Category: Worksheets

Simple St Patrick's Day Lesson

3/17/2017

What do an apple, clover and missionaries have to do with St. Patrick? I'm so very glad you asked because today, I'm going to share with you the simple St. Patrick's Day lesson we shared in our preschool this past week and how you can do the same with your class.

Yesterday was St. Patrick's Day and like most holidays, we at Little Builders Preschool & Early Education Center, a ministry of YWAM (Youth With A Mission) San Diego/Baja, enjoyed celebrating along with everyone else. However, because we are a missionary school, this holiday means a little bit more to us. Not only did we wear green but we learned a bit about who exactly St Patrick was and why we celebrate him on March 17 each year.

Simple St Patrick's Day Lesson with Craft. This is a great way to share who St Patrick was and why he was so important plus an easy craft idea to help reinforce the lesson. Find out what we did on sherilbrasher.info/school-resources

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Preschool Printables: The Alphabet Book

12/2/2014

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One of the things that we love to learn and work on in our preschool is our Letters. I use the 70's Letter People to teach our students. It teaches the alphabet out of order and because of that it promotes letter recognition, letter sounds and introduces words that begin with that letter. As you go through the whole alphabet, it even introduces how letters fit together to make even new sounds. This is the beginning of reading so it is a very important aspect of any early learning center.

Because we are working on our letters and not just recognizing them but how to write them as well, I created this awesome Letter Book. Below is a sneak peak at today's FREEBIE.

My Letter Book: a FREE preview of the awesome new Preschool Printable by sherilbrasher.info. This mini-book is designed to promote proper writing of each letter in the English Alphabet for both upper & lower case.

Click the image above to download the PDF version of today's FREEBIE!!

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Preschool Printables: Hidden Sight Words

8/23/2014

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I have been crazy busy creating and formatting more worksheets for our preschool students to use to expand their knowledge. This week I have been working on sight words.

In 1948 a list of the most frequently used words in the English language was compiled by Edward William Dolch, PhD. He compiled the list based on words used in children's reading books in the 1930s and 40s. The list contains 220 words that must be quickly recognized in order to achieve reading fluency.

The Dolch Word List, also called Sight Words or The Dolch 220, includes pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and verbs. Sight words make up 50 to 70 percent of any general text and many can't be sounded out but must be learned by "sight" (aka memorized). Therefore, teaching The Dolch Word List is a crucial goal of education in grades kindergarten through 3. The list is divided into grade levels.

I am very proud to say that our little 3 and 4 year olds know 16 sight words in English and 6 in Spanish!! I am so very proud of them!! Pretty soon they will be reading!! YAY!!

Today's FREE Printable is an example of the Hidden Sight Word sheets that I have been working on. Head on over to my new Teachers Pay Teacher Store to grab this printable for FREE. I hope you enjoy!

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Preschool Practice Page: Make A Pattern, AB

8/17/2014

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For today's upload, I'm sharing with you this introduction to making AB patterns. This AB pattern is very simple and very basic which is great for those just starting out learning about patterns. An AB pattern is simply alternating colors or shapes or really anything. Every other object is the same.

Recognizing and repeating patterns are an important part of a child's development. Patterns are all around, and when you encourage your child to recognize patterns, you are strengthening their math skills. Students who can identify patterns have an easier time solving problems and making mathematical connections. There are patterns all around them in everyday life. A brick wall, the sidewalk, the beats in music, grandma's quilt, a soccer ball, a ballet dance, weather, the street; all contain patterns!

In fact, here is an example of a pattern from an old school Sesame Street Clip:

Now that you see how important patterns are, here is today's FREE Preschool Printable. Simply click on the image to download the PDF version.

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Preschool Printables: Bonus Freebie - Trace a Shape

8/16/2014

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I had so much fun making these preschool printables and practice pages that I couldn't stop! I was sick and resting with not a ton of energy to do anything but was quite bored of being stuck at home for the last week so I kinda went a bit worksheet crazy!! Like seriously, I may need an intervention soon, haha!! I made like 50 sheets already & still working on more. Don't worry, they will be uploaded bit by bit over the coming weeks.

Since I made so many I decided to go ahead and upload one more today. This time it is a Pre-Writing Worksheet for preschoolers or even toddlers. This is not for the advanced preschoolers who are already working on writing their letters although they can certainly use them as well. This is all about shape identification and tracing. Ok, students, use those fine motor skills well!

For the first one, we are going to go simple and start with a Square. These straight lines are a perfect place to begin. Click on the image below to get your FREE Trace a Shape: Square preschool printable and pre-writing practice page. This is part of the Trace a Shape Basics Pre-K X-Large Pack over on our TpT site. The pack includes 1 image per page for 9 different basic shapes. All for only $3. This is one of our best sellers and most wish-listed item in the store.

Preschool Printables: Trace a Shape. A perfect worksheet for your younger preschoolers just starting to write. It is also good for shape recognition.

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Preschool Printables: Handwriting Practice - Uppercase Letters

8/16/2014

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Today, we have another freebie in our Preschool Printables Handwriting series!! I know you are as excited as I am. I worked on these last night and am so thrilled to be able to share them with you.

As I posted yesterday, I am really trying to make it a point to work on handwriting in our class. Now, I was sick this past week so I missed being in our class & definitely missed seeing our precious little ones. But, I had tons of time to work on our lesson planning & these worksheets. I thought about all the kids in our class and how they are all different ages and at different stages in their writing skills. I also realized that because we operate in a one-room classroom we need to make it a point to continue teaching all of the basics like letters, shapes, colors, and numbers. So with that in mind, I came up with several practice sheets to help us focus on those basics.

Part of our normal schedule is Table Top Time. This is where we do worksheets like these handwriting practice pages. Some of our kiddos love it and others get frustrated because they aren't quite there yet. I'm trying to make this fun & not difficult because I want all of our students to know that writing is fun. I'll be working one-on-one with those that feel frustration. If you have any ideas, I'd love to hear all about it. Leave me a comment below!!

In the mean time, here is today's free Handwriting Preschool Printable!! Today's worksheet is another capital/uppercase letter practice page. This may be for some a bit more advanced than yesterday's as we don't have the starting dots. This is a great practice page as this is a more realistic view of what the letters look like. As usual, simple click the image below for your free pdf version of this A-Z printable.

This freebie contains letters A-Z just like the picture below. This is part of my larger Uppercase Dashed Alphabet Handwriting Practice Pages which also includes 65 pages of various sizes and activities to promote good handwriting skills. You can find this full pack on my Teachers Pay Teachers store.

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Preschool Printables: Handwriting Practice - Uppercase

8/15/2014

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One thing I have been really horrible about in our class recently is handwriting. There is never enough hours in our day to fit everything in and unfortunately handwriting/writing practice just seems to fall by the wayside. I am determined to fix this soon and in honor of that, I have created these awesome handwriting practice printables to share with all of you. I figure that many of you are parents of preschoolers or maybe you are teachers looking for new worksheets. Who knows, perhaps these will help your little ones get ready for kindergarten or just learn how to write their own name.

First up is this super cute bubble writing with starting dots so your child knows exactly where to put their pencil or crayon to make that perfect Capital or Uppercase letter. These will help with fine motor skills, gripping their writing utensils, hand-eye coordination and making sure that students form those letters correctly.

Today's download includes A-Z Uppercase. I will be uploading a new handwriting printable every few days for the coming weeks in hopes that it will remind me daily that my preschool students need to practice their writing as well.

Preschool Printables: Handwriting Practice - Uppercase

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Preschool Printables: Fun Facts About Apples

8/15/2014

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Who doesn't love a good apple? An apples is such a versatile fruit! You can turn it into apple pie, apple juice, apple fritters or just eat it plain. My favorite way to eat an apple is with a bit of cheese, doesn't really matter what kind but if the apple is a tart one like Granny Smith, I put a bit of salt on the apple slices. YUMO!!!

Since we are coming up to the fall already, (where did this year go?) I'm starting to look at my fall planning and of course, like all other preschool teachers, apples are on the list!! Today, I'm offering you this preschool printable of fun facts about apples. This printable, like most of my unit ones, has fun facts at the top & a coloring part at the bottom. Unlike my Solar System Printables, this one is completely FREE (no need to donate even $0.01 to receive it). Simply click on the image below and download the PDF version right away!! I will hopefully be adding this to a pack later with parts of an apple, Johnny Appleseed and different varieties. Make sure you check back in the next few weeks for those as well.

Preschool Printables: Fun Facts About Apples

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Preschool Printables: The Solar System Inner Planets PreK Pack

8/14/2014

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Earlier this week I shared about our preschool summer unit, the Solar System. This is always a HUGE favorite with our students. They love learning fun facts about each planet as well as other space objects. We have a new favorite video this year as well which you can see on the earlier post. As I was working on this year's unit and trying to provide new content since many of the kids are the same from last year I decided to create these awesome printables to share with you guys. These are some fun facts that we have been learning and I know many of you guys homeschool your kids or supplement their learning with stuff at home. These printables are currently for PreK and the first one I'm rolling out is just the Inner Planets with the Sun. I am hoping to create the Outer Planets soon and then offering a pack for the entire Solar System as well as older age options and even in Spanish. I really hope you enjoy using these. Each has fun facts about that planet on top and then a coloring sheet on the bottom.

Preschool Printables: The Solar System Inner Planets PreK Pack

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I am on an amazing adventure traveling the world with Jesus. After 7 years of teaching preschool in Alabama, God called me to the mission field in Mexico full time. I led short-term missions trips for 6 years and the Lord opened the door for me to mix both of my passions, missions and teaching. I am now the director of Little Builders Preschool and we will soon be opening a full International K-12 school. The current students are missionary kids but will be open to the local community in the future.

Join me on my adventure and learn what I learn.

As a full-time missionary, I do not receive a traditional pay check. I rely on the generous support of friends, family & people like you. As any teacher does, much of what we use in our school is purchased by me out of my own personal funds. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to our ministry and help our students reach their potential in education.