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Turkey Alphabet Match

11/11/2015

turkey number match also added to the member's section

The free membership printable this week is a turkey alphabet match which is great for letter recognition and review as well as fine motor skills. I printed all the patterns on cardstock paper and cut them out. I have included both upper and lowercase as well as in order and out of order versions so you have a choice of what to make.

turkey alphabet match for prescool and kindergarten

I glued the letter feathers behind the turkey (two on each side and one at the top). I laminated everything and also attached self-adhesive magnets to the back of the loose letter circles to lift them off the surface a bit and also to add some weight to them.

In this activity children put the letter circles on the matching letters on the turkey. Play continues until all of the letter have been matched. You can grab the patterns for free until Sunday November 15th ... after that they will only be available in the member's section which is where the turkey number match is also located.

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Paper Plate Owl

11/6/2015

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paper plate owl craft project for preschool and kindergarten

We made paper plate owls this week to go along with our owl theme. We took two days to complete the project but it can be done in one day if you paint the paper plates earlier in the day giving them enough time to dry so that you can work on them later in the afternoon.

paper plate owl craft project for preschol and kindergarten

To make this project you will need to have paper plates ... construction paper ... brown paint ... paint brushes ... scissors ... glue ... and sequins (optional). We used regular sized paper plates but you can also use the smaller paper plates. Heavy duty paper plates are not recommended for this project.

We started by painting the paper plates brown (two plates per child) and let them dry. We cut one of the paper plates in half and glued them on each side of the whole paper plate to make the owl wings.

paper plate owl craft for preschool and kindergarten

To make the eyes we cut circles out of yellow construction paper and glue them on. We then cut smaller circles out of black construction paper and glued them on top of the yellow circles. We put eight glue dots around each eye and pressed on sequins.

We made the owl's beak by folding a piece of orange construction paper and cutting a triangle shape out along the edge so that the beak would look like it was open.

For the owl's feet we made heart shapes with a squared bottom and glued them on behind the paper plate. We then put small glue dots on body and wings and pressed sequins on. This was really a great project for developing scissor and fine motor skills.

You can see a video of this project below:

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Five Little Owls

11/5/2015

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five little owls countdown rhyme for circle time

I made an owl countdown rhyme for circle time. I printed the owls on cardstock paper and attached them to craft sticks but you can also do this activity on a feltboard.

five little owls

1... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 little owls sitting in a tree
they were shouting "who who who" as loud as can be.
one flew away and then there were four.

1... 2 ... 3 ... 4 little owls sitting in a tree
they were shouting "who who who" as loud as can be.
one flew away and then there were three.

1... 2 ... 3 little owls sitting in a tree
they were shouting "who who who" as loud as can be.
one flew away and then there were two.

1... 2 little owls sitting in a tree
they were shouting "who who who" as loud as can be.
one flew away and then there was one.

1 little owl sitting in a tree
he was shouting "who who who" as loud as can be.
he flew away and then there were no little owls sitting in the tree.

The children love to shout "who who who" so be prepared that it may get a little loud. You can grab the patterns and words for five little owls here.

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Owl Color Match File Folder Game

11/3/2015

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owl color match file folder game for preschool and kindergarten

owl size sequence also added to the member's section

The free membership printable this week is an owl color match file folder game which is great for color recognition visual discrimination skills. I printed the owl sheets out and glued them inside a file folder. If you do not have a file folder you can tape two sheets of construction or cardstock paper together.

I printed the color circles on cardstock paper and cut them out. I then laminated the circles and attached self-adhesive magnets to the back. I set the file folder game out along with the color circles at one of our quiet activity centers.

In this activity children put the color circles on the owls with the same color. You can grab the patterns for free until Sunday November 8th ... after that they will only be available in the member's section which is where the scarecrow number sequence is also located.