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January 8, 2016 By Nicole Franklin · 1 Comment

Counting Hearts Busy Bag {free printable!}

If you’re anything like me, sometimes you need a quick independent activity (either at home or in the classroom!).  In my preschool classroom, I have an assistant teacher with me for half of the morning. That means during the other half of the morning, it’s just me with twelve 3 year-olds.  I still like to offer activities, like busy bags, that are super fun and

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December 30, 2015 By Nicole Franklin · Leave a Comment

Snow Day Count & Clip Cards

We don’t see snow where we live, but it’s the time of the year when lots of other colder places are seeing snow!  When I was little, playing in the snow was so fun.  We lived on a hill that was perfect for sledding across our yard – just like the cute sledding friends on our free printable Snow Day Count & Clip Cards! Preschoolers

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December 16, 2015 By Nicole Franklin · Leave a Comment

13 Printable Winter Break Preschool Boredom Busters

The countdown to Christmas and winter break is on! Our Printable Winter Break Preschool Boredom Busters are our go-to gift for toddlers and preschoolers to keep them busy and learning when school is on break.  Even though everyone seems all happy and cheerful now, 1 to 2 weeks off over winter break inevitably causes boredom and maybe even a little fighting between siblings.    

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September 17, 2015 By Nicole Franklin · Leave a Comment

Pumpkin Alphabet Puzzles

Practicing letter matching will be so fun with this set of free printable pumpkin puzzles!  Preschoolers and kindergarteners can sharpen their upper and lower case recognition skills while putting together broken pumpkins.  Busy bags at home (or table top learning centers at school) can be used while older siblings are doing homework or during a quiet time during the day.  The great thing about printable

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August 31, 2015 By Nicole Franklin · Leave a Comment

Apple Seed Counting Cards

Practicing number identification and counting with one-to-one correspondence is so much fun with this set of Apple Seed Counting Cards!   Apple Seed Counting Cards Apple seeds are so tiny that they can help develop and strengthen those fine motor muscles in preschoolers each time they are pinched and picked up.  Using apple seeds is a way to add a fun and even real dimension

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July 2, 2015 By Nicole Franklin · 12 Comments

Shape Match Clip Cards

This set of shape match clip cards is a definite must-try activity for all toddlers and preschoolers!  Practicing shape identification and matching is so much fun with this set of Smiley Shape Match Clip Cards! This activity is set up for young children to succeed at matching shapes while gaining confidence and strengthening fine motor skills.  Children can use simple visual discrimination to match the smiley

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June 22, 2015 By Nicole Franklin · 2 Comments

Preschool Trace & Count Number Cards {free printable!}

Teach preschoolers all about numbers and build their confidence too! Learning to count, mastering 1:1 correspondence (counting one number for each object), and number recognition doesn’t always come easily to young learners. Using activities to build confidence can set preschoolers up for success instead of frustration.  In my own classroom, we have used our watermelon counting cards and our butterfly count and clip cards while teaching

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June 9, 2015 By Nicole Franklin · 1 Comment

Short Vowel {CVC} Word Popcorn Game (free printable!)

Building words and practicing letter sounds is so fun with our Popcorn Word Game! Older preschoolers and kindergarteners can use their letter sound skills to spell short vowel CVC {consonant-vowel-consonant} words.  These kind of words help build confidence in early readers because each sound is heard when saying and stretching the sounds. Printable busy bags {or learning centers in the classroom} are a great way

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May 7, 2015 By Nicole Franklin · 7 Comments

Printable Watermelon Counting Cards

The preschool year is winding down and summer is just around the corner!  Summer brings pool parties, camp-outs, lazy days, and if your family is anything like ours…lots of watermelon!  The Printable Watermelon Counting Cards {download at the end of the post} will fit into teaching about the letter Ww, numbers and counting, and any summer thematic unit.   Affiliate links included in this post.

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April 4, 2015 By Nicole Franklin · 15 Comments

Butterfly Count & Clip Number Cards

Independent learning activities are always a hit in my preschool class!  We have been working on counting different kinds of things (besides just the numbers on the calendar) like frog jumps, egg shakes, bunny hops, ball bounces, and more!  Each time, we use the same method. The kids have learned to point and count (or hop and count…shake and count…etc) so that the counting is

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