Kindergarten Morning Tubs / Bins Set 1

Preparation Instructions:

• Laminate each printed page for durability and re-use.
• Cut along the dotted lines.
• Store the cards as sets on key rings, utilizing the hole-punching mark on each card.
• Included photos show how to use the activities and can be printed and stored with the corresponding activity as a visual instruction card.

Activities Included:

1. Pre-Writing Cards

   • Materials Needed: Erasable markers, chenille sticks, playdough, small manipulatives
   • Activity: Children trace along pre-writing lines or use manipulatives to create the lines.

2. Build It Upper Case Letter Cards

   • Materials Needed: Assorted building bricks (Lego), base block
   • Activity: Children create the letter on the card using building bricks.

3. Upper Case Letter Recognition Cards

   • Materials Needed: Household pegs
   • Activity: Children clip a peg on each letter that matches the first letter on the card.

4. Lower Case Letter Recognition Cards

   • Materials Needed: Household pegs
   • Activity: Children clip a peg on each letter that matches the first letter on the card.

5. Letter Matching Cards: Upper Case Letters

   • Materials Needed: Small objects of varied colors (pom-poms, buttons, Lego, etc.)
   • Activity: Children read the upper case letter on their card and cover the matching letter on the board with the indicated colored manipulative.

6. Letter Matching Cards: Lower & Upper Case Letters

   • Materials Needed: Small objects of varied colors (pom-poms, buttons, Lego, etc.)
   • Activity: Children read the lower case letter on their card and cover the matching upper case letter on the board with the indicated colored manipulative.

7. Build the Sight Word

   • Materials Needed: Magnetic letters or letter tiles, magnetic board (optional)
   • Activity: Children use magnetic letters to build the word on their card.

8. Sorting Letters, Numbers, Words

   • Activity: Children sort the sandwich cards into the correct lunch box.

9. Logic Cards

   • Materials Needed: Household pegs
   • Activity: Children identify which set was used to make the picture and clip a peg to show their answer.

10. Copy the Pattern

    • Materials Needed: Counting cubes or building bricks
    • Activity: Children re-create the pattern shown on the card using counting cubes or building bricks.

11. Sorting Colors

    • Materials Needed: Small objects of varied colors (pom-poms, buttons, Lego, etc.)
    • Activity: Children sort the provided objects to the matching colored gumball machine.

12. Color Identification Cards

    • Materials Needed: Household pegs
    • Activity: Children identify the colors they see on the card and clip a peg on the matching colors to show their answer.

13. Build It Number Cards

    • Materials Needed: Assorted building bricks (Lego), base block
    • Activity: Children create the number on the card using building bricks.

14. Number Recognition Cards

    • Materials Needed: Household pegs
    • Activity: Children clip a peg on each letter that matches the first letter on the card.

15. Number Matching Cards: Ten Frames

    • Materials Needed: Manipulatives of varied colors (pom-poms, buttons, Lego, etc.)
    • Activity: Children determine the amount on their ten frame card and cover the matching number on the board with the indicated colored manipulative.

16. Number Matching Cards: Number Words

    • Materials Needed: Manipulatives of varied colors (pom-poms, buttons, Lego, etc.)
    • Activity: Children read the amount on their card and cover the matching number on the board with the indicated colored manipulative.

17. Number Matching Cards: Counting Fingers

    • Materials Needed: Manipulatives of varied colors (pom-poms, buttons, Lego, etc.)
    • Activity: Children determine the amount on their card and cover the matching number on the board with the indicated colored manipulative.

18. Count and Build

    • Materials Needed: Counting cubes
    • Activity: Children build cube towers to show the amount on each hopscotch space.

19. Roll a Die and Finish the Picture (House and Garden)

    • Materials Needed: Die, erasable marker
    • Activity: Children roll a die and draw the item indicated to finish a picture.

20. Shape Recognition

    • Materials Needed: Household pegs
    • Activity: Children clip a peg on the matching shape.

Happy Teaching 🙂