Free Preschool Holiday Printables
/I try to make the holidays festive in as many ways as I possibly can - and that includes our homeschool routine! I shared recently about our Angel Giving Tree in the classroom which adds great festive cheer to our learning!
Over the last week or so I have been mocking up some printables for my preschoolers - newly 3 years old and 4 years old. We have been working on matching, pencil grip, and number identification (1-5) with my 3 year old. My older son has been working on perfecting 11-15 identification.
I often mock up a themed printable that touches on the topic at play (for example, matching) and then I also have a regular worksheet that hones the skills they actually need (so shape matching vs. holiday theme). The holiday worksheet is a sort of by-in that gets the kids excited, then I sneak in the true learning after that.
For this next activity I cut out the reindeer cards and flipped them over on the table. Each child picked up a card at random and counted the reindeer. Then they had to grab a piece of popcorn from the bowl that I had between them and cover the number on the Christmas tree. I focused on 11-15 for my older son and 1-5 for my younger son. You could use any small holiday item to cover the tree, but I have found that if you can incorporate a snack into learning, kids get pretty excited. I can’t lie, I get excited about things that involve food too.
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This activity would be fun to do with whatever your preschooler is learning right now! I included this blank version as well. Laminate it or put it in a protective sleeve to get use out of it all season long. You could write letters for kids to trace, work on uppercase and lowercase letter identification, etc. Or you could just have your kids identify which circles are bigger or smaller.
I also made this easy gingerbread cookie printable for fun. There isn’t a direct lesson in this activity, but I would try to spark conversation from the selections your kids make. Things like “What shape are the buttons?” “Do you drink hot cocoa when you are hot or cold?” “Where does a scarf go?”.
