Practically Pre-K

Enhance your chicken egg incubation experience with this science lab journal!  Students will build their skills in observational drawings, representational thought, and non-standard units of measurement as they delight in the awe-inspiring miracle of hatching chicks! Each Journal Booklet Includes: ❶Cover ❷Chicken Life Cycle Sequencing Page & Sequencing Cards ❸Incubator Observation Page ❹Egg Candling Observation Page (Week 1 & Week 3) ❺Hatching Chick Observation Page ❻Day-Old Chick Observation P

Pair these gingerbread mats with letter stamps and playdough for some early literacy fun! Place a ball of playdough on the mat, then stamp the playdough with a corresponding letter stamp. (Or use on real baking sheets with magnetic letters) Differentiate the activity for a variety of learners and skills with the selection of playdough mats included: Lower Case Letter Matching (5 Mats)Upper Case Letter Matching (5 Mats) Beginning Sounds (5 Mats)CVC Word Stamping / Letter Box Mat

Pair these Thanksgiving turkey playdough mats with letter stamps and dough for some early literacy fun! Put fine motor and sensory skills to work as you practice letter matching, beginning sounds, or even CVC words! Place a ball of playdough on the mat, then stamp the playdough with a corresponding letter stamp. (Or use with magnetic letters) Differentiate the activity for a variety of learners and skills with the selection of playdough mats included:Lower Case Letter Matching (5 Mats)U

Place gifts under the Christmas or holiday tree while also building initial sound skills and letter recognition! Attach the included printables to craft sticks, then stick them into a sensory bin or small bins with filler to sort by letter and sound. A set of printables is included for every letter of the alphabet so you can mix and match to target the letters you are working on in your classroom! Use as a letter sort, beginning sound sort, or both to differentiate for your learners! Include

Decorate a Christmas wreath while working in some fine motor, math, and dramatic play fun with the Christmas Wreath Workshop! 10-well Paint Palettes and pom poms transform into a lot of learning fun with the included task cards and dramatic play printables! As students use tongs to fill orders in the trays, they will practice skills in:-numeral recognition (1-9) -making sets -working with 10 frames -meaningful counting -color names -fine motor -counting -visual discrimination -one-to-one corr

These winter and Christmas themed pom pom task cards are designed to pair with the adorable trio of tic-tac-toe boards from Dollar Tree- Penguin, Santa, and Snowman! Build fine motor skills as you use pom poms and tweezers to fill up your board to match the task card. (A blank printable "tray" is included in case you aren't able to hunt one down- glue bottle caps in the spaces to hold the pom poms.) Download Includes:3 Sets of Task Cards (Santa Set, Penguin Set, Snowman Set) Each Set Incudes:

Pair these St. Patrick's Day mats with letter stamps and playdough for some early literacy fun! Place a ball of playdough on the mat, then stamp the playdough with a corresponding letter stamp. (Or use on baking sheets with magnetic letters) Differentiate the activity for a variety of learners and skills with the selection of playdough mats included:Lower Case Letter Matching (5 Mats)Upper Case Letter Matching (5 Mats) Beginning Sounds (5 Mats)CVC Word Stamping

These Valentine themed pom pom task cards are designed to pair with the adorable bear and puppy tic-tac-toe boards from Dollar Tree! Pretend to fill Valentine's Day candy orders! Build fine motor, visual discrimination, and counting skills as you use pom poms and tweezers to fill up your board to match the task card. (A blank printable "tray" is included in case you aren't able to hunt one down- glue bottle caps in the spaces to hold the pom poms.) Download Includes:18 Color Matching/ Visual D

Bake up a batch of handwriting skills with a Gingerbread themed salt tray that is ready for holiday small groups or writing center activities! Salt trays are one of my favorite activities for bringing sensory, fine motor, handwriting, and letter and number recognition together! Add some salt or colored sand into a divided food container, and prop these cards up in the smaller section. Use a paint brush or your finger to copy the shown letter, number, or shape into the salt, revealing the mat

These Christmas pom pom task cards are designed to pair with the adorable Santa shaped tic-tac-toe boards from Dollar Tree! Build fine motor skills as you use pom poms and tweezers to fill up your board to match the task card. My 4K students LOVE this activity! (A blank printable "tray" is included in case you aren't able to hunt one down- glue bottle caps in the spaces to hold the pom poms.) Download Includes:18 Color Matching Task Cards 18 Number Task Cards Blank, Color-Your-Own-Design Cards

Grow handwriting skills with a Thanksgiving Turkey themed salt tray that is ready for fall small groups or writing center activities! Salt trays are one of my favorite activities for bringing sensory, fine motor, handwriting, and letter and number recognition together! Add some salt or colored sand into a divided food container, and prop these cards up in the smaller section. Use a paint brush or your finger to copy the shown letter, number, or shape into the salt, revealing the mat below. I