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School Friends Number Match

9/6/2017

The free membership printable this week is school friends number match for number recognition and review. I printed the school mat on cardstock paper and laminated it. I made two copies of the number squares and cut them out and laminated them.

I separated the numbers into two piles and set them out along with the school mat. I also mixed up the numbers in each pile so that they were not in order. I attached a self-adhesive magnet to the back of each number square to make the squares easier to pick up and sort through. The magnets add a little weight to the squares and make them harder to slide around once they are on the mat.

In this activity the children put a number card on the blank square on the left and then find the matching number card and put it on the blank square on the right. Play continues until all number squares have been matched.

You can grab the patterns for free until Sunday September 10th ... after that they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added the school friends letter match.

school friends number match

school friends letter match for preschool and kindergarten

school friends letter match added to the member's section

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All About Me Book

9/5/2017

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all about me book for preschool and kindergarten

During the first week of school we make "all about me" books and read them at circle time so the children can get to know each other a bit better. This year I finally go a chance to update my book and I wanted to share it with you.

The book includes the following pages:

cover page - child colors person to look like them

my name Is - write and decorate name

this Is my picture - glue picture of child

this Is my handprint - trace around and color or paint and press

my favorite colors - color in the three circles

I know these letters - cut and glue letters child can identify

I know these numbers - cut and glue numbers child can identify

I know these shapes -cut and glue shapes child can identify

I know these colors - cut and glue colors child can identify

this Is my family - draw and color a picture of family

my favorite foods - cut and glue images (magazine or internet search)

my favorite animals - cut and glue images (magazine or internet search)

You do not need to complete all of the pages of the book especially with younger children. I intentionally left out a page for the child's phone number as well as an address page to protect the child's identity in case the book gets lost. You can grab the book pattern below:

all about me book

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Apple Number Sequence Puzzles

8/29/2017

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apple number sequence puzzles for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is apple number sequence puzzles. I printed them on cardstock paper and cut along the lines to make ten puzzle strips.

I laminated the puzzle strips and mixed them up. The puzzles come in both black and white as well as part color and full color. I made numbers 1-10 and numbers 11-20.

In this activity children put the puzzle strips in numerical order. You can grab the patterns for free until Sunday September 3rd ... after that they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added ten apple fine motor sheets.

apple number sequence puzzles

apple fine motor sheets for preschool and kindergarten

ten apple fine motor sheets added to the member's section

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September Number Tracing Calendar

8/28/2017

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september number tracing calendar and other september items for preschool and kindergarten

School starts next week for most of us in Wisconsin and I can't believe how fast the summer has gone by!! Here is September's number tracing calendar along with calendar numbers ... daily reports and other September items.

number tracing calendar

calendar numbers and other items

days and months

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Baby Animal Name Tags

8/15/2017

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baby animal name tags for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is baby animal name tags. I made the tags editable so you can type names on the cards instead of handwriting them. You will need to open the file in adobe reader in order to take advantage of typing in the names. To learn how to change the font and size of the the text please see the video below:

changing fonts and font size in an editable pdf

The tags can also be used for cubby ... locker ... desk tags as well as attendance cards. There are twelve different baby animals to choose from and you have your choice of black and white ... part color and full color.

You can grab the patterns for free until Sunday August 20th ... after that they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added twelve baby animal cover-ups.

baby animal name tags

video: how to change fonts and font size in an editable pdf

baby number cover-ups for preschool and kindergarten

baby animal cover-ups added to the member's section

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Pencil Alphabet Puzzles

8/7/2017

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pencil alphabet puzzles for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is pencil alphabet puzzles for letter recognition and review. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper and cut them out. I then cut on the line in the center of each puzzle to make two halves and laminated all pieces.

I separated the eraser halves from the pencil tip halves and mixed up the letters in each pile. I made upper to upper ... lower to lower ... upper to lower case puzzles.

In this activity the children pick a pencil half and then find the other half with the same letter. Play continues until pencil halves have been matched.

You can grab the patterns for free until Sunday August 13th ... after that they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added the pencil number puzzles.

pencil alphabet puzzles