Category: File Folder Games

Birdhouse Alphabet File Folder

4/17/2018

The free membership printable this week is Birdhouse Alphabet File Folder Game for letter recognition and review. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper and glued the birdhouse mats inside a file folder. I cut the letter circles out and laminated them.

In this activity children pick a letter circle and find the matching letter on the birdhouse mats and cover it up with the letter circle. I have include both upper and lowercase letters. I store the letter circles inside a zip lock bag and then place the bag inside the file folder.

You can grab the patterns below for free until Sunday April 22nd ... after that date they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added Birdhouse Number File Folder Game.

birdhouse alphabet file folder game

birdhouse number file folder game for preschool and kindergarten

birdhouse number file folder game added to the member's section

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Puffy Paint Penguin

1/19/2018

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puffy paint penguin craft for preschool and kindergarten

We made puffy paint penguins after circle time today. It was a great project for scissor skills ... sensory and fine motor development. We used black and orange cardstock paper to make the the penguins. We free cut the penguin shapes but I have included patterns that you can trace around on the cardstock paper.

The next step was to make the puffy paint which was really easy. The children mixed 1 cup of shaving cream and 1/2 cup of white glue together with a craft stick. The puffy paint should be like a thick marshmallow topping ... if it is not you can add more glue.

The children applied the puffy paint to the penguins using either their fingers or craft sticks. The penguins took a while to dry because of the thickness of the paint.

penguin pattern

You can see a video of this activity by clicking below:

Puffy Paint Penguin Craft Project For Preschool and Kindergarten

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Bumble Bee Color Match

7/19/2016

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bumble bee color match for preschool and kindergarten

bumble bee fine motor sheets also added to the member's area

Buzz ... buzz ... buzz ... the free membership printable this week is a bumble bee color match file folder game. I printed all patterns on cardstock paper and glued the color mats inside a file folder. I then cut out the color and color word circles and laminated them.

bumble bee colors for preschool and kindergarten

I made the game with twelve different colored bumble bees and included both color circles and colors words (in both black and white as well as color). I put self-adhesive magnets on the back of the circles to add a little weight to them so they do not slide around too much. They are also easier for the children to pick up.

In this activity children place the color circles on top of the matching bumble bees. They then take the color word circles and place those on top of the bumble bees. Once the children have mastered placing the correct color words on the bees we switched to the black and white version so they are not relying on the color of the words for matching.

Play continues until all bumble bees have been match. You can grab the patterns for free until Sunday July 24th ... after that they will only be available in the member's section which is also where the bumble bee fine motor sheets are located.

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Bunny Color FF Game

3/22/2016

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bunny color file folder game for preschool and kindergarten

bunny shape tracing also added to the member's section

The free membership printable this week is a bunny color file folder which is great for color recognition and review. I printed all the patterns on cardstock paper and glued the bunny sheets inside a file folder. I then cut the color circles out and laminated them.

I attached self-adhesive magnets to the back of the color circles and set them out along with the bunny file folder. If you do not have a file folder you can always tape two pieces of construction or cardstock paper together.

In this activity children pick a color circle and place on the blank circle of the bunny with the same color. Play continues until all colors have been match. You can grab the patterns for free until Sunday March 20th ... after that they will only be available in the member's section which is also where the bunny shape tracing is also located.

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Fish Color Match

2/11/2016

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fish color match for preschool and kindergarten

I made a fish themed color match file folder game to help with color recognition. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper and taped the two fish mats together and then laminated them. You can also glue the mats inside a file folder.

I laminated the color circles and attached self-adhesive magnets to the back of each circle. In this activity children pick a color circle and put it on the blanks circle of the fish with the matching color. Play continues until colors have been matched.

You can grab the fish color match patterns 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.