LOOK at the picture, SAY the word and HEAR the beginning sound!
The printable Beginning Letter Sounds Matching Mats are a great visual resource and activity to support the awareness of letter sound relationships.
It helps children connect the beginning sound in a word and the letter that makes that sound.
Kids love to play Hide and Seek!
These Christmas Hide and Seek Activity Mats are perfect for children to play at Christmas time.
Children will love to search for the different Christmas pictures hidden amongst other Christmas pictures, cover them with counters and record the total found in the grid.
Counting collections provides valuable opportunities for children to practice their oral counting and to develop efficient counting strategies. The Truck Theme Counting Numbers 1-20 …
Spin, find and cover…
Children will love to Spin & Cover with this super fun Christmas game!
The Christmas Spin and Build or Cover Game Mats are perfect for distinguishing differences between objects, matching objects and fine motor skills through hands-on play opportunities.
Print and play!
Kids love to play Games!
Spin, find and build… Children will love to spin & build with this super fun Christmas game!
The Christmas Spin and Build or Cover Game Mats are perfect for classifying and matching objects and fine motor skills through hands-on play opportunities.
There are 18 bright and colourful game mats that are varied for different skills level.
The Printable Christmas Spin and Build is a fun game for children to play this festive season. ,
Print and play!
Print and play the Counting and Subitising Dice Activity Dot Mats to support children’s early maths skills such as counting, subitising and addition.
The Printable Counting and Subitising Pack encourages hands-on activities using tactile objects such as dice, number spinners, tokens and pompoms.
So simple to make! Bright and colourful pictures to play with!
I am a big fan of learning centres in classrooms! They are great places for children to explore, investigate, take risks and consolidate previous …
The Printable Colour Matching Activities Pack is perfect for classifying and matching coloured objects, developing colour recognition and fine motor skills through hands-on play opportunities.
The Colour Matching Activities Pack includes 3 different fun sort and match activities that can be adapted and extended for numerous learning opportunities.
Print and play!
Create an inviting space for children to play, learn and practice their knowledge of letters and sounds by setting up a Letters and Sounds …
The Printable Alphabet Picture and Letter Cards are great for matching activities and consolidating letter -sound knowledge.
It is a great hands-on activity using tactile alphabet letters and objects that begin with each letter of the alphabet and matching them to the picture and letter cards.
So simple to make! Bright and colourful! Cute Alphabet Letter Characters!
The Printable Handwriting Flipbook is an updated version of the Alphabet Tracing Mats. The purpose of this product is to assist children to trace the letters to help with the learning process and correct letter formation.
When laminated the Handwriting Tracing Mats become a reusable dry erase sheet that you can write on them with a whiteboard marker and then simply wipe off with a tissue, cloth or magic erasers.
The Measurement Capacity Mats are a bright, colourful and fun printable activity to engage students to compare and measure (non-standard) the capacity of different size jars.
There are two types of activity mats, Fill the Jars and Count how many? and Compare Quantities (Full, Half Full and Empty).
No prep printable measuring capacity mats! Print and laminate for a reusable activity.
Letter Sounds Cut, Sort and Paste Printable Activity allows children to apply their letter sound knowledge to create words phonetically and then to apply …
No prep or laminating required, just print! 23 Documents and Instructions. Each document comes with a colour and black and white option.
The Letter Sounds Cut and Paste Printable Bundle is a hands-on, interactive activity that supports children in their journey of learning to read. It provides children with the opportunity to practice the segmentation and blending of simple decodable words, phonemic awareness skills and support phoneme-grapheme mapping.
Follows the progression of the Letters and Sounds Systematic Phonics Program and covers Phase 2 and Phase 3 Sounds.
Creating beautiful red craft poppies on a background of ‘Lest We Forget’ is a great activity for young students to support and enhance classroom …
I am always looking for playful and inviting ways for kids to develop their fine motor and hand-eye coordination skills using fun resources. These felt …
The Dot-to-Dot Shapes Charts are a re-usable printable that can be used part of learning centres, small group activities or independently to learn how to draw several two-dimensional shapes.
Includes 15 shapes, circle, square, rectangle, triangle, oval, heart, star, crescent (and moon), rhombus (and kite), semi-circle, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon and trapezoid.
Creating patterns, swirls, squiggles and zig-zags with buttons, children will have so much fun playing with this fine motor work station or learning centre …
Bugs and Bottle Tops is a simple and fun activity for kids to play with. It is a great opportunity for children to develop …
I am always looking for fun ways to encourage and motivate children in developing their fine motor and writing skills. I made these DIY …
This basic shapes activity provides children with the opportunity to explore and create with shapes. The activity involves placing coloured gems along the lines …
Here is a simple sensory fireworks play idea, following on from our Fireworks Play Dough activity. It is a great celebration or New Year’s …
Pool Noodles are so much fun to play with! When they are cut up into smaller portions they make a great learning tool and …
Sorting Coloured Christmas Buttons is an easy activity to set up which promotes colour recognition, measurement and classifying skills. These colourful buttons are so …
Here is a fun way to learn how to write letters – the correct way! The Dot-to-Dot Alphabet Letter Charts are a re-usable printable …
Eye Spy Sensory Bags are the ideal quiet activity to keep little hands busy and entertained in the car, appointments, shopping and other situations …
Homemade Eye Spy Sensory Bag – Keeping Kids Occupied in the Car Read More »
The Dot-to-Dot Alphabet Letter Charts (lowercase A-Z) are a re-usable printable that can be used part of learning centres, small group activities or independently to learn the correct formation of writing alphabet letters.
Play Dough is such a fun learning tool to play with and explore new concepts. It also provides children with the opportunity to play …
The Ultimate Christmas Printable Activities Pack includes a huge range of reusable templates, games, and tactile activities that will entertain children at Christmas time. It is a great addition to any early childhood environment or numeracy and literacy program.
The Zip It Zipper Board is perfect for any early children classroom or home environment where children can access the board much like an …
Learning to read your name is one of the first words your child will learn to read. Here are some fun and simple ways …
Fine motor skills are the foundation children need before they are able to learn handwriting, in order to have proper pencil grasp and control …
A fun way to learn how to write numbers – the correct way! The Dot-to dot Number Rhyme Charts are a multi-sensory printable that …
Children will love the fun Number Characters! Dot-to-Dot Number Rhyme Charts Standard Print.
Count, follow and join the numbered dots to form the number. Sing the number rhymes to guide you through what strokes to make when forming the correct number shape.
Children will love the fun Number Characters! Dot-to-Dot Number Rhyme Charts Cursive Print (numbers 0-9).
Count, follow and join the numbered dots to form the number. Sing the number rhymes to guide you through what strokes to make when forming the correct number shape.
The kids are going to love this!!! Homemade Rubbery Goop is perfect for sensory play opportunities as it is safe and non-toxic using basic …
Printable Alphabet Letter Tracing Mats are a great way to assist children with, fine motor coordination, letter formation, pre-writing and handwriting development. The Alphabet …
Printable Number Tracing Mats are a great way to assist children with, fine motor coordination and control, number formation, pre-writing and handwriting development. The …
Full set A-Z Alphabet Letters Tracing Mats CURSIVE print in Fun Rainbow Theme.
Plus receive a Free Follow the Line Printable with this downloadable product!
Just print and laminate these Tracing Mats for a re-usable resource children can learn and play with.
Full set of Number & Alphabet Letters Tracing Mats CURSIVE print in Fun Rainbow Theme.
Plus receive a Free Follow the Line Printable with this downloadable product!
Just print and laminate these Tracing Mats for a re-usable resource children can learn and play with.
Full Set A-Z Alphabet Letters Tracing Mats STANDARD print in Fun Rainbow Theme
Plus receive a Free Follow the Line Printable with this downloadable product!
Just print and laminate these Tracing Mats for a re-usable resource children can learn and play with.
Pre-Writing Activities with Squishy Bags is a great way to target writing skills without using paper and pencils. It is providing a fun and …
Squishy bags are perfect for sensory play without the mess. They are cheap and easy to make and your child will enjoy manipulating and …
This post has been sponsored by Nuffnang and Crayola With developments in technology, I feel that colouring in activities have taken a bit of …
Threading Activity for Kids: When setting up this threading activity for kids, my goal was to make it bright and inviting using different materials. …
Water Play with Eye Droppers is a colourful and fun activity that encourages development of the pincer grasp. The pincer grasp enables a child …
Sorting Shapes in our Sensory Bin is a fun activity for children to learn about shapes, colours while developing their fine motor skills. This …
Fine Motor Skills – Sorting by Colour activity encourages the development of fine motor skills and provides children with the opportunity to learn and …
Scoop and catch fun! Bottle Top Soup Game is a fun sensory activity using simple items found around the home. Kids love to play …
Buttons and Pop (Popsicle) Sticks is an invitation to play opportunity for children to explore and experiment freely with the basic items provided. Children …
Kids love pegs, they are bright, colourful and attract the interest of children. Pegs are perfect for play ideas, activities and crafts! They are …
The kids are going to love this!! Digging for Spaghetti Worms in Dirt is a simple sensory activity that only takes a few moments …
As I headed home and was sitting on the plane (10 and ½ hours), it got me thinking about what kinds of things would …
This Fine Motor Busy Bag involves matching colours by placing the peg on the matching coloured sponge square. I was nearly going to call …
Sorting Christmas Bells is an easy activity to set up which promotes colour recognition and classifying skills. These colourful bells are so inviting and …
This Fine Motor Busy Bag involves matching colours by pressing and pinching the peg onto the matching coloured flower or button shape. It is …
This Busy Bag of Paper Clips and Colours is so simple to make and a fun activity children will enjoy completing. It is great …
Balancing Marbles on LEGO® DUPLO® helps children develop fundamental skills such as fine motor control, hand & eye coordination, patience and concentration. This is …
N is for necklace and noodles – Noodle Necklace! Making Noodle Necklaces is a fun activity to introduce young children to learn about the …
Sensory tubs are such great teaching tools and when I was recently cleaning out our pantry, I found a couple of mixed soup packets …
Number Pegs Boards Free Printable is an activity to help children recognise numbers in a fun, engaging and hands-on learning opportunity. My children and …
Catch and Scoop is a fun and engaging activity that encourages fine motor development and scissor skills. This activity is great for sensory exploration …
Light Tables or Light Panels are a fabulous learning tool that enhance sensory play opportunities. The activities and learning experiences are endless and encourage …
This Sorting and Matching Activity involves matching the small coloured elastic bands (loom bands) and placing them over the matching coloured push pins that …
Threading Pipe Cleaners with Straws involves threading smaller length straws onto longer length pipe cleaners. It is a great fine motor activity that is …
Alphabet Activities – Letter A Activities The aim of these activities is to expose children to the letter Aa, identify what the letter Aa …
Using an easel covered with sticky contact is a wonderful creative tool and canvas that will entice kids to play creatively and imaginatively. Setting …
Old Mac Donald had a Farm is a favourite nursery rhyme in our house at the moment and we have read (and sang) …
Sorting Coloured Pompoms is fabulous hands-on fine motor learning tray. It is so simple to set up, colourful, engaging and is sure to …
Threading beads onto pipe cleaners is a fabulous fine motor learning tray activity for toddlers and kids. It is so simple to set up, …
What shapes can you find in the salt tray? They are hidden under the salt; use your paint brush to sift through the salt …
Imaginative play would have to be one of my most favourite kinds of play. I love how children can freely explore an imaginary world …
Recently I shared a recipe for Jelly Play Dough; this is what we did with it! We created some funny Jelly Play Dough Critters, …
Today I feel incredibly privileged to share a guest post with you written by a lovely blogging friend of mine, Penny from Mother Natured. Be sure …
Here is a great spring theme activity for the kids, creating a Spring Play Dough Garden. The play dough has been scented with a …
Subitising refers to immediately knowing how many items lie within a visual scene for a small number of items. It is to have a …
Make learning your colours fun with this interactive game using pompoms and cardboard rolls! Miss 2 has been learning her colours for some time …
We have a long list of favourite children and toddler books in our collection and one of them that we never get bored with …
Rainbow Salt Tray is a fun and inviting pre-writing activity. Why would you need crayons, textas, pencils and paper to draw when you can …
With Miss 5 at school full time now and Miss 4 going to kindy 2 – 3 times a week, it has opened up …
From early childhood right through to adulthood we love to play with puzzles. We like the way they challenge our thinking and exercise our …
An fun activity that can last for days and all members in the family can contribute to – a giant drawing! A giant drawing …
In the early years, we often hear discussions about the importance of fine motor and gross motor development in kids. Here is a great …
My name is Janice and I am an Early Childhood Teacher in Australia.
I have a strong passion and love for teaching and creating meaningful learning experiences for my students. What I love most is watching children discover in those amazing light bulb moments. I hope Learning4kids brings you some useful ideas.
