I made a scarecrow number match for number identification and fine motor skills. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper and laminate them. I have included both black and white as well as color patterns for this activity so you have a choice of what to print.

I have included numbers 1-30 in this activity. You may want to start with numbers 1-5 or 1-10 for younger children just starting out with learning numbers. I separate the scarecrows from the fall corn and put them in two piles but you can also mix them together.

In this activity children pick a scarecrow and then find the fall corn with the same number and clip them together with a clothespin (we used mini ones). For self-checking have the children clip the two cards back to back so the number is visible on both sides.

This activity is currently located in the member's section which is also where I have added:

scarecrow alphabet match cards

We are working on fine motor turkey activities this week and I wanted to share them with you. You can use the patterns to trace around on construction paper or cardstock paper. You can also free cut the turkey pieces and glue them together.

Both buttons and pony beads are excellent to use for this activity. Children can place them on the matching color turkey feathers. Because of their size pony beads provide a little more of a challenge for the children to pick up and hold which really helps those fine motor skills.

We also use mini clothespins that the children attach to the turkey feathers. I would recommend laminating the turkey for durability when using buttons ... clothespins ... or the pony beads.

These turkeys also make the cutest fine motor craft projects. We put glue in a small container along with qtips. The children dab glue onto the feathers and then press the sequins on the glue dots.

Children can also cut or tear tissue paper into small squares and scrunch them. They then glue the tissue paper on to the feathers.

You can see a video of all the activities along with how I made the turkey by clicking the image below. The patterns are also located below.

fine motor turkey pattern

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As a thank you to my newsletter subscribes I made turkey puzzles that are available on the newsletter download page. I have sent an email out to subscribers with the link so be sure to check your spam and junk folders if you did not get it. If you are not a newsletter subscriber you can become one here and download exclusive newsletter printables. 

The puzzles come in four ... six ... and eight pieces. I have also included puzzle mats and guides that can be used with them and as usual I have made the puzzles in both black and white and color.

We often use velcro on the back of the puzzle pieces and on the puzzle mats so that they do not slide around. Self-adhesive magnets also work great when doing the puzzles on a metal tray.

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I made a turkey roll and cover for math and fine motor skills. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper and laminate them. I have included both black and white as well as color patterns for this activity so you have a choice of what to print.

The black and white patterns can be used with any kind of cover ups but we used dot markers. I made blank mats ... numbers 1-6 to be used with one die and numbers 2-12 to be used with two.

For the color mats we used playdough which I purchased from amazon. You can also use buttons or pom poms and I have also included cover up circles that you can cut out and laminate.

In this activity children roll the dice and cover up either the same number of circles if using the blank mat or they cover up the same number on the mat if using the numbered mats. Play continues until all circles or numbers have been covered.

This activity is currently located in the member's section which is also where I have added:

turkey letter sorting cards

I made a pumpkin color match for color recognition and fine motor skills. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out and laminated them. I have included pumpkin cards with and without color names as well as pumpkin cards with matching name strips.

For the pumpkin cards with out names we placed objects were the same color on the pumpkins. We used buttons that I purchased from amazon but if you do not have matching objects I have also included color circles that can be printed out and laminated.

The pumpkin cards with the color names work the same way as the ones without names. The cards can also be used for a match and clip activity. Print two copies of the cards and have children pick a card and then find the match card and clip them together.

For the pumpkin cards with a blank space and name strips the children put the matching names on the same color pumpkin. We used velcro to secure the pieces.

This activity is currently located in the member's section which is also where I have added:

fall matching cards

I made a fall pencil match activity for visual discrimination and fine motor skills. I printed two sets of the pencils on cardstock paper and cut them out and then laminated them. 

There are twenty-seven different pencils for the children to match. In this activity children pick pencil and then find the matching pencil and clip them together. We use mini clothespins to clip our pencils together.

To make this  activity self checking print out  one set each of the pencils facing the opposite direction and have the children clip the pencils together back to back so the same patterns can be seen on both sides.

This activity is currently located in the member's section which is also where I have added:

pencil sight word match