Books and Giggles
Inside: How to make a low-prep torn paper flamingo craft with preschool or kindergarten students. This project uses just a free printable and basic supplies. Flamingos are such a fun bird! What’s not to love about a pink bird? My only complaint is that I have to visit a zoo or pull up a flamingo…
Inside: Grab the free printable template and make an ABC or torn paper “pot of gold” craft with your preschool or kindergarten students. Today is your lucky day! I have a free printable “pot of gold” craft for you just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. There is the ABC version shown above, or you…
Inside: This easy prep reindeer antler craft helps preschoolers strengthen their fine motor skills and goes well with the picture book How the Reindeer Got Their Antlers. We love all the great picture books for the holiday season that are out there for preschoolers. (We even have a whole list of books about Santa Claus!)…
Add this free printable line tracing activity to your community helpers unit. Students can build their fine motor and pre-writing skills while reinforcing what they’ve learned about 8 different community helper roles. Teaching a community helpers unit is a great way to show kids how different jobs make our community run smoothly and how everyone’s…
These zebra line tracing worksheets give your students some pre-writing fine motor practice and introduce the letter Z with its initial sound. Add this to your Zoo unit! Many preschoolers enjoy using dry-erase markers and tracing lines with crayons. Yes, you should also be doing lots of hands-on activities like working with playdough and small…
Grab your watercolors for this cute little set of winter paint-by-letter worksheets. You’ve probably heard of paint by number. For your preschoolers who love to paint with watercolors, we’ve created an early literacy offshoot of that. Winter Paint by Letter With these free worksheets, students will find the letters and paint them a specific color….
Your students can work on tracing curvy lines with this free printable winter tracing activity. Sometimes you just want a simple, no-prep activity that keeps your kids busy on a cold winter day. Other times you have specific fine motor skill goals that you need your students to work on. These free printable winter line…
With this free printable Christmas letter tracing activity students can also work on fine motor skills and uppercase lowercase matching. Today I’m sharing another low-prep Christmas alphabet activity with you. This one is very similar to my winter letter tracing activity. So if you get your students familiar with how to use these in December,…
Help your students make the most adorable gingerbread houses this year without baking a single cookie! These printable color your own gingerbread house templates are so much easier than decorating cookies and are a wonderful holiday activity for pre-K and primary students! Your kids will absolutely love this gingerbread activity! It feels more like playing…
This free printable reindeer alphabet activity is self-checking and also provides engaging fine motor skills practice. Letter Matching with Santa and His Reindeer When your students are wide-eyed with excitement waiting for Christmas, it’s not hard to turn that energy into engagement! Read aloud books about Santa and pull out this cute hands-on letter-matching activity…
Trace the owl’s feathers and work on fine motor skills with these cute tracing worksheets. Sometimes you just need a quick, no-prep activity to keep little hands busy. Other times, you’re looking for a way to build fine motor skills more intentionally.These free printable owl line tracing worksheets do both! You can add these to…
Inside: a free printable color words activity to use after reading the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Use these clip cards as part of your kindergarten color word reading lessons. I never get tired of reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle…
Inside: these hole punch activities include crafts, math and literacy activities, and art projects. All of them are great fine motor skills work for kids! Are you looking for an engaging way to help your kids work on their fine motor skills? Many (but not all) hole punches are perfect for strengthening those little hands,…
This free Christmas fine motor skills printable is perfect for your Holidays Around the World unit, especially for Christmas in Hawaii or Australia. Preschoolers can use these to practice line tracing and scissors skills. Surf’s up! Santa is catching some waves in this fun, easy-prep activity. You can pair this with our tropical Christmas sensory…
The challenge with teaching sight words is that children need so much repetition – and that can get boring. So having a big list of fun ways to practice sight words can help you keep your students engaged longer. If you teach kindergarten, then you probably already know that sight words are a big step…
These free printable transportation line tracing worksheets are a simple no-prep fine motor activity for your preschool transportation unit, Use them for practicing prewriting skills and for introducing alphabet letter sounds. Plus, you don’t have to use these just as worksheets. You can cut them into strips to work on one at a time. …and…
Inside: this preschool rain craft sneaks in some fine motor work and hand strengthening with a hole punch, plus it looks super cute when you add photos of your kids holding an umbrella. If you’re looking for a fun spring craft that has an element of process art, or just a rainy day craft, look…
This free printable preschool Valentine activity is lots of fun! Your little letter learners can help the bee find hearts, flowers, and honey while practicing uppercase-lowercase matching. It’s an easy, engaging addition your Valentine’s Day literacy activities. Preschool Valentine Activity These adorable Valentine’s Day bees are as sweet as honey! I was excited to use…
Inside: a paper Christmas tree craft inspired by the story North Pole Ninjas. (Disclosure: Books and Giggles is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.) I lay half awake Saturday morning, listening…
Today I’m sharing another fun Christmas tree craft with you. Just like the cupcake liner Christmas tree craft for kids that I shared recently, this craft is simple enough for preschoolers, but older kids can enjoy it too by adding more detailed decorations. Bump Up the Learning You can also make this Christmas tree craft educational:…
Inside: Letter sound clip cards to include in your Thanksgiving centers Gobble gobble! It’s almost turkey time! These adorable turkey clip cards are an engaging letter sound activity for your preschool or kindergarten Thanksgiving centers. Plus, they’re super-easy to prep. You can also use these clip cards in small groups or even as an assessment tool….
Inside: An easy bat craft preschool children can make, plus a book recommendation to go with it. (Books and Giggles is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.) I have to admit, I…
Inside: DIY Halloween treat bags the kids will love to help decorate! (Books and Giggles is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.) How many eyes do monsters have? Let your little…
Today I’m sharing a quick, no-prep butterfly activity for preschoolers. Just grab your dot markers and go! The azaleas are showing their colors here, and the spring sunshine is calling us outside. We’ve been seeing lots of butterflies around. Every year we do a few butterfly activities in the spring. A few years back, we…