

Printable Scarecrow Syllable Counting Lesson

Turn this into a reusable activity by printing the pages half size and then laminating them.

Students can practice completing them with dry erase markers at centers!

See this product in action in the video below!

Scroll down to get your copy of our printable Scarecrow Syllables for Second Graders Activity!

Looking for more early elementary learning printables? Don’t miss these!

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

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

Use the print or digital version of this nocturnal and diurnal animals sorting activity to teach students about animal sleep habits!

To get your copy of our Scarecrow Syllables ELA Lesson, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

Printable Scarecrow Syllables Activity for Kids

>>> Scarecrow Syllables ELA Activity <<<

Check out the other scarecrow-themed posts from the 2nd Grade Blogging Team!

Free Scarecrow Expanded Form Memory Game from Life Over C’s

Make a Scarecrow Literacy Game from Planet Smarty Pants

Scarecrow Measures from Crafty Kids at Home

Scarecrow Silhouette Art Project from School Time Snippets

Scarecrow Compound Word Match Game from Creative Family Fun

Scarecrow Place Value Math from Sugar Aunts

Scarecrow Craft with Landscape from Sallie Borrink Learning

Farm Fine Motor! Farm Shape Playdough Mats

August 23, 2018 by Selena Robinson 5 Comments

I love teaching shapes to early learners. It’s just plain fun.

There are shapes all around us! So, once you introduce basic shapes to your preschoolers, expect them to point them out everywhere they look.

*Pointing to a window* – “Look, Mommy! A square!”

*Pointing to a plate* – “Look, Mommy! A circle!”

*Me pointing to the toddler bed in which mine should take a nap* – “Look! A rectangle! Don’t you want to get in it?”

(Doesn’t work, by the way.)

These farm shape playdough mats are great for building fine motor skills and shape recognition!

Fun Farm Themed Shape Mats for Early Learners

Plus, they’re a nice, quiet learning activity for kids to work with on their own.

Toddlers and preschoolers love to work with preschool playdough mats, such as our Apple Tree Playdough Mat and our Beach Number Playdough Mats.

And these shape playdough mats are tons of fun too! Kids can use dot markers or playdough to make shapes all by themselves.

Read on to see how to get yours! And don’t miss our list of farm books for kids to read!

Use these fun and simple farm themed shape mats to help early learners practice forming eight different shapes!

Farm Fine Motor! Printable Farm Playdough Shape Mats

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Learning Basic Shapes with Farm Shape Mats

This product includes eight mats featuring several basic shapes:

Triangle
Circle
Square
Rectangle
Diamond
Oval
Heart
Pentagon

Plus, this resource includes detailed suggestions for how to use these shape mats with students and as an in-class lesson!

Fun Farm Playdough Shape Mats for Preschool

How to Use Dot Shape Mats with Students

These farm-themed shape mats are so versatile for use with preschoolers and kindergartners.

You can print them and let kids use dot markers to fill in the shapes. Or if you prefer, you can laminate them and let kids use them with playdough!

Easy Farm Themed Shape Learning Mats for Kids

You could also try using stickers instead of markers or laminating them and using them with dry-erase crayons or fingerpaint.

There are tons of ways to help kids use these and work on fine motor skills!

If you don’t plan to laminate these, you can simply print them on cardstock. They’ll hold up much better than on regular paper.

Printable Farm Themed Shape Mats for Preschool

Hint: These are great for busy bag work too.

Just print them two to a page to make miniature shape playdough mats you can place in a busy bag for on-the-go fun!

Get a look at these farm shape mats in action in the video below!

Scroll down to get your set of Farm Shape Playdough Mats!

Add more learning ideas to your farm unit with these activities!

These adorable farm animal paper bag puppets are such a fun way to learn about barnyard animals with the kids!

Add some crafting fun to your farm unit with this fun 3D paper barn craft for kids!

These no prep fall counting worksheets for preschoolers feature a fun farm theme! Use them for classwork or at math centers!

To get your copy of our Farm Shape Playdough Mats, visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store or check them out below!

Pirate Printable Counting Puzzles for Kids

August 20, 2018 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

I just love teaching early math skills.

There’s nothing like helping little ones learn to make sense of numbers and count from one to ten.

It just makes my heart smile when their little eyes light up.

And then when they start counting EVERY SINGLE THING on Earth. That’s pretty good, too.

To make learning to count something kids will love, I thought we’d share some cute pirate printable counting puzzles for kids! These are so fun for simple counting practice!

What I love about puzzles is that kids will always love playing with the pieces. So if you can make them educational, half the work is already done!

These would be great for a busy bag. Just print them out, laminate them, and let the kids play until their hearts are content.

Want to try some early literacy practice too? Check out our Rhyming Word Puzzles while you’re here!

Use these fun pirate themed counting to ten puzzles to help early learners practice cardinality!

Pirate Printable Counting Puzzles for Kids

To use these printable counting puzzles for kids, you’ll need the following: (Affiliate links are included in this post. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

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Printable Pirate Themed Counting Puzzles for Kids

These puzzles cover the numbers from 1 to 10.

Once you cut the puzzle pairs apart, all you have to do is mix them up and let the kids get to it!

Printable Pirate Counting to Ten Puzzles

Encourage little ones to count each piece to make sure they’re matching the correct number with each set of objects.

Eventually, they’ll be making pairs out of their counting puzzle pieces in no time!

See this product in action in the video below!

Scroll down to get your copy of our pirate printable counting puzzles for kids!

Don’t miss these other early math learning printables!

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!

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

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35 Easy PreK Beach Crafts for Kids

June 18, 2018 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

I love preschool crafts. There’s just something about getting tiny hands involved in making art that is too adorable for words.

Plus, PreK crafts give preschoolers a chance to work on fine motor skills, color recognition, shapes, themes, and more!

And that’s why I thought it would be cool to find some easy PreK beach crafts for kids that would be perfect for summer art fun.

After all, you only get a couple of summers to enjoy with your preschoolers before they become…gasp…kindergartners.

35 Fun PreK Beach Crafts for Preschoolers

There are 35 different preschool beach crafts below, so you’ll have to plenty to choose from this summer.

If you make a few, let me know which ones your kids loved the most!

Read on to see the full list and to score a printable preschool summer activity calendar featuring beach activities to try!

If you’d like to share even more preschool fun at the shore with the kids, be sure to check out our Beach Number Playdough Mats!

Try some of these easy and fun prek beach crafts with early learners this summer!

35 Easy PreK Beach Crafts for Kids

1. Beach Shoebox Diorama – Look! We’re Learning!

2. Shell Critters Art Projects for Kids – Mosswood Connections

3. 3-D Sandcastle Craft for Kids – Buggy and Buddy

4. Beach Drift Wood and Broken Shell Rattles – Red Ted Art

5. Sea Animal Suncatcher Craft – Look! We’re Learning!

6. DIY Sea Shells Sensory Bottle Calm Down Jar – Rhythms of Play

7. Easy Sea Shell Crafts – Teach Me Mommy

8. Clay Boat and Underwater Craft – Messy Little Monster

9. Beach-In-A-Jar Keepsake – Moms and Crafters

10. Shell Sunflower Craft – Rhythms of Play

11. Beach Holiday Keepsake – Teach Me Mommy

12. Seashell Memory Game for Kids – Growing Up Gabel

13. Summer Beach Themed Sand and Shell Art – Happiness is Homemade

14. Sea Glass Sun Catcher Jar – The Gingerbread House

15. Easy Salt Dough Keepsakes – Red Ted Art

16. Shell Daisy Nature Craft – Rhythms of Play

17. How to Make Adorable Jellyfish Crafts Preschool Activity – Natural Beach Living

18. Shell Frames With Handprint Keepsake Gift – Rhythms of Play

19. Coffee Filter Jellyfish Craft – Look! We’re Learning!

20. A Mermaid City in the Sand – The Craft Train

21. How to Dye Seashells – Rainy Day Mum

22. Seashell and Beach Glass Nature Collage – Adventure In a Box

23. Stone Fish Craft – Messy Little Monster

24. Sea Glass Ornaments – Red Ted Art

25. Framed Sand Handprint Craft – Fun Handprint Art

26. Seaside Shell Windchime Craft – Red Ted Art

27. Paper Sandcastle Craft – I Heart Crafty Things

28. Shark Craft – Natural Beach Living

29. Make Sand Dough Sculptures and Ornaments – Pink Stripey Socks

30. Jiggly Slime Jellyfish – Natural Beach Living

31. Snail Shell Craft – Easy Peasy and Fun

32. Coffee Filter Crab Craft – Look! We’re Learning!

33. Rocky Shore Small World with Ocean Playdough – Buggy and Buddy

34. Paper Plate Seashell Craft – Artsy Craftsy Mom

35. Crab Fridge Magnets – Red Ted Art

Summer Preschool Theme Activity Calendar

Wondering what else you can do with preschoolers this summer?

This printable preschool summer theme calendar is here to help!

In this resource, you’ll find twelve different early learning themes to try with preschoolers this summer.

Plus, there are five activity suggestions for each theme: one for each day of the week!

Printable Preschool Summer Activity Calendar

The digital version includes links to how you can try several of the activities yourself.

To get your copy of this printable PreK Themed Calendar for Summer, click the image or the link below to have it sent directly to your inbox!

You’ll also get our weekly newsletter this weekend!

>>> Preschool Summer Themed Calendar <<<

Looking for more fun summer activities? Don’t miss these ideas!

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

This fun confetti ocean slime recipe is perfect for summer sensory play!

This printable ice cream lesson plan for preschool is a perfect way to plan an ice cream theme!

Preschool Playdough Mats: Beach 0-9 Number Playdough Mats

June 7, 2018 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Summer break is coming up, and I’m in a “beachy” mood. So I decided to whip up some fun Beach 0-9 Number Playdough Mats!

Piglet is starting Tot school this fall and she can recite the ABCs and count to 10. But she doesn’t recognize the letters and numbers yet, which means it’s time to get to work!

Fun Preschool Beach Number Literacy Mats

I love using playdough to reinforce number recognition, because it’s great for improving fine motor skills, it provides good sensory input, and (most of all) it’s quiet.

She’ll sit there and play quietly with playdough mats for a good 30 minutes. Win!

If you love these, take a look at our Fall Alphabet and Number Literacy Mats too!

These printable beach number literacy mats are perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners!

Beach Number Playdough Mats for Preschool

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

Printer (with ink)
Printer paper
Laminator
Playdough (or make your own with this edible playdough recipe)

Working with playdough is a great way for kids to build fine motor skills – the same skills they’ll need to write numbers and letters later on.

With these mats, kids can make playdough “snakes” by rolling the dough back and forth between both hands.

They, they can lay the dough out over the shape of each number.

Beach Playdough Mats for Learning Numbers

You’ll want to laminate the mats before you get started or else they’ll only last for one session. Trust me.

Since each mat features only one number, you can use them along with a number of the day lesson.

This allows kids to focus on recognizing one number at a time.

How to Use Literacy Mats with Early Learners

Literacy mats are wonderful for early learners – from toddlers to kindergartners.

You can use them when reviewing letters or numbers. And you can use them when you’re covering a thematic unit (beaches, insects, transportation, etc.)

Beach Number Literacy Mats for Preschool

The key here is to keep the learning open-ended and relaxed.

As long as the students get to work with the playdough and practice forming letters and numbers, they’re doing great.

If they don’t remember each letter or number right away, they will over time.

Get a look at these number literacy mats in action below!

Scroll down to get your copy of our Beach 0-9 Number Playdough Mats!

Stop by to check out these other summer fun ideas for kids!

Number 0-9 Beach Playdough Mats for Kids

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You’ll also get our weekly newsletter – coming this weekend!

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Colorful Cars Pattern Clip Cards

March 29, 2018 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Working with basic patterns is an important math concept for early learners. So why not make it fun?

Little ones always love to use their hands whenever they can. Which is why I wanted to make a set of colorful cars pattern clip cards!

Fun Colorful Cars Math Pattern Clip Cards

These little printables are perfect for small hands to work with when learning basic AABB and ABAB patterns.

Plus, they’re just fun to look at!

Using Math Pattern Clip Cards with Dry Erase Markers

Read on to see how to get a copy of these pattern clip cards for your young learners!

And, if you want more great resources for early childhood, take a look at our transportation crafts, including our Toilet Roll Racecar Craft and our Paper School Bus Craft!

Colorful Cars Math Pattern Clip Cards

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Using Math Pattern Clip Cards with Clothespins

This product includes 12 color car-themed pattern clip cards.

Each card displays a math pattern (AAAA / ABAB / AABB) in the form of colorful little autos.

The student’s job is to figure out which color car comes next in the pattern.

A blackline version is included of each page.

And there’s a full answer key!

How to Use the Colorful Cars Pattern Clip Cards

To use these math pattern clip cards for kindergartners, print the pages and cut them out.

You might want to laminate them for durability.

Easy Math Pattern Building Activity for Kids

Use the teaching script to introduce the concept of patterns to your students.

Then use the guide to explain how the patterns are represented on each card by the different car colors.

Simple Car Patterning Activity for Early Learners

Once your learners are familiar with the concept, let them get to work using clothespins to mark the car that comes next in each pattern.

The enclosed answer key makes a great addition to math centers!

Simply print the answer cards and place them on a ring. Students can practice matching their clip card choices to the correct cars.

Have students who like a challenge? Let them create their own color AABB and ABAB patterns with the blackline cards!

They can decide which colors to use and then create a clip card of their own for their classmates to solve!

Don’t have clothespins? This also works with dry erase markers!

Just laminate the cards and let your learners circle the correct car to complete each pattern. Wipe clean and start over as often as you like!

Scroll down to get your set of our Colorful Cars Pattern Clip Cards!

Don’t miss these other early learning activities!

To get your copy of Colorful Cars! Cars Pattern Clip Cards, check them out below!