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I've been in the Early Childhood Education field for over twelve years. Early Childhood Ed is my passion! Now, I am providing quality Early Childhood resources, and looking for quality resources from other educators.
Mother's Day Activity Packet
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Mother's Day Activity Packet

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Included in this activity packet are the following: Mother’s Day bookmarks, Mother’s Day cards, two writing craftivities, and a Mother’s Day toast recipe. Cut out the bookmarks. Some book marks are colored, and some book marks are not so that the children can color them. For the Mother’s Day cards, cut out the cards; let the children color them; then let the children color a picture or paint hand prints on the front. I have provided three different options for cards to include children who may not have a mother or mother figure; mother day can be for any special people in our lives! For one of the craftivity, ask the children to complete the sentence. For younger children, write what they say. The other craftivity includes a poem. Both craftivities have a space for the children to draw a Mother’s Day picture or paint hand prints. For the recipe, just help the children follow the simple, child friendly recipe. There are four simple steps. When the recipe is complete, enjoy! Children and their loved ones will love these Mother Day activities! Eight pages of activities and one recipe example page are all included.
Father's Day Activitiy Packet
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Father's Day Activitiy Packet

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Included in this packet are Father’s Day cards, Father’s Day bookmarks, two writing craftivities, two Father’s Day coloring crafts, and a Father’s Day pudding parfait recipe. For the Father’s Day cards, cut out the cards; let the children color them; then let the children color a picture or paint hand prints on the front. I have provided three different options for cards to include children who may not have a father or father figure; father’s day can be for any special people in our lives! Cut out the bookmarks. Some book marks are colored, and some book marks are not so that the children can color them. For one of the craftivity, ask the children to complete the sentence. For younger children, write what they say. The other craftivity includes a poem. Both craftivities have a space for the children to draw a Father’s Day picture or paint hand prints. For the coloring crafts, give the children markers, crayons, colored pencils, or even water colors. You can give the children glitter, sequins, adhesive jewels, craft buttons, etc for added creativity. Give the coloring crafts to the children. Simply allow the children to color and decorate the pages. For the recipe, just help the children follow the child friendly recipe. There are four easy to follow steps. When the recipe is complete, enjoy! Children and their loved ones will love these Father’s Day activities! Ten pages worth of activities and one recipe example is included.
Owls Lesson Plan
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Owls Lesson Plan

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This is a great pre-k owl lesson plan filled with hands-on activities! Owl art, math, manipulative, science, and cooking activities are included. There are six activities total including a owl lacing card print-out provided for you. Two owl templates are also provided; the templates go along with the owl puppet lesson. Your young learners are sure to enjoy all the play based activities.
Families  Lesson Plan
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Families Lesson Plan

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This pre-k lesson plan includes some good, hands-on activities for learning all about families. Family art, math, literacy craftivity, manipulatives, and sensory table activities are included. Rainbow gingerbread family print-outs and diverse families print-outs are included. Two literacy craftivity print-outs are also included. Children will learn more about the world through these engaging family activities.
Nursery Classroom Stations Posters UK Version
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Nursery Classroom Stations Posters UK Version

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These are posters to display in your nursery or reception classrooms for your stations. The posters are UK stations specific with UK spelling. The stations included are expressive art station, role play station, home station, construction and block station, exploration and discovery station, sensory station, maths station, fine motor: manipulatives station, literacy station, and music and dance station. If you need a title changed or if you need another station poster added, please email me @ ecplayandlearn@gmail.com; I will be very happy to change/ add posters to fit your needs. I very much wish for these poster to suit your classroom stations. Each poster has one girl and one boy of diverse ethnicity to represent students in your classroom well. These posters come in two different border options. One border is blue with bubbles. The other border is a realistic looking yellow ribbon for a more minimal look. Laminate the pages. Cut out the posters. Display the posters on your classroom walls by the correct station. Children can look at the pictures in the poster to figure which station it is. This resource comes with a total of twenty posters.
Bears Activities
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Bears Activities

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This bear themed activity packet includes five activities. The included activities are B is for bear, bear paw prints, what do bears eat? activity, bear hole punch/lacing card activity, and bear cave gross motor activity idea. Your students are sure to have fun as they learn about bears through these play based, engaging activities! Print several pages of the bear paws. Laminate and use in a follow the bear prints game. As an extension, you could do hand print art. When their hand prints are dry, allow the children to examine the bear paw print cut outs alongside their own hand prints. Ask the children to compare and contrast the bear paw prints to their hand prints. A black and white ink saving option is included for bear paws. For the activity what bears eat, laminate the cut-outs. Put Velcro on a poster board, and put Velcro on the cut-outs. Ask the children to Velcro to the boards only the foods that bears eat. Make as many copies of B b is for bear, and place the pages in your literacy center. You may wish to laminate B b is for bear page and give children dry erase markers. The children can use dry erase markers to write letter B b, or they can copy the letter on other paper. Both colored and black and white versions are included for B b is for bear. For fine motor hole punch, let the children use a hole puncher on the circles around the bear. After using the hole puncher, the children can use string for lacing. And for gross motor bear cave activity, set up a bear cave area for children to crawl in and out. There are seven pages of activities included.
Easter Math Packet
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Easter Math Packet

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This Easter Math packet includes two number line puzzles, Easter patterns, and Easter egg number puzzles. One number line puzzle is numbered 1 – 10; the other number line puzzle is numbered 11 – 20. Laminate; cut along the vertical lines; allow the children to put the puzzles together by lining up the numbers in correct numerical order. For the Easter patterns, cut out the cut and paste patterns. Give the cut-out patterns to the children along with the pattern page. Allow the children to paste the correct missing pattern. For the Easter egg number puzzles, laminate the pages; cut out the puzzle pieces; allow the children to put the puzzles together. The puzzles contain a number word and the amount of Easter eggs matching that number on one side; the puzzles also contain a number and dice with the correct number of dots. This provides children with many opportunities to count and learn numbers. They may see the numbers and number words; they may count the dots on the dice, and they may count the Easter eggs to find the puzzle matches. These puzzles are for numbers 1 -10. There is one page worth of number line puzzles, one page worth of Easter patterns, and five pages worth of Easter egg number puzzles.
Pre-K Centers Poster US Version
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Pre-K Centers Poster US Version

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These are posters to display at your Pre-K or Kindergarten centers. The posters include art center, science center, math center, literacy center, dramatic play center, block center, manipulatives center, and sensory table, and music and movement. Each poster has one girl and one boy of diverse ethnicity to represent students in your classroom well. These posters come in two different background options. One background is white with colorful dots and white bubbles on blue border; this is a fun option! The other background is plain white with a burlap border; this is a more natural option! Laminate the pages. Cut out the posters. Display the posters on your classroom walls by the correct center. Children can look at the pictures in the poster to figure which center it is. This resource contains nine center posters with dots background and nine posters with burlap border for a total of eighteen poster options.
Autumn Maths Number Bonds Make 5
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Autumn Maths Number Bonds Make 5

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Autumn Number Bonds Game Make 5 is an interactive way for your students to learn number sense, basic operations, parts and whole, and how to create and solve number bonds. Use this for for group time instruction as well as for your autumn maths station. Students will combine numbers to create number bonds that add up to 5. This activity comes in both colorful and black and white options. Pick from either colorful or black and white options. Make copies of the apples, pumpkins, and seeds for your students. Make an extra copy of the apples, pumpkins, and seeds; make a copy of the part, part, whole apple and the part, part, whole pumpkin. Laminate your copies. First, use either the part, part whole apple or the part, part whole pumpkin during group work. Explain parts and whole. Use a dry erase marker to write numbers that add up to 5 on the parts circles. After your students understand the concept of parts and whole and adding to make 5, give them either an apple or a pumpkin paper with number 5 number bonds. Also, give them either apple or pumpkin seeds. The seeds have numbers 0 to 5. Allow your students to cut the seeds and paste them on the empty circles of the number bonds to create 5. Help any child who needs help cutting out the seeds. Next, cut out the apples, pumpkins, and seeds that you laminated. Stick Velcro on the empty circles of the number bonds. Stick Velcro on the back of the seeds. Place either the apple or pumpkins and the seeds in your math center. Allow children to Velcro the seeds to the empty circles of the number bonds on the pumpkin or apple to create 5 on their own. This game comes with six activity pages in color, and six activity pages in black and white for a total of twelve activity pages. An answer key is also provided.
Unicorn Colours Memory Matching Game UK
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Unicorn Colours Memory Matching Game UK

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Unicorn Colours Memory Matching Game is a fun, engaging way for children to learn colours, practice maths skills, practice literacy skills, and practice critical thinking skills; this matching game can be used during a group activity. This resource has UK spelling. Colours included in these cards are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, brown, black, grey, and white. Make two copies of all the cards. Laminate and cut out the cards. Use the cards for a memory matching game. Allow children to find unicorns that are the same colour; allow children to make matches based on colour. Colour words typed in the matching colour are also included on the cards. Older children can be encouraged to recognize the colour words; early learners can be encouraged to recognize letters; some older early learners may even recognize some colour words. Give the children opportunity to learn in a variety of ways at their own paces. There are six pages worth of cards.
Unicorn Colors Memory Matching Game  US
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Unicorn Colors Memory Matching Game US

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Unicorn Colors Memory Matching Game is a fun, engaging way for children to learn colors, practice math skills, practice literacy skills, and practice critical thinking skills; this matching game can be used during a group activity. Colors included in these cards are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, brown, black, gray, and white. Make two copies of all the cards. Laminate and cut out the cards. Use the cards for a memory matching game. Allow children to find unicorns that are the same color; allow children to make matches based on color. Color words typed in the matching color are also included on the cards. Kindergartners can be encouraged to recognize the color words; older preschoolers can be encouraged to recognize letters; some older preschoolers may even recognize some color words. Give the children opportunity to learn in a variety of ways at their own paces. There are six pages worth of cards.
Valentine's Day Maths Packet
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Valentine's Day Maths Packet

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This Valentine’s Day Maths packet includes Valentine cupcake roll a number, four number line puzzles, and Valentine’s Day chocolate kisses memory matching game. These are perfect play based learning activities to add to your Valentine’s Day themed math center. Children will learn number recognition, learn colour recognition, and practice fine motor skills. For Valentine’s cupcake roll a number, make a copy for each student. You may laminate to use again if you wish. Allow children to roll dice. Allow children to count the dots on their dice. Allow children to decorate their Valentine cupcake with candies. They may use real candies such as conversation hearts, or they may use foam stickers or mini erasers to decorate. Encourage the children to put the same number of candies on their cupcake as the number that they rolled. Valentine’s Day number line puzzles come in Valentine owls and Valentine teddy bear. Both owl and teddy bear puzzles come with numbers 1 to 10 and numbers 11 to 20. Laminate the puzzles. Cut the puzzles down the lines. Place whichever puzzle you wish to use in your maths station. Allow children to put the puzzle together by lining up the numbers in correct numerical order. For Valentine’s Day chocolate kisses memory matching game, allow children to match the chocolate kisses by color. Make two copies of each chocolate kiss card. Laminate and cut out the cards. The chocolate kisses come in blue, green, orange, yellow, pink, purple, red, grey, and white. Encourage children to make matches by finding kisses that are the same colour. This resource has eight pages worth of activities. Most of the cards and puzzles are two to a page.
Snow Lesson and Sequencing Cards
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Snow Lesson and Sequencing Cards

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Snow lesson plan includes math activity, art activities, science activity, manipulative activity, and cooking activity. Snow man Sequencing Cards are included to print out and use in classroom. When you implement this lesson plan, early learners will engage in many play based learning activities. Your students will have fun learning various important early skills.
Summer Bingo
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Summer Bingo

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Allow children to learn about various things associated with summer, and allow them to learn about colors through this Bingo game! Bingo games are wonderful for introducing children to math skills such as finding matches, for improving critical thinking skills, for improving concentration skills, and just for making learning into a fun game! This is a great addition to your summer math center, and it is especially perfect to play during groups. I hope your students enjoy playing Summer Fun Bingo. Laminate cards. Cut out the calling cards. Give children the bingo cards. Call out the pictures and colors. Let children use bingo daubers, washable dot markers, dry erase markers, or math counters to mark their squares. Play as a typical game of bingo. If washable markers are used, just wipe the laminated cards clean to be used again. Game includes six Bingo cards plus calling cards.
Shape Bingo
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Shape Bingo

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Bingo is a fun game for children to play while learning various skills! Allow children to learn about shapes and colors through this Bingo Game! Laminate cards. Cut out the calling cards. Call out the shapes and colors. Let children use bingo daubers, dot markers, dry erase markers, or math counters to mark their squares. Play as a typical game of bingo. If markers are used, just wipe the laminated cards clean to be used again. Game includes six Bingo cards plus calling cards.
Back to School Nursery Picture Schedule UK Version
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Back to School Nursery Picture Schedule UK Version

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Laminate the pages, and cut the out the cards. These cards can be used in a daily schedule pocket chart, or they can be used on poster board with Velcro or on a bulletin board focus wall. Display the pocket chart cards next to your written daily nursery or reception class schedule; display your schedule in whichever way is most convenient for you. Also, display the cards in whatever order you want your daily schedule to be. I have provided header cards as well as rectangle cards. The header cards come in two different size options; one option is slightly bigger than the other option. Both options of header cards should fit in most pocket charts. The rectangle option should also fit well in most pocket charts. I have also provided an editable written schedule. Type out your detailed schedule; display your written schedule next to the schedule cards. After you have your schedule displayed in a way that works for you, you will be ready to teach your students how to follow the daily schedule. Early learners do well when they have a schedule and when they know what is expected of them. The pictures on the schedule cards will help your early learners understand the schedule. This resource is a zip file. The cards are protected PDF format, but the written daily schedule comes in both Word and PDF format that are both completely editable. The written daily schedule is a grid of three columns and twelve rows with plenty of room for you to type your schedule with details. There are eleven cards in three different options. This is a UK classroom version. If you would like a card added, please email me @ecplayandlearn@gmail.com, and I will add the card you need for your daily schedule.
Baby Animals Book
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Baby Animals Book

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This booklet is filled with cute, baby animal pictures. It is informative; it contains the name of each baby animal, and it also contains sight word sentences. Your students will enjoy reading along with you and learning baby animal names. I hope you find this resource to be a helpful, interactive read along booklet. To prep, fold the pages in half, cut the pages into two parts and trim if necessary. Next, staple the corner of the pages. When putting the book together, the page with words goes first, and the page with the picture that matches the word goes next. After the books are prepped, give the books to the children and read along with them. The booklet includes the sight words I, see, the. You may allow the children circle the sight words as they read along with you, or you may use the color code provided and allow the children to color the sight words. The booklet also includes “My favorite baby animal is___.” page. Ask the children what their favorite baby animal is; write their answer on the line. Older children may be able to write their answer without help. Also included is a “My drawing page.” Let the children draw their own animal pictures. Ten pages of book pages.
Back To School Pre-K Picture Schedule
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Back To School Pre-K Picture Schedule

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Laminate the pages, and cut the out the cards. These cards can be used in a daily schedule pocket chart, or they can be used on poster board with Velcro or on a bulletin board focus wall. Display the pocket chart cards next to your written daily preschool schedule; display your schedule in whichever way is most convenient for you. Also, display the cards in whatever order you want your daily schedule to be. I have provided header cards as well as rectangle cards. The header cards come in two different size options; one option is slightly bigger than the other option. Both options of header cards should fit in most pocket charts. The rectangle option should also fit well in most pocket charts. I have also provided an editable written schedule. Type out your detailed schedule; display your written schedule next to the schedule cards. After you have your schedule displayed in a way that works for you, you will be ready to teach your students how to follow the daily schedule. Early learners do well when they have a schedule and when they know what is expected of them. The pictures on the schedule cards will help your early learners understand the schedule. This resource is a zip file. The cards are protected PDF format, but the written daily schedule comes in both Word and PDF format that are both completely editable. The written daily schedule is a grid of three columns and twelve rows with plenty of room for you to type your schedule with details. There are eleven cards in three different options.
Autumn Maths Number Bonds Make 10
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Autumn Maths Number Bonds Make 10

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Autumn Number Bonds Game Make 10 is an interactive way for your students to learn number sense, basic operations, parts and whole, and how to create and solve number bonds. Use this for for group time instruction as well as for your autumn maths station. Students will combine numbers to create number bonds that add up to 10. This activity comes in both colorful and black and white options. Pick from either colorful or black and white options. Make copies of the apples, pumpkins, and seeds for your students. Make an extra copy of the apples, pumpkins, and seeds; make a copy of the part, part, whole apple and the part, part, whole pumpkin. Laminate your copies. First, use either the part, part whole apple or the part, part whole pumpkin during group work. Explain parts and whole. Use a dry erase marker to write numbers that add up to 10 on the parts circles. After your students understand the concept of parts and whole and adding to make 10, give them either an apple or a pumpkin paper with number 10 number bonds. Also, give them either apple or pumpkin seeds. The seeds have numbers 0 to 10. Allow your students to cut the seeds and paste them on the empty circles of the number bonds to create 10. Help any child who needs help cutting out the seeds. Next, cut out the apples, pumpkins, and seeds that you laminated. Stick Velcro on the empty circles of the number bonds. Stick Velcro on the back of the seeds. Place either the apple or pumpkins and the seeds in your math center. Allow children to Velcro the seeds to the empty circles of the number bonds on the pumpkin or apple to create 10 on their own. This game comes with ten activity pages in color, and ten activity pages in black and white for a total of twenty activity pages. An answer key is also included.
Physical Development Brain Break Cards
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Physical Development Brain Break Cards

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Use these movement cards during movement and dance, gross motor game times, or brain break times. These cards will provide students with much needed fun, gross motor practice; students will engage in physical development exercise and stretching. These cards come with animal actions and yoga poses. Laminate the cards; cut out the cards. The cards come in both colourful and black and white options. Choose whichever option you want to use. You may pick a card, show the card to your students, then read the card. Allow students to imitate the movements. You may also choose to let students take turns picking a card. Older children may read the cards to the other students. For younger students, have the child give you the card after the card is picked; read the card. There are fifteen animal movement cards and six yoga cards in both black and white and colored versions. There are a total of 42 cards.