Category: Writing Skills

Robot Shape Tracing

3/23/2017

I made some shape tracers to go along with our robot theme this week. I printed them out on cardstock paper ... cut them out and then laminated them. I put them out in our writing center along with some washable markers.

robot shape tracers for preschool and kindergarten

The children began by tracing the shapes with their fingers and then tracing them with the washable markers. Shape tracers are great for pre-writing and fine motor skills developement. You can grab the patterns below:

robot shape tracers **save and open file in adobe reader**

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Color Match and Trace

3/6/2017

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color match and trace for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is color match and trace which is great for color recognition and pre-writing skills. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out and laminated them.

I made color cards ... color word cards ... and color/color word matching cards. You can use the color and color word cards for matching as well. I set the color word cards out and children place the color cards on top of them.

I also made color word tracing cards in both black and white as well as color. Children trace the color words with their finger first and then with washable markers.

You can grab the patterns for free until Sunday March 12th ... after that they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added number match and trace cards.

color match and trace

number match and trace for preschool and kindergarten

number match and trace added to the member's section

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Teddy Bear Shape Tracers

8/3/2016

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teddy bear shape tracers for preschool and kindergarten

teddy bear color puzzles also added to the member's section

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.

shape tracers for preschool and kindergarten

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.

teddy bear color puzzles for preschool and kindergarten

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Butterfly Fine Motor Sheets

5/27/2016

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butterflyfine motor skills for preschool and kindergarten

I made a set of four butterfly themed learning sheets to work on both scissor and pre-writing skills. The patterns come in both black and white as well color so you have a choice of what to print.

butterfly fine motor sheets for preschool and kindergarten

I print the scissor skill sheets on regular paper for the children to cut and print the fine motor sheets on cardstock paper. I then laminate the cardstock sheets and set them out with washable markers. You can grab the patterns for free below.

butterfly fine motor sheets

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Dinosaur Shape Tracers

4/25/2016

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dinosaur shape tracers for preschool and kindergarten

dinosaur alpha tracers also added to the member's section

The free membership printable this week is Dinosaur Shape Tracers. This is a great activity for fine motor development and pre-writing skills. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out and then laminated them.

I set them out with some markers. We use crayola washables because they are easy to wipe off the laminated tracers.

The first step is to trace the shapes with their fingers. The children also try to name the shapes that are on each card.

dinosaur shape tracers for prescool and kindergarten

The children then trace around the shapes with markers. Play continues until all the shapes have been traced. You can grab the patterns for free until Sunday April 24th ... after that they will only be available in the member's section which is also where the dinosaur alpha tracers are located.

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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.