Pet Preschool Printable Activities

This book is a collection of pet-themed printable activities designed for children in Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, Transitional Kindergarten, and Kindergarten (Prep). These engaging hands-on activities help develop early literacy, math, fine motor, and problem-solving skills through interactive play.

Below is an outline of the activities included, along with preparation instructions and usage suggestions.

Fine Motor & Pre-Writing Activities

Dog Fine Motor Practice Mat

• Print and laminate the mat for durability.
• Provide small objects such as pom-poms, gems, beads, or beans.
• Children place an object inside each circle to strengthen fine motor skills.

Jumping Frog in a Pond Pre-Writing Mat

• Print and laminate the mat for repeated use.
• Provide dry-erase markers and a cloth.
• Children trace the dotted lines to build pre-writing skills.

Literacy Activities

Rabbit & Carrot Beginning Sounds Match (26 pages) (available for separate purchase)

• Print, laminate, and cut out all pieces.
• Children match lowercase letters and beginning sound pictures on carrots to the uppercase letter on the rabbit.

Pets Syllables (4 pages)

• Print, laminate, and cut out the cards.
• Provide small pet-themed objects (e.g., bottle caps with stickers, paw-print buttons).
• Children count syllables in each word and mark their answers on the card.

Tortoise Word Family Sort (5 pages)

• Print, laminate, and cut out the cards.
• Attach Velcro dots to the tortoise’s colored spots and the matching word family pieces.
• Children match pictures and words to the correct word family.

Rhyming Birds (4 pages)

• Print, laminate, and cut out the cards.
• Children match pairs of pictures that rhyme.

Cat & Yarn Pre-Primer Sight Word Sorting (44 words)

• Print, laminate, and cut out the cards.
• Children sort the yarn pieces to the correct sight word cat.

Rabbit & Carrot Color Match (10 pages)

• Print, laminate, and cut out the cards.
• Children match carrots to the rabbit with the corresponding color.

Sorting & Categorization Activities

Cat & Dog Sorting

• Print, laminate, and cut out the cards.
• Children sort cat and dog pictures into the correct category (doghouse or cat bed).

What Doesn’t Belong? (Pet Cards)

• Print, laminate, and cut out the cards.
• Children use a clothespin to mark the image that doesn’t belong in the group.

What Is Different? (Pet Cards)

• Print, laminate, and cut out the cards.
• Children use a clothespin to identify the image that is different from the rest.

Pet Shadow Matching

• Print, laminate, and cut out the pieces.
• Children match pet images to their corresponding shadows.

Math & Counting Activities

Life Cycle of a Frog (4-Part Sequencing Cards)

• Print, laminate, and cut out the cards.
• Children arrange the cards in the correct order to represent a frog’s life cycle.

Fish Size Sorting (Small, Medium, Large)

• Print, laminate, and cut out the cards.
• Children sort fish by size into the correct fishbowl.

Dog & Bone Number Representations (10 pages)

• Print, laminate, and cut out the cards.
• Children match different number representations to the correct dog.

Mouse & Cheese Shape Sorting (7 pages)

• Print, laminate, and cut out the cards.
• Children sort 2D cheese shapes to match the correct mouse.

Frogs on a Log Counting (1-12)

• Print, laminate, and cut out the cards.
• Provide additional frog pieces as needed.
• Children count the number of frogs on the sign and place them on the log.

Fish Patterns (AB Patterns)

• Print, laminate, and cut out the cards.
• Attach the cut-out pictures to clothespins with hot glue.
• Children complete the pattern by clipping the correct picture in the empty box.

These Pet Preschool Printable Activities provide a fun and engaging way to introduce early learning concepts while keeping young children actively involved. Perfect for classrooms, homeschooling, and learning centers!

Happy Teaching 🙂