Category: Fine Motor Development

Watermelon Letter Punch

7/12/2021

The free membership printable this week is Watermelon Letter Punch for letter recognition and fine motor development skills. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper and cut them out.

I recommend printing on cardstock paper and laminating durability if you will be using these as clip cards. I have included both color as well as black and white patterns so you have a choice of which to use.

In this activity children pick a card and punch the dot under the letter that matches the letter on the watermelon. If you did not want to use a hole punch you could also clip the cards with clothespins or paper clips or even use buttons to cover up the dots.

You can grab the patterns below for free until Sunday July 18th ... after that date they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added watermelon number punch cards.

watermelon letter punch

watermelon number punch for preschool and kindergarten

watermelon number punch also available in the member's section

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Shape Scissor Skills

6/28/2021

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shape scissor skills for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is Shape Scissor Skills for scissor control and fine motor skills development. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper and cut along the center line on each page.

You can print the patterns on cardstock or regular paper. In the image above I printed the black and white patterns on color cardstock paper. There are single shape cards and double shape cards for children to practice their scissor skills.

In this activity children cut along the dashed lines on each shape card. I have found that using cardstock paper helps keep the paper more rigid for younger children while they are using scissors which is helpful.

scissor skills for preschool and kindergarten

You can grab the patterns below for free until Sunday July 4th ... after that date they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added Shape Tracers.

Shape Scissor Skills

shape tracers for preschool and kindergarten

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Butterfly Letter Cover-Up Cards

6/14/2021

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butterfly letter cover-up cards for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is Butterfly Letter Cover-Up Cards for letter recognition and fine motor skills development. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them along the center line on each page and laminated them.

We used buttons to use as cover-ups but you can also use pom poms ... play dough ... do-a-dot markers ... or the cover-up circles I have included with the patterns.

In this activity children cover up the same letter that is on the butterfly on each card. I have included black and white as well as part and full color patterns so you have a choice in what to print out.

butterfly letter cover-up for preschool and kindergarten

You can grab the patterns below for free until Sunday June 20th ... after that date they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added Butterfly Number Cover-Up Cards.

Butterfly Letter Cover-Up Cards

butterfly number cover-up cards for preschool and kindergarten

butterfly number cover-up cards added to the member's section

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Flower Color Match

5/17/2021

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flower color match for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is Flower Color Match for color recognition and fine motor development. Print the patterns on cardstock paper and cut out.

Laminate all pieces for durability. Using an xacto knife slice along the line at the top of each color pot. I have included pots with color names and without color names.

In this activity children pick a color pot and find the same color flower. They then insert the flower into the top of each pot where the opening has been sliced. Play continues until all flowers have been matched.

You can grab the patterns below for free until Sunday May 23rd ... after that date they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added Flower Bead Lacing.

flower color match

flower bead lacing for preschool and kindergarten

flower bead lacing added to the member's section

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Number Tracing Cards

5/4/2021

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number tracing cards for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is Number Tracing Cards for number identification, pre-writing skills, and fine motor development. You can print the patterns on regular or color cardstock paper.

Cut the number squares out and laminate. I have included black and white as well as color version of the tracing cards. We printed these on color cardstock paper because it added a nice variety and was easy on the ink.

I put the cards out in a basket along with washable markers. I set the basket on table and the children self-selected the cards to trace. They identified the number on the card and traced the dash line with their fingers. They then used the marker to trace the numbers.

You can grab the patterns below for free until Sunday May 9th ... after that date they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added Alphabet Tracing Cards.

number tracing cards

alphabet tracing cards for preschool and kindergarten

alphabet tracing cards added to the member's section

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Space Alphabet Pick and Cover

4/20/2021

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space alphabet pick and cover for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is Space Alphabet Pick and Cover for letter recognition and fine motor development. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out and then laminated them.

I made both uppercase and lowercase letter mats along with letter cards. In this activity the children pick a letter card and then cover up the same letter on the leprechaun mat. Play continues until all letter have been covered. You can use glass beads ... playdough ... pom poms ... buttons for the cover-ups. I have also created a black and white version that can be used with dot markers.

You can grab the patterns below for free until Sunday April 25th ... after that date they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added a space fine motor cover-up mat as well as space number sequence puzzles.

space alphabet pick and cover