I made a teddy bear puzzle that I wanted to share with you.  I printed it on cardstock paper ... laminated it ... and cut along the lines.  The puzzle comes in four ... six ... and eight pieces so you can choose which is right for your early learners.  I have also included blank puzzle mats that the children can use as guides.

I mixed up the puzzle pieces and the children put the puzzles together.  The patterns come in black and white as well as color and part color (without the blue background).  You can grab the teddy bear puzzle by clicking the link below:

teddy bear puzzle

The free membership printable this week is teddy bear shape tracers.  I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out and laminated them. I then set them out along with washable markers.

Shape tracers are great for developing fine motor and writing skills as well as shape identification.  I have included an all black and white set ... a colored bear only version .... and a colored bear with colored shapes version so you have a choice in which to use with your early learners.

In this activity the children trace the shapes with their finger first and then with a washable marker.   You can grab the patterns for free until Sunday August 7th ... after that they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have add teddy bear color puzzles.

I've made teddy bear name tags that are great for cubbies ... desks ... lockers ... tables ... and for children to wear.  I'm pretty excited about these as they are editable which means you can type in your own names and even pick your font and font size if you want to.

I have included both black and white as well as color versions.  If you do not want to type in your own names you can hand write them on blank ones.

To add your own names you will need either adobe reader (free) or adobe acrobat pro ... this will not work with other pdf reader programs.

Open the file in your adobe program and scroll to the teddy bears with the words "name" on them.  Click in the blue box (don't worry the blue boxes will not print) and highlight the word with your mouse. Type the name you wish to enter and go to the next teddy bear and repeat.

To further customize your font you can press command+e on mac or control+e on a pc.  This well bring up the font properties box where you can change the font ... size and color.

teddy bear name tags

You can see a video on how to add your own text below:

The free membership printable this week is teddy bear alphabet clip cards which is a great activity for letter recognition and fine motor development. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out and laminated them.

I set the teddy bear alphabet cards in a basket along with clothespins. If you do not want to use clothespins I have included cover-up squares that can be used instead. 

In this activity children put the clothespin on the same letter that matches the letter on the teddy bear's tummy.  You can grab the patterns for free until Sunday August 9th ... after that they will only be available in the member's section.

I made teddy bear themed days of the week and months of the year strips that can be used in pocket charts or in your calendar centers.  We also do sequencing and matching with them. Just print ... cut ... and laminate.

Here is a song we sing for the days of the week:


(tune - the addams family)

days of the week (snap snap or clap clap)
days of the week (snap snap or clap clap)
days of the week 
days of the week
days of the week. (snap snap or clap clap)

there's Sunday and there's Monday
there's Tuesday and there's Wednesday
there's Thursday and there's Friday
and then there's Saturday

days of the week (snap snap or clap clap)
days of the week (snap snap or clap clap)
days of the week
days of the week
days of the week (snap snap or clap clap)


Here is a chant for the months of the year:

(tune - ten little Indians)

January February March and April
May June July August and September
October November and December 
these are the months of the year

You can download the patterns here.  Watch for my new days and months pack coming soon!!

We love using sliders!!  They can be made for several skill sets such as letters ... numbers ... and sight words.  I made teddy bear sliders to go along with this week's teddy bear theme.

I printed the patterns on cardstock paper and laminated them.  I then used an exacto knife to slice along the lines on the teddy bears.  I wrote the skill sets we were working on on the sliders and laminated those.

The children pulled the sliders through the teddy bears and identified what was on the teddy bears' tummies.  You can see a video of this activity here or by clicking below: