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Free Printable Preschool Classroom Flashcards

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

I am aware of how difficult it is to search the internet and local bookstores for instructional materials such as flashcards. Faced with that dilemma, I decided to make my own by sourcing the net for images, doing my own lay-out, printing, and laminating. As I was doing this, I realized that even if there are a thousand images ready to be copied, most are water-marked… I guess not all artists are really willing to share their pictures to us. However, with a few editing, I managed to come up with a decent number of cards for lessons we tackled in class. Flashcards are valuable tools in the classroom, especially when it comes to building vocabulary and comprehension skills. So here below are some flash cards I used in my own class… feel free to print and use them.



Flashcard 1: communityhelpers_flashcards
*images courtesy of philipmartin.info

Flashcard 2: Pictures that begin with the Letter F

Flashcard 3: Pictures that begin with the Letter L

Flashcard 4: Pictures that begin with the Letter M

Flashcard 5: Pictures that begin with the Letter S

Flashcard 6: Pictures that begin with the Letter T

As with my other free resources, this list is also a work in progress… I will be inserting more in the coming days… Please be reminded that these are for classroom use only… tnx and ciao!


First Term Report Card Remarks/Comments (General)

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

My stats tell me that there is a growing demand for report card remarks/comments that serve as good references during assessment. I was able to salvage some of these in my laptop and thought of adding them to the list I made before… These are 1st term remarks that I made for my Nursery students…


George easily grasps new ideas presented in class. He listens attentively and participates actively during discussions. He also appears to be inquisitive- often asking questions about things that interest him.

Shiela works on assigned tasks with minimal promptings. Her patience when working with table assignments indicates a sense of maturity for her age. She is encouraged to display the same demeanor when playing and conversing with peers.

JonJon is seen to be more confident to express his thoughts in school. He is now observed to initiate and sustain conversations with a few of his classmates and is starting to build relationships with them. He has also become quite participative in class as he readily answers simple questions.

Janey is starting to be more lax and comfortable in class. She now seeks other children during playtime activities and seems to enjoy mingling with them. Her growing confidence is also manifested in her willingness to participate in classroom discussions.

Marge enjoys being given duties and responsibilities. She often volunteers to do particular tasks but sometimes, gets upset if other children are called. She is, however, learning to be more patient.

Trish is gradually becoming independent- she now works on tasks by herself even with her caregiver around. She is encouraged to be on time when she comes to school so she can be fully adjusted to the classroom setting.

Rose is gradually building a good number of vocabulary presented in class. She can name familiar pictures and can associate them to their functions. She is, however, still urged to be more participative in many classroom tasks.


Preschool Worksheets/Activity Sheets/Table Activities: General Readiness

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

This post has attachments to worksheets covering various general readiness skills. I placed them all here and probably, as my collection grows, I will be breaking them down into specific categories.


General Readiness

Worksheet 1: Circle and Color the Things Used in School (School Theme)

Worksheet 2: Match the Same Pictures (School Theme)

Worksheet 3: Circle the Same Pictures (Health Theme)

Worksheet 4: Comparing Long and Short Objects

Worksheet 5: Matching Same Pictures (Halloween Theme)

Worksheet 6: Color, Match, and Count the Stars (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Theme)


Preschool Worksheets/Activity Sheets/Table Activities: Pre-Writing

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

This entry has links to a few pre-writing worksheets I made, mostly tracing and dot-to-dot.  As with the rest of my teacher resources compilation, it will also be a work in progress- will try my best to upload a few sheets in the coming days.



Pre-Writing

Worksheet 1: Tracing Basic Shapes

Worksheet 2: Tracing Numerals 1 to 5

Worksheet 3: Connect the Dots

Worksheet 4: Park the Cars! (Tracing Broken Lines)

Worksheet 5: Copying Simple Lines (Grids)


Preschool Worksheets/Activity Sheets/Table Activities: Transportation

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Our theme for the month of January is “Ways to Travel”. I am now in the process of coming up with some worksheets related to the topic. Will be adding more in the coming days.



Transportation

Worksheet 1: Counting Things that Go (1 to 5)

Worksheet 2: Color the Cars (Reading color words)

Worksheet 3: Big and Small Transportation

Worksheet 4: Park the Cars! (Tracing Broken Lines)

Worksheet 5: Circle the Same Pictures (Transportation)

Worksheet 6: Land, Water, and Air Transportation (Color and Sort)


Worksheet 7: Matching Colors to Colorwords (Trucks)

Worksheet 8: Trucks and Letters( M,S,L,F,T,H)

Worksheet 9: Cars and Numbers (Matching)


Preschool Worksheets/Activity Sheets/Table Activities: Shapes and Colors

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

One of the perks of my current job is that I get to design my own worksheets in class. I love tinkering with my computer and conceptualizing my own activity sheets that are in sync with our current theme… And for all teachers out there, I have decided to post some of these in my blog page, feel free to use them in your classrooms… I will be attaching some for starters… and maybe as we go along, I will be putting in more…
I have made initial categorizations for some of the worksheets. For this entry, I am attaching activity sheets related to Colors and Shapes.



Shapes and Colors
Worksheet 1: Color the Pictures Red

Worksheet 2: Color the Pictures Yellow

Worksheet 3: Color the Pictures Blue

Worksheet 4: Color the Pictures Violet

Worksheet 5: Color the Pictures Orange

Worksheet 6: Color the Pictures Green

Worksheet 7: Color the Pictures Brown

Worksheet 8: Color the Balloons (Color words)

Worksheet 9: Match the Same Shapes and Same Colors

Worksheet 10: Color the Shapes:Heart, Cross, Crescent, Drop, Half-Circle, Star

Worksheet 11: Find and Color the Shapes

Watch out for more soon!