Autumn / Fall Literacy Centers for Kindergarten | Morning Tubs / Bins

1. Autumn / Fall write & wipe alphabet
To prepare the cards for use in a write and wipe center, print, laminate them, and then cut them apart. The intention of this activity is for children to practice correct letter formation with a dry-erase marker. 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.

2. Pumpkin sorting letters and pre-primer sight words
To prepare the activity, print the pages, laminate them for durability and cut out all the pieces. The aim is for children to sort the different pumpkins to the baskets.

3. Autumn / Fall tree upper and lower case Clip It!
To prepare this activity for use, print the cards, laminate them and then cut them apart. Household pegs, or other small clipping items such as unused hair clips or paper clips, can be used for this activity. The aim is for children to match the upper case letter to the correct lower case letter, and then record their answers on the sheet provided.

4. Missing letters: autumn / fall leaves
To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate and cut apart. Children are required to identify the missing letter and place it in the empty box.

5. Autumn / Fall beginning sounds Clip It!
Print, laminate and cut out the picture cards and the small letter cards. The aim of this activity is for children to correctly identify the beginning sound of each picture and to clip a clothes peg to show their answer. Alternatively, children can use dry-erase markers to colour the correct beginning sound.

6. Autumn / Fall write the room
To prepare this activity, print, laminate and cut out all the vocabulary cards. Place the cards randomly around the room. Provide your children with a clip board with the recording page/s. The aim is for children to find the picture cards and write the word next to the matching picture on their recording page.

7. Squirrel and acorn word family sort
To prepare this activity, print, laminate and cut apart the sorting mats and word cards. The aim is for children to identify the ending of each word and sort it to the correct word family mat.

8. Autumn / Fall syllables Clip It!
To prepare this activity for use, print the cards, laminate them and then cut them apart. Household pegs, or other small clipping items such as unused hair clips or paper clips, can be used for this activity. The aim is for children to identify the number of syllables in each word.

9. Autumn / Fall leaves primer sight words
To prepare this activity for use, print the cards, laminate them and then cut them apart. The aim of this activity is for children to spell the various primer sight words using the letters provided or you may provide them with small magnetic or Scrabble letters.

Happy Teaching 🙂