This book contains a collection of 16 printable fine motor activities for December intended use with children in Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten (Prep). The themes included in this packet are: all things Christmas – trees, presents, candy cane, Santa, reindeer, lights, ornaments, gingerbread, elves, stockings, holly.
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Following is an outline of the activities included in this unit, supplies needed for children and suggestions for preparation and use.
Christmas picture punch cards (5 cards)
SUPPLIES NEEDED: hole puncher
To prepare the punch cards for use, print and then cut along the dashed lines. Using a hole puncher, children are required to punch out the indicated picture.
Christmas cutting practice (8 cards)
SUPPLIES NEEDED: scissors
To prepare the activity for use, print (on colored paper) and then cut along the dashed lines. Using a pair of scissors, children are required to cut along the dashed lines.
Christmas dab the mystery picture (5 pages)
SUPPLIES NEEDED: dab/dot painting markers or colored circle stickers
To prepare the activity for use simply print the pages you wish to use. Using the indicated colored dab/dot painting markers, children paint the circles the reveal the hidden picture. Alternatively, children can use colored circle stickers.
Christmas q-tip dot painting pictures (5 pages)
SUPPLIES NEEDED: q-tips/cotton swabs and poster paint
To prepare the activity for use, simply print the pages you wish to use. Children dip the end of the q-tip/cotton swab into some paint and then fill in the small dots of the picture and the word at the bottom of the page.
Christmas pokey pin/pinning pictures (5 pages)
SUPPLIES NEEDED: large push pins, thick foam mat to place under the pinning page, colored paper (optional)
To prepare the activity for use, simply print the pages you wish to use. Children place the foam mat on the table. Next, they place the colored paper if it is being used on top of the foam and last, they place the activity page on the very top. Children then use the large push pins to make holes in the paper where indicated.
Christmas sequence and trace the picture (5 pages)
SUPPLIES NEEDED: scissors, glue stick, pencil, colored pencils
To prepare the activity for use, simply print the pages you wish to use. Children begin by cutting out the pictures at the bottom of the page and then glue them to show the drawing sequence. Next, children trace the image and color it in.
Christmas lacing cards (5 cards)
SUPPLIES NEEDED: shoe laces or lacing thread
To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut out each shape. Using a hole punch, punch out the holes where indicated. Children are required to thread the shoelace in and out through the holes.
Christmas patterns (5 cards)
SUPPLIES NEEDED: linking chains
To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart.
Children copy the pattern on the card using linking chains.
Christmas mazes (5 activity cards)
SUPPLIES NEEDED: erasable marker, wiping cloth or small beads
To prepare the cards for use, print and laminate them for durability. The aim of this activity is for children to trace the path through the maze using an erasable marker. Alternatively, children can use small beads or buttons to show the path through the maze.
Christmas missing color pictures (5 activity cards)
SUPPLIES NEEDED: small colored objects such as pom-poms, beads or sequins, fine motor tweezers (optional)
To prepare the cards for use, print and laminate them for durability. Children collect the required colored small objects and then use them to cover the blank circles. For an added challenge, ask children to use tweezers to place the small object in the correct place.
Christmas play dough pictures (5 activity cards)
SUPPLIES NEEDED: play dough
To prepare the activity for use, print and laminate the pages for durability. Children get the required colors and then roll out the play dough into rolls (”snakes”) and use them to shape out the indicated picture.
Christmas building brick pictures (5 activity cards)
SUPPLIES NEEDED: 20×20 brick base (preferable transparent), building bricks of various sizes
To prepare the cards for use, print and laminate them for durability. Children collect the required pieces and then assemble them as shown on the activity card to build the picture.
Christmas counting cube pictures (5 activity cards)
SUPPLIES NEEDED: counting cubes (such as snap cubes or Unifix cubes)
To prepare the cards for use, print and laminate them for durability. Children collect the required pieces and then assemble them as shown on the activity card to make the picture.
Christmas pattern block pictures (5 activity cards)
SUPPLIES NEEDED: pattern blocks
To prepare the cards for use, print and laminate them for durability. Children collect the required pieces and then assemble them as shown on the activity card to make the picture.
Christmas pom-pom pictures (5 activity cards)
SUPPLIES NEEDED: large pom-poms or buttons
To prepare the cards for use, print and laminate them for durability. Children collect the required colored pom-poms and then assemble them as shown on the activity card to make the picture.
Christmas geoboard pictures (5 activity cards)
SUPPLIES NEEDED: 5X5 geoboard base, coloured rubber bands
To prepare the cards for use, print and laminate them for durability. For extra stability, you can glue the pom-poms onto small magnets and place the activity card on a magnetic surface. Children collect the required colored rubber bands pieces and then assemble them as shown on the activity card to make the picture.
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