preschool

Letter Formation Strategies YOU Can Teach!

March 14, 2018 By PMOM Team Leave a Comment

Preschool teachers and homeschool moms sometimes wonder how important is proper letter formation. After all, as long as a child puts forth effort to write, then we should give them credit and not worry about perfection, some would say. As long as he/she can recognize upper and lower case letters, and understands the sounds they make, that’s all that really matters, right? Well, not really. Here are some reasons why letter formation is important, and some strategies for you to help children practice the skill.

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The Perfect Products and Tips to Help Preschoolers with Pencil Grip

February 28, 2018 By PMOM Team Leave a Comment

Writing is an important skill that kids learn during the preschool years. The writing form they develop early on will follow them throughout their education, making it vital to learn the correct pencil grip early on. Finding the right tools to help preschoolers with pencil grip can make this a fun skill for them to learn. Here are a few products and tips that can help!

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Shape Activities for Preschoolers: Drive & Trace

Preschool Shapes Activity:

If you are planning a transportation theme for your preschool then you have just hit the jackpot with our Drive and Trace activity mats. These mats are just perfect for students learning about the different shapes, while also building small motor muscles with the various cars. This set is perfect for your Preschool Math Program. Children use a variety of different toy vehicles to drive around each of the shapes, then use their finger to trace the shapes below.

Try our NEW Shape of the Week Program!

Shape-of-the-Week is a no-prep, print-&-go curriculum that covers 10 exciting shapes! With daily hands-on activities, students learn about circles, triangles, squares and more. Scheduled over a 4-day week, this set coordinates perfectly with our Letter of the Week and our Learn to Read Curriculum.

Shape Worksheets

With ten different printable shape worksheets, this set covers the following shapes:

circle
square
triangle
hexagon
rectangle
oval
heart
star
diamond
trapezoid

Shape Tracing Worksheet

Each shape worksheet features the shape with a road pattern for students to drive their vehicles around. The name of the shape is in the center of the shape for children to learn. At the bottom of the math worksheets, there is an additional opportunity for students to practice tracing each shape multiple times. This is great for building those small motor muscles and fine motor skills.

You can tie these preschool worksheets in with any of our Free Transportation Preschool Printables or our Shape Preschool Printables to create a thematic weekly lesson plan. Either way, try to provide students with a variety of different vehicles they can use to navigatee the roads.

Shape Activities for Preschoolers

Drive & Trace Shape Mat: Circle

Children use a variety of different toy vehicles to drive around each of the shapes, then use their finger to trace the shapes below.

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Drive & Trace Shape Mat: Triangle

Children use a variety of different toy vehicles to drive around each of the shapes, then use their finger to trace the shapes below.

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Drive & Trace Shape Mat: Square

Children use a variety of different toy vehicles to drive around each of the shapes, then use their finger to trace the shapes below.

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Drive & Trace Shape Mat: Diamond

Children use a variety of different toy vehicles to drive around each of the shapes, then use their finger to trace the shapes below.

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Drive & Trace Shape Mat: Hexagon

Children use a variety of different toy vehicles to drive around each of the shapes, then use their finger to trace the shapes below.

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Drive & Trace Shape Mat: Oval

Children use a variety of different toy vehicles to drive around each of the shapes, then use their finger to trace the shapes below.

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Drive & Trace Shape Mat: Rectangle

Children use a variety of different toy vehicles to drive around each of the shapes, then use their finger to trace the shapes below.

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Drive & Trace Shape Mat: Trapezoid

Children use a variety of different toy vehicles to drive around each of the shapes, then use their finger to trace the shapes below.

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Drive & Trace Shape Mat: Star

Children use a variety of different toy vehicles to drive around each of the shapes, then use their finger to trace the shapes below.

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Drive & Trace Shape Mat: Heart

Children use a variety of different toy vehicles to drive around each of the shapes, then use their finger to trace the shapes below.

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If you’d like to reuse this set of kindergarten worksheets again and again in your classroom, we highly recommend that you laminate and use a dry erase marker. That way students can trace and erase each time the set is used. Pair this set with our free Number Drive Mats for an engaging center activity.

Preschool Monthly Calendar Printables

Keeping a calendar in your preschool classroom is a simple and fun way to learn about the Days of the Week and the Months of the Year. Students can personalize this set to make it their own! Free 12-Month set of Calendar for students to Write and Color. This set is super cute and features monthly themes and holidays.