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Fall Pumpkin Math Mats

September 20, 2019 By PMOM Team 1 Comment

Counting is a skill that all preschoolers need to work on. Not just counting on fingers, but recognizing one-to-one correspondence, that the number they are counting is represented with an object. With this free pumpkin candy counting game, your child can have fun while learning basic counting and addition skills.

Free Pumpkin Printables

With our free pumpkin printables these set works well with any fall or harvest theme. If you’re doing an “On the Farm” theme, this would work very well with that as well. There are many different ways you can use this free printable math mat, so you’re sure to keep students engaged with each method.

How to play Pumpkin Math Mat

Print and laminate the math mat. Depending on your student’s ability, give him or her one die or two dice. Tell your student to roll the dice. Students should then add the corresponding number of pumpkins to the tractor. Clear the board and play again!

Halloween Candy Printable

This free quick printable is great to pull out when you need to give your preschooler something to keep busy with. If you don’t have candy pumpkins you can also use candy corn as a substitute. The Pumpkin Truck Counting printable can be used as a busy bag, you can just put the candy and the dice in a bag with the truck sheet. Then pull it out for your child whenever!

Whether you use the printable pumpkins, buttons, candy corn, or candy pumpkins, this is a simple way to add some hands-on learning activities to your classroom without the prep-work!

Pumpkin Math Mat

Print and laminate or store in a page protector for reuse.

Is My Child Ready for Preschool? 10 Benchmarks to look for:

Raising little people is hard work. There are also so many questions. If you have a preschooler, you are probably wondering when your child will be ready for preschool. Preschool can be part of your homeschool, or at a local school. The readiness skills are the same. Here are 10 benchmarks your child needs to meet before beginning preschool.

Preschool Readiness Checklist:

Play:

Playing is children’s work! Knowing how to play is an important skill. Can your child play independently? Can he play with other children? Does he initiate his own play? Does your child enjoy group activities and participate on some level?

Speech:

Speech development is very individualized, however, there are some benchmarks to look for. Can your child be understood by others? (especially those outside your home) Does she use language to express ideas, wants, and needs? Can your child use a variety of language that is appropriate to the situation? Does she tell you short stories? Does she use “polite words” like please and thank you? Is your child able to control her volume and tone?

Understanding:

Talking is only half of communication. Understanding and listening to other people is another readiness skill. Does your child understand basic directions? Can he follow a conversation? Does he understand basic concepts? Can he associate words with their appropriate category, for instance, toys, food, clothes, or pets?

Independence:

Especially for preschool outside the home, independence is key. These skills will be useful for homeschool preschool as well, though. Is your child okay with being away from you for short periods of time? Can she do basic self-care on her own? (get dressed, put on shoes, brush hair, use the toilet) Does she enjoy being independent and learning new “big kid” skills?

Social Skills:

Preschool is a time for social growth. It’s not only about learning how to be in school, but learning how to be in the world. Does your child know and thrive on routine? Can he anticipate the next step of a daily routine? Does she enjoy being with others? Is she eager to make new friends?

Gross Motor Skills:

Gross motor skills allow children to participate in games and sports. They also help develop the brain for future learning. Can your child kick a stationary ball? Can he run and jump? Is he able to stand on one foot? Does your child have good balance? Can he ride a tricycle?

Fine Motor Skills:

Like gross motor skills, these prepare the brain for learning. Fine motor skills are also essential for writing and independence. Can your child hold her pencil with just her fingers, not a full fist? Can she stack blocks on top of each other?

Emotional Development:

Preschoolers may be small, but they can have big emotions. The important part is how they handle their emotions. Can your child express his emotions appropriately? Can he contain his tantrums? Is he able to recover from upset quickly and easily?

Creativity:

Preschool is a great time to get those creative juices flowing. Imaginative play and art & crafts, are important parts of preschool development. Does your child use ordinary objects for creative play? Can she role play, such as playing house or pretending to be a favorite character? Does she know how to use various art supplies–paper, glue, crayons, paint?

Recognition:

Children learn first from their environment. Being able to recognize objects, landmarks, and routines is the first step in academic learning. Does your child recognize local landmarks and locations? Can he break down a task into a sequence of steps? Is he familiar with features of your home or neighborhood? Does he recognize familiar people? Does he know about “community helpers” and recognize what each does?

Do you have any preschoolers in your home? Here is a great set to get you started on home preschool. This set of free copywriting worksheets will help your child learn to write and spell their own name, phone number, address and more. Click Here.

Monster Teeth Math Mat

Counting Math Mats

Are you planning out a Monster Preschool Theme for your classroom? Then this is an activity you’ll want to add to your line-up! Not only does it have a silly toothless monster, but it gives students an opportunity to put some of that Halloween candy to an educational use!

Addition Math Mats

Candy corn makes the perfect math manipulative for these silly monster mats! Each candy corn represents a single tooth for the monster’s mouth, and the roll of the dice determines how many “teeth” children add to the mat. This game can be played with a single die for students working on counting skills, or two dice for students working on addition skills.

Subtraction Math Mats

You could even adapt this mat to work on subtraction skills if you have students start out filling the monster’s mouth with ten teeth. Then rolling the dice and subtracting the rolled amount. Just be sure to let your students “sample” some of those monster teeth

Monster Dice Mat

Print this free monster dice mat to play with your students today! Laminate or store in a page protector for reuse.

Alphabet Mat Printables

August 3, 2019 By PMOM Team 1 Comment

These free blank alphabet letter mats make look simple, but they are filled with possibility for your preschool classroom! Blank ABC letters can be filled with a variety of different small motor manipulatives, making them a fantastic secret weapon to pull from of your Super Teacher Toolbox! These boredom busters are not only fun and engaging, but they build letter recognition and fine motor skills too! For extended fun, print a set on colored cardstock and laminate them for reuse in a classroom setting.

Here are 10 creative ways to use Blank Alphabet Mats:

1.Alphabet Dab & Dot

Students can use dab & dot markers to fill in the letters. Dab & Dot markers are like markers but at the end of them is a round surface that the paint comes out when pressed down. Children can create different patterns on the letters using Dab & Dot markers. HINT: Show children they can blend two colors by dabbing layers.

2.Alphabet Pom Poms

Pom-poms are a fun hands-on way for preschool age kids to practice learning and making the letters of the alphabet. This is a great way for children to strengthen fine motor skills, especially if you have them use tweezers to pick up and place the pom-poms. HINT: Have children place the poms in the correct stroke order for proper letter formation.

3.Alphabet Play Dough Mats

Playdough is a fun and interactive way for children to make letters. They are able to play around with play-doh all while learning the letters of the alphabet. Children strengthen their small motor muscles by rolling and shaping the dough into the correct shape. This activity builds estimation skills as children determine how long of a rope they will need to complete each letter.

4. Mini-Eraser Play Mats

Have you heard of mini erasers? Teachers use them in their classrooms for small student rewards, but they can be used for many more classroom projects. In this case, students can use them to fill in their blank alphabet templates to make cute patterns.

5.Alphabet Blocks

Blocks are a fun and easy way for your child to learn each letter. Preschoolers can also practice making different patterns with the blocks. These particular blocks are square with different colors, making them just right for filling in our alphabet mats. You can try legos, Cuisenaire blocks, pattern blocks or any other block you might have on hand.

6.Alphabet Sticker Mats

Do you have any extra stickers laying around, maybe even a bunch leftover from a recent garage sale? Well, put them to use! Preschool kiddos love playing with stickers so dig them out of the junk drawer and have your preschooler use them to fill in these blank alphabet letters. There is lots of fine motor work peeling the backing off of individual stickers, and more as the carefully place them on the mat.

7.Alphabet Links

Keeping your preschool classroom stocked with engaging manipulatives is a great way to encourage some spontaneous learning. Links are an inexpensive resources that you’ll want to have on hand. These links are fun to play with and even more fun to make letters out of. Your preschool student can use these links to create different letters by joining the links to form a chain.

8.Alphabet Popsicle Sticks

Mini-Popsicle sticks are another great manipulative you can use to fill in these letter mats. These popsicle sticks come in a rainbow of colors are are about half the size of standard popsicle sticks. Their smaller size lends them the ability to be useful for making the uppercase the lowercase letters of the alphabet.

9. Alphabet Stamps

If you have a set of alphabet stamps available in your classroom, then this is another great way to fill up your blank letter mats. In fact, you can have students stamp the uppercase and the lowercase letters onto the correct letters.

Alphabet Tracing Mats

Use simple page protectors, or laminate the alphabet mats so they can be used with dry-erase markers, Students can practice stroke order and letter formation for all of the letters of the alphabet.

Free Alphabet Templates

These Alphabet templates are currently FREE in our TPT store! Head over to grab this awesome freebie and while you’re there check out our Fine Motor Letter of the Week Bundle. It’s filled with hundreds of activities and resources you can use to build fine motor skills while learning the alphabet.

Monster Counting Mats

These adorably silly monsters have LOST their eyes! Students can help them find their eyes and get them put back in just the right places! Learning to count can be great fun and it’s an important math skills for your preschool student to master! These free Monster Counting Mats bring fun and learning together for a highly engaging math activity.

Free Monster Playdough Mats

You can use a variety of manipulatives for these monster math mats; buttons, play dough, or even marbles….but WIGGLE EYES make the silliest pictures! Especially if you have a selection of different sizes of googly eyes. There is just something so funny and cute about a monster with different sized eyes all over the place!

Monster Math Mats

Your students will get a kick out this fun activity set, and they’ll be learning as they play! Students work on number recognition, and reading early number words as each mat includes simple to follow instructions. We recommend laminating the mats so they can be used over and over again in the years to come!

Monster Addition Math Mats

We’ve also created a universal math mat for any amount of eyes that you can use for extended learning. For example, provide children with a die to roll and count out the eyes. Or use two die and have them add the numbers first before placing the eyes on the mat. If you have LOTS of wiggle eyes ask students to see how many eyes they can even FIT on the silly monster! Can he really have 50 eyes?

Instant Math Centers

These mats can be used to inspire fun learning and make instant math centers for your classroom. These print two to a sheet and should be laminated for durability. Additionally, you can print multilple pages per sheet if you want to turn these into flashcard sized mats. This might be helpful if the google eyes you have are small, or if you want to store them in a task card container.

Universal Monster Counting Mat

This free printable monster counting mat can be used to play all sorts of counting games. Use dice to roll and add, then place that many eyes on your monster! Or expanding counting skills by challenging children to get as many eyes as they can on this monster!

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Free Pumpkin Printables

How to play Pumpkin Math Mat

Halloween Candy Printable

Pumpkin Math Mat

Preschool Readiness Checklist:

Play:

Speech:

Understanding:

Independence:

Social Skills:

Gross Motor Skills:

Fine Motor Skills:

Emotional Development:

Creativity:

Recognition:

Counting Math Mats

Addition Math Mats

Subtraction Math Mats

Here are 10 creative ways to use Blank Alphabet Mats:

1.Alphabet Dab & Dot

2.Alphabet Pom Poms

3.Alphabet Play Dough Mats

4. Mini-Eraser Play Mats

5.Alphabet Blocks

6.Alphabet Sticker Mats

7.Alphabet Links

8.Alphabet Popsicle Sticks

9. Alphabet Stamps

Alphabet Tracing Mats

Free Alphabet Templates

Free Monster Playdough Mats

Monster Math Mats

Monster Addition Math Mats

Instant Math Centers

Universal Monster Counting Mat

Monster Counting Mats 1 & 2

Monster Counting Mats 3 & 4

Monster Counting Mats 5 & 6

Monster Counting Mats 7 & 8

Monster Counting Mats 9 &10

Learn Your Colors Game For Kids

Play Dough Word Mats

Monster Printables

Shape Tracing Worksheets:

Shape Tracing Worksheets:

Dry Erase Game Mat

Shape Activities for Preschoolers

Hands-On Shape Activities:

Pumpkin Tracing Worksheets:

Tracing Pumpkin Shapes Booklet Cover

Diamond Tracing Worksheet

Rectangle Tracing Worksheet

Square Tracing Worksheet

Circle Tracing Worksheet

Star Tracing Worksheet

Oval Tracing Worksheet

Triangle Tracing Worksheet

Heart Tracing Worksheet

Hexagon Tracing Worksheet

Octagon Tracing Worksheet

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