Here are July's number tracing calendars and other calendar items. You can download the patterns from the link below.

july number tracing calendar patterns

This week's free membership printable is butterfly punch strips for fine motor development. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper but you can use regular paper too. I cut the strips out and placed them on the tables with hole punchers.

I made the punch strips with two different punch dots. Children can use either the solid or outline dots ... the solid dots are the easier of the two for children to punch.

Each strip has sixteen dots to punch but you can decrease the number of dots for the children to punch by simply cutting the strips to the number of dots you would like the children to punch.

Once the holes have been punched on the strips children can hook plastic chain links or book rings in the holes for extra fine motor work.

I recommend printing the patterns on cardstock paper and then laminating them before the children punch the holes if you will be using the chain links or book rings.

You can download the punch strips from the link below until June 23rd ... after that date they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added butterfly letter tracing cards.

butterfly punch strips
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I am running a membership special from now until April 30th!! When you purchase a twelve month membership you will get another twelve months free ... when you purchase a six month membership you will get another six months free. If you already have a membership your membership will be extended. 

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This week I made space matching cards. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out and laminate them. There are a couple different ways the matches can be made.

In this activity children pick a shape card and find the card with the same matching shape. They then can be clipped together with mini clothes pins (regular work too). For self checking have the children clip the cards back to back. Children can match the same color shapes or two different color shapes. 

I have also made cards with blank shapes that the children can place the matching shape on top of. We use velcro to secure the shapes. These cards can further be matched with the card with the same shape.

This activity is currently located in the member's section which is also where I have added:

space color sorting cards

I made a spring alphabet pick and cover which is great for letter identification. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper and laminated them.

We did this activity with plastic eggs but you do not have to. I put a letter square in each egg and then put the eggs in a basket. We also used scrabble tiles sometimes instead of the letter squares.

In this activity the children picked an egg and opened it. They then identified the letter inside the egg and covered up the matching letter on the mat. If you are not using plastic eggs the children simply pick a letter square and cover the same letter on the mat.

This activity is currently located in the member's section which is also where I have added:

spring four pieces puzzles
spring roll count and cover
spring coloring pages

I made a puppy alphabet sorting activity which is great for letter identification and fine motor development. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper and cut them out and then laminated them.

I attached velcro to the three blank spaces on the puppy cards and on the back of the letter cards. You do not have to use velcro ... you could also use self adhesive magnets and place the puppy card on a metal tray.

I have included both upper and lower case letters as well as black and white and color patterns. The color patterns come in both part color and full color so you have a choice of what to print.

In this activity children pick a puppy card and then place the letter squares that match the letter on the puppy on the blank spaces on the card. Another way we use the cards is to punch a hole in the upper left corner of the cards and attach a book ring so children can flip through the letters and verbally identify them.

This activity is currently located in the member's section which is also where I have added:

puppy sight word match