Still Playing School: fine motor

Apple Tree Alphabet Letter Game

Fall is for apples, acorns, leaves, and learning letters! Incorporate these themes into hands-on literacy activities with your kids including this free alphabet apple tree printable. This would be perfect for a fall preschool theme!

Free apple tree alphabet printable for teaching hands on literacy for kids!

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Green Eggs and Ham Letter Recognition

Read Across America Day is approaching. Yet no matter what time of year it is most kids love Dr. Seuss books. We chose to turn one of our favorites into a hands on literacy activity for preschool or kindergarten!

Kids practice letter naming recognition with this Green Eggs and Ham printable! Celebrate Dr. Seuss during Read Across America Day!

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Robot Name Puzzle

The first and most important word a child learns to read, spell, and write is his or her name! Kids love this robot name puzzle mat as a hands on way to practice putting the letters in names in order.

Kids learn to read, spell, and write their name with this free robot name puzzle mat!

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Lion and Lamb Puppets

March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. At least, that's the plan! We are introducing our kids to a unit study on weather. These lion and lamb puppets are the perfect prop for this theme!

Lion and lamb craft puppets for preschool kids to discuss weather in the month of March!
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Raining Hearts Name Craft

Valentine's Day is the sweetest time to practice names with preschoolers! They are signing cards for their classmates, reading their name on their own mailbox, and this name puzzle craft pairs perfectly with one of our favorite Valentine's Day children's books. 

Create a name puzzle craft with kids inspired by The Day it Rained Hearts

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Reindeer Food Writing Tray

Do you make magical reindeer food with your kids? It's one of our most cherished traditions but this year I was inspired to see if I could sneak a bit of fine motor work into the Christmas fun. We created a reindeer food writing tray!

Make magical reindeer food and work on literacy by creating this Christmas writing tray for kids! Perfect for preschool and kindergarten.

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Letter Formation with KORXX Cork Building Blocks

KORXX cork building blocks are a favorite for our entire family. These sustainable and eco-friendly toys inspired endless free play and educational opportunities. Cork has natural unique characteristics that allows kids and adults together to build in ways where other blocks literally can't stand up!
Practice literacy with kids in a hands on way by building letters with KORXX cork building blocks

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Acorn Sensory Bottle

We've gathered real acorns to explore and crafted our own in all the acorn activities for kids we've tried over the years! This autumn season we made an acorn discovery bottle that is perfect for sensory play outside or on the light table. 
This fall acorn discovery bottle is perfect for kids autumn sensory play!

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