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Free Letter M Printable Do a Dot Pages

May 28, 2020 by Sarah

Today I have a free letter M printable for you. They are letter M free printable do a dot pages. This freebie comes in eight variations including uppercase, lowercase, color, black and white, and I’ve also included a tracing and non-tracing version for if your preschooler (or kindergartner) is learning to write. Learn more about different ways you can use it and then grab your free letter M do a dot printable at the bottom of this post.

Letter M Do a Dot Printable Pages

Do a dot pages are great because they can be used for so many different activities with your preschooler. While you might think that you can only use them with do a dot markers, that’s just not true. There are a lot of ways to use them to keep them fun and interesting for your toddler and preschooler.

Below I’m going to show you just a few of the fun ways you can use your letter M do a dot printable. Then you can download yours at the end of the post and enjoy!

Letter M Printable With Dot Stickers

Usually I start off by by showing you how you can always remember to use these pages with do a dot markers. But I don’t have a brown one (I have these ones). Although I now have my eye on these dot markers because they come in more colors. Or even these ones because I love the metallic colors included with them.

But since I don’t have brown dot markers right now, instead I’ll first show you how you can use this letter M do a dot printable with dot stickers. They come in all kinds of colors, just make sure you get the 3/4″ ones and they’ll fit great with these dot pages. This is a great way to use the pages because kids LOVE stickers and it takes some fine motor practice to line them up just right with each dot.

Letter M Printable With Pom Poms

Another way you can use your letter M is for Monkey printable is with brown pom poms. I found these great ones at Michael’s that come in all kinds of sizes and textures but I couldn’t find a link to them. But either way pom poms are great for fine motor grabbing as well as one-to-one correspondence. Plus, like with the other dot a dot activities they are learning the formation of the letter (in this case the letter M).

And remember as with any of these dot page activities you can use these handy dry erase pockets if you don’t want to laminate them. They’re great to have on hand.

Letter M Printable With Dry Erase Markers

The last way I want to show you how to use your letter M printable is with dry erase markers. Whether you use them in dry erase pockets or by laminating them, this is a great way to allow your child to color them while still being able to re-use the page for something else. They come in a lot of great colors and kids always get a kick out of erasing them when they’re done.

Letter M Do a Dot Printable With Dry Erase Markers

Download Your Letter M Free Printable Do a Dot Pages

Now you have several neat ideas for how to use your M is for Monkey printable dot pages with your toddler or preschooler. There are lots of awesome ways to use them that will help to not only teach your child the letter but also help them work on fine motor skills and other valuable skills they need when they get to Kindergarten and beyond.

To grab your dot pages just click the button below to download them, print them out, laminate (if desired), and enjoy!

Are you working on the letter M for your preschooler’s letter of the week program? If so, be sure to check out my other letter M resources and printables here that you can use in your letter of the week activists with your preschooler.

Looking for more alphabet do a dot printables? You can view the previous letter L printable dot pages here, and the next letter N printable dot pages here.

Free Letter L Printable Do a Dot Pages

May 27, 2020 by Sarah

If you’re working on the letter L with your preschooler then you’ll love these letter L free printable do a dot pages featuring an adorable lion. This free letter L printable includes versions for uppercase and lowercase, color and black and white, and even a tracing (and non-tracing) option. Read more about the many different ways that you can use the letter L do a dot printable worksheets included and then scroll to the bottom to download yours.

Letter L Do a Dot Printable Pages

Do a dot pages are a great tool to have in your teaching arsenal. Because they are surprisingly useful and can be modified in a lot of different ways. Rather than just using them with do-a-dot markers you can have your preschooler try them with a lot of other different manipulatives to help keep things interesting, fun, and give them a bit of variety.

While there are a lot of great ways that you can use these letter L printable pages, let’s explore just a few different ways you can use them before you grab your download.

Letter L Printable With Do-a-Dot Markers

Before I get into all the other ways that your preschooler can use the letter L do a dot pages, let’s not forget that using them with good ol’ do a dot markers is a safe bet. If you have them on hand then your preschooler will more than likely love seeing you pull them out. They are fun, usually easy to clean up and come in a lot of cute colors.

Letter L Printable With Dot Stickers

Another great way to use these dot pages is with coding circle stickers (like these or these). They come in a wide variety of colors that you can try to match to your worksheet and they can be a lot of fun for kids since kids love stickers. Just make sure you get the kind of circle stickers that are 3/4″ diameter. I personally use and like these ones and these ones because they each have a few different colors in each on that the other one doesn’t.

Letter L Do a Dot Pages with Dot Stickers

Letter L Printable With Dry Erase Markers

You can also use the letter L free do a dot pages with dry erase markers! These come in a lot of different colors (these are the ones pictured below). And it can be a fun way to let your child color the picture without having to waste paper since you can still re-use it later. If you don’t want to laminate them then you can always use these handy dry erase pockets. They come in a lot of fun colors and allow you to do these kinds of activities without using a laminator if you don’t want to (although I do recommend laminating for longevity).

Letter L Dot Pages with Dry Erase Markers

Letter L Printable With Play Dough

Another really fun way to use the letter L do a dot printable is with play dough! This is always a hit with toddlers and preschoolers and it gives them some really great fine motor practice as you have them form the play dough into small balls to place on each dot. I love these handy little play dough tubs for these types of activities. They are affordable, good quality, the perfect little size, and come in so many great colors.

Letter L Printable Pages With Play Dough Balls

Grab Your Letter L Free Printable Do a Dot Pages

So after you download your L is for Lion printable dot pages I hope you have a lot of fun using them with your toddler or preschooler. You can use them in so many great ways that will teach your child letter recognition while working on other key skills they need.

Click the button below to download the dot pages, print them out, laminate them (if desired), and enjoy!

If your letter of the week is letter L, then also be sure to check out my other letter L printables, activities and resources that you can do with your preschooler.

Looking for more alphabet do a dot printables? You can view the previous letter K printable dot pages here, and the next letter M printable dot pages here.

Free Letter K Printable Do a Dot Pages

May 26, 2020 by Sarah

Today I have a free letter K printable for you! It’s a super cute K is for kite do a dot printable. But it’s not just one page, but eight variations to choose from including uppercase and lowercase, color and black and white, and I’ve also thrown in some versions with tracing letters for your preschooler or kindergartner who is working on their handwriting.

Letter K Free Printable Do a Dot Pages

You may think that these letter K do a dot printables are only good for one thing — do a dot markers. And you would be right that they are great to use dab markers and bingo daubers with. But that’s not the only way they can be used. In fact, they are quite versatile and can be used for a wide variety of activities. Below I’m going to highlight a few different ways that you can use the pages, but honestly the possibilities are so vast.

As you consider how you can make the letter K do a dot pages more fun for your little one just consider how they can use the pages to help with letter recognition, fine motor skills, and one-to-one correspondence.

Letter K Printable With Do-a-Dot Markers

The first (and most obvious) way that you can use your letter K free printable do a dot pages is to simply use them with do-a-dot markers (these are my favorites). Even though it’s so simple and easy, kids love to do it. It’s fun for them, it’s a fairly easy clean up (most of the time) and it’s a great exercise in motor control and one-to-one correspondence. You can’t go wrong.

Letter K Do a Dot Printable With Paint and Colored Pencils

If your preschooler is bored of do-a-dot markets or you just want to mix it up then you can always use the letter K do a dot printable in other ways! The first alternative I want to show you is an option to use craft paint or washable paint with q-tips with your letter K printable. If you print out the black and white version then you can even add on to the activity by having your child also color the page with colored pencils, crayons, or whatever they prefer.

Letter K Do a Dot Page With Mini Jingle Bells

Another fun thing you can do with this letter K do a dot printable is to have your child place small jingle bells onto each dot. I found these adorable colored mini jingle bells here. This is great for practicing fine motor skills, color matching, and one-to-one correspondence. Plus kids love the sounds they make!

Letter K Printable With Counting Chips

There are a lot of different ways you can use these printable do a dot pages. But the last way I want to show how you can the letter K printable today is with counting chips (also called bingo chips). These ones are the perfect diameter and come in lots of fun colors. Another great one for practicing those fine motor skills and one-to-one.

Grab Your Letter K Free Printable Do a Dot Pages

I hope you and your preschooler enjoy this K is for Kite printable! Ready to try out the letter K printable dot pages with your preschooler? You have a lot of great ideas on how to use them (beyond just do-a-dot markers) so let’s get started. Click the button below to download the dot pages, print them out, laminate (if desired), and enjoy!

Also be sure to check out my other letter K printables and resources that you can use in your letter of the week activities for letter K too.

Looking for more alphabet do a dot printables? You can view the previous letter J printable dot pages here, and the next letter L printable dot pages here.

Farm Preschool Activities

May 25, 2020 by Sarah

If you’re doing a farm preschool theme for your toddler or preschooler, then you’re in for some major fun! I have a huge roundup of over thirty-five of the best farm activities for preschoolers and toddlers here.

Farm Preschool Theme

Doing a farm preschool theme is probably my absolute favorite preschool theme so far. We did a farm unit last year with a bunch of great farm activities for kids and cute farm crafts that my kids loved. Now we are doing another farm preschool theme week (well, actually two weeks this time since it’s so much fun).

Last year when we did our farm theme I went ahead and purchased a few farm theme printable packs that looked really amazing from Sandbox Academy (52 activities), Turner Tots (10 activities), and Planning Playtime (16 activities and 15 worksheets). To me, this was worth it because the activities in these three bundles were good quality and had really fun and unique activities. Plus, I’ll be quickly and easily coming back to a lot of these same activities this year. But there are certainly a lot of great free stuff too!

So I’ve rounded up some of my favorite farm activities for preschoolers. You’ll find some of the activities from the three packs above that we’ll be using this year as well as a lot of other great free ones I’ve found too.

Farm Activities for Kids

So let’s get to the fun ideas for activities you can do with your toddler and preschooler to help teach them about different aspects of a farm.

Feed the Farm Animals Fine Motor Activity — 2. Farm Animal Products Sorting

1. Teach your child where we get our eggs, steak, and milk from with this educational farm animal products sorting activity. Hint: the answer isn’t from the store. 😉 Treasures for Thematic Teaching

2. Help your toddler learn how to take care of the animals on the farm with this adorable and fun feed the farm animals fine motor activity. All you need are pipe cleaners and some empty containers. Mama of Littles

3. Get a little messy (then clean) with this farm animal washing station that helps to promote scrubbing and washing skills in your preschooler. Coffee Cups and Crayons

4. Practice logic and reasoning skills with this awesome Smart Farmer game from SmartGames. It takes some thinking so this would be good for your older preschooler or kindergartner, but it’s a great game for exercising logic. SmartGames

Can You Build a Barn Preschool STEM Activity — 5. Build a Barn Preschool STEM Activity

5. Challenge your preschooler with this simple and yet helpful Can You Build a Barn? craft stick preschool STEM skill building activity. Sandbox Academy

6. Get out your copy of the Big Red Barn, your red mega bloks and Little People farm animals and have your toddler try out this easy and fun Big Red Barn storytime STEAM activity. Preschool STEAM

7. If your preschooler is beginning to learn how to read or you’re wanting an activity to challenge your kindergartner too, then this farm CVC words activity will be a lot of fun for them. A Dab of Glue Will Do

8. Give your preschooler some practice counting while working on fine motor skills with this fun Sheer the Sheep counting game. You can also try this with your toddler but they might just need a little help. Turner Tots

9. Practice patterning in a fun-filled farm animal kind of way with these adorable farm animal pattern cards. Use little people farm animals as the final match to make it a little more challenging and hands-on. Stay at Home Educator

10. Have your preschooler match adorable baby animal figures (like these TOOB ones) with their animal mommies with this farm baby animal matching activity. No Time for Flashcards

11. Work on your preschooler’s number recognition with these free vegetable counting clip cards with numbers 1-10. Also includes versions with the number words written out for more advanced preschoolers or kindergartners. Kindergarten Worksheets and Games

12. Introduce another fun way to recognize and match patterns with this fun collect the eggs math activity. Lots of options for this one with my favorite being to match the right colored eggs to the right places in the carton. Turner Tots

15. Down on the Farm Gross Motor Movement Game

13. If you have a preschooler who loves horses then they will love this horse trot shape activity where they can try to make their horse trot the same shape on the card they pick. So cute! Turner Tots

14. Learn to count the “muddy” way with this adorable pigs in the mud counting activity. Choose a card with a number on it and add that many pigs to your mud pile (playdoh or play mud). Planning Playtime

15. Get your preschooler’s wiggles out with this adorable down on the farm gross motor movement game. Roll like a pig in mud, gallop like a horse, and more. Modern Preschool

16. Practice valuable pre-writing skills while helping these adorable farm animals get back to the barn with these free farm tracing mats. Complete with all different styles of lines to trace and even a simple maze. Fluffy Tots

19. Feed the Farm Animals Counting Sensory Bin

17. Practice beginning sounds farm style with this simple classic farm beginning sound match with magnetic letters activity. Great for re-enforcing letter sounds while staying on theme. Sandbox Academy

18. Let your toddler’s imagination roam with these fun free farm animal masks printables. Dress up like your favorite farm animals and act out life on the farm. Life Over C’s

19. Teach number recognition, counting, and responsibility as your toddler helps with this adorable and fun feed the farm animals sensory bin. Turner Tots

20. These adorable farm animal shape matching faces are just too cute. Perfect for teaching shapes and even colors while staying within your farm preschool theme. Three Busy Boys

24. Veggie Scrubbing Water Sensory Table

21. Have your little farmer grow crops of letters with this too cute Planting the ABC’s vegetable garden activity. They’ll learn letter recognition, practice some fine motor skills, and have lots of fun. Turner Tots

22. If your preschooler is starting to learn reading readiness skills or you have a kindergartner you want to join in on the farm fun, why not try this free farm hayride syllable sorting activity. The Kindergarten Connection

23. Hone those mad fine motor skills with these cute farm animal lacing cards. You can use old shoelaces for this or you can pick up some lacing laces which are pretty much the perfect size. Sandbox Academy

24. Sneakily teach your toddler how to scrub and clean with this fun veggie scrubbing sensory water table. Not only will your toy vegetables be cleaner than ever, but they’ll be doing the dishes in no time. 😉 PreKinders

25. Farm Animal Mother and Baby Matching Cards

25. Teach your child about the differences and similarities between baby animals and adult animals with this farm animals mother and baby matching game. I love that you can match the pictures as well as the words. Little Bird Resources

26. Help your preschooler learn to recognize and spell their name with this fun Spell My Name with Farm Animals activity. Lots of ways you can do this activity depending on your preschooler’s level. Inspirational Laboratories

27. Practice letter recognition while covering a pig with pom pom “mud” with this cute Mud on the Pig letter recognition activity. Sandbox Academy

28. Have fun while building vocabulary with this adorable Barnyard Bingo game. Make it even more interesting by using some farm animal shaped erasers for bingo chips (like these). Practical Whimsy Co.

30. Old MacDonald Finger Puppets Theater

29. Create a super fun farm sensory table complete with a vegetable garden, pig stye, cow and horse pastures, farmhouse, and more by combining the two sensory bins from an Ikea Flistat table and a Little People farmhouse. It’s sure to please even the pickiest toddler. Learning for Littles

30. Put on a show to the tune of everyone’s favorite farm animal sing along with this adorable Old MacDonald Had a Farm finger puppet theater activity. Planning Playtime

31. Practice counting anywhere from 0-20 or use these adorable numbered farm animals for number matching and number recognition with your toddler. KidSparkz

32. If your preschooler is learning to read then have fun with practicing while playing these free farm CVC reading word games. Tot Schooling

36. Milk the Cow Farm Preschool Activity

33. Give your preschooler some essential scissor practice with these cute free farm cutting practice sheets. Lots of different options and skill levels in this pack. 123Homeschool4Me

34. Let your younger toddler explore this adorable and squishy DIY farm sensory discovery bag while also buiding vocabulary as you talk about the names of the different animals. Happy Toddler Playtime

35. Enjoy a sticky sensory experience in your farm preschool unit while talking about sheep on the farm with this cute sticky sheep pom pom activity. No Time for Flashcards

36. No farm activities for preschoolers list would be complete without an farm activity to practice milking a fake cow. So much fun and so much milky messiness. Mrs. Plemon’s Kindergarten

Have any other farm activities for preschoolers or toddlers?

I’d love to hear about any other farm activities for kids that you and your family love to do! Leave a comment below and let me know what kinds of activities that you like to use in your farm preschool theme unit.

Cat Activities for Kids

May 22, 2020 by Sarah

Looking for cat activities for kids? Well look no further. Here you’ll find all kinds of activities, cat crafts for preschoolers, and cat games for kids. It’s all the cat-tastic fun you’ll need for your cat theme homeschool unit for toddlers to 3rd grade (with a few activities great for older kids too).

For the past several months we’ve been doing weekly themed unit studies with my 2 and 5 year old. They are absolutely loving doing these. We went through several winter animals during the winter and then this Spring we’ve had a different Spring topic each week like seeds, rain, butterflies, bees, etc.

I love doing themed unit studies with my kids because I feel like they get so much more out of it and learn so much more about whatever topic it is. And the ideas are endless. It’s such a fun way for them to learn while having fun.

But in the midst of my awesome Spring unit study plans my 5 year old randomly requested to spend a week on a cat theme. Cats. Hey, who am I to hinder my child’s learning. If he wants to learn more about cats, then by golly we will learn all there is to know about cats. I’m not particularly interested in cats. I don’t dislike cats, but it’s just not an interest of mine. But hey, who knows, maybe he’ll be the greatest cat veterinarian who ever lived one day. I can’t stand in the way of that.

So I’m in the midst of planning a week of learning about cats. And even though it’s not the topic I would choose, this is one thing I LOVE about homeschooling. I love that I can tailor what we are learning about to my child’s interests.

Interest led learning is so important because when kids are interested in something they are so much more primed to learn. Plus, if they are showing an interest in something in particular, it might just be for a reason. They might be working on making some kind of connections in their minds and as a homeschool parent it’s important to take full advantage of those learning opportunities.

So cats it is.

As I was searching for cat themed activities, here’s a few good cat activities for kids that I came across. Most of them are great for toddlers through 1st grade. Plus a few of these are good for older kids too. So if you’re doing a mini unit on cats, I’ve got you covered. 😉

Cat Games and Activities for Kids

1. This adorable cat matching game can also be used as a memory game too. And the cat graphics are just too adorable with all different sized, shaped, and colored cats to enjoy. Sunny Day Family

2. Here is an entire pack of kawaii cat themed activities that covers a range of basic skill concepts for preschoolers such as cutting, counting, visual discrimination, and more. Miniature Masterminds

3. Let the dogs make an appearance in your cat unit with this free cat and dog bingo game. Make it even more fun by using cat and dog shaped erasers (like these) for the bingo chips. The Inspirational Edit

4. Get creative with these fun printable cat activities and crafts. Among them include a Pete the Cat bingo game, step-by-step instructions for how kids can draw different cats, a square cat craft, and more. Printables Fairy

5. Pick up the Safari TOOB for Domestic Cats or Big Cats and match them with these three part cards for Domestic Cats or Big Cats. Montessori Nature

6. Have your preschooler practice their fine motor skills while helping these funny felines get their pipe cleaner whiskers back with this cat whiskers lacing activity. Your Therapy Source

7. Enjoy some pretend play as your preschooler helps to feed all of the cats with this simple DIY feed the cats activity. Source Unknown

8. Have your preschooler learn number recognition while practicing staying in the lines as they color this cute cat color by number page. My Teaching Station

10. Pete the Cat Glue Practice Worksheet

9. These cute and playful LEGO cats are sure to please your older kids as you work your way through your cat unit. Includes full instructions for building your very own LEGO cat (or cats). Frugal Fun 4 Boys

10. Practice gluing with Pete the Cat in this simple free Pete the Cat gluing practice worksheet. You can even have your child add little buttons to match the colors of the buttons in the Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons book. And remember, just a dot to fill the spot! It’s all good! Dawn King

11. Get crafty while learning the letter C with this cute C is for Cat letter craft. It’s always a great time to talk about letters with your preschooler, even in the midst of themed unit studies. Meow! The Teaching Aunt

12. Practice sorting colors with your preschooler as you do this fun cat fish bowl color sorting activity. This pack also comes with lots of other fun pet activities too. Karen Cox

13. Teach all kinds of preschool concepts such as letter sounds, color words, shapes, counting, and more with this huge pack of versatile feed the cat activities. Your preschooler is sure to have fun with this one! Lodrew’s Hands-On Learning

14. Let your preschooler pick out their favorite coloring page from one of these many cat coloring pages. Then pick out your favorite and color them together. Super Coloring Pages

15. Pretend to be playful cats with these cute cat mask templates. Have all sorts of adventures that you think kitty cats have all day. And yes, cat naps must be included in the agenda. 😉 Itsy Bitsy Fun

16. Don’t let your preschooler have all the kitty cat fun. If you have older kids you can get more in depth on the science side of things with this cat body parts worksheet. ESL Printables

17. Printable Cat Activities for Toddlers to 3rd Grade

20. Customizable Create Your Own Feed the Cat Game

17. This printable cat activities pack has a wide range of adorable cat themed activities for toddlers through 3rd grade. Lots of great literacy and math activities in this one. Royal Baloo

18. Expand your cat themed activities to a full blown unit study for your older kids with this cat unit study pack. It includes things for handwriting, cat recognition, and learning lots of cat facts. 1Plus1Plus1Equals1

19. Exercise those mad visual discrimination and counting skills with this adorable I Spy Cats and Dogs printable. And if your little one loves I Spy games then try laminating this one to do it over and over again. And Next Comes L

20. Target specific skills while having loads of fun with this customizable create your own feed the cat activity. Simply write your own text on the fishes after downloading, print, and enjoy! Ms Gardenia’s Speech Room

21. Help your child practice their handwriting with this C is for cat handwriting pack. It includes six handwriting pages with cute cat graphics to set the kitty-cat-writing mood. 🙂 Only Passionate Curiosity

22. If your preschooler is ready, help them to practice number sense (or recognizing numbers in different representations) with this clever cat and mice number matching game. Math Skills 4 Kids

23. Have an older child that you want to include in on the cat-tivities? Why not give them this fun cat word search to do. They can work out those brain muscles as they admire the adorable cat playing with a yarn ball. Aww. Puzzles to Print

24. These simple and fun cat quantity puzzles will help your preschooler with number recognition, counting, and logic. Plus, they have cats on them! Eeeee. Prekautism

25. A beginning reader in the family will love this cute and educational printable cat emergent reader book. It introduces the very simple sight word “a” and also includes some writing practice sheets. Fluffy Tots

26. Have you had enough cats yet? I hope not! Because this free cat preschool pack has lots of great little printables including printables to focus on the letter C, patterning, colors, counting, and more. 1Plus1Plus1Equals1

27. Practice pre-writing skills as your child learns number recognition with this simple and yet effective cat connect the dots worksheet. Day Care Worksheets

28. Round out all the activities with a fun black tissue paper cat paper plate craft inspired by Eric Carle’s book, Have You Seen My Cat. It’s got everything a preschooler could want in a craft: cutting, gluing, pipe cleaners and sticky fingers! Plus…cats! Glued to My Crafts Blog

You asked for cat activities for kids!

And boy did I deliver for you. There’s plenty of fun cat theme activities here to last you for awhile. I know we’ll only be spending a week on cats and this is more than enough ideas for us to try. I hope you enjoy them too!

And if you need any more ideas for your cat theme like ideas for cat books, cat crafts for preschoolers, more cat printables, etc. then be sure to check out my other posts about cats here.

Did I miss any fun cat games for kids or other cat theme ideas? Let me know in the comments below your favorites!