Category: Puzzles

Puppy Number Sequence Puzzles

3/7/2018

The free membership printable this week is Puppy Number Recognition Puzzles for number recognition and fine motor development. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... laminated them and cut along the lines.

I mixed up the puzzle strips and set them out. Children put them in numerical order. I made numbers 1-10 ... 11-20 ... and 21-30 puzzles.

You can grab the patterns below for free until Sunday March 11th ... after that date they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added a puppy roll count and cover activity.

puppy number sequence puzzles

puppy roll count and cover for preschool and kindergarten

puppy roll count and cover added to the member's section

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Shape Puzzles

2/20/2018

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shape puzzles for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is five pieces shape puzzles for shape recognition and fine motor development. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out and then laminated them. I then cut along the lines so that their were five strips for each puzzle.

I mixed up the puzzle strips before setting them out. The children found put the puzzle strips together to form the shapes. The puzzles come with both faces and no faces so you have a choice as to which to use.

You can grab the patterns below for free until Sunday February 25th ... after that date they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added a shape matching activity.

shape puzzles

shape matching for preschool and kindergarten

shape matching added to the member's section

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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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Ornament Number Puzzles

12/12/2017

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ornament number puzzles for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is Ornament Number Puzzles for letter recognition and review. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper and and cut them out.

I then cut along the line on each ornament to make two halves and laminated all of the pieces. I mixed up the pieces and set them out for the children.

In this activity the children find the two halves with the same number and put them together to form the ornament. Play continues until all numbers have been matched.

You can grab the patterns below for free until Sunday December 17th ... after that date they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added a reindeer color match.

ornament number puzzles

ornament alphabet puzzles for preschool and kindergarten

ornament alphabet puzzles added to the member's section

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Owl Puzzles

11/3/2017

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owl puzzles for preschool and kindergarten

I made an eight piece owl strip puzzle that I wanted to share with you this week. I print the pattern on cardstock paper ... cut along the lines and then laminated the pieces.

owl puzzle for preschool and kindergarten

I attached magnets to the back of the puzzle strips (one on each end)and the children put the puzzles together on a metal cookie sheets. I have also included blank and shadow puzzle guides. Click on the link below to download:

owl puzzles

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Fall Leaf Puzzles

9/19/2017

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fall leaf puzzles for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is Fall Leaf Puzzles for visual discrimination and color recognition. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out and laminated them. I then cut along the line on each leaf to make two halves.

I separated the leaves into two halves and put them into two baskets. I have included twenty pattern leaf puzzles and twelve color leaf puzzles.

In this activity the children find the two halves and put them together to form a leaf. Play continues until all puzzle pieces have been matched.

You can grab the patterns below for free until Sunday September 24th ... after that they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added a fall leaf color sort.

fall leaf puzzles
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