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November Pocket Chart Calendar Numbers

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October 30, 2013 by 13 Comments

It’s hard to believe that November is just a few days away! Here’s a head start for you, so you can print and laminate before the month of November actually begins. Get your printer ready, because there are a few more pocket chart calendar pieces to download today!

November Pocket Chart Calendar Pieces

Use the different colored number cards to try different pattern sequences: an ABC pattern, ABAB pattern, AABB pattern and other patterns you can make up together. Here’s an example of different patterns using the cards from September.

pattern example The set also includes a calendar header for the month of November as well.

November Pocket Calendar Header

 

Additional Calendar Helps

Here are a few additional printables and helps for you all, including the pocket chart that we use, laminating tips, and additional printables you may like:

Yearly pocket chart calendar numbers from Homeschool Creations copy Pocket chart holiday and special occasion cards

 

Reader’s Favorite Posts from October

Curious to see what others have been reading this past month? Below is a list of the ten most visited posts for the month of October:

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Alphabet Do-a-Dot Marker Printables

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October 28, 2013 by 4 Comments

One of the favorite ‘painting’ tools we have at home are our Do-a-Dot markers. You might know them as bingo markers, but these handy, chunky, and colorful markers have been such a fun addition to our learning time. Somehow when they are out…well, giggles abound and it doesn’t seem so much ‘learning’ as it does ‘art’.

Alphabet Do a Dot pages

 

Alternate Ideas for Using the Do-a-Dot Pages

 

Do a Dot markers

If you don’t have Do-a-Dot markers, here are a few other suggestions to use in place of the markers:

  • Circle stickers ~ You know the little colorful circle stickers you can use to tag for yard sales? Those are another great fine motor activity to use with the do-a-dot pages.
  • Power magnets ~ Put your pages on a cookie sheet and have fun sticking the magnets on the spots. Kids love magnets too {the power magnets are the ones we have}. With little ones you have to be careful of what might go in the mouth, but they are a hit at our house.
  • Transparent counters ~ We have what seems like a gazillion of these little plastic coins and have used these as well on the sheets.
  • Cheerios or other round cereal
  • M&M’s or Skittles
  • Markers, crayons or colored pencils

 

Download the Alphabet Do-a-Dot Printables

Ready to download the printables? Just click on the links below, download, print, and start having fun with your kids!

Download the letters A-M Printables here

Download the letters N-Z Printables here

 

Other Printables You May Find Helpful

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October Calendar Numbers and Header – Free Printable

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September 28, 2013 by 7 Comments

It may be a few days early, but you all need a chance to print and laminate before the month of October starts, right? Get your printer ready, because there are a few more pocket chart calendar pieces to download today!

October Pocket Chart Calendar Numbers and Header

 

Using the different colored number cards to try different pattern sequences: an ABC pattern, ABAB pattern, AABB pattern and other patterns you can make up together. Here’s an example of different patterns using the cards from September.

pattern example

The set also includes a calendar header for the month of October as well.

October Calendar Header

 

Additional Calendar Helps

Here are a few additional printables and helps for you all, including the pocket chart that we use, laminating tips, and additional printables you may like:

Yearly pocket chart calendar numbers from Homeschool Creations copy Pocket chart holiday and special occasion cards

 

Reader’s Favorite Posts from September

Curious to see what others have been reading this past month? Below is a list of the ten most visited posts for the month of September:

 

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Football Theme Vocabulary Cards for Read! Build! Write! Mats

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September 18, 2013 by 2 Comments

Several years ago we started using Read! Build! Write! Vocabulary mats as a part of our homeschool time. They have been a fun way to incorporate letter identification and handwriting during our learning time.

With football season in swing, here is a page of vocabulary cards to use with your little football enthusiasts.

Football Vocabulary Cards for Read! Build! Write! Mats

Downloads are in green columns here on the Read! Build! Write! page

How to Use the Read! Build! Write! Vocabulary Mats

Read, Build, Write collage

Not familiar with the Read! Build! Write! mats? Basically, they are a fun way to work with your child on letter and word identification, handwriting, and spelling.  Here’s how to use the mats:

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Read: Place one of the vocabulary cards in the top box and read the word together.

Build: Use letter tiles or magnets to build the word in the second box.

Write: Finally, practice writing the word in the bottom box. Print the mats onto cardstock and then laminate them so that you can use Vis-à-vis markers or dry erase markers on the mats.

Check out the Read! Build! Write! page to find additional themed vocabulary cards to go along with all of the Early Learning Printable Packs that I’ve put together so far. All downloads are in the green columns on the Read! Build! Write! page.

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If there are other themed vocabulary cards that you would like to see me put together, leave a comment and let me know!

 

 

Graphics by J D DIGI DESIGNS and P-Ink Designs Studio, purchased from My Grafico
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Circus Theme Math and Language Printables

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April 22, 2013 by 8 Comments

We’re taking a trip to the circus this week and getting a behind-the-scenes tour. To go along with our trip, I put together a few additional circus theme printables to use with parts of the Circus Printable Pack {be sure to download those as well!}.

Circus Theme Math and Language Printables

This printable mini pack includes both math and language learning activities: even and odd number sorting, greater than/less than comprehension, tally mark skills, making predictions, word family identification, and a fun circus word find.

Don’t Forget the Circus Printable Pack too!

circus collage

In case you missed it earlier, the Circus Printable Pack goes along with these new printables and is full of additional learning activities for preschool and kindergarten children including vocabulary words, counting practice, word building and more. You can find out more about the Circus Printable Pack here.

Fun Books to Go Along

Want to work on your own circus themed unit? Here are some fun books to get you started!

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Thanksgiving Number Sort Printable

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November 18, 2012 by 6 Comments

With Thanksgiving this week, we’ll be working on some fun projects together all focused on the theme of Thanksgiving. To work on the difference between even and odd numbers, I pulled together these number cards to use this week along with our studies.

Thanksgiving Number Sort

Use the Thanksgiving Number Sort cards to have your child work on sequencing numbers from 1 to 20 or have your child sort the numbers by odd or even. If 20 numbers is too many, choose a handful of numbers and record them on the mat {great handwriting practice as well}.

Thanksgiving Number Sort Mat

Print the pages on cardstock and laminate them to make them sturdy {this is how we laminate more inexpensively}. Then let your child sort the numbers by even and odd while spread out on the floor, or pick a handful of the numbers and record them on the last page in the even or odd basket using a Vis-à-vis markers or dry erase markers.

Have fun learning and sorting together!

Don’t Miss These Thanksgiving Printables!

Thanksgiving Printable Pack for Preschool and Kindergarten

~ Thanksgiving Printable Pack for Preschool and Kindergarten

~ Thanksgiving word cards for the Read! Build! Write! vocabulary mats

~ Thanksgiving Preschool Pack from 1+1+1=1

~ Paper strip pumpkin craft

~ pumpkin spice playdough

Have fun – and feel free to share a link to this page with others!

Enjoy!

Printables from A to ZEnjoy free printables? If you are looking for something in particular, be sure to check out my Printables from A to Z list, a complete list of every printable I’ve created over the years. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Leave a comment and I’d be happy to help you out!

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