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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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Zoo Emergent Reader Sight Word Book

Our son is learning sight words and since he positively loves animals, I made him this emergent reader to combine the two! You can print your own copy of this easy reader book for free. 

Free At the Zoo printable sight word book for emergent readers

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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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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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Pumpkin Name Spelling Activity

There are so many hands on and authentic ways to help preschool children learn to spell. Most children at this age are working with their names but you could use these for letter identification or to spell sight words! We added a fall themed twist this time by putting the letters on pumpkins for a free printable you can use at home or in your classroom! These will be perfect for teachers for Halloween or Fall literacy centers. too. 
This free pumpkin alphabet letters printable is perfect for practicing name spelling puzzles with preschoolers!

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Ice Cream Name Spelling Puzzles for Kids

Elephant and Piggie books are our absolute favorite series of children's books. Have you read them? Today we're reading the one about friendship and sharing ice cream. We've created a name puzzle activity where kids can work on spelling their own names and their friends' names with ice cream cones!

Kids practice spelling names with ice cream puzzles which include a free printable
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Farm Animal Sorting

Our kids love learning about animals! We worked on early literacy skills, reading, and sorting as we identified which animals live on a farm. You can use this interactive pocket chart activity with children using our free printable. It's perfect for a preschool farm theme!
Farm Animal Sorting Sentences Work on early literacy and reading with this free printable!

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