I made penguin heart number cards for number recognition and review as well as fine motor development. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out and then laminated them.

There are a variety of ways the number cards can be used. We love to use them for match and clip activities. The children find the two penguin cards with the same numbers and then clip them together with a large plastic paper clip or a clothes pin.

Another activity we use the cards for is sequencing. We glue craft sticks on to the back of the cards and the children put the cards in numerical order. This can be made into a matching activity by making two sets of the penguin cards.

For identification i attach the cards to book rings. one set for the ones the children can identify and another for the ones they are still working on.

As of 2022 this activity can be found in the member's section which is also where I have added Penguin Heart Alphabet Cards.

It is so cold here that even the penguins wear sweaters!! I made a number sequence match for number recognition and review. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper and cut them out. I also laminated them for durability.

I set the penguin number cards and number circles out along with craft sticks.  I used velcro on the cards ... circles and craft sticks.

In this activity the children put the penguin number cards in numerical order and then put the matching number circles beneath the penguin cards.  Play continued until all numbers were put and order and matched.  You can also do this activity without matching and just have it be a straight sequencing activity.

As of 2022 this activity can be found in the member's section which is also where I have added penguin alphabet sequence match.

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

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Here are some penguin 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.

As of 2022 this activity can be found in the member's section. which is also where I have added Five Little Penguins for circle time.

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. As of 2022 this activity can be found in the member's section which is where the penguin letter sequence can also be found.