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7 Fine Motor Activities for Fall [Two Free Printables]

Check out these fun and exciting fine motor activities for fall. Perfect for kids and your Halloween theme, pumpkin theme, or fall theme unit and lesson plans in the preschool and pre-k classroom. These pumpkin theme activities are great for the occupational therapy room as well. Keep little hands busy with these pumpkin activities. #preschool #prek #pumpkinactivities #finemotoractivities #halloweenactivities

Here are 7 fun and exciting fine motor activities for fall. Perfect Halloween, pumpkin, and Autumn fine motor activities for kids in preschool, pre-k, tot school and kindergarten.

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Apples on Top: Make a Class Apple Counting Book [Free Template]

Here are some free printables to help you make an apple counting book for your kids. Kids will enjoy reading this fun numbers book because it features pictures of them. Perfect for your apple theme, back to school theme, Johnny Appleseed theme unit or lesson plans. The apple activity is also a perfect add to your study of Dr. Seuss and his Ten Apples on Top book. Make the book in your literacy centers then read it during circle time or add to your class library. #applesactivities #preschool

Here is a free printable to help you make an apple counting book for your kids. The book is a perfect addition to your apple theme lesson plans and your kids will enjoy reading this book over and over because it features pictures of them.

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Apple Math Activities for Kids: 7 Math Activities with Numbered Apples [Free Printable]

Check out all the ways you can use these apple free printables for apple math activities with your kids in preschool, pre-k and kindergarten. Perfect for your apples theme, Johnny Appleseed study, BTS theme or harvest theme units and lesson plans. Kids will love the hands-on learning ideas to learn numbers, counting, comparing numbers, etc. Perfect for your early childhood math centers, here are even math game ideas. #appletheme #preschoolmath #preschool

Ideas for apple math activities for your kids. This article includes free numbered apple circles and many ideas to us them. Perfect for your apple theme units and lesson plans.

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Printable Sticky Notes : Graphing Ideas for Preschool

Create custom printable sticky notes with these free printables templates. Add kids' photos and names to the sticky notes and use them for graphing activities, math activities, name activities and additional activities for preschool and pre-k

Create custom printable sticky notes with these templates. You can easily add kids’ photos and names to the sticky notes and use them for graphing and other activities in your preschool class.

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How to Make Name Activities with Free Printable Name Cards

Your kids will love this free printable name activity. Make a name matching set and kids can match pictures with written names. Perfect activity idea for back to school or the beginning of the school year....it helps with learning the names of friends along with spelling, beginning sounds, letter and name recognition. You students will love these activities during the first week and throughout the year in your early childhood literacy centers and writing centers. #preschool #nameactivities

Name activities can help kids get to know each other at the beginning of the year. Use my templates to make your own name matching game and use them for a variety of literacy activities with your kids.

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How to Make Simple Name Puzzles that Your Kids will Love

You can make your own name puzzles with plastic bottle caps and recycled containers. Use the free name activity when teaching young children to recognize their names. The activity will also help them with spelling their name. Plus, you can use them for many different literacy activities. Ideas for use include a daily sign in procedure, CVC word activities or sight word activities for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. Use this fun name activity in your early childhood literacy centers.

You can make your own name puzzles with plastic bottle caps and recycled containers. Use the puzzles to teach kids to recognize and spell their names, plus use them for many different literacy activities.

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Name Cards: Make Name Cards for Your Word Wall

Use this free template to make name cards for your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten word wall. The free printables are great for your writing center, circle time activities, literacy centers. Great for name spelling, name recognition and name writing, and phonemic awareness activities when teaching in an early childhood classroom. Use the fun name cards in pocket charts, on bulletin boards too. Children will especially love that they can see their pictures and names on your word wall.

Kids love seeing their name cards up on your classroom word wall. Use the free templates in to make your own name cards. Kids will enjoy using the name cards for a variety of literacy activities.

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Make a Game Spinner with a Brad and Paperclip

Make a game spinner with a brad and a paperclip.  This article contains a printable spinner and video tutorial showing how to make an inexpensive spinner with simple office supplies....perfect for making spinners for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, early childhood, and elementary learning games.

Did you know that you can make a game spinner with a couple supplies from the office supply store?

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Are you looking for a fun Valentine's Day activity for kids? Use this free printable for fine motor and scissor skills practice. Kids can cut out paper hearts and use a hole punch to complete them. Perfect for your preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, or SPED classroom. A great addition to your Valentine's Day theme or February theme units or lesson plans. Use to decorate your room or even as a Valentine party activity. #preschool #Valentinesdayactivities #finemotor #scissorskills
Your kids will love running their fingers over these fun tactile letters. Find lots of ideas to make DIY tactile cards for your literacy learning centers. Perfect for teaching the alphabet to kids in preschool and pre-k classroom. Better than sandpaper....this is a fun sensory experience. The ideas will work for sight words as well. #preschool #alphabetactivities #sensoryactivities

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