Apple Centers for Preschool | Morning Tubs / Bins
The Apple Preschool Centers 18 games and activities intended for use in centers and small groups with children in Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten (Prep).
Contents and Directions for use
Following is an outline of the activities included in this unit and suggestions for preparation and use.
1. Apple fine motor practice mats (5 mats)
To prepare the mats for use, print and then laminate them for durability. You will need to supply children with pom-poms, gems, buttons, beads, beans or other small objects that will fit inside the circles.
The aim of this activity is for children to place a small object in each of the circles.
2. Apple Write and Wipe pre-writing tracing practice (9 cards)
To prepare the pre-writing tracing cards for use, print and then laminate them for durability. The cards can be kept in a book-like format by making a hole in the top left corner and securing together with a key ring or a pipe-cleaner.
Using a white board (dry-erase) marker, children are required to trace the lines on the card starting on the left and progressing towards the right.
Other ideas: have children trace the path on a given card using play dough, pipe cleaners, yarn or sequins.
3. Apple alphabet tracing practice – upper and lower case (26 cards)
To prepare the alphabet tracing cards for use, print and then laminate them for durability. The cards can be kept in a book-like format by making a hole in the top left corner and securing together with a key ring or a pipe-cleaner.
Children use a white board (dry-erase) marker to trace the letters on the card, following the directional arrows.
Other ideas: have children trace the letters on a given card using play dough, pipe cleaners, yarn or sequins.
4. Apple to apple tree upper and lower case match (26 pages)
To prepare the activity for use, print and then laminate the pages for durability. Cut out all the pieces. Attach velcro to each apple and tree (optional).
The aim of this activity is for children to identify and match all the upper and lower case letters to the correct tree. Introduce only a couple of letters to begin with and, once children are familiar with the activity and have gained confidence, more letters can be added.
Other ideas: glue the apples on to clothes pegs to make it a fine motor building activity.
5. Apples to crate beginning sounds (13 pages)
To prepare the activity for use, print and then laminate the pages for durability. Cut out all the pieces. Assemble the crates by cutting on the dashed lines and folding on the continuous lines. Secure the sides with sticky tape, leaving the top open for the apples to go in.
The aim of this activity is for children to identify the beginning sounds for each of the pictures and sort them to the correct crate. Introduce only a couple of letters to begin with and, once children are familiar with the activity and have gained confidence, more letters can be added.
Other ideas: glue the apples on to clothes pegs to make it a fine motor building activity.
6. Apple short vowel rhyming match (10 cards)
To prepare the activity for use, print and then laminate the pages for durability. Cut out all the pieces.
Children say the words for each picture and find the pair that rhyme.
7. Apple sight words spelling (40 pre-primer sight words cards)
To prepare the activity for use, print all the pages, laminate them for durability and then cut out the cards. Secure the sight words cards together by making a hole in the corner and putting them on a small key ring (optional).
Children pick a sight word card and spell it out using the apples cards included. Alternatively, children can spell the words using Scrabble letters, magnetic letters, mini alphabet erasers, play dough, or simply write it with an erasable marker.
8. Apple number tracing practice 1-10 (10 cards)
To prepare the number tracing cards for use, print and then laminate them for durability. The cards can be kept in a book-like format by making a hole in the top left corner and securing together with a key ring or a pipe-cleaner.
Children use a white board (dry-erase) marker to trace the number on the card, following the directional arrows.
Other ideas: have children trace the letters on a given card using play dough, pipe cleaners, yarn or sequins. Use the cards as counting cards: make a hole at the bottom of each card and thread a pipe cleaner through; have children string beads on the pipe cleaner to show how many.
9. Apple tree counting 1-10 (10 pages)
To prepare the activity for use, print and then laminate the pages for durability. Cut out all the pieces. Attach velcro to each apple and tree (optional).
The aim of this activity is for children to count out the number of apple shown on each tree and place them accordingly. Children can also use pom poms instead of the apples included.
Other ideas: glue the apples or pom poms on to clothes pegs to make it a fine motor building activity.
10. Apple seed number match (1-10)
To prepare the activity for use, print and then laminate the pages for durability. Cut out all the pieces. Attach velcro to each seed and apple (optional).
The aim of this activity is for children to identify and match all the number representations on the seeds to the correct apple. Introduce only a couple of numbers and seeds to begin with and, once children are familiar with the activity and have gained confidence, more numbers and seeds can be added.
Other ideas: glue the seeds on to clothes pegs to make it a fine motor building activity.
11. Apple order by size: smallest to biggest (differentiated)
If children are struggling with the concept, print out the card with the apple outlines for children to use as a guide when ordering the apples. Otherwise, use the card with no apples. To prepare the activity for use, print and then laminate the page for durability. Cut out all the apples. Attach velcro to each apple and space on the card (optional).
The aim of this activity is for children to order the apples from smallest to biggest.
Other ideas: glue the apples on to clothes pegs to make it a fine motor building activity.
12. Apple shape sorting (10 shapes)
To prepare the activity for use, print and then laminate the pages for durability. Cut out all the pieces. Attach velcro to each apple and tree (optional).
The aim of this activity is for children to identify and match all the apple shapes to the correct tree. Introduce only a couple of shapes to begin with and, once children are familiar with the activity and have gained confidence, more shapes can be added.
Other ideas: glue the apples on to clothes pegs to make it a fine motor building activity.
13. Apple color sorting (11 colors)
To prepare the activity for use, print and then laminate the pages for durability. Cut out all the pieces. Attach velcro to each apple and tree (optional).
The aim of this activity is for children to identify and match all the colored apples to the correct tree. You may also like to provide children with objects from your home or classroom and ask them sort them to the corresponding color jars.
Other ideas: glue the apples on to clothes pegs to make it a fine motor building activity.
14. What is different? apple theme(4 cards)
To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart. You will need to supply children with clothes pegs or paper clips for this activity in order for them to show their answers.
The aim of this activity is for children to clip a peg on the picture that is different.
15. What doesn’t belong? apple theme (4 cards)
To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart. You will need to supply children with clothes pegs or paper clips for this activity in order for them to show their answers.
The aim of this activity is for children to clip a peg on the picture that doesn’t belong.
16. Apple sequencing cards: Picking Apples and Making Apple Pie (2 sets: 4-part sequencing and 6-part sequencing)
To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart. Attach velcro to picture and box (optional).
The aim of this activity is for children to order the cards to show the sequence.
17. Apple AB patterns (5 cards)
To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart. Attach the pictures cut out from the bottom of the page to the end of a clothes peg using a hot glue gun.
The aim of this activity is for children to identify the pattern on the cards and to clip the correct picture in the empty box to complete the pattern.
18. Apple shadow matching (12 card pairs)
To prepare the activity for use, print and then laminate the pages for durability. Cut out all the pieces.
The aim of this activity is for children to match the pictures to their shadows.
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