Apple Centers for Preschool | Morning Tubs / Bins

The Apple Centers for Preschool offers a comprehensive set of 18 printable activities designed for use in centers and small groups with children in Preschool and Kindergarten. These apple-themed activities foster fine motor skills, literacy, and numeracy through hands-on, interactive learning.

Contents and Directions for Use:

1. Apple Fine Motor Practice Mats (5 Mats)

   • Print and laminate the mats for durability. Provide children with small objects like pom-poms, gems, or buttons to place inside the circles.

2. Apple Write and Wipe Pre-Writing Tracing Practice (9 Cards)

   • Print and laminate the cards, then secure them with a key ring or pipe cleaner. Children trace the lines with a dry-erase marker or use play dough, yarn, or sequins.

3. Apple Alphabet Tracing Practice – Upper and Lower Case (26 Cards)

   • Print, laminate, and secure the cards. Children trace the letters following directional arrows using a dry-erase marker or other tactile materials.

4. Apple to Apple Tree Upper and Lower Case Match (26 Pages)

   • Print, laminate, and cut out the pieces. Optionally, add Velcro to the apples and trees. Children match upper and lower case letters, with the option to use pegs for added fine motor practice.

5. Apples to Crate Beginning Sounds (13 Pages)

   • Print, laminate, and cut out the pieces. Children identify beginning sounds and sort the apples into the correct crates, with the option to use pegs for fine motor skills.

6. Apple Short Vowel Rhyming Match (10 Cards)

   • Print, laminate, and cut out the cards. Children match rhyming pictures.

7. Apple Sight Words Spelling (40 Pre-Primer Sight Words Cards)

   • Print, laminate, and cut out the cards. Children spell sight words using the apple cards, Scrabble letters, magnetic letters, or other materials.

8. Apple Number Tracing Practice 1-10 (10 Cards)

   • Print, laminate, and secure the cards. Children trace numbers or use tactile materials like beads or play dough to practice counting.

9. Apple Tree Counting 1-10 (10 Pages)

   • Print, laminate, and cut out the pieces. Children count and place the correct number of apples on each tree, with the option to use pom-poms.

10. Apple Seed Number Match (1-10)

    • Print, laminate, and cut out the pieces. Children match number representations on seeds to the correct apples, with the option to use pegs.

11. Apple Order by Size: Smallest to Biggest (Differentiated)

    • Print, laminate, and cut out the apples. Children order the apples from smallest to biggest, with the option to use a guide or pegs.

12. Apple Shape Sorting (10 Shapes)

    • Print, laminate, and cut out the pieces. Children match apple shapes to the correct tree, with the option to use pegs.

13. Apple Color Sorting (11 Colors)

    • Print, laminate, and cut out the pieces. Children match colored apples to the correct tree, with the option to sort classroom objects by color.

14. What is Different? Apple Theme (4 Cards)

    • Print, laminate, and cut out the cards. Children use pegs to mark the picture that is different.

15. What Doesn’t Belong? Apple Theme (4 Cards)

    • Print, laminate, and cut out the cards. Children use pegs to mark the picture that doesn’t belong.

16. Apple Sequencing Cards: Picking Apples and Making Apple Pie (2 Sets: 4-Part and 6-Part Sequencing)

    • Print, laminate, and cut out the cards. Children sequence the pictures to show the correct order of events.

17. Apple AB Patterns (5 Cards)

    • Print, laminate, and cut out the cards. Children identify the pattern and clip the correct picture to complete it.

18. Apple Shadow Matching (12 Card Pairs)

    • Print, laminate, and cut out the pieces. Children match the pictures to their shadows.

Happy Teaching! 😊