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Fine Motor Alphabet Drive & Write Mats

Whether you are homeschooling your own preschool child or teaching a room full of preschoolers, you’ll want to be sure to include lots of hands-on fine motor activities. Not only will students have more fun, but they will retain more of the lesson because they are so engaged. That is the idea behind our new Fine Motor Alphabet Transportation Pack

What are Fine Motor Skills?

Fine Motor activities are intentional in the building of small motor control muscles found inside our hands. Think of things like pencil control, grip strength…etc. These key muscles need development for future tasks such as writing, typing, tying shoes and other small motor movements that require fine precision. The skills required to perform these small muscle tasks are called fine motor skills.

Fine Motor Skills for Preschoolers

Setting up a fine motor learning center in your classroom is more than just printing out a few handwriting worksheets and calling it good. Many students might not have the grip or control to properly form the letters, which can lead to frustration or bad habits. This is why it’s important to present students with many different fine motor activities that work a variety of muscles, building up the skills they will need in their kindergarten year.

At a young age, preschoolers need to begin building grip and control. You’ll want to preset your student with a variety of different activities. Setting up a learning center station doesn’t have to be difficult In fact, there are many Fine Motor Activity Packs available in our TPT store to help get you started!

These monthly packs cover a variety of key skills while bringing in popular holidays and seasonal themes. The packs are print and go, no-prep activities that will enhance your classroom and use manipulatives you likely already have stocked in your supply closet.

Uppercase Mats:
A is for Airplane
B is for Bus
C is for Cruise Liner
D is for Dump Truck
E is for Excavator
F is for Fire Truck
G is for Garbage Truck
H is for Helicopter
I is for Ice Cream Truck
J is for Jeep
K is for Kayak
L is for Limousine
M is for Motorhome
N is Navy Cruiser
O is for Ocean Liner
P is for Police Car
Q is for Quad
R is Rocket
S is for Space Shuttle
T is for Trolley
U is for U.F.O.
V is for Vespa
W is for Wagon
X is for Taxi
Y is for Yacht
Z is for Zeppelin

Lowercase Mats:
a is for airplane
b is for bicycle
c is for car
d is for dirt bike
e is for express train
f is for ferry
g is for glider
h is for hot air balloon
i is for inner tube
j is for jet
k is for kayak
l is for locomotive
m is for motorcycle
n is for narrowboat
o is for osprey
p is for pickup truck
q is for quad
r is for rowboat
s is for submarine
t is for trator
u is for unicycle
v is for van
w is for warship
x is for taxi
y is for yacht
z is for zeppelin

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 Writing Prompts

This set of Free Preschool Copy & Write Worksheets helps teach children how to write their name, address, phone number, parent’s names, and emergency information. Each sheet includes a space to draw and color, as well as writing prompts for students to fill in with their specific information. Use these at the start of the year and hang them nearby for students to continue review each morning until they are memorized.

I Can Write My Name

A simple activity for preschoolers to write their first name, middle name, and last name. Write the name for your student to copy on the lines.

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I Know Where I Live

A simple preschool writing prompt for children to learn to write the address. House number, street name, city name and state name.

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I Know My Phone Number

This is another simple copy writing activity for preschoolers to learn their phone number. Children practice writing their mother's name, father's name and what to dial in an emergency.

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Interactive Writing Proompts for Kindergarten

This fun, hands-on set includes 24-guided writing prompts for beginning writers. Students follow the instructions, choosing a word from the bank then writing their sentnece on the shape book.

Preschool Number Worksheets

This is a free set of printable worksheets to teach children numbers 0-10. Preschool math is more than just counting, and these worksheets will help you make sure your child has a solid foundation across many mathematical skills. Each worksheet features number formation, ten frame, number word, tally marks, handwriting practice, count and color and ASL hand signs.