Practically Pre-K

Encourage your little construction workers to build letters with this easy prep activity! Pair the included printable with golf tees, toy hammers, and a Dollar Tree garden kneeler for fine motor, literacy, and role-playing fun! Includes: 2 Differentiations for each letter: Fewer Holes & More Holes -UPPERCASE letters -lowercase letters Each letter is set on a half-page. There are 2 of the same letter on each page to make it easy to prep specific letters for small groups. Or, print the whole s

Enhance your lima bean or seed growing lab with this observational journal, printable sprout house, and extras! Students will create their own lima sprouting greenhouse, use their observational skills to document the growth of their lima bean, sequence the steps of a seed sprouting, and dissect a soaked lima bean. Each Journal Booklet Includes: ❶ Cover ❷ Seed Dissection Observation Page (Just soak beans overnight and pull the two halves apart to observe the baby plant growing inside.) ❸ Growth

Glide into handwriting skills with an ice skating themed salt tray that is ready for winter 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 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. Includes:26 Uppe

This back to school activity is a great way to get to know new friends! Complete these All About Me booklets at home or school! I took these blank booklets to my home visits and left them with my students to fill out and bring to school on the first day. We'll enjoy reading them as we get to know our new friends! The 8 Booklet Pages Include: -Cover Page - I am _ years old! -This is my family. -My favorite color is __. -My favorite toy is ___. -My favorite food is __. -I like to ___. -I am

Enhance your ant farm experience with this observational journal! Students will build their skills in observational drawings as they learn the parts of an ant and document the ants' progress in tunneling. Each Journal Booklet Includes: ❶ Cover ❷ Ant Body Observational Drawing Page ❸ Ant Farm Observation Page (1) ❹ Ant Farm Observation Page (2) ❺ Additional Ant Farm Observation Pages that can be added inside the booklet to extend the number of days your wish to record observations Download Al

Pair these Valentine's chocolate 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 / Letter B

Help Pete put all of the buttons back on his shirt! Spin the spinner, then place that many buttons on your shirt. But what if a button pops off again? It's still all good! Learn resilience through a playful activity that allows you to act out the character trait illustrated in the Pete the Cat books! Download includes: -Both 4 button and 10 button mat options -Multiple spinner options for differentiation (numerals 0-3, subitizing only, numerals only, addition and subtraction: -1, +1, -2, +2) -Te

Foster the connection between home and school with a weekly game night rotation! Each of your students will have a turn to take home an included classroom math game once a week! This system has been a hit in my classroom over the past school year and includes both the folder labels and instructions, as well as the top 4 math game sets that are favorites both during small group time and as game night choices! What's Included: 1)Teacher Page: Materials Needed, Prep Info, & How-To's 2) Game Nigh

Bake up a batch of autumn fine motor, math, and dramatic play fun with the Pumpkin Puff Bake Shop! Ice cube trays and craft store 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) -working with 10 frames -meaningful counting -color names -fine motor -counting -visual discrimination -one-to-one correspondence -patterning -matching -lis

Build, Trace, and Write your name! These editable name mats make it easy to prep a class set that can be used for small groups, in centers, and also make an excellent and affordable class gift! Just type your class list into the input form, and the mats will automatically personalize for each of your students! Type in all uppercase or standard case to match you handwriting approach. (Heads up that lowercase letter "t" has a curve at the bottom. If that is a dealbreaker for you, do not purcha

This Winter Ice Fishing activity will also build initial sound skills and letter recognition! It's a letter sort that is sure to become a favorite! A simple gift box becomes an ice fishing pond when combined with the included printables and a pencil fishing rod! Print the pages related to the letters you are working on in your classroom (2-4 letter sets at a time recommended), then go fishing! Sort your catch into the labeled buckets as you go! A set of printables is included for every letter

Can you find and stamp all of the letter (Aa)s with a playdough pepperoni? This set of pizza playdough letter stamping mats delivers more than my usual sets because it includes specific mats customized for every single letter of the alphabet! This find-and-stamp activity is the perfect go-to for letter small group activities all year long! I use them in my small group station rotations to develop skills in letter recognition and visual discrimination, letter sounds and beginning sounds, upper

Your little pumpkins will have a blast sorting out their own pumpkin patch 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 the scarecrows with the letter sort, beginning sound sort, or both

Your postal workers will work on letters and sounds while delivering mail! Print the pages related to the letters you are working on in your classroom (2-4 letter sets at a time recommended). Use as a pocket chart or tape mail boxes to cereal boxes and cut a slit! Deliver the mail to the corresponding mailboxes! 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, begin

Pair these apple playdough mats with letter stamps and dough for some early literacy fun! The apple theme makes them a perfect choice for back-to-school and fall! 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)Upper Case Letter Matching (5 Mats) Beginning So

Print these easy prep roll-and-write sheets, pick up a $1 pack of blank cubes, and you are set with a go-to activity to pull out for small groups or literacy centers for the rest of the school year! Students roll the die, then record the result on their paper. Keep playing until your paper is full! To prep, just write your chosen content on the dice cubes, print your choice of themed roll and write mat, and set out some fun writing utensils. I use a permanent marker to write the focus letters fo

Pair these pumpkin 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)Upper Case Le

Scaffold your students into rhyming bingo fun with this set of differentiated boards! 1) 3 Beginner Sets: Introduce your students to rhyming pairs with these color coded sets. Every board has a match for every calling card, ensuring everyone has a chance to respond (and making it easy to facilitate and check student responses). 2) 1 Advanced Bingo Set: This cumulative set puts together all the rhymes the students have become familiar with through the beginner sets into one competitive, true

Reinforce Numerals 1-6 while stacking up a sweet peanut butter and jelly sandwich! Roll 3 dice or spin the included spinner to find out where to place your 3 block "sandwich fixings" on the piece of bread. How many slices high can you go? This fun set is perfect for math small groups or centers! It includes: 1) How to Play Card 2) 12 Sandwich Slices featuring numerals 1-6 3) Optional Spinners (or play with dice) 4) Recording Sheets to track your stacks! 5) Silly Sandwich Song to sing in c

Bake up a batch of fine motor, math, and dramatic play fun with the Pom Pom Bake Shop! 3 simple Dollar Tree materials transform into a lot of learning fun with the included printables! As students use tongs to fill orders in the trays, they will practice skills in:-numeral recognition (1-5) -meaningful counting -color names -fine motor -counting -visual discrimination -one-to-one correspondence -matching -listening -social skills -print holds meaning -representing information graphically Downl