Less than $5 Pre-K Vocabulary Printables (by date, oldest first)

Recognize 2D shapes in real life with these Shape Sorting Mats. Practice sorting shapes and recognizing shapes with this fun and hands-on printable. The printable uses real photos of objects for each shape.

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What is in this packet?

- 12 Shape Sorting Mats with real photos.

These shape sorting mats make for a great hands-on sorting activity. There are 6 sorting cards for each mat.

The activity mats are ready to go, just print, laminate, & cut. Children sort the cards by shape. The shape pictures are real photographs of everyday objects.

Makes a great center activity!

Includes 12 shapes:

- Oval

- Octagon

- Rhombus / Diamond

- Rectangle

- Square

- Triangle

- Heart

- Trapezium

- Circle

- Hexagon

- Pentagon

- Star

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Looking for a fun to identify colors in everyday objects? These Color Sorting Mats are the perfect activity to get your students recognizing and identifying colors in objects around them. Featuring real photos of objects, these Color Sorting Mats are the perfect activity to explore and learn about colors in a hands-on and engaging way.

Encouraging exploration of 11 colors, this engaging Kindergarten math center features age-appropriate images of objects to allow learners to connect the colors to the world around them. Perfect for use during kindergarten math centers or with small groups of students, these color math mats are simple to prepare and can be used again and again.

⭐ This printable is also part of the following bundles:

Sorting Mats (with real photos) Bundle!**

What is included in the Color Sorting Mats Activity?

- 11 Color Sorting Mats

- 66 Picture Cards with Real Photos

- 11 Black and White Mats

These color sorting mats make for a great hands-on sorting activity.

The activity mats are ready to go, just print, laminate, & cut. Children sort the cards by color. The color pictures are real photographs of colored objects.

Makes a great center activity!

Colors Included:

• red

• pink

• orange

• yellow

• green

• blue

• purple

• white

• gray

• brown

• black

How do learners complete this Kindergarten Color Sorting Center?

• Present learners with the color sorting mats and color picture cards with the photos.
• Learners match each picture card to the corresponding color mat.

Preparing this Kindergarten Color Sorting Activity:

• Print the color sorting mats and picture and laminate. For a printer-friendly version print the sorting mats onto colored paper, or color in the box at the top.
• Cut apart the picture cards and laminate.
• Attach velcro dots to the picture cards and the sorting mats for a fun file binder activity as well.

How to best use this Back to School Color Match and Sort Center:

• Explore during morning work 
• Assign as supplemental math centers 
• Implement these centers in an independent way or use them with small-groups.

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Looking for a fun winter rhyming center? These Snowman Word Families are the perfect wintery literacy center to practice rhyming. Learners will have fun building their rhyming snowman word families with this fun Build a Rhyming Snowman activity. This packet will help learners practice their word families all while building a snowman. Learners will identify the words that rhyme with each other and match the snowballs under the correct word family based on the rhyming sounds. There are a total of 26 word families included in this printable. For the complete list, check out the preview above.

• This printable is part of the Kindergarten Winter Math and Literacy Centers.

What is included in this Winter Snowman Rhyming Activity for Kindergarten?

• 26 Word Families
• List of Words
• Black and White copies (also includes a version with less color ink)
• Includes versions with and without words

Most of the word families have 5 corresponding pictures, except for a few word families. The snowman heads contain the word family on the top of the hat, while the snowballs contain the pictures of the different word families.

How do learners complete this Winter Snowman Rhyming Puzzles activity?

• Present learners with the snowballs and the snowman head word families.
• Learners will sound out the word and identify the word that rhymes with it and match the pieces together to build the snowman.
• Learners will match the pictures in the snowballs to the heads of the snowman with the correct word family. They will continue doing this until they finish building the snowman word family.
• They will create a rhyming snowman.

Preparing this Winter Literacy Activity for Kindergarten:

• Print the pages, laminate them and cut them apart.

Differentiation:

This activity can be differentiated by changing the number of snowballs and word families used at a single time depending on the learner's needs. To make this activity more challenging present the learner with more word families and snowball pictures to work with and vice versa.

How to best use this Kindergarten Rhyming Snowman Literacy Center:

• Explore during morning work 
• Assign as supplemental literacy centers 
• Implement these centers in an independent way or use them with small-groups.

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Learners will have fun learning their alphabet and beginning sounds using this fun Spring Alphabet Craft Activity. This Beginning Sounds Spring Craft activity will make the perfect Literacy Center for your Kindergarten students this spring season. Learners will explore the beginning sounds for 156 age-appropriate vocabulary words presented on bird eggs, then identify the sound and match it to the corresponding letter on a bird's nest.

Perfect for use during kindergarten literacy centers or with small groups of students, this spring beginning sound and alphabet craft activity is simple to prepare and can be used again and again.

Color and black and white versions are included for the picture cards along with recording sheets for students to record their learning.

• This printable is part of the Kindergarten Spring Math and Literacy Centers.

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What’s included in this Beginning Sounds Craft Literacy Center for Kindergarten?

• Aa - Zz Bird Nests
• 156 Picture Cards - 6 for each letter (Color and Black & white)
• List of words
• Recording sheets
• Answer Keys

The bird nests can be printed to a smaller size by printing it 2, 4 or 6 to a page depending on what size you'd prefer to use.

How to best use this Kindergarten Spring Beginning Sounds Craft Activity?

• Learners can choose a few of the letters to practice.
• They will identify the pictures in the bird eggs with the correct beginning sounds and match it up to the correct bird nest.
• There are 6 eggs for each sound, you can choose to use less or more for an easy differentiation between your learners.
• Learners can then record their answers in the recording sheet, if desired.

Preparing this Spring Beginning Sound Literacy Center:

• Print and laminate the pages. 
• Cut apart to create the alphabet nests and egg pictures.
• Print recording sheets if required.

Differentiating the Activity:

• Present the letters to your learners based on the sounds they are familiar with to start off with and then slowly increase as they get more familiar with the activity.
• Add or reduce the number of eggs (pictures) used for an easier or tougher activity.

This packet can be used to strengthen fine motor skills, explore during morning work or used as supplemental literacy centers.

The centers are best used once printed on cardstock and/or laminated. You can choose to implement these centers in an independent way or use with small-groups.

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These hands-on Winter Literacy Puzzles are a great option for your kindergarten winter literacy centers. These printable puzzles include 45 Winter Literacy Mystery Picture Puzzles!

Each winter-themed mystery puzzle focuses on a specific literacy skill. Students are asked to match the puzzle pieces to the puzzle mats to reveal the mystery picture to solve the mystery puzzle! These puzzles are also great for your early finishers, enrichment opportunities, morning work, or even intervention groups.

⭐ These Winter Literacy Puzzles are also included in the following bundles: 

• Kindergarten Winter Math and Literacy Centers.
• Mystery Picture Puzzle Bundles.

What’s included in this Winter Mystery Picture Puzzle Kindergarten resource?

This huge Winter Puzzle resource includes 16 Mystery Picture Puzzles.

• All the puzzles come in color and black and white versions.
• Each puzzle picture is a fun photo of a Winter theme. 

Literacy Picture Puzzles included: 16 in total

• Uppercase Alphabet Recognition (2 puzzles)
• Lowercase Alphabet Recognition (2 puzzles)
• CVC Words (6 puzzles)
• Rhyming Match (3 puzzles)
• Vocabulary (3 puzzles)

How to best use these kindergarten mystery picture puzzles in the classroom:

• These puzzles allow for independent learning as they are SELF-CHECKING.
• This makes these puzzles perfect for early finishers, enrichment opportunities, morning work, or centers. 
• Alternatively, these picture puzzles can be used with small intervention groups to practice specific literacy skills with teacher guidance.

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These cards will intrigue your little learners as they try to match the patterns to the correct animals. There are a total of 30 animals featured here, all of which have exquisite patterns or distinct features that will enable them to match up the skin covers to the animals.

Pair this set of matching cards with animal figurines that are available and allow them to explore and talk about the different patterns and textures visible. Its a suitable addition to an animals unit for kindergartners and preschoolers.

This set includes:

- 30 animal skin covers / patterns

- 30 animals (full image)

- 30 control cards with the skin covers, animal and the name. (complete list is included below)

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Animals Included are:

- zebra

- tiger

- bee

- black swallowtail caterpillar

- clown fish

- snail

- peacock

- macaw

- hedgehog

- burmese python

- emerald tree boa

- jaguar

- giraffe

- spotted deer

- poison dart frog

- ladybird

- elephant

- leopard

- cheetah

- monarch butterfly

- tortoise

- bald eagle

- crocodile

- dalmatian dog

- lion

- chameleon

- okapi

- porcupine

- mandrill baboon

- cow

- sheep

- tiger salamander

- rainbow lorikeet

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A complete set of occupations and community helpers, featuring 39 different professions.

All the pictures are real life to make them more realistic.

This set includes:

• 39 pictures with labels
• 39 pictures without labels
• 39 labels

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This set features vocabulary related to a police officer. It can be used for a community helper unit.

This set includes:

- 10 vocabulary words with real photos

- 10 picture cards

- 10 word label cards

List of vocabulary:

- Police officer

- police station

- police car

- police badge

- whistle

- police dog

- handcuffs

- motorcycle

- police hat

- walkie talkie

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Have some sorting Transportation Vehicles with this fun Vehicles Sorting Activity! Learners will sort the vehicles based on where the vehicle travels (land, water or air).

The file includes three title cards (land, water and air vehicles), and 8 cards for each category, providing a total of 24 picture cards to sort!

First, introduce the child to the different modes of transportation by using the title cards. Explain to them also how they can identify, for example an aeroplane has wings that allow it to fly, a boat has oars that you can row in the water and so on. The title card includes a picture of the sky, sea and road making sorting even more realistic and easier!

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Looking for more Sorting Mats / Sorting Activities? Check these out.

- Sorting Mats Bundle (with real photos)

- Community Helpers Sorting Mats (with real photos)

- 2D Shapes Sorting Mats (with real photos)

- Colors Sorting Mats (with real photos)

This is a fun freebie that will help your child identify and recognize colors in everyday objects using real photos. These wheel clip cards are especially fun with multiple choices and the real photos of the objects. Your preschoolers and kindergarteners are sure to have a blast learning with these Color Clip Cards with Real Photos Freebie.

⭐ This printable is part of the Clip Cards Endless Bundle - Math and Literacy Centers.

What is in this printable?

There are a total of 11 wheel clip cards focusing on the following colors.

• Black
• Blue
• Brown
• White
• Grey / Gray
• Yellow
• Green
• Orange
• Pink
• Red
• Purple

How to use this printable:

Learners will identify the color in the center, and then clip the objects that match the color in the center. Each wheel contains 8 objects of which 4 of them match the color in the center while the other 4 objects do not.

Prepping the printable:

- Print the printable, laminate and cut apart to create the wheels. Throw in some clothespin or counters and you are ready to go!

- This printable can be used to strengthen fine motor skills, explore during morning work or used as supplemental math centers. The clip cards are skill-based, they are not thematic, so they can be used anytime during the year. The centers are best used once printed on cardstock and/or laminated. You can choose to implement these centers in an independent way or use with small-groups.

- The printable comes in two versions, a single wheel a page, or two wheels a page.

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Winter 3-Part Cards with real photos

Winter photo cards

Winter Vocabulary Cards

Winter Word Cards

This set consists of photo cards containing vocabulary relating to winter. The set will contain vocabulary of winter items as well as fun activities done in winter.

• The printable is part of the Kindergarten Winter Math and Literacy Centers Bundle.

The printable contains two sets of printables:

1. Winter Things

2. Winter Activities

Each set of photo cards comes in two versions:

- a photo card

- a line separating the word and the photo (this can be used as matching cards)

Vocabulary Words in Winter Things: (26 Vocabulary Words)

- winter

- snow

- frost

- snowman

- snowflake

- jacket

- hat

- mittens

- sled

- ice skates

- cold

- polar bear

- penguin

- gloves

- hot cocoa

- earmuffs

- boots

- socks

- snowball

- snowshoes

- igloo

- scarf

- sweater

- snowmobile

- icicles

- snow globe.

Vocabulary Words in Winter Activities: (20 Cards)

- sledding

- ice skating

- snowshoeing

- building a snowman

- throwing a snowball

- skiing

- snowboarding

- hiking

- catching snowflakes

- riding a ski lift

- snow fight

- juggling snowballs

- pulling a sled

- eating snowflakes

- ice fishing

- shovelling snow

- riding a snowmobile

- ice hockey

- drinking hot chocolate

- snow tubing

Since I am updating this product with a new set of photos, I have included the old set as well in the download, in case you prefer the photos in the previous version.

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This set features vocabulary related to a Construction Worker. It can be used for a community helper unit.

This set includes:

- 10 vocabulary words with real photos

- 10 Picture cards

- 10 Word Label Cards

List of vocabulary:

- Construction worker

- Construction site

- Earmuffs

- Hard hat

- Excavator

- Dump truck

- Vest

- Boots

- Backhoe

- Front Loader

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These winter vocabulary flash cards are the perfect resource to learn about winter activities and vocabulary related to the winter season. These winter vocabulary activities contain real photos of winter activities that people do during winter.

This set consists of 20 photo cards containing vocabulary relating to winter activities.

• The printable is part of the Winter Vocabulary Words Bundle.
• The printable is part of the Kindergarten Winter Math and Literacy Centers Bundle.

The Winter Vocabulary Cards come in 4 versions:

- a photo card (picture + word)

- picture cards + vocabulary labels (great for a matching activity)

- word wall cards

- pocket chart cards (small version)

Using the Winter Vocabulary Activities:

• The photo cards are great as a reference card.
• Learners can use the picture and label cards for a great vocabulary matching activity.
• The word wall cards make for a great writing center activity.
• Place the small picture cards in a pocket chart and use it in a writing center or for a vocabulary activity.

Vocabulary Words in Winter Activities: (20 Cards)

- sledding

- ice skating

- snowshoeing

- building a snowman

- throwing a snowball

- skiing

- snowboarding

- hiking

- catching snowflakes

- riding a ski lift

- snow fight

- juggling snowballs

- pulling a sled

- eating snowflakes

- ice fishing

- shovelling snow

- riding a snowmobile

- ice hockey

- drinking hot chocolate

- snow tubing

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This set features vocabulary related to a mechanic. It can be used for a community helper unit.

This set includes:

- 15 vocabulary words

- 15 picture cards

- 15 word label cards

The list includes:

- mechanic

-auto shop

- car

-tyre

- wrench

- toolbox

- car engine
- oil

- spark plug

- air filter

- jack

- overalls

- car battery

- flat tyre

- wrecked car

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You kindergarten learners will have a blast playing this opposites matching game where they find the popsicles pair based on opposites (antonyms). Perfect for both preschoolers and kindergarteners, this fun opposites matching game is sure to engage your learners while building their vocabulary. Each popsicle features the vocabulary word and an accompanying picture which allows learners of all abilities to achieve success with this activity.

• This printable is included in the Hands-On Summer Activities for Kindergarten | Math and Literacy Centers

What does this summer kindergarten center include?

- 36 popsicle opposites

- 3 versions for printing (full color, partial color and B&W)

- Recording sheet

How to use this opposites matching game?

Print and laminate the pages. Cut apart the popsicles to separate them.

Learners will match the popsicle sticks based on the opposites or antonyms. They can then record their answers on the popsicles recording sheet.

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Word Families | Ice Cream | Kindergarten Summer Literacy Center

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This set features vocabulary related to a mail carrier. It can be used for a community helper unit.

This set includes:

- 12 vocabulary words

- 12 picture cards

- 12 word label cards

The list includes:

- Mail carrier

- Post office

- Mail

- Packages

- Mail truck

- Stamps

- Mailbox

- Envelope

- Letter

- Delivery

- Mailbox

- Letterbox

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This set features vocabulary related to a dentist. It can be used for a community helper unit.

This set includes:

- 10 vocabulary words

- 10 picture cards

- 10 word label cards

The list includes:

- Dentist

- Dental clinic

- Mouthwash

- Dental floss

- Dental chair

- Dental tools

- Teeth and gums

- Tooth x-ray

- Toothpaste

- Toothbrush

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These winter vocabulary flash cards are the perfect resource to learn about winter things or objects and vocabulary related to the winter season. These winter vocabulary things and objects contain real photos of winter things and objects relating to winter.

This set consists of 27 photo cards containing vocabulary relating to winter objects.

• The printable is part of the Winter Vocabulary Words Bundle.
• The printable is part of the Kindergarten Winter Math and Literacy Centers Bundle.

The Winter Vocabulary Cards come in 4 versions:

- a photo card (picture + word)

- picture cards + vocabulary labels (great for a matching activity)

- word wall cards

- pocket chart cards (small version)

Using the Winter Vocabulary Things Flash cards:

• The photo cards are great as a reference card or for flash cards
• Learners can use the picture and label cards for a great vocabulary matching activity.
• The word wall cards make for a great writing center activity.
• Place the small picture cards in a pocket chart and use it in a writing center or for a vocabulary activity.

Vocabulary Words in Winter Things: (27 words)

• winter
• snow
• frost
• snowman
• snowflake
• jacket
• hat
• mittens
• sled
• ice skates
• snow globe
• polar bear
• penguin
• gloves
• earmuffs
• hot cocoa
• boots
• socks
• snowball
• snowshoes
• skis
• snowboard
• igloo
• scarf
• sweater
• snowmobile
• icicles

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This set features vocabulary related to a veterinarian. It can be used for a community helper unit.

This set includes:
- 14 vocabulary words

- 14 picture cards

- 14 word label cards

The list includes:
-Veterinarian

- Vet table

- Animal carrier

- X-ray

- Cat

- Dog

- Bunny

- Bird

- Stethoscope

- Syringe

- Pet cone

- Medicine

- Clipboard

- Cast

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This set features vocabulary related to a garbage collector. It can be used for a community helper unit.

This set includes:

- 12 vocabulary words

- 12 picture cards

- 12 word label cards

The list includes:

- Garbage collector

- Garbage truck

- Compost

- Dumpster

- Recycling bins

- Trash can

- Garbage bin

- Garbage bag

- Landfill

- Paper

- Plastic

- Cans

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