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Save BIG by getting the Shape Popsicle Stick Pattern Cards in the Shape Bundle! Popsicle sticks aren’t just for popsicles! These popsicle stick task cards create a fun hands-on way for children to learn and practice their shapes. They print out two to a page, making them perfect for centers or one on one practice sessions. Tip: An easy way to get the popsicle sticks to stay together is to add a little bit of velcro to the ends of them. If you have never tried my products before, you can access

This fun St. Patrick's Day Flashlight Letters and Numbers game will get your kids excited to practice their literacy and numeracy skills. It is a hands-on activity that turns learning into a simple game kids love. In this activity, students will use a flashlight to find the hidden letter or number in the secret shamrocks. Once they have located the letter or number, they then will record their answer on the recording sheet of your choice! The flashlight letters and numbers cards are ideal for

These fun zoo dough mats are a great way for kids to work on fine motor and counting skills. With 12 fun zoo animal images to choose from, kids will roll, press and shape their dough. Once finished, they'll read the number on their zoo animals dough mat and "smash" or cover that many items. Combining play with learning. These mats are perfect for working with play dough. They are printed two per page and there are 2 file choices to choose from. File 1 consists of 2 of the same zoo animal mats

These fun St. Patrick's Day play dough mats can help children develop both fine motor and counting skills. With 14 fun St. Patrick's Day images to choose from, kids will roll, press and shape their dough. Once finished, they'll read the number on their St. Patrick's Day play dough mat and "smash" or cover that many items. Combining play with learning. These play dough mats are printed two per page and there are 2 file choices to choose from. File 1 consists of 2 of the same St. Patrick's Day

This colorful, fun and engaging snowman measurement activity is a perfect addition to your snow, winter or snowman theme! Kids will be measuring their snowmen using the manipulative of your choice - linking cubes, mini marshmallows, mini erasers or any other fun idea you have! They will then record their answers directly on the snowman measuring task cards or by using the included recording sheet. For an added task, you can ask the children to put the snowmen in order from shortest to talles

This fun Valentine's Day Flashlight Letters and Numbers game will get your kids excited to practice their literacy and numeracy skills. It is a hands-on activity that turns learning into a simple game kids love. In this activity, students will use a flashlight to find the hidden letter or number in the secret roses. Once they have located the letter or number, they then will record their answer on the recording sheet of your choice! The flashlight letters and numbers cards are ideal for engagi

This fun Flashlight Letters and Numbers game will get your kids excited to practice their literacy and numeracy skills. It is a hands-on activity that turns learning into a simple game kids love. In this activity, students will use a flashlight to find the hidden letter or number in the secret snow globes. Once they have located the letter or number, they then will record their answer on the recording sheet of your choice! The snow globe flashlight letters and numbers cards are ideal for engag

This Pumpkin Investigation activity is great for young and older students, alike! Students will be investigating pumpkins and learning more about them through a fun hands-on activity. Sections of the Pumpkin Investigation Activity: How the pumpkin looks: students will color and draw markings to represent how the pumpkin they are observing looks. The weight of the pumpkin: does it feel heavy like a rock or light like a feather?Sink or float experiment: students will watch as the pumpkin is drop

This St. Patrick's Day Game is so simple, but also fun! We always end up playing it again and again! It is the perfect way to bring hands-on learning to your student's day. I love to have this St. Patrick's Day game played in pairs so that two kids are facing off against each other. But, it also can be played as an individual game at their desks or in a center. Each child will get a board and a die. They will roll their die and then either cover or color the number they just rolled. They are o

Save BIG by getting the STEM Shapes with Toothpicks in the Shape Growing Bundle! Kids will enjoy building their shapes with this fun STEM shapes with toothpicks activity. Using play dough and toothpicks (or straws), children will build out 2D and 3D shapes. As children build out their shapes with toothpicks, they will be using fine motor and problem-solving skills. After the shapes have been built, kids will use their counting skills to determine the number of toothpicks or straws it took to b

Make graphing fun with this hands-on St. Patrick's Day Graphing activity! Children will sort, count and graph marshmallows from cereal. Which helps build early math skills in a fun way! This activity combines counting, sorting and graphing into a simple, low-prep math activity that preschool and kindergarten students love. It is perfect for math centers, small groups, individual work or St. Patrick's Day-themed lessons. How it WorksEach student receives a cup or baggie of cereal. They count

These dot marker printable numbers are a great way for students to work on their number recognition skills, while sneaking in some fine motor skills. The dot marker number mats can be used in a variety of ways. No prep: print the number sheets and provide a dot marker and crayons. Students will dab the numbers and then color the corresponding number boxes at the bottom of the page. Low-prep and repeatable: print and laminate the dot marker number mats and provide bingo chips. Students will pl

This Apple Investigation activity is great for young and older students, alike! Students will be investigating apples and learning more about them through a fun hands-on activity. Sections of the Apple Investigation Activity: How the apple looks: students will color and draw markings to represent how the apple they are observing looks. How the skin of the apple feels: does the apple feel bumpy like a walnut or smooth like a piece of paper?Sink or float experiment: students will watch as the ap

Save BIG by getting the Geoboard Shapes Task Cards in the Shape Growing Bundle! Geoboards are a fun way for children to practice building their shapes. Kids will enjoy being able to use their hands as they create the 2D shapes with rubber bands and geoboards. This geoboard shapes resource is print, cut and go. Other resources needed for this activity are geoboards (preferable the 5x5 boards) and different sized rubber bands. The geoboard shape task cards print 2 per page. Why geoboard shapes?

This submarine cube measurement activity is a perfect addition to your ocean, marine life or summer theme! Students will be measuring the submarines using snap cubes or any other manipulative of your choice. If you do not have manipulatives for measuring, there is an included "ruler" that can be used. Two recording sheets have been included. One designed for younger children, where they can select the correct number and put it in the corresponding box. And one for older students, where they c

Save BIG by getting the Feed the Bear 2D Shape Sorting Activity in the Shape Growing Bundle! These bears are hungry for some 2D shapes! Kids are going to love this hands-on shape sorting activity. There are two fun ways to use this resource. Option 1: Ideal when working one-to-one or with a small group of children. You can verbally ask children to feed the bear the shapes you want them to. Option 2: Ideal when working with a larger group of children or if you want to set it up as a center. The

The ocean color by numbers 1-10 bundle comes with 12 fun images for students to practice their numbers 0-10. This activity is great for fine motor skills and building number recognition. These ocean color by numbers 1-10 practice sheets were purposely designed to print two-per page. This gives younger students a better chance at being able to complete the activity, in the allotted timeframe. It also helps prevent fatigue that may come from coloring in larger boxes. Ways to use the Ocean Color

This fun apple measuring activity is perfect for any apple or fall theme. Apples are also a wonderful year-long activity! Kids will use linking cubes to measure the size of the baskets with apples in them. If you do not have linking cubes, I have also included an apple "ruler" to use. After children have measured their baskets, they will select the number that represents the number of cubes they used. Optionally, they can attach the number to the apple basket card using child-sized paper clips.

These popsicle stick activity mats offer a hands-on, engaging learning experience for little learners. Children will recreate the design they see on their mat, using popsicle sticks. As children recreate and place their popsicle sticks, they will be developing fine motor and patterning skills. The stick designs are "to size" for the skinny popsicle sticks, but slightly larger. This allows children to build directly on top of the mat, if needed. If building off the mat, you may use any popsic

Save BIG by getting the 2D Shape Posters in the Shape Bundle! These fun and colorful shape posters are a perfect way to display the shapes in the classroom or other educational space! This is a huge file of 16 2D shape posters, offered in 7 differing colors plus black and white. This will allow you the freedom to create your own patterns for the posters, use just one specific color, remove shapes you don't need and/or print the shape posters on colored paper (using the black and white files).