Category: Penguins

Puffy Paint Penguin

1/19/2018

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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Penguin Color Puzzles

1/17/2018

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penguin color puzzles for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is Penguin Color Puzzles for color recognition and fine motor skills. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper and and cut them out. I then laminated them and cut along the lines to make five pieces for each puzzle.

I set the puzzle pieces out on the table. You can either keep the puzzles grouped by color or mix them up to make them more challenging for the children to put each puzzle together.

You can grab the patterns below for free until Sunday January 21st ... after that date they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added Five Little Penguins for circle time.

penguin color puzzles

five little penguins for preschool and kindergarten

five little penguins for circle time added to the member's section

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Penguin Match

1/25/2017

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penguin match for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is a penguin match that works on color recognition and visual discrimination. It is also a great activity for fine motor development.

I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out and laminated all pieces. There are twelve color cards and sixteen pattern cards in this set.

In this activity children put the matching color or pattern circle on penguin card. Play continues until all penguins have been matched.

You can grab the patterns for free until Sunday January 29th ... after that they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added a penguin alpha pick and cover activity.

penguin alpha pick and cover for preschool and kindergarten

penguin alpha pick and cover added to the member's section

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Penguin Shape Tracers

1/18/2016

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penguin shape tracers for preschool and kindergarten

We are working a lot on shapes and pre-writing skills this month. I made penguin shape tracers for the children to use in our writing center. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper and cut them out.

I laminated all of the shape tracers and set them out with crayola washable markers. I made the tracers with the same shapes on them and then with mixed shapes on them. Children were free to choose which tracers they wanted to use.

In this activity children trace the shapes with washable markers. We then talk about what shapes are on each tracer. You can grab the patterns for free until Sunday January 24th ... after that they will only be available in the member's section which is where the penguin letter sequence can also be found.

penguin letter sequence added to the member's section

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Weekly Printable January 19th - 23rd

1/19/2015

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Penguin Number Clothespin Cards Fine Motor and Math Activity For Preschool and Kindergarten

The free daily printable this week is Penguin Number Clothespin Cards which is a great activity for number recognition as well as fine motor development. I printed the penguin number cards on cardstock paper and laminated them. I then set them out in a basket along with clothespins for the children to self-select.

Penguin Number Sequence Cards Fine Motor and Math Activity For Preschool and Kindergarten

In this activity children put the put a clothespin on the number that matches the number on the penguin. You can grab the patterns for free until Sunday January 25th ... after that they will only be available in the member's section.

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