These Shape Playdough Mats are a wondoughful way for students to learn while having fun. This packet contains 12 sheets that strengthen the following skills:
* 2D shape recognition
* 2D shape formation
* Fine motor
FEATURED 2D SHAPES:
– Circle
– Square
– Diamond/Rhombus (2 mats for this shape)
– Oval
– Rectangle
– Triangle
– Heart
– Star
– Pentagon
– Hexagon
– Octagon
Please note that these playdough mats are designed to be printed (on cardstock) and laminated, and to be used and enjoyed for many years to come.
Using playdough, students will follow the outlines to form the shapes on the mats. Children will then work to identify the featured figures by covering them with small balls of dough. On each sheet, there are 2 real life object pictures and 4 shape pictures that should be marked.
Mini erasers or some other small manipulative may also be used in lieu of playdough.
Make a splash with this Summer Math and Literacy pack. It contains 13 worksheets and 9 learning center activities that strengthen the following skills:
– Counting
– One-to-one correspondence
– Number quantity
– Number recognition
– Classification
– Number order
– Ordinal numbers
– Subitizing/set recognition
– Addition
– Measurement
– Patterning
– Shape recognition
– Seriation
– Upper and lowercase letter recognition
– Beginning sound recognition
– Language/dictation
– Writing
– Association
– Visual discrimination
– Visual memory
– Phonological awareness
– Positional concepts
– Story sequencing
– Fine motor
– Following directions
Please note that the center activities in this packet are designed to be printed (on cardstock) and laminated, and to be used and enjoyed for many years to come.
SUMMER SET RECOGNITION CLIP STRIPS (COLOR 12/B&W 12)
Provide clothespins or some other small manipulative to use as markers. Learner will identify each number and mark its corresponding die. Younger students may need to count the dots. Older learners should be practicing their set recognition skills.
WATERMELON NUMBER QUANTITY TASK CARDS (COLOR 10/B&W 10)
Supply students with raisins or black or brown playdough. Learners will place a numbered group of seeds on its corresponding watermelon wedge. Encourage younger children to use one-to-one correspondence while counting. Older children can use this activity to practice set recognition.
SUMMER LET’S MAKE A PATTERN TASK CARDS (COLOR 4/B&W 4) AND ITEM CARDS (COLOR 42/B&W 42)
Using the summer item cards, learners will work to construct the featured pattern on each cards. Encourage your students to describe each pattern.
Encourage children to say each picture name and clap and count each word part. They will then use a clothespin to clip the correct number of syllables.
Provide clothespins, mini erasers or some other manipulative for children to use as markers. Working with a small group, read the task cards and prompt children to mark the correct picture according to the featured positional word.
Learners will say the name of the featured items on the task cards. They will then sort through the letter cards, finding their beginning sound partners and placing them on the appropriate spaces. For your convenience, both upper and lowercase letters are provided. Magnetic letters or dry erase markers may also be used.
WATERMELON ALPHABET MATCH UP PUZZLES (COLOR A-Z/26/B&W A-Z/26)
Cut these cards in half and prompt young learners match the upper and lowercase letters.
SUMMER TREATS MEMORY GAME CARDS (COLOR 24)
Mix the cards up and place them in rows, face down. Prompt students to turn over any two cards. If they match, they keep the pair and go again. If the pictures don’t match, the cards are turned back over. It is then the next player’s turn. Play until all the matches have been made. The person with the most pairs wins!
WORKSHEETS (B&W 13)
With these 13 worksheets, learners will practice rhyming, association, dictation and writing, number order, number formation, addition, classification, and so much more!
Please note that these learning center activities are designed to be printed (on cardstock) and laminated. This will ensure their use and enjoyment for years to come.
ZOO ANIMAL MEASURING CARDS (COLOR 10/B&W 10)
Provide pom poms, vase gems, math cubes, mini erasers or some other manipulative for children to measure (nonstandard) the length of the animals.
Students may use the Zoo Animals – Measure and Record worksheet to record their answers. Discuss which animals are longer, shorter, or the same. If you are not wanting your children to use worksheets, a color Measure and Record has also been included. Just laminate or place the sheet in a protective sleeve, so that it may be used with dry erase markers.
MEASURING WEIGHT TASK CARDS (COLOR 12/B&W 12)
Supply learners with a balance scale, math cubes, paperclips, crayons, buttons, markers, bear counters, erasers, pennies, clothespins, googly eyes, beads, and pop poms.
Students will follow the directions on the task cards to measure the weight of the items provided, and to determine which of those items weigh more and which weigh less.
LET’S IDENTIFY A PATTERN TASK CARDS (COLOR 4/B&W 4) – LETTER CARDS (B&W 11)
Children will work to identify the patterns, and label them by placing the appropriate letter cards onto the spaces (squares) provided.
LET’S EXTEND A PATTERN TASK CARDS (COLOR 4/B&W 4)
Provide children with counting bears. Learners will identify the patterns, and work to extend them.
SPY & GRAPH SHEETS (COLOR 2/B&W 2)
Supply pom poms, vase gems, mini erasers or some other small manipulative for children to use as markers. Prompt students to study the scenes at the top of the sheets. Children will then count the number of each item and mark the corresponding boxes. Discuss which items there are more of and which there are less of.
RACE BACK TO SCHOOL ROLL & GRAPH SHEET (COLOR 1/B&W 1) – POCKET CUBE/DIE CARDS (COLOR 6/B&W 16)
Cut out the cards and insert them into a pocket cube/die. Provide pom poms, vase gems, mini erasers or some other small manipulative for children to use as markers. For individual use, the child will roll the cube/die, identify the picture, and place a marker in the appropriate column. Repeat until a column is full to the top; that item “wins”. In small group, provide each child with his/her own sheet. Students will take turns rolling, marking their own roll. First person to fill a column to the top wins the race Back to School!
2D SHAPE CLIP CARDS (COLOR 11/B&W 11)
One card at a time, children will identify the featured shape, and study the pictures on the right side. Using a clothespin, learners will mark (clip) the shape matching real life object. Facilitate conversation about the number of sides on each shape, and why or why not an object matches it.
Students will identify the featured shape on each card. They will then sort through the real life object shapes, and place them on their appropriate spaces. Facilitate conversation about the number of sides on each shape, and why or why not an object matches it.
BUTTERFLY SYMMETRY SHEETS (COLOR 10/B&W 10)
Supply learners pattern blocks. Students will study the designs on the left hand sides of the butterflies, and work to replicate those designs on the right hand sides.
Depending on your students’ abilities, there are two versions of this activity: one with a pattern outline and one without.
Present your learners with a task card and a set of item cards. Children will then display their seriation skills by placing the items in order from smallest to largest. Be sure to discuss other words for large, medium, and small (big, huge, average, midsize, little, tiny, etc.)
CANDY STORE CLASSIFICATION TASK CARDS (COLOR 10) – CANDY JAR SORTING SHEET (COLOR 1)
Be sure to print out multiple jars and sheets of candy. Please be aware that because this center activity relies on color, a black and white version is not included.
Working with a small group, provide each child with 3 jar sheets and a stack of shuffled candy cards. Holding the task card up, so that learners can get a clear visual of the candy in the jars, slowly and clearly read the directions out loud. Students will then work to sort and classify their candy onto their jars according to the directions. This activity practices classification by both 1 and 2 attributes.
Working with a small group, give each student a task card and a set of bear cards.
You may then instruct them as to what bear to place in what position. For example, ”Please place the bear with the pink shirt in 3rd place.” Or something along the lines of, “I need you to place the bear with a star on his shirt in 1st place.” When using the black and white version, you will have to rely on the shapes for placement. Once all of the bears appear in the lineup, you may ask your children, “Which bear is in 2nd place?” And so forth…
ORDINAL NUMBERS WITH BEARS AND SHAPES TASK CARDS (COLOR5/B&W 5) – SHAPE CARDS (COLOR 5/B&W 5)
Working with a small group, give each student a set of bear task cards and a set of shape cards. Prompt your learners to line up their bears in front of them (order does not matter here).
You may then instruct them to place a shape on a certain bear. For example, ”Place the circle on the 4th bear.” Once all of the bears have their shapes, you may ask your students, “Which bear is the star on?” And so forth…
We're Gigi and Zoey. We teach a two-year program (preschool and pre-k), and we're passionate about Early Childhood Education and the philosophy that children learn through play. Our goal is to prepare children for kindergarten while making learning fun.
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