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Easter Dot to Dot Preschool Worksheets

Easter is the Christian celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ! We have a huge variety of Christian Easter Resources on our sister sites. Today we are adding this fun set of Easter Dot-to Dot Mathtivity Worksheets.

I’m calling these “Mathtivity” worksheets because these are not your average dot-to-dot activivty pages. Each page has a follow-up math activity intended to help your little ones develop key preschool and kindergarten math skills.

Each dot to dot for Easter has between 15-30 dots, making them fantastic for building math skills with these higher numbers. Young students don’t often have to opportunity to work with numbers higher than 10 or 15, so these Mathtivity worksheets are designed to fill in that gap, and expose children to the possibility that they can expand their math skills.

With 10 unique dot to dot mathtivity worksheets, this set is sure to be a hit with your students! Use them as take home assignements, math literacy centers, work for early finishers etc.. The ten worksheets cover tally marks, addition, subtraction, framing, place value, inequalities, one-to-one correspondance and more!

Easter Dot to Dot Pages

Easter Dot to Dot Coloring Page: Easter Basket

This is a free printable Easter dot to dot page for teaching students how to frame numbers.

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Preschool Easter Dot to Dot Printables: Bunny

This is a free printable Easter dot to dot page for teaching students how to count with tally marks.

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Easter Dot to Dot Pages: Easter Flower

This is a free printable Easter dot to dot page for teaching students how to represent numbers on a grid.

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Easter Dot to Dot Coloring Pages: Easter Egg

This is a free printable Easter dot to dot page for teaching students place value.

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Easter Dot to Dot Pages: Easter Egg

This is a free printable Easter dot to dot page for teaching students addition.

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Easter Dot to Dot Coloring Page: Marshmallow Bunny

This is a free printable Easter dot to dot page for teaching students subtraction.

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Easter Dot to Dot Coloring Page: Easter Egg

This is a free printable Easter dot to dot page for teaching students how to write.

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Christian Easter Dot to Dot: Easter Cross

This is a free printable Easter dot to dot page for teaching students about odd numbers.

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Preschool Easter Dot to Dot Printables: Jelly Bean

This is a free printable Easter dot to dot page for teaching students how to compare numbers

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Free Easter Dot to Dot Worksheets: Easter Egg

This is a free printable Easter dot to dot page for teaching students how to draw items to represent a number.

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How to Set Achievable Goals for your Preschooler

By the time your curious preschooler reaches the age of 3 or 4, their learning development has grown exponentially! They will hit many milestones, but sometimes it’s not clear what and how many milestones you should expect. Knowing what pre-reading skills to focus on will help you identify how to set achievable goals for your preschooler.

What Your Preschooler Needs to Know:

During the preschool stage, you’ll notice a strong desire for independence, along with a ton of exploration. It’s important to determine typical cognitive goals to ensure they are ready for the next BIG step — Kindergarten!

Preschool Readiness: Color Recognition

One of your preschool goals should be to teach the basic palette of colors. By four, children should be able to identify basic hues like red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, black, and brown. Your child should also be able to name, match and identify these colors. For example, can your preschooler match a brown chair to a similar brown construction paper?

Preschool Readiness: Math Skills

Early childhood education is a perfect time to introduce simple math concepts. It helps build a foundation for their next challenge with each passing new year. Preschoolers can develop a keep sense of math for identifying numbers and communicating a variety of sizes and shapes.

Another goal is to introduce math activities that include names of shapes and manipulate shapes as well as numbers and counting.

Preschool Readiness: Letter Recognition

Recognizing letters is an important key to pre-reading during the preschool phase. Alphabetic recognition prepares preschoolers to begin decoding words associated with their everyday language development. There are many letter recognition activities through hands-on learning.

Some pre-reading skills for preschoolers would include naming each letter, matching the letter name on paper, and identifying upper and lower case letters.

Preschool Readiness: Oral and Phonics

Wondering how to prepare your preschooler for reading? There are a few skills your child should master before beginning to read, besides letter recognition. Knowing what signs to look for will help identify the best time for teaching how to read.

Oral communication is also key to begin reading. Simply reading to your child for 15 to 20 minutes a day and asking questions for comprehension awareness prepares your child for narration. Reading aloud to your child daily makes a huge impact on their communication with others.

Practicing phonics awareness is also an essential step to reading. Taking simple words like ‘cat’ and changing the letter to ‘hat’ gives your child rhyming skills. Nursery rhymes and memorizing poems are wonderful tools for increasing their word playing.  

Preschool Readiness: Fine Motor Skills

Giving your child opportunities to practice writing the alphabet is a great way to strength fine motor skills. Yet, there are also other tools in your tool belt to build these critical muscle movements.

While many daily activities like dressing, eating, and playing require these small but special skills, there are other intentional ways to prep your child.
Always have these tools available: colored pencils for writing, safe scissors for cutting, glue for pasting, games using computer mouse, or playing a musical instrument. All of these activities contribute to fine motor skills including muscle strength and coordination.

We hope this preschool checklist will give all preschool moms and teachers a simple guide on what to expect for your preschooler. Don’t be surprised how fast they learn in some areas, while others are more difficult.

Remember, all children learn at their own pace. It’s our job as parents to make sure that the learning process is fun and exciting for them throughout their preschool journey!

Preschool Mom has a TON of free and frugal resources to help you stay on track with your preschool objectives. Don’t miss out on these preschool readiness resources!

Should I Homeschool my Preschool Child?

As your child enters the preschool stage, panic may start to set in as the question looms, “Should I homeschool my preschooler?” While it’s true that there are benefits to homeschooling your preschooler, there are also legitimate concerns on focusing too much on academics at an early age.

Here are some points to consider when answering the question on whether you should homeschool a preschooler. Every child has unique learning abilities, and that’s the beauty of being a parent — you make the decision that is perfect for your child!

Preschool Homeschooling is already LIVE at Home

Believe it or not, preschool is already happening in your home. Whether they are independently playing with blocks, putting together puzzles, or you are singing the ‘ABC’ song, they are already living in an educational environment. It’ doesn’t have to be a formal or classroom setting.

Homeschooling allows the flexibility to what works best for every situation. Plus, it can be tailored to changing circumstances at any time. Remember, your child is getting a one-on-one learning experience with positive surroundings.

Parents are in control of Education

Whether you want your child to get dirty all day outside or quietly sit while drawing at the table, you are in charge! Preschool kids need to learn to do both. They can explore and discover the possibilities outside, and practice control while sitting quietly in their chair doing hands on activities.

Preschool Homeschooling is Low Cost Education

Since parents are in charge of education, they also determine the homeschool budget. If you would send your child to a private preschool, you’re forking over hundreds of dollars. At home, however, you can buy free and low cost supplies online and at stores. In addition, you can preschool your child for just a few dollars. And, I’ll show you how below.

Preschool Families have a Flexible Schedule

Families who like to travel or have inconsistent schedules, enjoy the flexibility when preschooling their child. One perk is going on vacation during the off peak season — it’s affordable and less crowded. In addition, this gives the family more time together and opportunities for field trips and appointments during the day.

Based on these key points, have you answered the question — should I homeschool my preschooler? Every family must answer this question based on their situation, but here are some questions to ask:

  1. Am I able to carve out less than an hour to focus on teaching preschool activities?
  2. Is following instructions and print out worksheets for my child an issue for me?
  3. Can I provide homeschool materials for my child like paper, crayons, colored pencils, markers, and pencils?
  4. Do I have a clean environment for my child to work at like a desk or a space at the table?

If the answers to all these questions is a resounding ‘yes’, you may have the answer. If any of your answers are no, you may consider what it would take to reach these goals if you are serious about homeschooling.

Hundreds of Free Preschool Themes for Homeschooling

Is my child ready for preschool? Find out if your child can begin with these 5 developmental signs.

For children ready to begin pre-reading skills, parents have the choice to begin with basics. In just a few minutes a day, your child can begin practicing writing their letters and numbers. There are so many available tools online with affordable prices for budget minded families!

Learn Letters & Sounds with our Alphabet Curriculum

Preschool Pre Reading Resources

If you are considering homeschooling your preschooler,some subjects to prepare for are reading, writing, and math. Homeschooling during the preschooling stage is a perfect opportunity to evaluate your child’s readiness for reading. Some children are motivated to read early while others are not. Parents have the choice to delay those children who need more time before beginning. This is completely normal for some students to be ready while others are not.

Wondering where to get started with homeschooling preschool? There are a TON of free and frugal online resources including preschool printables that will save you a ton of money!

With just a little prep using a 5 step process, your child will know all his letters! In this article, I share with you the easy stages involved in starting using letter a week, that’s it!

Develop Fine Motor Skills

Build PreWriting Skills with our Fine Motor Activity Book

Preschool is a good time to develop those fine motor muscles that students will use for writing. It is important to strengthen these small motor muscles in preparation for the amount of writing students will be expected to complete in the coming years,

Preschool Pre Math Resources

Now that we’ve discussed readiness for reading, is your child ready for counting? Try our number a week program that is a no-prep, print and go lesson plan coordinating wonderfully with the letter a week program.

Homeschooling your preschool child takes just a few minutes a day. It’s a great time to assess whether education at home is right for your schedule, lifestyle, and family. With just a little preparation and organizational skills, you’ll be a homeschooling parent before you know it!

Would you like more information about homeschooling? I have a great resource that will help you equip yourself to be a Homeschool Ninja!