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Need an easy, heartwarming way to celebrate Father's Day in your classroom or at home?

This low-prep Father's Day Coloring Pack includes 25 kid-approved black-and-white coloring pages plus 3 full-color posters—perfect for hallway displays, bulletin boards, or take-home gifts that will melt hearts.

Filled with bold outlines, inclusive messages, and sweet sentiments, these pages support fine motor development and spark creativity. Ideal for Pre-K through 5th grade, this resource is great for centers, sub plans, or just a peaceful moment in your week.

💾 What You’ll Get:

✅ 25 Black & White Coloring Sheets

🖼️ 3 Ready-to-Print Full-Color Posters

📄 US Letter (8.5” x 11”) + A4 Formats

🖨️ Crisp 300 DPI Print Quality

📥 Instant Digital Download – Print & Go!

🎯 Great For:

🖍️ Independent Work & Creative Expression

💖 Father's Day Cards, Gifts, and Keepsakes

🧠 Fine Motor & Visual-Spatial Practice

🧑‍🏫 Sub Plans, Morning Tubs, Early Finishers

🎨 Classroom Decor or Hallway Displays

Your students will love creating something meaningful—and you’ll love how effortless it is to implement. Whether it’s for a dad, grandpa, or any special grown-up, this pack brings smiles without extra prep.

Please Note:

This product is for one classroom or personal use only. If you plan to share it with others, kindly seek permission before copying, sharing, or posting. But feel free to create copies for your classroom or personal use.  

Begin your coloring adventure today, and nurture your passion for creativity alongside your love for teaching!

 How to Print: 

• Print on Letter size papers (8.5 x 11 inches or A4) for the best results.

• There may be an 1/8 in margin if your printer does not have borderless printing.

• To achieve the highest print quality, we recommend setting the printer's resolution to the maximum value and printing the artwork in black and white.

Downloading Instructions:

After purchasing, you'll receive a PDF download containing a link to Google Drive, where you can access the US Letter and A4-sized coloring pages in PDF format. Simply click the link and start printing! ✨

Copyright 2025. This was created by SaltandPaperieCo, which is a part of the YourTeachingDoc family.

Help children develop emotional awareness and self-regulation skills with this comprehensive pack of Zones of Regulation Charts and Activities. This thoughtfully designed resource includes a variety of tools to support emotional learning in a fun and engaging way. Perfect for classrooms, therapy sessions, or at-home use, this set empowers kids to recognize their emotions and learn effective coping strategies.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

▪︎ Zones of Regulation and Feelings Charts: Brightly colored, easy-to-read charts that introduce children to the four Zones of Regulation (Blue, Green, Yellow, and Red) and associate each zone with common feelings and emotions, helping them identify and understand their own emotions.

▪︎ Feelings Meter Chart: A dynamic tool that allows kids to measure the intensity of their emotions on a visual scale. This chart encourages self-awareness and helps children recognize when they might need to use a coping strategy.

▪︎ Suggested Strategies Poster: A handy guide that offers practical strategies for each zone, providing children with quick and effective ways to manage their emotions, whether they need to calm down, refocus, or boost their energy.

▪︎ Interactive Zone of Regulation Chart: A reusable, interactive chart with movable pieces that children can personalize and update throughout the day to reflect their current emotional state, fostering ongoing self-monitoring and adjustment.

▪︎ Writing Activity: Engaging prompts and worksheets that encourage kids to reflect on their feelings, identify triggers, and think about how different strategies can help them move from one zone to another, promoting deeper emotional understanding.

▪︎ Calm Down Page: A dedicated page to calm them down through deep breathing exercises that children can turn to when they are in need of a quick way to self-soothe and regain control.

This Zones of Regulation Charts and Activities pack is a must-have for anyone looking to foster emotional intelligence and resilience in children, providing them with the skills they need to navigate their emotional world with confidence.

Hope you and your students enjoy this resource.

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Discover the joy of learning with our Farm-Themed Fun Bundle! Perfect for preschoolers, early elementary students, and homeschoolers, this bundle is packed with engaging activities that make learning fun and interactive.

Contents:

• Farm-Themed Lacing Cards: Develop fine motor skills with 18 different farm items. Available in one per page or two per page, each card features designated places for hole punching and lacing.
• Farm Cut and Paste Crafts: Enhance cutting skills with various farm objects outlined for easy cutting. Perfect for craft time!
• Bump It Dice Game: Make multiplication fun with this exciting game! Roll the dice, multiply the numbers, and bump your opponent off the hay bales. Great for practicing multiplication up to 12.
• Farm-Themed Clip Cards: Engage students with a farm themed clip cards. Each card has a farm object for the to count and then pick the correct number using a form of manipulative. Great for fine motor skills!

Why You’ll Love This Product:

• Teachers: Save time with ready-to-use activities that align with learning goals. Perfect for centers, small groups, or independent practice.
• Students: Enjoy interactive and hands-on activities that make learning math and language arts concepts enjoyable. The variety of activities caters to different learning styles and keeps students engaged.
• Parents and Homeschoolers: Provide your children with high-quality, educational activities that are fun and easy to use. Ideal for supplementing homeschool curricula or enhancing after-school learning.

Who This Product Is For:

1. Preschool Teachers: Perfect for introducing basic math and fine motor skills in a fun, farm-themed setting.
2. Kindergarten Teachers: Great for reinforcing math and language arts concepts with interactive activities.
3. 1st Grade Teachers: Use the multiplication game and write the room activities to challenge and engage students.
4. Homeschooling Parents: An excellent addition to your home education resources, providing a variety of activities to suit different learning needs.
5. Daycare Providers: Keep children entertained and learning with hands-on activities that build essential skills.

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⭐ Back to School Lacing Cards

⭐ Summer Lacing Cards

⭐ Rainy Bump It Dice Game, Addition up to 20

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Boost fine motor skills with this engaging Scissor Skills Bundle! Perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners, this collection of cut and paste crafts offers a fun and educational way to develop scissor skills.

Contents: The Scissor Skills Bundle includes a variety of themed cut and paste crafts designed to help young learners practice their scissor skills. Each set features different images broken into pieces for students to cut out and glue back together, with easy-to-follow dotted lines guiding where to cut. A completed image is included in the corner of each page for reference, ensuring that students can confidently assemble their crafts. Current themes include farm, spring, letter sounds, woodland animals, and Halloween, with more exciting themes to be added in the future.

Why They’ll Love This Product: Teachers will love how this bundle effortlessly integrates fine motor skill practice into fun and thematic activities. The crafts are designed to be simple yet engaging, making them perfect for young students to build their confidence with scissors. The dotted guidelines and reference images make it easy for students to succeed while enjoying the creative process. Plus, with a variety of themes included, this bundle is versatile and can be used throughout the year for different lessons and occasions.

Who This Product Is For: This Scissor Skills Bundle is ideal for:

1. Preschool Teachers looking to incorporate fine motor skill activities into their curriculum.
2. Kindergarten Teachers who want to offer fun, hands-on learning opportunities.
3. Homeschool Educators seeking to provide their students with engaging, skill-building activities.
4. Daycare Providers aiming to enhance children’s fine motor development during craft time.
5. Summer School Programs needing creative and educational activities to keep young learners engaged.

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⭐ *GROWING BUNDLE* Letter Sounds Write the Room, Kindergarten Center Activities

⭐ Lacing Cards Bundle, Fine Motor Skills for Preschoolers GROWING BUNDLE

Explore creativity all year long with the Seasons Play Dough Bundle! This bundle includes four seasonal sets of play dough mats, each designed to capture the essence of fall, winter, spring, and summer while building fine motor skills.

Contents:
This seasonal bundle includes:

• 48 Seasonal Play Dough Mats: Twelve unique, themed images per season, such as:

  • Fall: Acorn, bat, candy corn, and more.
  • Winter: Gingerbread man, gift, mitten, etc.
  • Spring: Butterfly, chick, flowers, and more.
  • Summer: Crab, pineapple, popsicle, and others.

• Themed Backgrounds: Each mat is styled with a seasonally appropriate background.

• "I Can" Statements: Self-guiding statements encourage independence in building.

Why You’ll Love This Product:
This Seasons Play Dough Bundle delivers year-round engagement that’s easy to implement. Students get excited about each season’s unique imagery, while “I Can” statements guide them through fine motor practice. These mats are easy to print and laminate, perfect for repeated use. Great for sensory learning, these mats enhance motor skills, creativity, and seasonal awareness.

Features:

• Comprehensive Seasonal Bundle: All four seasons in one resource!
• Fine Motor Skill Development: Engages students in shaping, rolling, and sculpting play dough.
• Reusable Design: Print, laminate, and enjoy season after season.
• Self-Guided: Each mat’s “I Can” statement promotes independence.

Who This Product Is For:

1. Early Childhood Educators: Perfect for seasonal stations and hands-on activities.
2. Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers: Great for developing fine motor skills through seasonal play.
3. Homeschooling Families: An engaging and easy-to-use resource for year-round learning.
4. Occupational Therapists: Ideal for fine motor skill practice in a fun, sensory-based format.
5. Parents and Caregivers: Great for home activities, providing year-long entertainment and skill-building.

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⭐ Dinosaur Play Dough Mats

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⭐ Scissors Skills Bundle, Fine Motor Skills for Early Learners

Bring the ocean to life in your classroom with this engaging Ocean Themed Bundle! Packed with activities that build fine motor skills, reading, writing, and vocabulary, this bundle is a treasure trove for early learners.

Contents:
This Ocean Themed Bundle includes four exciting activities, each designed to promote hands-on learning while keeping students engaged with ocean-themed fun:

1. Write the Room: Students will search the room for 12 ocean-themed images and record their findings on one of four tracking sheets. Two options are available for early learners with images and two with primary lines for more advanced learners.
2. Lacing Cards: Featuring ocean animals, these lacing cards have easy-to-punch holes for students to thread a string or lace through, building their fine motor skills.
3. Cut and Paste Crafts: Students will cut out pieces of ocean-themed objects and glue them together, creating fun crafts while improving their scissor and gluing skills.
4. Play Dough Mats: Each mat displays an ocean object that students will replicate using play dough, with an "I Can" statement at the bottom to encourage skill-building.
5. Three Part Cards Sorting Activity: There are two forms of flashcards included students will match. One card has the image and name on it and then other form of card has the image on one part and the name on a separate part.

How the Product is Used:
Teachers can easily prepare these activities by printing each component on 8.5x11 sheets. For the Write the Room activity, the images are placed around the room for students to find and identify. The Lacing Cards just need their holes punched for threading. The Cut and Paste Crafts are printed and ready to be cut out and assembled by students. Finally, the Play Dough Mats invite students to mold ocean objects with play dough, encouraging creativity and fine motor practice.

Why You’ll Love This Product:
This Ocean Themed Bundle is a go-to resource for teachers looking to combine fine motor skill development with engaging, hands-on learning. Each activity is not only fun but educational, helping students improve their reading, writing, and vocabulary while also reinforcing their motor skills. With ocean-themed visuals, this bundle keeps students motivated, while the variety of activities means it can be used across different centers or lessons. It’s a perfect addition for classrooms that want to dive deep into ocean-themed units!

Features:

• Write the Room activity with 12 ocean-themed images and 4 tracking sheets.
• Lacing Cards featuring ocean animals with easy-punch holes.
• Cut and Paste Crafts that feature ocean objects for cutting and assembling.
• Play Dough Mats with ocean-themed objects and “I Can” statements for modeling.
• 8.5x11 inch pages for easy preparation and use.
• Focuses on building fine motor skills, reading, writing, and vocabulary.

How This Product Can Be Used in the Classroom or Other Educational Settings:

1. Ocean-themed unit study: This bundle complements lessons about marine life and ocean ecosystems, providing hands-on activities that reinforce content.
2. Fine motor centers: Perfect for use in fine motor skills stations or centers, allowing students to practice cutting, lacing, and molding.
3. Writing and vocabulary development: The Write the Room and Play Dough Mats help students strengthen their vocabulary, reading, and writing skills.
4. Indoor recess or sensory play: The play dough mats and lacing cards can be used for indoor recess or calming sensory activities.
5. Early finisher activities: Keep students engaged with these fun, independent tasks when they finish other work early.

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⭐ *Growing Bundle* Write the Room bundle, Holidays, animals, counting

⭐ Clip Cards Bundle, Counting 0-10 or 0-20

⭐ Scissors Skills Bundle, Fine Motor Skills for Early Learners

⭐ Lacing Cards Bundle, Fine Motor Skills for Preschoolers GROWING BUNDLE

Discover the ultimate Lacing Cards Bundle, featuring fun themes to enhance fine motor skills in young learners!

Contents

This Lacing Cards Bundle includes diverse themed sets to captivate and engage your students. Each set contains lacing cards that are perfectly sized for small hands and come with clear hole punch spots. Teachers can easily print and prepare these cards for immediate use. The bundle currently includes:

• Farm Theme
• Back to School Theme
• Fall Theme
• Bugs Theme
• Space Theme
• Summer Theme
• Fall Hedgehogs
• Construction
• Woodland Animals
• Pond theme

Each set offers the flexibility of printing one or two images per page, ensuring they meet the needs of different classroom settings. Plus, as new themed sets are created, they will be added to this comprehensive bundle!

Why You'll Love This Product

Teachers will love the simplicity and versatility of these lacing cards. Not only do they provide an engaging and hands-on activity for students, but they also significantly enhance fine motor skills. The variety of themes keeps the activity fresh and exciting throughout the year. Students will love the colorful and fun designs, making learning a delightful experience.

Who This Product Is For

This Lacing Cards Bundle is perfect for:

1. Preschool teachers looking to enhance fine motor skills in their students.
2. Kindergarten teachers needing versatile, ready-to-use classroom activities.
3. Homeschool educators seeking engaging and educational resources.
4. Early elementary teachers who want to incorporate hands-on learning.
5. Special education teachers requiring adaptable and fun fine motor activities.

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⭐ Composition Notebook Classroom Decor Bundle

⭐ Farm Bundle, Cut and Paste, Lacing Cards, Dice Game, Clip Cards 0-10

Engage your students with fun farm-themed cut and paste crafts! Perfect for preschoolers and early elementary students.

Contents:

Get ready for an exciting crafting adventure with our Farm Themed Cut and Paste Crafts! This engaging resource includes 12 different farm animals and objects for students to create. From adorable animals to essential farm elements, each craft is designed to enhance fine motor skills and creativity.

Each craft comes with clear instructions and dotted lines, making it easy for students to cut out the pieces independently. Students will have a blast assembling the different parts to complete each craft, promoting hand-eye coordination and concentration.

Why You'll Love This Product:

• Hands-on Learning: These cut and paste crafts provide a hands-on learning experience that encourages creativity and fine motor skill development.
• Easy to Use: With clear instructions and dotted lines, students can confidently cut out the pieces and assemble their crafts independently.
• Engaging Themes: Students will love the farm-themed animals and objects, sparking their imagination and interest in farm life.
• Versatile Resource: Use these crafts for individual or group activities, morning work, centers, or art projects.
• Promotes Independence: Students feel a sense of accomplishment as they complete each craft on their own.

Who This Product is For:

1. Preschool Teachers: Enhance fine motor skills and creativity with fun farm-themed crafts.
2. Kindergarten Teachers: Provide engaging activities for young learners to practice cutting and pasting.
3. Early Elementary Teachers: Supplement your curriculum with hands-on activities that reinforce learning.
4. Homeschooling Parents: Add excitement to your homeschool lessons with interactive craft projects.
5. Special Education Teachers: Offer meaningful activities that support fine motor skill development in a fun way.

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⭐ Farm Bump It Dice Game, Multiplication up to 12

⭐ Farm Write the Room, Kindergarten Center Activity

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⭐ Spring Cut and Paste Crafts

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Engage your students with delightful spring-themed cut and paste crafts! Perfect for hands-on learning and creativity.

Contents:

Welcome to a world of vibrant spring imagery! Inside this resource, you'll discover 13 charming cut and paste crafts featuring adorable spring-inspired images. From chirpy chicks to blooming flowers, buzzing bees to cozy birdhouses, each craft is designed to spark imagination and fine motor skills in your students. With black lines guiding the cutting process and a clear image to aim for, these crafts make for an engaging and rewarding activity for learners of all levels.

Why You'll Love This Product: As a teacher, you'll appreciate the versatility and educational value of these spring cut and paste crafts. Not only do they offer a fun break from traditional worksheets, but they also promote important skills such as hand-eye coordination, scissor proficiency, and following instructions. Plus, with options available in both color and black and white, you can tailor the experience to suit your classroom needs. Watch as your students eagerly dive into each craft, their excitement palpable as they bring each spring scene to life with their own hands.

For students, these crafts offer a delightful way to celebrate the season and express their creativity. As they cut and paste, they'll develop fine motor skills and spatial awareness while reveling in the joy of creation. Whether they're crafting a cheerful chick or a colorful bouquet of flowers, each completed project will fill them with a sense of accomplishment and pride.

Who This Product is For:

1. Elementary school teachers looking for engaging spring-themed activities to enhance their curriculum.
2. Homeschooling parents seeking hands-on learning experiences for their children.
3. Special education teachers aiming to reinforce fine motor skills in a fun and interactive way.
4. After-school program coordinators in search of creative arts and crafts projects.
5. Early childhood educators wanting to incorporate seasonal themes into their lesson plans.

Other Related Products that May Interest You:

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⭐ Easter Bump Dice Game, Multiplication up to 12

⭐ Easter Counting 0-11 Write the Room, Kindergarten Center Activity

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Enhance fine motor skills with our Space Themed Lacing Cards! Perfect for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and homeschoolers, these engaging cards feature 14 different space objects for lacing fun.

Contents

Dive into a universe of learning with our Space Themed Lacing Cards! This set includes 14 unique space object cards, each designed with little dots for easy hole punching. Teachers and students can thread strings through these dots, making it a fun and interactive way to develop fine motor skills. The cards are generously sized to ensure easy handling for small hands. Choose from single-card or two-cards-per-page options to suit your classroom needs.

Why You'll Love This Product

Teachers will love the Space Themed Lacing Cards for their educational value and versatility. These cards not only support fine motor development but also introduce young learners to space-themed vocabulary and concepts. The large size of the cards makes them perfect for little hands, ensuring frustration-free learning. Students will be captivated by the colorful space objects, making learning a delightful and engaging experience. Plus, the activity is perfect for individual or group settings, promoting both independent and collaborative learning.

Who This Product is For

1. Preschool Teachers: Ideal for introducing fine motor activities in a fun and engaging way.
2. Kindergarten Teachers: Great for reinforcing fine motor skills and space-themed vocabulary.
3. Homeschooling Parents: A perfect addition to your home learning resources, offering hands-on learning.
4. Daycare Providers: Engaging and educational, these lacing cards will keep little ones entertained and learning.
5. Special Education Teachers: Excellent for developing fine motor skills and providing sensory activities for young learners.

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Dive into fine motor skill development with these fun and interactive Ocean Themed Lacing Cards—a hands-on learning activity perfect for preschool and kindergarten!

Contents:
This set includes 15 different ocean-themed lacing cards, each featuring an exciting sea creature or ocean object. The cards are designed with easy-to-see hole punch spots, so teachers can quickly prepare them by punching out the holes. Each card comes in 11x8.5 inches, offering large, sturdy designs perfect for little hands. Teachers can choose to print one or two objects per page, adding flexibility to suit different classroom needs. From dolphins to seashells, these ocean objects will captivate students while building their fine motor skills.

How the Product is Used:
Teachers will print the 11x8.5 inch lacing cards, punch out the holes, and provide students with strings or laces. Students will thread the string through the holes, improving hand-eye coordination and building fine motor skills. The ocean theme adds an engaging element to the activity, keeping students focused as they complete the task.

Why You’ll Love This Product:
Teachers will love how easy it is to prepare these cards and how effective they are in promoting fine motor development. With 15 ocean-themed designs, students will stay engaged as they lace their way through sharks, sea turtles, and starfish. The large size makes the cards perfect for small hands, ensuring that young learners feel successful as they complete the activity. Plus, they are versatile enough for use in centers, sensory play, or as early finisher activities.

Features:

• 15 unique ocean-themed lacing cards, featuring sea animals and objects like dolphins, shells, and jellyfish.
• 11x8.5 inch cards for easy handling by young learners.
• Choose from 1 or 2 objects per page, depending on classroom needs.
• Perfect for strengthening fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
• Easy to prepare—just print, punch, and provide strings.

How This Product Can Be Used in the Classroom or Other Educational Settings:

1. Fine motor skills practice: Perfect for centers or stations focused on developing hand dexterity and coordination.
2. Ocean-themed unit: Use these lacing cards to complement a lesson on marine life or ocean ecosystems.
3. Sensory or calm-down corners: The repetitive motion of lacing provides a calming activity that helps with focus and motor skills.
4. Early finisher activity: Keep students engaged when they finish other work with this fun, hands-on activity.
5. Special education support: These cards can be used in various learning environments to help develop key motor skills.

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Spark creativity and strengthen fine motor skills with these fun and engaging Winter Themed Play Dough Mats, perfect for young learners!

Contents:
This Winter Themed Play Dough Mats set includes a variety of winter-themed objects for students to create using play dough. Each mat features an easy-to-follow "I Can" statement at the bottom, helping students stay focused and confident in their activity. The mats show winter objects like mittens, snowflakes, and more, giving children a clear visual of what they’re creating in the center of each mat. These mats are designed to improve fine motor skills, as students roll, pinch, and shape play dough to match the images. The 8.5x11 mats come in color or black and white, allowing teachers to print them out and laminate them for reuse.

How the Product is Used:
Teachers simply print the 8.5x11 mats, laminate them if desired, and provide students with play dough. Students use the play dough to craft winter objects shown in the center of each mat, following the visual guide. The "I Can" statement encourages independence and self-directed learning as students enjoy this hands-on activity.

Why You’ll Love This Product:
Teachers will appreciate how this activity engages students while enhancing fine motor development. It's perfect for keeping little hands busy and strengthening important pre-writing skills. These mats are an excellent indoor winter activity that keeps students learning while they play, and they can be used again and again. Students love shaping the play dough into fun winter-themed objects, making this both a creative and sensory-rich experience.

Features:

• Multiple winter-themed play dough mats with seasonal objects like snowflakes, mittens, and more.
• Encouraging "I Can" statements on each mat to promote confidence and independence.
• Perfect for fine motor skill development through play.
• Comes in 8.5x11 format, ideal for easy printing.
• Available in both color and black & white versions for flexibility in printing.

How This Product Can Be Used in the Classroom or Other Educational Settings:

1. Winter-themed centers: A fun seasonal addition to your classroom learning centers.
2. Sensory play activities: A tactile experience that helps students with motor skill development.
3. Small group stations: Perfect for small groups working independently or with guided instruction.
4. Early finisher activities: An engaging, hands-on option for students who finish their work early.
5. Homeschool settings: A ready-to-print resource that promotes learning through play and creativity.

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Make St. Patrick’s Day extra fun with these play dough mats! These hands-on mats help students develop fine motor skills while shaping festive St. Patrick’s Day objects out of play dough.

Contents:
6 Play Dough Mats – Each mat features a St. Patrick’s Day object for students to create.
I Can Statements – Encourages independence and confidence while completing each mat.
8.5x11 Format – Just print, laminate, and use!

Why You’ll Love This Product:
✅ Supports Fine Motor Development – Strengthens hand muscles and coordination.
✅ Encourages Creativity & Hands-On Learning – Perfect for tactile learners.
✅ Easy Prep & Reusable – Laminate for long-term use in centers or small groups.
✅ Festive & Engaging – Brings a St. Patrick’s Day theme into play-based learning.

Who This Product Is For:
Preschool & Kindergarten Teachers – A fun way to practice fine motor skills.
Occupational Therapists – Great for sensory and motor skill development.
Homeschool Educators – A hands-on, engaging activity for little learners.
Daycare & Childcare Centers – A low-prep, engaging activity for young kids.
Special Education Teachers – Supports students needing extra fine motor practice.

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Need activities for Thanksgiving week?

This bundle includes NO PREP, easy Thanksgiving-themed worksheets:

-26 pages of Q-tip and Dot Marker Coloring

-4 pages of color by numbers

-10 pages of count, color, trace, find, cut, and glue for numbers 1-10

Students that have difficulty using traditional coloring methods like, crayons or markers, will enjoy the use of Dot Stamp markers as a new coloring tool. 

OT Therapeutic tip: This activity promotes eye hand coordination while using vision to guide the hand for accurate stamping on the circular dot. 

Please enjoy these Fall inspired characters as a fun, seasonal Dot Stamp marker activity! 

Thank you for downloading!

Elizabeth Johnston, OTR/L

Check out my Fall and Halloween dot sheets!!!

Here comes turkey season! Here is a festive Thanksgiving and Autumn Dot Marker or Q-tip painting art pages.  

There are 10 black and white only pages and 16 pages with color for you to choose from. Stamp dot markers are a fun alternative to conventional coloring and can be used to stamp each dot. Another alternative is using a Q-tip to paint within each outlined dot. 

Therapeutic Tip: Q-tip painting is a fun way to improve fine motor coordination and overall fine manual control and manipulation of small objects. This helps lead to other developmental skills like buttoning clothes, tying shoes, or writing your name. 

Please enjoy your these 26 no preparation required pages for Thanksgiving/Autumn themed dot marker coloring and Q-tip painting art!

Thank you for downloading & PLEASE follow me!

Elizabeth Johnston, OTR/L

Students that have difficulty using traditional coloring methods like, crayons or markers, will enjoy the use of Dot Stamp markers as a new coloring tool. 

Therapeutic tip: This activity promotes eye hand coordination while using vision to guide the hand for accurate stamping on the circular dot. 

Please enjoy these Halloween inspired characters as a fun, seasonal Dot Stamp marker activity! 

Thank you for downloading & PLEASE follow me!

Elizabeth Johnston, OTR/L

Check out my Fall and Halloween dot sheets!!!

Simple Father’s Day Craftivities

These simple fine motor crafts are a great way to incorporate a fun Father’s Day project in the classroom. An adorable keepsake for students to take home to Dad, Grandpa, Uncle, or someone else who is important in their lives.. Includes templates with Dad, Grandpa, and blank.

Option 1: Color, paint, or tear paper to make Father’s Day card. Donut, popcorn, ice cream cone, popsicle, trophy, rocket ship, bear, heart options.

Option 2: Color, cut, and paste. Students color, cut, and paste 2-7 pieces to make a popsicle, ice cream cone, rocket, popcorn,

Option 3: Write about dad, grandpa, or special person on trophy, popcorn, ice cream, popsicle, bear.

Option 4 Tear or snip paper, or roll tissue paper to glue on heart, popcorn, popsicle, ice cream, bear

These are one page, No prep, print and go activity

Included:

•3 donut templates- “Donut you know how much I love you”

•5 popcorn templates: “You are the best POP”- includes options for writing lines and color, cut, and paste

•2 trophy templates: “Worlds Best Dad”

•3 bear templates: “I love you Beary much”

•7 space templates: “I love you to the moon and back”

•8 Ice Cream Templates: “You are the coolest”- includes options for writing lines and color cut and paste

•3 popsicle templates: “Dad you are the coolest”- includes options for writing lines and color, cut, and paste

•5 tie templates- options for writing lines included

•6 heart templates- “I Love You to pieces”

St. Patrick’s Day One Page Color, Cut, and Paste Craft and Write Craftivity

Students will love creating these adorable leprechaun crafts! These one page crafts using simple shapes and thicker lines making it easier for little hands to cut. The first leprechaun has 4 simple shapes and the second leprechaun is more complex and has 11 shapes to color, cut out, and put together given model. After making their leprechauns, students can write about it using the provided paper. Perfect for preschool and kindergarten centers, bulletin boards, centers, as well as OT sessions, groups, homeschool lessons, and fun home activity.

These are one page, No prep, print and go activity

Included: 16 total pages

2 crafts with each craft including 1 page with larger gray outlined shape and 1 page with thinner black outlined shape

•Leprechaun 1 craft: 4 simple shapes to cut, and then snipping along 5 dotted lines on rectangle for beard

•Leprechaun 2: 11 shapes to cut

12 different kinds of paper:

•3 handwriting pages with and without highlighted lines

•6 handwriting pages with drawing space- with and without highlighted lines and nearpoint sentence copye.

•3 blank pages with cute St. Patrick borders to glue craft

Directions

•First students color shapes, then cut them out, and then glue together using the model

•Then students can write about their leprechaun!

Winter Snap Cube Build and Write Activity

In this hands on, multisensory activity, students won’t even realize they are learning! Students can build a penguin, snowman, ice skate, tree, snowflake, and/or mug of hot coca using counting snap cubes given the provided visual model.

Building with blocks is a fun and engaging way to work on foundational fine motor skills needed for writing including fine and visual motor skills, hand strength, visual perception, in hand manipulation skills, and sequencing. Students can roll dice to find out which winter picture they will be building, and after building their picture, they can write about it. Options include word copy, sentence copy, and composing sentences on their own. Perfect for pre-K, kindergarten, and first grade centers, as well as OT groups, homeschool, and handwriting practice.

This 62 page resource includes:

•Roll a winter snap cube design- students roll the dice to find out which winter design they will be building.

•6 counting snap cube design pages- penguin, snowman, ice skate, tree, snowflake, mug of hot cocoa

•Word copy practice- 6 pages

•Sentence copy- 24 pages- copy a nearpoint sentence about the design. Includes 2 different lines sizes and paper with and without highlights.. Students can draw their design in the designated drawing space.

•Writing paper with drawing box- 4 pages for each design. . Includes 2 different lines sizes and paper with and without highlights.. Students can draw their design in the designated drawing space.