Christmas printable set

I love Christmas, so this printable set is particularly exciting to me!

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Copying patters (pages 2-4)

Ordering trees by size (page 5)

Completing patterns (pages 6-7)

Push pin star work (page 8)

Cutting strips (page 9)

ordering letters (page 10)

addition activity (pages 11-12)

line tracing (pages 13-14)

numerals and counters (pages 15-17)

sorting by color (pages  18-21)

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Thanksgiving Printable Fun Set

I'm so excited to share this with you all!  With Thanksgiving this week, I'm certainly ready for a little break and some fun with my kids, and this printable fun set is going to be a great place to start! This is a 21 page printable set that contains tons of games, crafts, and activities for toddlers and preschoolers.

For our family, having some fun games and activities on-hand during "breaks" is a good way to keep my kids busy, active, and engaged.  I generally prep these activities the beginning of the week (I'll be doing that today), and keep them on-hand to pull out when they are getting a bit tired, or when I need a few minutes to do some holiday baking!

Like always, to skip the breakdown and go right to the download, just scroll to the very bottom.

Cutting strips (page 2). 

Dominos (pages 3-4).

Cut the pictures and create a collage (pages 5-6).

                                        

Make a Pilgrim's Hat (page 7).

                                       

Cut and decorate a leaf and feather (pages 10-11).

Go-Fish Cards (pages 12-15).

Memory (page 16).

Build-a-turkey (page 17).

Roll-a-Dice dominos (pages 18-20).

Leaf Coloring (page 21). 

Push-pin leaf (page 22).

Thanksgiving Fun Set

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Leaf sorting Activity

Today we played a leaf-sorting activity.  I cut multiple colors of four different types of leaves (beech, oak, maple, and sassafras), then pasted one of each type onto a piece of 12x12 cardstock (to make the base for sorting).  The rest of the leaves were left out for the kids to divide according to the type of leaf. 

 Princess working on her leaf sorting.  She was pretty amused by this activity, then afterwards enjoyed finding the different types of leaves we'd looked at on the trees around us.

 Bigger Bit was too young to figure out the sorting by type, so I asked her to sort the leaves by color, and ignore the type of leaf.  She enjoyed this a lot.

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She finished, and got them all right.  She got pretty distracted about 3/4 of the way through, so the next time we did this I took away some of the leaves.  

Here's a quick Scribd PDF of the types of leaves I used.  Feel free to cut the leaves out and use them as a pattern to make your own leaf matching game.  I bet that leaf patterns would also be a fun activity this time of year!

Leaf Template

Thanksgiving Extension Set #2

Here's the second Thanksgiving extension set!  

As always, to skip the breakdown and go right to the Scribd download, scroll to the bottom of the entry!

Parts of a Pumpkin Three-Part Cards (pages 2-6)

Shadow Matching Cards (pages 7-9)

Size-sorting turkeys (page 10)

First-letter Matching cards (pages 11-12)

Half-hour three part cards (pages 13-18)

Pumpkin Numerals and Counters (pages 19-22)

Ending-letter matching cards (pages 23-24)

Push-pin turkey (page 25)

Lacing cards (pages 26-27)

Tracing cards (pages 28-29)

Thanksgiving Extension Set #2

Thanksgiving Extension Set

Thanksgiving Extension Set #1 is available as a free download on Scribd!  As always, to skip the breakdown, scroll to the bottom. 

Clock with adjustable hands (page 2).  Let the child set the clock to what time you ask.

Telling time to the half-hour cards (pages 3-5).  Print this set twice, and use as three-part cards, or cut a single set in half and let the child match the digital time on the bottom to the correct clock.

Push-pin pilgrim's hat (page 6).  Use a push-pin or a stylus to remove the pilgrim's hat from the paper.  Great fine-motor skills!

Size-sorting pilgrim's hats (pages 7-8).  Sort the pilgrim's hats into small, medium, and large sizes. 

Matching Thanksgiving patterns (pages 9-12).  Match patterns, then have the child use the manipulatives to create their own patterns! 

Complete the number series (pages 13-14).  Use the solution cutouts on page 17 to complete the number series. 

Complete the letter series (pages 15-16).  Use the solution cutouts on page 18 to complete the letter series.

Buying pumpkins (page 18), 1-13 cents.  Sequence the pumpkins from 1-13, then find the right amount of real or fake pennies. 

Coin sorting (pages 19-20).  Sort the coins by value (1cent, 3 cents, 10 cents, 25 cents).  

Drawing shapes (page 21).  Draw the shapes shown in the top of the box. 

Connect the dots (page 22).  Connect the dots, numbers 1-20.  

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