We are getting back into school work and I thought it would be nice to show you some of the activities included in the Back to School Preschool Centers | Morning Tubs unit I recently made!
We took a long break from blogging. O.K; we took a very l-o-o-ng break! I knew it would be impossible to keep doing “school work” with Filip, blog about it AND create new resources, so I decided to focus on work for a while.
We started with a line tracing activity. This actually proved to be a difficult task for Filip as he struggled to make a straight line down. He insisted on resting his has on the table as he traced down the lines, creating all kinds of funky little zig-zags. (Click the photo to get it!) On the last try, he decided to take my advice and he lifted his hand off the table as he traced down. See? Perfect line!
Next, he helped get the lost Nursery Rhyme characters back into their storybooks by tracing the curved lines, left to right. (Click the photo to get it!)
Then, we worked on some fine motor skills with an alphabet sorting center. (Click the photo to get letters A-D.)
Seeing as my lil’ man’s name starts with F, we decided to practice tracing F with this page. As with our play dough mats, Filip started by finger-tracing the letter. (Click the photo to get upper and lower case letters A-D.) Personally, I like these tracing mats more than the play dough mats we have been using for our Preschool Letter of the Week series. I just love the fact that the directions are inside the letter and show the exact beginning point for each stroke. Of course, the dotted tracing line is also perfect for young kiddos learning to write!
We then did some number sorting by placing the crayons into the correct packets. (Click the photo to get numbers 1-3). Filip sorted the crayons by putting them inside each packet. But you could also sort them by placing the crayons under each corresponding number packet.
While we were absent from blogging, Filip turned 5. Yep. My baby is a big boy now, so he tells me. For this reason, we decided to use the number 5 tracing mat. (Click the photo to get numbers 1-3). And then we used some dice, 5 side up, to represent the number on the 10 frame.
We also sorted some objects by color. Of course, the jars can also be used for sorting objects from your home or classroom – not just the pictures included in the packet! (Click the photo to get the colors below.)
Then we sorted square and circle pictures to the correct mats. (Click the photo to get the shapes below.)
And we finished off with a super-fun fine motor activity. We used some small blue gems, but you could use absolutely any small object to place inside each circle. (Click the photo to get it!)
And there you have it; a sneak peek at what’s included in our Back to School Preschool Centers. I warn you; there is quite a bit of laminating and cutting involved, but it that’s the sacrifice required to make learning fun, then I think it’s totally worth it!
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See you soon with more from our Preschool Letter of the Week series!
Happy Teaching 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing some of your AWESOME unit!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much! I love everything you create and so do my kids.
It all looks awesome, as usual!!! Thanks for the preview freebies!
Sara
Teaching Munchkins
Hi. I love the crayon box numbers activity. Would you be willing to sell those on their own? Thank you so much! I simply love your materials!
I am also wondering if you have the Creation materials for days 5-7? Thank you! God Bless!
Hi Meaghan,
Thank you so much for stopping by 🙂 The crayon box is only available as part of this unit. My intention is to to have Day 5 of Creation up on the blog by the weekend or Monday.
Lavinia
I also would love that activity as a solo buy as well if you ever thought about it…
I haven’t seen such a perfect Back to School centers before! It is on my wishlist 🙂 Thank you for the prewiew freebies.
Thank you for your kind words, Andrea 🙂
I love the color palates with the letters! Those are awesome! When will you be coming out with other letters of the alphabet?
Alisha,
The complete alphabet is available for purchase here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Preschool-Centers-2071761
THANK YOU so much for sharing!=) I have a 3 & 2 yo that I’m homeschooling this year & these activities look so much fun.
I would love to have all of the letters of the alphabet in the letter sorting activity.
Kathy,
To access all the letters, you will need to purchase the unit. I’m so sorry, but it’s not available as a separate unit.
Love this unit for my little girls! I am wondering how you store the pieces? I am an organization junkie and would love to know!
Ashli,
I store all the flat resources (plain paper ones that have been laminated) in expandable plastic pockets. The bulky resources (the activities with pegs), are stored in shoe boxes or plastic file boxes. I hope that helps 🙂
I just love these ideas for learning. I’m hoping that they help with my son. He has asheberghers Syndrome. If you have some ideas I am open to them. He is in preschool preparing him for kindergarten next year.
when my brain has gone still, you save the day with awesome materials!!! amazing as usual!
Where can I get all of the alphabet color palettes?
Sarah, they are available here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Preschool-Centers-2071761
These are GREAT! Thanks for sharing. Does it come in a black and white version? I like to color and am cheap. Lol.
Hi Emily,
I don’t have a black and white version of the centers, only some worksheet style activities which can be found here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Preschool-No-Prep-Worksheets-Activities-2042866
Oh my goodness! This is absolutely amazing. I’m so impressed and love it so much. It will work great with in my special education classroom. Thank you for allowing it to be a free download =) so convenient.
loved it thank you so much for sharing
Thanks for all of your ideas. I love the color jars for sorting. Do you have the other colors available? Thanks again.
You have saved me hours! Thank you 🙂
These are awesome thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much. Fantastic for my Spanish 2 year olds to catagorise colours
Awesome! Will the letter and tracing mats be sold together as a bundle or separately? My special needs some still needs work with writing and You are the only one that has what I’ve been looking for to help him master the formation of writing his numbers and letters correctly.
Hello! I’m so glad that you were able to find what you were looking for! I will not be selling these separately, just included in this back to school unit.
Lavinia
Do you have more possibly for the color jars than just the four colors?
Hi Holly,
The activities in this post are just a sample of what included in the unit. To purchase the unit, which includes all the basic colours, please follow this link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Preschool-Centers-2071761
I love your theme!! That’s our theme his year (“art” ) and I love your paint pallete!!! How can I purchase it?
Thank you.
Hi! I just love this color sorting. Is there any way just to get that printable I don’t want all the other right now???
How do I get some of these items? I do not see where to order or download. Thank you!
Hi dear! you are so good to everyone, I love your art, you’re so kind and sweet, thank you very much!
very good thank you so much
– from south korea
Love your web page
thx for sharing!!
I love the color sorting jars. do you have more colors? Do I need to purchase? How?
Thanks!!
I saw this, wanted it, had to have it and now it’s MINE MINE MINE! Thanks for sharing, my kiddos will love it.
Hello! I’d like to have number tracing 0-10.
Hello I’d like to
placing the crayons under each corresponding number packet the all numbers please. Thank you
AWESOME！！ My Child Love it!! Thankyou!
Oh my God, your page is so cool, and the activities are so USEFUL!!! I got quite a few for tomorrow’s class! My students are gonna love the crayon numbers one
REALLY HEPFULL , Thank you so much 🙂
Can I please get the full alphabet for the alphabet sort. I would love it for my classroom
Can I please get the rest of the alphabet for the painters palate
Hi Rebecca,
You can find it here: https://kinder-resources.com/product/alphabet-match-activity-paint-palette/
– Lavinia