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Build fine-motor control through cutting, tracing, sorting, and hands-on making. Find activities that use small hand movements alongside early literacy, math, and art.

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Letter T Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs teaching resource preview
Tracing & pencil control

Letter T Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs

Use full-page alphabet posters/cards for reference, trace laminated tracing cards, complete beginning-sound clip cards, match/sort small picture cards, and sort pictures into 'Starts with T' / 'Does not start with T' categories.

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Level
Pre-K–K
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Letter Z Puzzles teaching resource preview
Cut, fold & glueTracing & pencil control

Letter Z Puzzles

Practice letter Z recognition, letter formation, and fine motor skills by assembling cut-and-glue puzzles.

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Pre-K–K
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Letter of the Week Letter G Printables Activity Pack Phonics Worksheet teaching resource preview
Cut, fold & glueTracing & pencil control

Letter of the Week Letter G Printables Activity Pack Phonics Worksheet

Trace, color, sort, cut-and-glue, solve mazes/puzzles, spin a letter spinner, connect dot-to-dot, assemble a booklet/flipbook/crown/bracelet/finger puppet, identify beginning sounds, and read/write short words in the -ag/-eg/-ig word families plus a small set of sight words (would, make, like, him, into).

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Pre-K–1
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50+ Phonics Exercise Sheets (s,a,t) teaching resource preview
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50+ Phonics Exercise Sheets (s,a,t)

Find/identify the target sound, color or dot matching letters/pictures, trace and practice writing the letter, complete cut-and-paste and color-by-letter activities.

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Level
Pre-K–1
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Letter N Flip Book teaching resource preview
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Letter N Flip Book

Circle/square capital vs lowercase N in a directions activity, find N letters in a seek-and-find grid, color pictures that start with N, cut and paste letter examples, trace and write the letter, and identify N beginning-sound words.

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Level
Pre-K–K
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Broccoli Vegetable Fun Activity Pack teaching resource preview
Cut, fold & glueTracing & pencil control

Broccoli Vegetable Fun Activity Pack

Complete a dot-to-dot puzzle to reveal a picture of broccoli; complete a cut-and-paste puzzle activity to assemble a broccoli image on an outline (or complete an equivalent digital version using Google Slides or PowerPoint); trace/copy provided sentences about broccoli facts; and complete one fill-in-the-blank…

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Pre-K, 1–4
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Letter S Flip Book teaching resource preview
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Letter S Flip Book

Circle capital S's and put a square around lowercase s's; find and circle S's in a 'Seek and Find' grid; color pictures that start with S ('Find and Color'); cut and paste letter S examples from magazines or provided letters ('Cut and Paste'); trace and write the letter ('Trace and Write'); color pictures starting…

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Pre-K–K
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My Name Tree Craft Activity teaching resource preview
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My Name Tree Craft Activity

A back-to-school craft activity that helps students practice letter recognition, fine motor skills, and name writing while making a keepsake tree craft.

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Pre-K–4
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Letter of the Week Letter K Printables Activity Pack Phonics Alphabet teaching resource preview
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Letter of the Week Letter K Printables Activity Pack Phonics Alphabet

Trace/write uppercase and lowercase K; identify, sort, and color the letter K; complete letter mazes, connect-the-dots, cut-and-glue, bingo-dab, geoboard, and color-by-code activities; make Kite and Kangaroo crafts (stick puppets, finger puppets); practice reading/writing '-ack, -ick' word-family and '-a, -i' vowel…

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Pre-K–1
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Do you want to build a Snowman? Activity Pack teaching resource preview
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Do you want to build a Snowman? Activity Pack

Complete a planning page, a cut-and-match accessories activity, a sequenced snowman-building craft (using ordinal words first/next/third...), a read-and-color page, and a match/cut/paste sequencing page; some pages require writing/tracing sentences.

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Pre-K–2
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"How Many Seeds In A Pumpkin?" | Picture Book Study teaching resource preview
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"How Many Seeds In A Pumpkin?" | Picture Book Study

Answer teacher-led discussion questions about the story; complete story-matching, story-pattern, tracing, story-jigsaw, story-crown, character-traits, story-elements, comparing-stories, and drawing/response activities; sequence the story (First/Next/Then/Last); write/draw about the book; watch linked YouTube videos…

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Level
Pre-K–1
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Picture Patterns teaching resource preview
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Picture Patterns

Cut and glue pictures to complete a pattern (early pages); circle the picture among multiple choices that correctly completes a pattern (later pages).

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Level
Pre-K–2
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Letter K Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs teaching resource preview
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Letter K Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs

Trace letter K on laminated cards in a writing center; sort pictures into 'Starts with K' vs 'Does not start with K'; match/play concentration with small picture cards; complete beginning-sounds clip cards.

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PDF
Length
28 pages
Level
Pre-K–K
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Letter G Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs teaching resource preview
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Letter G Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs

Use full-page alphabet posters/cards as a literacy-center display or reference; trace letters and words on laminated tracing cards; complete beginning-sounds clip-card activities; use small picture cards for matching/concentration/sorting games; and sort pictures into 'Starts with G' / 'Does not start with G' categories (per…

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Pre-K–K
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Cut and Create! Bugs and Other Creatures teaching resource preview
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Cut and Create! Bugs and Other Creatures

Review a shapes reference page, then follow numbered, illustrated step-by-step instructions to cut out provided paper shape patterns and glue them together to construct a picture of a bug or small creature (e.g., American roach, ant, black widow spider, caterpillar, dragonfly, ladybird, praying mantis, scorpion, tree…

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Pre-K–2
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Cut and Create! ABC teaching resource preview
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Cut and Create! ABC

Follow numbered, illustrated step-by-step instructions to cut out provided paper shape patterns and glue them together to construct an alphabet-themed picture for each letter A-Z; finished projects can be used for bulletin boards, mobiles, greeting cards, and other classroom displays.

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Pre-K–2
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Cut and Create! At the Zoo teaching resource preview
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Cut and Create! At the Zoo

Follow numbered, illustrated step-by-step instructions to cut out provided paper shape patterns and glue them together to construct a picture of a zoo animal (e.g., panda, tiger, hippopotamus, lion, elephant, zebra, giraffe); finished projects can be used for bulletin boards, mobiles, and other classroom displays.

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Level
Pre-K–2
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Letter C Trains Worksheets and Centers teaching resource preview
Tracing & pencil controlSensory & small-hand play

Letter C Trains Worksheets and Centers

Sort train cars behind the matching train engine by beginning sound /c/ or by letter case (capital vs. lowercase C); circle/select capital C and lowercase c among distractor letters on alphabet-train worksheets; trace and write letter C (uppercase and lowercase); sort pictures that begin with C from those that do not…

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PDF
Level
Pre-K–K
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Cut and Create! Mother Goose teaching resource preview
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Cut and Create! Mother Goose

Follow numbered, illustrated step-by-step instructions to cut out provided paper shape patterns and glue them together to construct nursery-rhyme character pictures (e.g., sheep/lamb for Baa Baa Black Sheep, girl/boy figures, cow, pigs, blackbirds, kitten, cat, dog, bee, mitten, mouse, clock), each paired with the…

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Level
Pre-K–2
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Letter E Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs teaching resource preview
Tracing & pencil control

Letter E Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs

Use full-page alphabet posters/cards as reference; trace/write on laminated tracing cards; complete beginning-sounds clip-card activities; match or sort small picture cards by short vs. long E sound and by whether a word starts with E.

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PDF
Level
Pre-K–K
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