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Fall Leaf Puzzles

9/19/2017

The free membership printable this week is Fall Leaf Puzzles for visual discrimination and color recognition. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out and laminated them. I then cut along the line on each leaf to make two halves.

I separated the leaves into two halves and put them into two baskets. I have included twenty pattern leaf puzzles and twelve color leaf puzzles.

In this activity the children find the two halves and put them together to form a leaf. Play continues until all puzzle pieces have been matched.

You can grab the patterns below for free until Sunday September 24th ... after that they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added a fall leaf color sort.

fall leaf puzzles
*make sure you open this file in adobe acrobat reader instead of the default web browser pdf reader.

fall leaf color sort for preschool and kindergarten

fall leaf color sort added to the member's section.

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Letter and Number Sequence Mats

9/14/2017

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letter and number sequence mats for preschool and kindergarten now available in the download store

I am so excited to announce my letter and number sequence mats download is now available in the download store!! There are 47 themed sequence mat toppers that also include mats for numbers 1-20 ... 1-30 ... and both upper case and lowercase letters. The mats also come with or without guides as well as letter and number squares to place on the mats.

To learn more please visit the letter and number sequence mats information page.

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Chicka Boom Roll and Cover

9/12/2017

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chicka chicka boom boom roll and cover for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Roll and Cover for math and number recognition as well as fine motor skills. I printed the mats on cardstock paper and laminated them.

I set the mats out along with dice and buttons. You can also use pom poms ... playdough or the included cover-up circles. I have included numbers 1-10 and 11-20 mats.

chicka chicka boom boom roll and cover mat for preschool and kindergarten

In this activity the children roll the dice and cover up the same number on the mat. Play continues until all numbers have been covered.

You can grab the patterns below for free until Sunday September 17th ... after that they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Pre-Writing Cards.

chicka chicka boom boom roll and cover

chicka chicka boom boom pre-writing cards for preschool and kindergarten

chicka boom pre-writing cards added to the member's section

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Crafts

9/11/2017

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chicka chicka boom boom crafts for preschool and kindergarten

Here are three of our favorite craft projects we do with our chicka chicka boom boom theme:

ccbb crown - Cut construction paper into 4 1/2 inch wide strips. Measure the strips around child's head to make sure they fit ... in some case you will need to attach two strips together to make a longer one.

Print the patterns on cardstock paper for the ccbb tree and regular paper for the letter circles. Cut them out and glue the patterns on to construction paper and glue ... tape ... or staple ends together to form a crown.

handprint ccbb tree - trace around child's on green construction paper and cut out three hand prints. Cut out a tree trunk from brown construction paper. Glue the trunk on a sheet of construction paper or colored cardstock paper. Glue the three handprints on top of the trunk.

Cut three small coconut shapes out of black construction paper and glue where the tree trunk meets the leaves. Print letter circle patterns and cut them out. Glue several onto the leaves ... trunk ... and background.

ccbb tree - check out the video below on how we made these adorable trees and grab the patterns here.

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School Friends Number Match

9/6/2017

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school friends number match for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is school friends number match for number recognition and review. I printed the school mat on cardstock paper and laminated it. I made two copies of the number squares and cut them out and laminated them.

I separated the numbers into two piles and set them out along with the school mat. I also mixed up the numbers in each pile so that they were not in order. I attached a self-adhesive magnet to the back of each number square to make the squares easier to pick up and sort through. The magnets add a little weight to the squares and make them harder to slide around once they are on the mat.

In this activity the children put a number card on the blank square on the left and then find the matching number card and put it on the blank square on the right. Play continues until all number squares have been matched.

You can grab the patterns for free until Sunday September 10th ... after that they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added the school friends letter match.

school friends number match

school friends letter match for preschool and kindergarten

school friends letter match added to the member's section

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All About Me Book

9/5/2017

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all about me book for preschool and kindergarten

During the first week of school we make "all about me" books and read them at circle time so the children can get to know each other a bit better. This year I finally go a chance to update my book and I wanted to share it with you.

The book includes the following pages:

cover page - child colors person to look like them

my name Is - write and decorate name

this Is my picture - glue picture of child

this Is my handprint - trace around and color or paint and press

my favorite colors - color in the three circles

I know these letters - cut and glue letters child can identify

I know these numbers - cut and glue numbers child can identify

I know these shapes -cut and glue shapes child can identify

I know these colors - cut and glue colors child can identify

this Is my family - draw and color a picture of family

my favorite foods - cut and glue images (magazine or internet search)

my favorite animals - cut and glue images (magazine or internet search)

You do not need to complete all of the pages of the book especially with younger children. I intentionally left out a page for the child's phone number as well as an address page to protect the child's identity in case the book gets lost. You can grab the book pattern below:

all about me book

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