Category: Hearts

Fine Motor Hearts Lacing

2/2/2018

I made a set of hearts that can be used for fine motor work. I printed them on cardstock paper ... cut them out and laminated them. You will also need to have pony beads ... pipe cleaners ... and a hole puncher.

I punched a hole in each heart and attached a white pipe cleaner that I had cut down to four inches. I also set a bowl of pony beads out that were the same colors at the hearts.

fine motor hearts lacing activity for preschool and kindergartn

The children laced the matching color beads on to the pipe cleaners attached to the hearts. If you did not want to use pipe cleaners you can just have the children place the pony beads on top of the hearts.

fine motor hearts pattern

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

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Heart Size Sequence

1/30/2018

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heart size sequence match for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is Heart Size Sequence. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out and then laminated them.

The children put the hearts in order from largest to smallest. I have included two sets so this activity can be turned into a size sequence mat. Children would put the matching hearts on top of the first set of hearts that is already in size sequence order.

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

heart size sequence

heart fine motor sheets for preschool and kindergarten

heart fine motor sheets added to the member's section

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Heart Counting

2/3/2017

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heart counting for preschool and kindergarten

We have working a lot on counting so I decided to make "felt" hearts that we could count. I printed them on cardstock paper ... cut them out and laminated them. The hearts can be used on felt boards ... magnetic boards ...or just by themselves. I also made a color match by making two copies of the hearts.

heart patterns

I also made a heart counting video which you can see by clicking below:

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Tissue Paper Heart

2/1/2017

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tissue paper heart craft project for preschool and kindergarten

We made tissue paper hearts which is a really great craft project for working on fine motor and scissor skills. You will need the heart pattern ... tissue paper ... scissors ... glue ... and sequins.

The first step is to print the pattern on cardstock paper and cut it out. Next cut or tear tissue paper into small squares. Apply glue drops to the inside of the heart and press on the tissue paper squares.

If some of the tissue paper hangs over the heart you can cut off the extra. The last part is to apply glue drops on the tissue paper and press on the sequins. You do not have to add sequins but they are wonderful for fine motor development and also add a nice sparkle to the hearts.

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Heart Alphabet Sequence

1/30/2017

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heart alphabet sequence for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is a heart alphabet sequence that works on letter recognition and fine motor skills. I printed the hearts on cardstock paper ... cut them out and laminated them.

I set the hearts out along with a basket of clothes pins and the children hung them up on our classroom clothesline that I made by attaching the ends of the yarn on two hooks. You could also glue the hearts to craft sticks or use just the hearts by themselves.

In this activity children put the hearts in alphabetical order. You could also make a sequence match by printing two copies of each heart and having the children put the correct heart on top of the matching heart.

You can grab the patterns for free until Sunday February 5th ... after that they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added a heart number sequence.

heart number sequence for preschool and kindergarten

heart number sequence added to the member's section

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Fine Motor Hearts

2/5/2016

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fine motor hearts for preschool and kindergarten

I made a heart fine motor activity for one of our centers yesterday and the children really loved it. It was so easy to set up ... you just need large color paper clips and construction paper.

The paper clips I used were plastic coated and came in a pack of six different colors. I found mine at a grocery store but places like walmart ... the craft store ... and office supply stores should also sell them.

I made a heart pattern and traced around it on construction paper that matched the colors of the paper clips. I then cut the hearts out and laminated them.

I set the hearts out in a small basket along with the paper clips. The children then picked a heart and put the same color paper clips on the heart. Play continued until all of the paper clips had been put on the hearts.

fine motor hearts for prescool and kindergarten

Because paper clips are small items be sure to use supervision with children under the age of three and those still in the stages of putting items in their mouths. You can grab the heart pattern here.

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