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June Worksheets for Preschool These worksheets are perfect for the month of June! Have fun with a outdoors/carnival theme. Build pre-writing skills with letter J tracing sheets, then build your scissor skills with a fun June cutting sheet. Break out the markers and crayons to color in your June coloring sheet and Dot Dot page! Click below to print your Free June Worksheets for Preschool.

10 Simple Letter P Words for Preschool peacock, panda, pancake, popcorn, plane, pig, pizza, penguin, pineapple, pot Letter P Books for Preschool Check out these perfect letter P books for preschool! Read If You Give A Pig A Pancake, Be Brave Little Penguin, and Pop!. Reading with your little ones builds a social connection and builds vocabulary words. Discover potential interests with these three great reads! Click below to print your Free Letter P Worksheets for Preschool!...

How do you cut apples for painting? My favorite way to cut apples for painting is to cut the apple right in half, so you have one top half with the stem, and one bottom half. These halves create a cool star shape in the middle with the seeds. Apple wedges are a great way to cut your apples too. Be sure to check out Apple Worksheets for Preschool to continue with an apple theme....

As with most important stages in life, preparing in advance can give you and your child a helpful way to navigate through these different feelings. In this blog, we cover a range of practical steps you and your little one can take to ensure they are “Preschool ready”. We’ll look at ideas to support their physical, social, emotional, and cognitive readiness for Preschool, and consider also what you need as a parent in the process....

Calm Down Corner Posters These Calm Down Corner printables are great for back-to-school decorating! Print your posters onto cardstock paper, then laminate to keep them long-lasting. The Feelings poster is one of my favorites because you can have your little ones point to the face that they are feeling. Talking through each emotion and having your little ones practice making each face is a great way to begin learning social emotional language....

Plant Coloring Pages! Use markers, crayons, and watercolors to fill in your plant coloring pages! Be sure to talk about what colors you see in each plant. Stickers and pom poms can be a fun addition to your creative materials to help build pincher strength. Plant Books for Preschool What better way to learn about plants than by picking up a good book? Read Grow Happy, In a Garden, and Oh Say Can You Seed?...

Materials Needed: glue/stapler/scissors small paper plate/big paper plate googly eyes orange and brown construction paper party streamer/pom poms Snowman Craft for Preschool! Step 1: First, gather all of your supplies! Cut out your construction paper shapes. Cut out a small triangle with the orange construction paper for the snowman’s nose and two rectangles out of the brown construction paper for the snowman’s arms. Use a stapler and attach the small paper plate to the big paper plate....

Click below to print your Free Jesus Egg Printable! We hope you enjoyed this free Jesus Eggs Activity for Preschool! Be sure to print your Cross Coloring Pages to continue celebrating the love of Jesus!

The Letter L Craft for Preschool This Letter L Craft for Preschool is chocked full of learning and fun! Print your activity onto cardstock paper. The background of the letter L template has lambs, lollipops, llamas, logs, and lips. Take a moment to name each picture you see in the background before you begin the activity. Use markers and crayons to color in the images on page 2. Color in the lion, leaf, lamp, and ladybug!...

Paper Bag Turkey Craft for Kids Materials Needed: brown paper bag, free cutouts, markers, scissors, glue stick, cardstock paper Step 1: Print your turkey cutouts onto cardstock paper. Use scissors to cut out your pieces. This is a great craft to practice scissor skills. Step 2: Break out the markers and crayons to color in your turkey pieces! Add stickers or use Dot Dot makers to make things exciting! Step 3: Use a glue stick to paste your pieces to the paper bag....

10 Simple Letter O Words for Preschool owl, octopus, oven, ostrich, orange, outside, ocean, onion, ox, olive Letter O Books for Preschool! Check out some awesome letter O books for preschool! Read Oliver the Curious Owl, I am Oliver the Otter, and Octopus Opposites. Reading with your little ones is a great way to discover their potential interests. Have fun building vocabulary and learning about the letter O. Click below to print your Free Letter O Worksheets for Preschool!...

Number 8 Worksheets Have fun learning about the number 8 with a variety of printables! This pack comes with two great tracing sheets that will build pre-writing skills! Building the strength of the small muscles in the fingers and hands will have you little ones tying shoes and zippers in no time! Print a super fun 8 burgers coloring page to boost creativity! Number Books for Preschool Take a look at some great number books for preschool!...

Number Tracing Worksheets! First, have fun tracing numbers 1, 2, and 3. Trace the big number at the top of the page. Follow the arrows for guidance. Next, trace the two rows containing that number. Finally, in the box at the bottom of the page, circle all of that same number that you find. Hint: there are 5 to discover! Don’t forget to use markers or crayons to color in the picture at the top of the page....

Snowman Worksheets for Preschool! Engage with this snowman worksheet pack by building pre-writing skills through tracing the letter S and the word “snowman”. This pack also comes with three great cut & paste worksheets that will allow your little ones to practice their cutting skills. Included are sheets dealing with letter, shape, and color identification. Print your Winter Worksheets for Preschool to continue the snowy theme! Snowman Activities! To build pincher strength, use small stickers with the snowman eye spy and dot dot page....

Winter Coloring Pages Engaging with markers and crayons is a great way to build the muscles in the fingers and hands. Be sure to talk about the winter things you see on each page. We love all four seasons! Print your Fall Coloring Pages, Spring Coloring Pages, and Summer Coloring Pages for more fun! Grab Your Supplies! Check out some great supplies that go great with your winter coloring pages. Winter stickers and a snowman stamp are great for building pincher strength....

Orange Worksheets for Preschool! Have fun learning all about the color orange with these fun printables! Break out the markers and crayons for two orange coloring pages, then cut & paste with scissors and glue for a letter matching sheet and have fun with an orange Dot Dot page.

Shape Tracing Worksheets First, learn to identify each shape and its name in these shape tracing worksheets! Use a marker, crayon, or pencil to trace each shape. Be sure to practice saying each shape’s name out loud. Be sure to ask your little ones questions while completing the worksheets. Is there anything in the room that is shaped like a circle? Which shape do we see a lot on Valentine’s Day?...

Back-to-School Printables for Preschool Check out my little collection of back-to-school printables for preschool! These printables are great to do the first week to welcome everyone into the classroom. Practice dotting glue, then build hand & finger strength with some great cut & paste activities! Cute Pencil Craft for Preschool! Materials Needed: glue stick, scissors, markers, free cutout Step 1: Print your free pencil cutouts onto cardstock paper. Next, use markers or crayons to color in your pencil....

Whether such expression is through music, movement or mark making – fostering creativity in your preschooler is likely to support their overall wellbeing and resourcefulness. In this article, we explore practical ways to foster creativity in your preschooler through a range of media. Offer a Range of Materials: Ensure your preschooler is exposed to variety and richness in the materials they have to hand. That needn’t mean spending a fortune....

St. Patrick’s Day Worksheets for Preschool First, build pre-writing skills with a fun number tracing sheet and letter L tracing sheet. Next, fill in your leprechaun coloring sheet with lots of green! Then, sort colors orange, green, and white in a fun horseshoe cut & paste worksheet! Print your free St. Patrick’s Day Coloring Pages for even more Irish fun! Shamrock Bell Pepper Painting Check out this super fun shamrock bell pepper painting activity!...