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Fine Motor: Tracing SkillsFarm animal tracing will allow your students to build fine motor skills, increase hand-eye coordination, and increase pencil control and grip! With all of the technology use fine motor skills are being forgotten. With these simple, no prep pages students can write on these with a pencil, rainbow write using multiple colors, put the sheets in page protectors for repeated use with dry erase markers, etc. You can also go one step farther and use small manipulatives to plac

Back to school can be a busy time for educators. Finding those beginning of the year resources can take some of the stress out of planning. Included in this bundle are all the resources, activities, and forms I use to get started back in the classroom after summer break. Activities included can be used for the first 10 days of school when emotions are high and the little learners are adjusting to the new routines. Emotion play dough mats and check in charts are great to practice self regulation

12 Month Calendar Tracing. Calendar tracing is great to include in a morning meeting routine. Students are able to practice handwriting skills, number recognition, and routines. Print these out, place them on a clipboard and students bring their clipboard and something to write with to the carpet so we can talk about the dates. *These are updated each year! You will receive a notification when the updated dates are out!* For more back to school resources check out the links below! Back to Schoo

Upper case dot marker set in black and white for easy print and use. Perfect for Prescool, Pre-k, and Kindergarten use as students work on letter recognition. They can be used with dot markers or small manipulatives that students put on each circle. Also included are two sets of upper case alphabet cards. One set is black and white and the other set is in color. These are perfect to include in the writing center as a reference point or for a small sand writing center where students pick a card a

Easy back to school activity! At the beginning of the year we need something that is simple to prepare but beneficial to our students. Little learners need to build hand strength to be able to properly hold a pencil, color, use scissors, etc. Playing with play dough is a great opportunity for muscle building and such great fun for students. Included is a homemade play dough recipe that can be made as a group and then the mats can be laminated or put into sheet protectors for repeated use. The ma

Hands on practice is the best practice! Print then laminate or place in a plastic sleeve for students to use with play dough. In my classroom this is used as a center activity and a small group activity when the words are being introduced. This is also great work for students to work on their fine motor skills. Words included: the and it said up is to you in for look red go little can big my not see where we he down me that was she but at with have on all of so yes from eat are

Looking for a great activity to practice number identification and number recognition? This activity can be printed in black and white or color. If printed in color the activity can be laminated and students can use dry erase markers for repeated use. The activities can be made into a game or individual activity for students to complete. Great for also practicing following directions! Included in this set: Find the Number Color the Numbers Number Tracers Check out other great activities: Coconut

These Valentine's themed coloring pages are perfect for morning work, choice time, art center, early finishers, and more. Simple black and white printing for low prep classroom work. 7 coloring pages for Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and more! Check other great Holiday items! Valentine's Geoboard GuidesBee Mine Activities

This activity can be used as a small group visual aid, morning work, or just reinforcing pattern skills. Students are able to color in the black and white pictures to create their pattern.