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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Word Cards – FREE Printable

Very Hungry Caterpillar word cards from Homeschool Creations

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is such a classic children’s book, and with my nieces and nephew working on Carle’s books together with their mom, I put together these Very Hungry Caterpillar Word Cards for them to use in the upcoming weeks – and thought you all might enjoy them as well!

 vocabulary cards for The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

There are two different pages for the word cards – a total of 24 word cards in all for The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Words include: apple, pear, plum, strawberry, orange, cake, cone, pickle, cheese, salami, lollipop, pie, sausage, cupcake, watermelon, leaf, cocoon, butterfly, caterpillar, and sun.

You will need TWO downloads (both free!!) to use the word cards – both the word cards and the Read! Build! Write! Mats.

All downloads are in the green columns on the Read! Build! Write! page

The Read! Build! Write! Vocabulary Mats

Not familiar with the Read! Build! Write! mats? Basically, they are a fun way to work with your child on word identification and spelling.

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Here’s how the mats are used:

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.

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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

 

Hope these help you all out! Feel free to ‘pin’ the printables and share them with others! If there are some other vocabulary cards that you would like to see me put together, leave a comment and let me know!

 

Monet Art Project and Rainbow Oobleck – Preschool and Kindergarten Community Link-up

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Ready for another week of linking up and sharing ideas? I am so glad that you are stopping by today (really, I am!) and can’t wait to see what you all have to share this week. Be sure to stop by our PreK & K Pinterest board to see a collection of the different posts we are pinning – including yours!

Here are a few ideas from a recent link up that were too fun not to share!

Monet Inspired Art Project

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Fluttering Through the Seasons shares this GORGEOUS Monet-inspired water lily art project – and five additional ones you will love!!

Fork and Bubble Art

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Painting with things other than paintbrushes can be so much fun. Check out the project from The Practical Mom using forks and bubbles to make an amazing solar system painting.

Washing Counting Bears

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Sometimes life skills can be taught in the simplest ways! Something 2 Offer shares an impromptu counting bear washing tray she put together for her child.

Rainbow Oobleck

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If you are filing away fun ideas for St. Patrick’s Day or want a fun and gooey hands-on project for your kids, check out the recipe for Rainbow Oobleck from Busy Toddler. So colorful!!

FREE ABC Cookbooks

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Have a child that loves eating and cooking? Download these FREE ABC Cookbooks that features snacks for every letter of the alphabet and help support pre-reading skills.

That’s it for this week! Thanks for visiting and linking up!

 

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Bridge Building and Dr. Seuss Activities – Preschool and Kindergarten Community

Preschool and Kindergarten Community weekly linkup

Ready for another week of linking up and sharing ideas? I am so glad that you are stopping by today (really, I am!) and can’t wait to see what you all have to share this week. Be sure to stop by our PreK & K Pinterest board to see a collection of the different posts we are pinning – including yours!

Here are a few fun ideas from last week’s linkup.

Building Bridges STEM Activity

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It’s amazing how creativity comes alive in children when you give them a few simple items and ask them to build you something! This STEM Bridge Building activity from PreK Pages is such fun!

Dr. Seuss Activities

There are so many wonderful Dr. Seuss books to read together with your children – and even more activities and fun projects to go along with the reading. Here are 30 Dr. Seuss Activities to help you get started!

Kenyan Mask Art Project

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Teacher Mom Plus 3 shared a mask art project from their around the world study of Kenya.

Teaching Addition With Picture Books

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Picture books are a simple and effective way for working on far more than reading skills (and getting snuggles).  Embark on the Journey shares several book ideas that are great for teaching young children addition.

The Giant Hug

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If you’re looking for a fun literature unit this month, check out The Giant Hug from Ivy KidsWe have loved the literature kits we’ve worked on from them and this would be so much fun for the month of February. Use the code IVY20 to save 20% on your kit! :)

Save 30% off your first month!

That’s it for this week! Please feel free to link up your early childhood learning ideas and activities – and be sure to visit another person this week and encourage them too!

Follow the PreK and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board

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Each week I am  pinning many of your links onto the Preschool and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board. I’m a visual person, so having pictures to help me remember posts is super helpful. Be sure to jump over and follow the board – and find some fun ideas at the same time!

 

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Link Up with the Preschool and Kindergarten Community!

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Early Learning Ideas for Valentine’s Day – Preschool and Kindergarten Community Linkup

Preschool and Kindergarten Community weekly linkup

Ready for another week of linking up and sharing ideas? I am so glad that you are stopping by today (really, I am!) and can’t wait to see what you all have to share this week. Be sure to stop by our PreK & K Pinterest board to see a collection of the different posts we are pinning – including yours!

Don’t forget to link up a post or two of yours and share what you’ve been working on with your kids! Here are a few fun ideas to use in the upcoming week’s as we approach Valentine’s Day. Can’t wait to see what you all have been up to with your children!

Valentine’s Day Skip Counting

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This pattern and skip counting idea from Life Over C’s is great for youngers and older children! Start with simple patterns for your younger children and move on to skip counting with this activity.

Valentine Chocolate Play Dough

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All I can say is YUM, and I want to make some of this chocolate playdough for our kids. Playdough is fun no matter what age you are, and this recipe from PreK Pages would leave our house smelling amazing (without all the calories!).

Valentine Candy Experiment

If you’d rather not eat all the candy around Valentine’s Day, have some fun and run some candy science experiments.

Valentine Window Clings

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Decorate your windows and doors with these window gel clings from Science Kiddo. These would be great for Valentine’s Day and the recipe could be used to make other shapes and fun clings!

Number Sorting Printable

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Here’s a fun Valentine’s Number Sorting printable to use with your kids to practice even and odd numbers as well as number sequencing.

 

FREE February Pocket Chart Calendar Pieces

Work on counting, patterns, and more with these free February calendar pieces for your pocket charts. The set includes three colors and patterns with a monthly header.

 

Follow the PreK and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board

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Each week I am  pinning many of your links onto the Preschool and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board. I’m a visual person, so having pictures to help me remember posts is super helpful. Be sure to jump over and follow the board – and find some fun ideas at the same time!

 

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Link Up with the Preschool and Kindergarten Community!

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8 Simple Sorting Activities and Dyed Wooden Disks – Preschool and Kindergarten Community

Preschool and Kindergarten Community weekly linkup

Ready for another week of linking up and sharing ideas? I am so glad that you are stopping by today and can’t wait to see what you all have to share this week. Be sure to stop by our PreK & K Pinterest board to see a collection of the different posts we are pinning – including yours!

Don’t forget to link up a post or two of yours and share what you’ve been working on with your kids! Here are a few fun ideas from last week’s linkup.

Dyed Wooden Disks

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Cutting Tiny Bites made beautiful dyed wooden disks – and her children helped make them. Beyond being a fun activity to create, they had fun using them in many different ways.

Keva Plank Dominoes

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Keva planks are something we will be building more with in the upcoming weeks. Check out this Keva Plank Domino activity from 3 Dinosaurs for a fun STEM challenge.

8 Simple Sorting Activities

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Busy Toddler has put together a wonderful post with 8 Simple Sorting Activities – full of color and great ideas! The ideas may be simple, but they are full of learning.

Free Polar Bear Pack

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Make reading and spelling practice FUN with this full-color Polar Bear Pack contains 30 printable pages of delightful reading and spelling activities that are positively popping with polar bears

Follow the PreK and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board

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Each week I am  pinning many of your links onto the Preschool and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board. I’m a visual person, so having pictures to help me remember posts is super helpful. Be sure to jump over and follow the board – and find some fun ideas at the same time!

 

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How to Make Fake Snow and Ice Painting – Preschool and Kindergarten Community

Preschool and Kindergarten Community weekly linkup

Ready for another week of linking up and sharing ideas? I am so glad that you are stopping by today (really, I am!) and can’t wait to see what you all have to share this week. Be sure to stop by our PreK & K Pinterest board to see a collection of the different posts we are pinning – including yours!

Don’t forget to link up a post or two of yours and share what you’ve been working on with your kids! Here are a few fun ideas from last week’s linkup.

Winter Themed Busy Bags

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If you are stocking up your winter activities, be sure to look through the 10 winter-themed busy bag ideas from Something 2 Offer. I love the snowflake design felt project!

Ice Painting

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You don’t have to have snow on the ground to paint with ice! Visit Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds for a fun watercolor project your kids will love.

 

Icy Hand Sensory Bin

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This icy hand sensory bin from Tiny Tots Adventure is a great way to get a hands-on feel of temperature and the different properties of water.

 

ABC Snowflake Match

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Have fun with snowflakes and learning the alphabet together with this Snowflake Match game from Stir the Wonder. You can even switch it up and do numbers or shapes for more learning fun.

 

How to Make Fake Snow

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If you live in an area that doesn’t get a lot of snow, be sure to check out this tutorial on making fake snow from Playtivities!

Follow the PreK and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board

Preschool Pinterest Board

Each week I am  pinning many of your links onto the Preschool and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board. I’m a visual person, so having pictures to help me remember posts is super helpful. Be sure to jump over and follow the board – and find some fun ideas at the same time!

 

Were You Featured in the Preschool & Kindergarten Community?

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Link Up with the Preschool and Kindergarten Community!

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