In just a few weeks, there will be lots of back to school planning going on! Teachers will be prepping classrooms and parents will be prepping kids to be ready for the new school year. To save both some prep time, I created a printable school house and school bus color matching puzzles as an easy to put together busy bag or independent center activity for home or the classroom!
Printable activities are an easy way to set up low prep learning fun for young children!
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School Bus Color Matching Puzzles
Supplies:
- Color Match Puzzles
- Cardstock or printer paper
- Scissors
The set of free learning puzzles are low prep and include 9 colors — red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, brown, and gray.
Print the puzzles on cardstock, cut apart, mix up the pieces, and play! If you are laminating the puzzles, laminate them before cutting apart. Printing on cardstock will also make them sturdier.
The puzzles are the perfect size for preschoolers’ and kindergarteners’ little hands. Each puzzle is different, so there is no confusion at which pieces belong with which puzzle. This helps set little learners up for success. This also allows for this to become an independent activity after the initial introduction to how the puzzles work!
The printable puzzles work on visual discrimination skills when determining which puzzle shape matches with other pieces. Color matching and sorting skills are strengthened when each school bus, school house, and color word are matched together correctly. Young learners can practice recognizing and reading color words like big kids!
After the puzzle fun is over for the day, store the puzzle pieces in a resealable freezer bag, a clear page protector to add to a binder full of other busy bags, or a plastic pencil box that can be found in the school supplies aisle!
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Back to School Mapping Our Classroom // Liz’s Early Learning Spot
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Free Back to School Memory Book // DIY Farm Wife
Flower Craftivity // Fairy Poppins
Free Alphabet Book // The Kindergarten Connection
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DIY Name Stamps // Preschool Inspirations
Grab your own set of our free printable color matching school bus puzzles!
Download the COLOR MATCHING SCHOOL BUS PUZZLES ——-> {HERE}
My Bored Toddler says
August 6, 2015 at 12:09 pmWhat a lovely resource! Thanks for sharing on #ToddlerFunFriday
Lori says
February 19, 2018 at 8:30 pmIf they are laminated prior to cutting won’t the cut edge come up?
Nicole Franklin says
February 27, 2018 at 6:20 amHi Lori! I’ve never had this problem with my laminator, but if it did, you could alway laminate the piece again. I like to laminate my puzzle pieces first, so that they fit back together perfectly when working with preschoolers. It’s up to you though! 🙂