I made learning friends number sliders for number recognition and fine motor development. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out and then laminated them. 

Using and x-acto knife I sliced along the two lines on the learning friend card.  Taking one of the number strips I pushed the left end up through the right slice  and pulled it down through the left slice.

In this activity children pull the number strips through the learning friends and read the number that is displayed in the center of the learning friend.  Once all numbers have been identified on the strip a new strip is put in. 

As of 2022 this activity can be found in the member's section which is also where I have added Learning Friends Alphabet Sliders.

Here are some hot chocolate puzzles I made for color recognition and visual discrimination. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out and laminated them.

I then cut along the lines on each puzzle card and mixed up the puzzles pieces.  In this activity children find the matching colors or patterns and put the puzzle pieces together.  I have included both two and three piece puzzles.

As of 2022 this activity can be found in the member's section which is also where I have added hot chocolate math mats.

These heart cutting strips are perfect for fine motor development. I printed the patterns on both regular and cardstock paper and cut them out.

In this activity children cut across the lines on each strip.  I have made the strips with both black and white as well as color hearts.  You can also do counting and sorting activities with the hearts after cutting.

As of 2022 this activity can be found in the member's section which is also where I have added heart writing skills.