If you’ve been enjoying our free printable flashcards series, we hope you’ll love today’s entry!

So far, we’ve featured flashcards for learning colors and shapes, but this set of free printable flashcards alphabet animals cards lets you teach the letters from A to Z with animals!

Most kids love animals and, in this set of free printable flashcards alphabet cards, you can use an animal to introduce each letter – from A to Z!

These are so fun for young learners! Plus, they’re an excellent introduction to beginning letter sounds.

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

And, if you want to help kids begin practicing their handwriting, check out our companion Alphabet Animals Notebooking Pages for letter writing practice!

What’s In the Free Printable Flashcards Alphabet Animals Set?

To use these free printable flashcards alphabet animals cards, you’ll need the following: (Affiliate links are included in this post. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

• Printer (with ink)
• Printer Paper
• Scissors
• Laminator (useful for keeping the cards intact)

In this set, you’ll find free printable flashcards for every letter of the alphabet – each one featuring a different real or imaginary animal!

Featured animals include:

• Alligator
• Elephant
• Monkey
• Orangutan
• Xiphias (Swordfish)
• And 21 more!

You can use the cards to help kids learn animals, letters, letter sounds, or all three concepts!

You might even want to use the set as an introduction to an animal unit.

Try teaching the kids how to make each animal’s sound or how to move like each animal.

For the imaginary animals, ask the kids where they think an animal like that might live or how it might interact with people.

Place each card on a binder ring for easy use again and again!

Get a look at the alphabet animal flashcards in action in the video below.

Resources for Learning the Alphabet

If you’d like to even more resources to teach your children the ABCs, try these alphabet books and activities for little learners!

Books for Teaching the ABCs

1. The Alphabet Book – P.D. Eastman
2. AlphaOops!: The Day Z Went First – Alethea Kontis
3. Eric Carle’s ABC (The World of Eric Carle)
4. A Is for Apple (Trace-and-Flip Fun!)

Alphabet Crafts and Activities for Kids

1. Magnetic Letter Alphabet Soup Activity – Pre-K Pages
2. DIY Preschooler Alphabet Flip Book – Crystal & Co.
3. Sensory Alphabet Hunt – Mess for Less
4. Fall Alphabet and Letter Playdough Mats – Look! We’re Learning!

Try these other ideas for early readers!

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I don’t know what it is about flashcards, but my kids absolutely love them.

They’ll collect them, lay them out on the table, pass them around, look at them, and toss them in the air for hours.

Not sure the tossing actually counts as learning, but it’s…something.

Since shapes are one of the primary concepts to teach early learners, I thought a set of free printable flashcards shape cards would be awesome to share with all of you!

These are an excellent resource for preschoolers and kindergartners who are learning shapes.

If you want to get an early start on this concept, you could even use these with toddlers!

Read on to see how to grab your set of printable shape flashcards – free!

And, while you’re here, don’t miss some of our other printable flashcards, including color flashcards and counting flashcards for kids!

How Do I Print The Printable Shape Flashcards?

To use these free printable flashcards shape cards, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

• Printer (with ink)
• Printer paper
• Scissors
• Laminator ( good if you want to reuse the cards later)

The set includes 16 flashcards for the following shapes:

• Square
• Circle
• Triangle
• Rectangle
• Star
• Heart
• Diamond
• Oval

One set of eight flashcards includes both the shape names and pictures. The second set features only the shapes.

A line art version is included if you need to save on ink! (And who doesn’t?)

When printing, you can decide how many sets you want at the moment.

Print the color set with names if you’re just starting to cover shapes for the first time.

You might want to come back and print the other sets for review afterward.

How Can I Use Shape Flashcards for Learning?

There are a few ways you can use these flashcards with early learners.

For toddlers, you can laminate them (trust me on this) and put them on an O ring.

They make a great addition to a busy bag!

For preschoolers, you can start talking about the shapes and their names.

Use the cards without names to help them review each shape.

You can also talk about the differences in color. Ask questions such as “Which shape is red?” or “Which shape is yellow?”

Or you can print the line art version and let the kids color the shapes!

For kindergartners, take the activity a little further by talking about the sides each shape has.

They’ll notice right away that the circle and oval are the exceptions – having no sides at all.

You might also place the cards on a ring and let students walk around the classroom, the outdoors, or even their home to spot similar shapes around them!

Get a look at these shape identification flashcards in action in the video below!

Scroll down to get your free printable shape flashcards!

More Resources for Learning Shapes

To make learning about shapes even more fun, try these activities and books for little learners!

Shape Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers

1. Free Shape Playdough Mats – 3 Dinosaurs
2. Contact Paper Shape Art – Mess for Less
3. Stars Preschool Shapes – 3 Boys and a Dog
4. Guess the Shapes Activity and Cutting Practice – Artsy Momma

Books for Teaching Shapes

1. My Very First Book of Shapes – Eric Carle
2. A Circle Here, A Square There: My Shapes Book – David Diehl
3. Shapes, Shapes, Shapes – Tana Hoban
4. When a Line Bends . . . A Shape Begins – Rhonda Gowler Greene

If you love these, be sure to see our other printable flashcards!

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

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

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

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

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

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

I hope you and your students enjoy them as well!

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

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

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

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

• Printer (with ink)
• Printer paper
• Scissors
• Laminator (great for reusing the cards)

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

• Ash
• Oak
• Maple
• Ivy
• Fern
• Birch
• Grape
• And Ficus

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

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

Scroll down to get your free printable leaf identification flashcards!

Printable Leaf Identification Activity Cards

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

Pick up the expanded version of these leaf identification cards!

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

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

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

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

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

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

>>> Leaf Identification Activity Cards <<<

Fall Leaves Books and Crafts

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

Books about Fall Leaves:

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

Fall Leaves Activities:

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

Check out some of our other fall learning ideas!

To get your set of printable leaf identification flashcards, click the image or the link below to have them sent directly to your inbox!

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

>>> Leaf Identification Flashcards <<<

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

So what do you do?

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

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

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

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

Even better, you can wipe it clean!

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

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

Done!

Feeling nervous about using EasyLiner® clear laminate?

Don’t be. It’s truly simple.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It’s easier to line up that way.

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

And you’re finished!

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The air is getting warmer and we’ve started noticing flocks of birds flying in a “V” formation around our town. Even Piglet shouts “All those birds, Mama!” when she sees them.

They’re returning here after the winter. Soon we’ll be hearing them sing in the mornings again!

So I thought our next set of printable flashcards should be a set of bird identification flashcards!

These are so simple for a spring science activity. They’re also a wonderful fit for a fall unit, particularly if you’re studying migration.

Read on to see how to get your set. And, for more about our feathered friends, don’t miss our list of beautiful children’s books about birds!

Printable Bird Identification Flashcards

To use these printable bird identification flashcards, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

• Printer (with ink)
• Printer paper
• Scissors
• Laminator (if you want the flashcards to last for a while)

In this set of flashcards, you’ll find identification cards for 12 different kinds of birds, including:

• Sea Gull
• Finch
• Osprey
• Toucan
• Pigeon
• Hoopoe
• Cardinal
• Owl
• Hummingbird
• Puffin
• Pelican
• And Quail!

Let the kids try guessing which animals match up with the species you see in your neighborhood!

How to Use Printable Bird Identification Flashcards

One of the simplest ways to use these bird species identification cards is to memorize birds by their pictures and then quiz students as a review.

Since one set of the cards has pictures of the birds only, make the picture cards into a “Guess Who?” game!

These would also be wonderful for a spring or fall nature walk!

Use a hole puncher to put a hole in the top left corner of each card and place all of them on a ring.

Then take the flashcards with you as the kids try to see how many species they can spot in your area!

Scroll down to get your copy of our printable Bird Identification Flashcards!

Don’t miss these other spring learning ideas for kids!

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Time for another set of free printable flashcards! Piglet is doing great with recognizing her letters, so it’s time to work on letter sounds.

I’m not a GIANT fan of teaching phonics, but you know what? They work. Especially if kids don’t really “get” sight words.

So, today we’re sharing another set of literacy flashcards: Long Vowel Flashcards!

Read on to get your set – free!

And if you love using these, be sure to grab our printable short vowel flashcards too!

Free Printable Flashcards: Long Vowel Flashcards

To use these long vowel flashcards, you’ll need the following: (Affiliate links are provided here for convenience. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

• Printer (with ink)
• Printer Paper
• Scissors
• Laminator (great for keeping the cards sturdy)

This product includes flashcards for all five long vowel sounds: A, E, I, O, and U. In the product, you’ll find:

• A set of cards with pictures and long vowel words for each letter
• A set of cards with pictures and vowel letters
• A set of cards with just the pictures
• A set of cards with just the vowels
• And a set of cards with just the long vowel words

These are set up to be used as kids learn to memorize the sounds.

So if you’re just starting out, you might use the cards that have the images and words to make sure kids know what each picture shows.

Once they recognize the images, they can move on to isolating the vowel sounds in each word. That’s a great time to focus on the pictures with the letters. 

After they get the sounds down, try quizzing them with the word or letter cards!

More Resources for Learning Long Vowel Sounds:

• Bob Books Set 5- Long Vowels
• Long Vowels Workbook Grades 1-2 (Phonics)
• I’m Going to Read Workbook: Long Vowels (I’m Going to Read Series)

Don’t miss our other early reading resources!

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We’ve been working to help our kids memorize addition facts for the past few weeks, so I thought I’d make a new set of free printable flashcards: addition flashcards 0-10!

But the thing about addition facts is that they’re pretty boring, right? Naturally, I had to add a little fun to these cards. What’s more fun than a trip to the state fair?

Read on to get your set of these free state fair-themed addition flashcards!

And, for more flashcards to make math learning fun, try our printable polygon flashcards or our fraction flashcards!

Free Printable Flashcards: Addition Flashcards 0-10

To use these addition flashcards 0-10 with your kids, you’ll need the following: (Affiliate links are provided here for convenience. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

• Printer (with ink)
• Printer paper
• Scissors
• Laminator (if you want the cards to last for a while)

This pack includes 30 pages of addition flashcards, featuring problems from 0+0 to 10+10.

There’s also an Answer Key included!

Try to play a game where kids can match up even sums and odd sums.

Or have the kids match similar sums to find how many ways they can add numbers and reach the same answer.

You could even challenge kids by giving them an answer and seeing if they can find the math problem that will result in that answer.

Check out some of our other math learning ideas below!

For more ideas for teaching math, follow my Math Mania board on Pinterest!

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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!

Printable Zoo Animal Flashcards for Kids

To use these printable zoo animal flashcards, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

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

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.

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!

 

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We take ours every month and they always find a new animal to obsess over. Last time, it was the lions. (To be fair, lions are pretty awesome.)

Since we’re still working on teaching our kids Spanish, I thought I’d make up a set of Spanish zoo animal flashcards!

These feature several popular zoo animals in both English and Spanish, which means you can use them to teach kids how to identify zoo animals in either language!

Read on to see how to get yours!

And don’t forget to check out our other printable Spanish flashcards, including Spanish clothing word flashcards, Spanish family flashcards, and more!

Printable Spanish Flashcards: Spanish Zoo Animal Flashcards

To use these Spanish zoo animal vocabulary flashcards, you’ll need the following: (Affiliate links are provided. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

• Printer (with ink)
• Printer paper
• Scissors
• Laminator (optional, but the best way to make sure you can reuse these later)

This flashcard pack includes the Spanish and English words for the following animals:

• Elephant
• Giraffe
• Hippo
• Lion
• Monkey
• Panda
• Tiger
• and Zebra!

A complete pronunciation key is also included, so you and the kids will be able to practice pronouncing each animal word correctly.

Want to work on building Spanish vocabulary with the kids? Don’t miss these other fun Spanish learning resources!

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Just think about it: How many times a week do you mention the weather in English? A lot, right?

I think I must tell my kids “It’s windy!” a dozen times a day. Especially when I need them to remember their hats.

So for our newest set of printable Spanish flashcards, we’re sharing a Spanish Weather Flashcards pack!

These cards are great for learning how to use common Spanish weather expressions! Read on to get yours!

Ready to try more Spanish vocabulary practice for kids?

Be sure to check out our Spanish Clothing Flashcards and our Spanish Parts of the Body flashcards while you’re here!

Printable Spanish Flashcards: Spanish Weather Flashcards

To use these Spanish weather flashcards, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

• Printer (with ink)
• Printer paper
• Scissors
• Laminator (good for reusing the cards)

In this flashcard pack, you’ll find Spanish expressions for the following phrases:

• It’s sunny
• It’s cloudy
• It’s hot
• It’s cold
• It’s windy
• It’s snowing
• It’s raining
• It’s hailing

In addition, the pack contains a set of flashcards featuring the English expressions and a set with just the pictures for easy quizzing!

You’ll also find a Spanish pronunciation guide to help you learn how to say each phrase correctly.

That way, you won’t have to guess at how to say each phrase.

Scroll down to grab your Printable Spanish Weather Flashcards!

Don’t miss some of our other Spanish learning resources!

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