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Christmas Pattern Block Spin and Cover Math Centre
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Christmas Pattern Block Spin and Cover Math Centre

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Our Christmas pattern blocks templates are the perfect holiday themed math centre for your preschool or kindergarten classroom. Students create a picture use a spinner to match then cover the shape. Two different versions to allow for differentiation: pattern blocks colors for students to match as well as freeform design to challenge students to find the correct pattern blocks to create the picture. Just print out the different mats (Christmas tree, Santa’s hat, stocking, reindeer, bell and star) then use a paper clip and pencil to place on the spinner. Children will love building these Christmas themed pictures with their pattern blocks!
Add An Adjective Informational Writing Centre
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Add An Adjective Informational Writing Centre

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Use young children’s love of animals to teach them about adjectives! This activity is perfect for use as a whole class activity or creating a non fiction writing centre for learning to write information or informative texts. Children are asked to firstly label their animal then add adjectives to help describe them better, making their writing more interesting. 25 Different ‘Add An Adjective’ pages included in download. Pair these with our animal posters (pictured but not included) to help support beginning writers as they build their vocab. Real photos have been used throughout to create this engaging activity. US and UK English spellings of ‘coloured/colored’ included. Perfect when paired with our Animal Adjective Word Wall Cards.
Digraph Clip Cards - CH SH TH
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Digraph Clip Cards - CH SH TH

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Digraphs can be difficult for young children to identify in words. These easy-to-prep clip cards for the digraphs CH, SH and TH are the perfect addition to your literacy centers for young children learning to hear sounds into words. Students use their knowledge of phonics to produce and blend the sounds into a word. They then have to select the correct digraph to match the word pictured with a clothespin. Here’s what’s included - 85 picture+word clip cards for the digraphs CH SH TH - 4 per A4 page File type – Ready to print PDF IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE… All of our resources are downloadable digital files that you will be able to access immediately after purchase. What programs do I need to open and use this product? I recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader to open any PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free to download program. Ensuring your software is up to date can help to avoid any compatibility issues.
Rhyming Short Vowel Sound Word Family I Spy Mats - OG/OP/OT Pack
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Rhyming Short Vowel Sound Word Family I Spy Mats - OG/OP/OT Pack

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Combining all three short vowel word family I Spy Rhyming Mats in one file! These printable word family I Spy mats are a perfect way for young children to learn and practice finding rhyming words. Use the printable I Spy cards on their own with some counters to mark each word as you find them or encourage early writers to write each rhyming word as they find it with our recording sheets. Perfect addition to your literacy center rotation or Daily 5 Word Work! This updated pack (Oct 2018) includes - _ OG Word Family - cog, dog, fog, frog, hog, jog, log _ OP Word Family - hop, chop, cop, lollipop, mop, stop, top _ OT Word Family - hot, cot, dot, knot, plot, pot, pot, rot Answer sheets provided. Or SAVE and buy as a BUNDLE! >> RHYMING SHORT VOWEL SOUND WORD FAMILY I SPY MATS - BUNDLE
Rhyming Short Vowel Sound Word Family I Spy Mats - UG/UM/UN Pack
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Rhyming Short Vowel Sound Word Family I Spy Mats - UG/UM/UN Pack

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Combining all three short vowel word family I Spy Rhyming Mats in one file! These printable word family I Spy mats are a perfect way for young children to learn and practice finding rhyming words. Use the printable I Spy cards on their own with some counters to mark each word as you find them or encourage early writers to write each rhyming word as they find it with our recording sheets. Perfect addition to your literacy center rotation or Daily 5 Word Work! This updated pack (Oct 2018) includes - _ UG Word Family - shrug , bug, hug, jug, mug, plug, rug, tug _ UM Word Family - yum, drum, hum, gum, plum, sum, thumb _ UN Word Family - run, bun (bread), bun (hair), gun, nun, sun Answer sheets provided. Or SAVE and buy as a BUNDLE! >> RHYMING SHORT VOWEL SOUND WORD FAMILY I SPY MATS - BUNDLE
Sight Word Say It Make It Write It Mats - Oxford Word List 1-100
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Sight Word Say It Make It Write It Mats - Oxford Word List 1-100

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Created from our super popular Say It Make It Write It Mats, these sight word mats include the first 100 Oxford high frequency words. Along with reading the word, children are asked to make the word and then write the work independently. To make differentiation easier, the 100 words are broken into five groups of 20 words each. Just print, laminate then add playdough, magnetic letters or wix stix to make the letters!
Christmas Playdough Gingerbread Number Mats 1-10
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Christmas Playdough Gingerbread Number Mats 1-10

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These fun Christmas Gingerbread Number Playdough mats will brighten up any math center this holiday season! Ready to print, these Playdough mats feature real-life photos of gingerbread men and women to help young children learn and revise the numbers from 1-10. Just print, add some playdough and invite your children to play. Two different types of mats to choose from - simple number/numeral and gingerbread ideal for preschool ready for writing - numeral, word, ten frame and gingerbread for kindergarten Bonus - Christmas Gingerbread Roll It, Make It, Decorate It, Write It Mats included.
Word Family Short Vowel Sound Rhyming Word Mats
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Word Family Short Vowel Sound Rhyming Word Mats

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Ideal for young children who are learning to identify and produce rhyming words using their knowledge of short vowel sounds. These 18 different mats allow children hands-on practice of making rhyme. Ready to print and add to your literacy centers, just add counters and magnetic letters or playdough to locate and then build the rhyming words. Word families included - _ AG / _ AM / _ AN / _ AP / _ AT / _ ED / _ EN / _ ET / _ IG / _ IN / _ IP / _ IT / _ OG / _ OP / _ OT / _ UG / _ UM / _ UN Easy to read answer cards included along with a more print friendly version.
CVC Vowel Clip It Cards
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CVC Vowel Clip It Cards

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If your Kindergarten or First Grade students need practice identifying medial vowel sounds in CVC words, this clip card activity will make a great addition to your word work or literacy centers or as an early finisher activity. Children will look at the picture on each card and use a clothespin to clip the correct vowel sound along the edge of the card. This means students must sound out the word and focus on the medial vowel sound in order to choose correctly. You can make this resource self-checking by placing a dot or sticker on the back of the card. Clip cards are also perfect for building fine motor skills! Here’s what’s included - -80 CVC picture clip it cards cards - 4 per A4 page To use - You will need to have an up to date version of an PDF Reader like Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open this resource.
Tell Me A Story Writing Centre
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Tell Me A Story Writing Centre

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Help develop strong oral and written storytelling skills in your classroom with the help of this useful writing centre! Designed with early writers in mind, use just the three type of picture cards (where? who? what?) as visual support to prompt rich oral storytelling or combine their use with our helpful templates and writing sheets to capture their narratives as they begin writing. Here’s what’s included - 45 different setting cards (where) - picture + text 6 per A4 page 57 different character cards (who) - picture + text 6 per A4 page 54 different event cards (what) - picture + text 6 per A4 page ‘Tell Me A Story’ mats (colored boxes only) - 4 versions A4 page ‘Tell Me A Story’ mat (colored boxes and writing space) - 4 versions A4 page ‘Tell Me A Story’ writing page with space for illustration plus checklist for editing To use - You will need to have an up to date version of an PDF Reader like Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open this resource.
Syllable BINGO Game
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Syllable BINGO Game

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Your class is sure to love this game! And it’s an easy way to practice to hearing syllables in words and learning to count them. Designed for small group work, children take it in turns to read a picture card then have to correctly count the syllables to be able to cover a number on their BINGO board. First person to cover all their numbers WINS! Here’s what’s included - 8 Syllable BINGO mats - 2 per A4 page 170+ 1-4 syllable picture+word cards - 8 per A4 page To use - You will need to have an up to date version of an PDF Reader like Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open this resource.
Syllable Clip It Cards
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Syllable Clip It Cards

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Designed to build fine motor strength along with phonological awareness, these syllable clip cards are ready to print and add to your literacy center rotations! With over 170 different picture cards to word with, children take it in turns to read a picture card then correctly count the syllables to be able to cover a number on the card with a clothes peg. Encourage your students to touch each number circle as they say the word slowly - easier than counting claps and perfect for kindergarten. Plenty of different words included - simple CVC words, starting blends and digraphs making them ideal for testing children’s syllabification skills. Here’s what’s included - 170+ 1-4 syllable picture+word cards - 4 per A4 page To use - You will need to have an up to date version of an PDF Reader like Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open this resource.
Noun Sorting Pack
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Noun Sorting Pack

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Make learning about the different types of common nouns fun with the help of this engaging Noun Sorting Pack. Use as a whole class for teaching parts of speech or as a literacy center activity to help reinforce the concept of nouns. Plenty of easy to interpret pictures of nouns included along with a simple Noun poster to help children be successful. Here’s what’s included - simple Noun Anchor Chart Poster - A4 format Noun Sorting Mats (3 versions) - A4 format 150+ different Noun Sorting cards (person/place/thing) - 8 per A4 page Noun Sorting recording sheet (2 versions) - 1 per A4 page + 2 per A4 page To use - You will need to have an up to date version of an PDF Reader like** Adobe Reader** installed on your computer to open this resource.
Roll Me A Story Writing Centre
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Roll Me A Story Writing Centre

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Creative writing tasks can be difficult for many children. This Roll A Story writing center will make writing fun and help develop strong oral and written storytelling skills in your classroom! Similar to our Tell Me A Story Pack, this writing center is designed with early writers in mind. Ten different ‘Roll Me A Story’ mats are included with visual prompts for selecting characters, settings and events. Children simply need to role the dice to begin telling their story. Use this center to build rich oral storytelling or combine their use with our helpful templates and writing sheets to capture their narratives as they begin writing. Instructions for use have also been provided along with time cards (today/yesterday/on the weekend) to help improve the complexity of their writing. Here’s what’s included - 10 different ‘Tell Me A Story’ mats - 1 per A4 page (UK/Aust + USA spelling included) ‘How To Use’ instruction cards - 2 per A4 page 2 different writing templates - 1 per A4 page 30 different time (when?) cards - 15 per A4 page *File type – Ready to print PDF IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE… All of our resources are downloadable digital files that you will be able to access immediately after purchase. What programs do I need to open and use this product? I recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader to open any PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free to download program. Ensuring your software is up to date can help to avoid any compatibility issues.
3D Object Spin + Cover Mats
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3D Object Spin + Cover Mats

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Looking for a fun way to practice recognising 3D shapes in real life? Try out these easy to prep 3D Object Spin + Cover Mats! With 8 different mats to choose from, make recognizing the 3D shapes - cube, cone, sphere, rectangular prism, triangular prism and cylinder from every day objects a game in your math centers. Just print, add some counters and start! Spin then cover the same object on your mat until you’re the first one to have all your 3D shapes covered. Try our 2D Object Spin + Cover Mats too! Here’s what’s included - 8 x 3D Object Cover and Spin Mats - A4 page To use - You will need to have an up to date version of an PDF Reader like Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open this resource.
2D Shape Game - Spin + Cover Mats with Real World 2D Shapes
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2D Shape Game - Spin + Cover Mats with Real World 2D Shapes

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Learning to spot 2D shapes in the environment has never been so much hands-on fun! With 8 different mats to choose from these 2D Shape Spin + Cover Mats make recognizing the 2D shapes - square, triangle, oval, circle, diamond, rectangle and octagon from every day objects a game in your math centers. Just print, add some counters and start! Spin then cover the same object on your mat until you’re the first one to have all your 2D shapes covered. Try our 3D Object Spin + Cover Mats too! Here’s what’s included - 8 x 2D Object Cover and Spin Mats - A4 page File type – Ready to print PDF IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE… All of our resources are downloadable digital files that you will be able to access immediately after purchase. What programs do I need to open and use this product? I recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader to open any PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free program and can be downloaded here. Ensuring your software is up to date can help to avoid any compatibility issues.
CVC LEGO 'Say It, Build It, Write It' Word Mats
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CVC LEGO 'Say It, Build It, Write It' Word Mats

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Make learning to spell short vowel sound words or CVC words hands-on fun with these CVC LEGO ‘Say It, Build It, Write It’ Word Mats! Just print and add some LEGO bricks to build the words from. Here’s what’s included - 84 CVC word ‘Say It, Build It, Write It’ Mats - A4 page To use - You will need to have an up to date version of an PDF Reader like Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open this resource.
3D Shape Clip Card Pack
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3D Shape Clip Card Pack

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This 3D object math center pack is filled with hands-on shape activities. Choose from three different sets of 3D Shape Clip-It Cards. Students will look at the object or name on the card and use clothespins to pin the correct match located along the card’s edge. These can also be made self-checking by placing a small dot or sticker on the back of the card behind the correct answers before laminating. 3D objects included are cubes, spheres, hemispheres, rectangular prisms, cones, pyramids, cylinders, triangular prisms, pentagonal prisms and hexagonal prisms. Here’s what’s included - 72 clip cards of real life 3D objects to match to clip art representation of 3D object - 4 per A4 page 15 clip cards of 3D object words to match to image (color + B+W version included) - 4 per A4 page 19 clip card of 3D objects to match to words - 4 per A4 page To use - You will need to have an up to date version of an PDF Reader like Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open this resource.
2D Shape Clip It Cards
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2D Shape Clip It Cards

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This 2D Shape math center pack is filled with hands-on shape activities. Choose from three different sets of 2D Shape Clip-It Cards. Students will look at the object or name on the card and use clothespins to pin the correct match located along the card’s edge. These can also be made self-checking by placing a small dot or sticker on the back of the card behind the correct answers before laminating. Here’s what’s included - 72 clip cards of real life 2D Shape to match to clip art representation of 2D shape - 4 per A4 page 22 clip cards of 2D shape words to match to image (color + B+W version included) (targeted words - circle, square, rectangle, oval, triangle x 4, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, nonagon, decagon, rhombus, diamond, trapezoid, trapezium, semicircle, parallelogram, star, heart) - 4 per A4 page 22 clip card of 2D shapes to match to words - 4 per A4 page To use - You will need to have an up to date version of an PDF Reader like Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open this resource.
2D + 3D Shape 3-Part Puzzle Pack
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2D + 3D Shape 3-Part Puzzle Pack

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Easy to prep, these 3-part shape puzzles are perfect for learning about 2D shape and 3D objects! Just print, cut (no awkward shapes!) and add to your morning tubs or math investigations. 2D shapes include circle, rectangle, square, triangle (x2), pentagon, oval, hexagon, octagon, kite, semicircle, parallelogram, trapezoid and rhombus. 3D shapes include cube, cone, sphere, hemisphere, rectangular prism, cylinder, pentagonal prism, triangular prism, hexagonal prism and pyramid. Here’s what’s included - 14 2D shape 3-part puzzles (word, clip art shape + real life 2D Shape to match) - 2 per A4 page 10 2D shape 3-part puzzles (word, clip art shape + real life 2D Shape to match) - 2 per A4 page File type – Ready to print PDF IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE… All of our resources are downloadable digital files that you will be able to access immediately after purchase. What programs do I need to open and use this product? I recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader to open any PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free program and can be downloaded here. Ensuring your software is up to date can help to avoid any compatibility issues.