Curated OER
The Little Engine that Could Mini Unit Plan
The best part about teaching little ones is setting up fun, thematic learning stations. Here is a full day of activities that all relate to the story, The Little Engine that Could. Included are six different activities that cover...
Curated OER
Squeeze Play
Young scientists demonstrate how to move objects. In this fine motor lesson, students use various objects such as dice, erasers, and soft balls and move them using the proper device.
Curated OER
Valentine's Day Fun
Students choose various shapes and colors to create a Valentine's 'person'. In this Valentine's Day lesson, students design collages, make prints and mosaic pictures. More advanced students create a Tessellation using...
Curated OER
Shape Stretch
First graders practice addition and subtraction concepts using gross and fine motor movement. Working in small groups, 1st graders play a game to practice their addition and subtraction facts through gross and fine motor movement...
Curated OER
Wood Sculptures and Constructions
Students build and construct unique wood sculptures in order to develop creative-thinking, problem-solving, and fine-motor skills. In this construction instructional activity, students receive a variety of wooden shapes and use glue or...
Curated OER
The Very Busy Spider Art Project
Students listen to the story The Very Busy Spider and participate in an art activity related to the book. In this story inspired art instructional activity, students use a Very Busy Spider printable and cut out the spider's...
Curated OER
Square Trace
In this shape learning exercise, students trace a large square in a beginning recognizing and drawing shapes/fine motor skills activity.
Curated OER
All Kinds of Books
Students engage in a variety of book making activities to foster creativity, literacy, and fine-motor skills. In this book-making instructional activity, students author a book about the days of the week, illustrating the activities...
Perkins School for the Blind
Packaging Snacks
Have your learners with special needs practice cooperative work skills, teamwork, and packaging. The kids will form an assembly line. Each pupil will add an item to a paper bag and then hand it off to the next person until the bag is...
Curated OER
The One-Hundredth Day of School
Students use their fine motor skills to create a pattern of one-hundred fruit cereal O's using the concept of counting by tens in order to create a one-hundredth day of school necklace.
Curated OER
Class Book: What's Inside?
Students make discoveries about eggs and oviparous (egg-laying) animals. Students will have the opportunity to exercise their fine-motor skills by drawing, coloring, and using scissors.
Curated OER
Sand and Water
Students follow this recipe for fun clay creations. In this early childhood art and science lesson, students develop creative-thinking skills, fine-motor skills, and sensory awareness while they make, mold, and decorate salt dough.
Curated OER
Clown Maze
In this clown maze worksheet, 1st graders find their way through the maze of the clown's bow tie. Students then draw a tie on the clown. The objective is to enhance students' fine motor and visual interpretation skills.
Curated OER
E is for Elephant
For this letter E printing practice worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to independently print lowercase Es on the provided lines.
Curated OER
I is for Ice
In this letter I printing practice worksheet, learners use their fine motor skills to independently print lowercase Is on the provided lines.
Curated OER
F is for Frog
In this letter F printing practice worksheet, learners use their fine motor skills to independently print lowercase Fs on the provided lines.
Curated OER
G is Giraffe
In this letter G printing practice worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to independently print lowercase Gs on the provided lines.
Curated OER
H is for Horse
In this letter H printing practice worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to independently print lowercase Hs on the provided lines.
Curated OER
J is for Jack-in-the-Box.
In this letter J printing practice worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to independently print lowercase Js on the provided lines.
Curated OER
Z is for Zebra
In this letter Z printing practice instructional activity, students use their fine motor skills to independently print lowercase Zs on the provided lines.
Curated OER
Y is for Yo-Yo
In this letter Y printing practice worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to independently print lowercase Ys on the provided lines.
Curated OER
X is for X-Ray
In this letter x printing practice worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to independently print lowercase x's on the provided lines.
Curated OER
A Small Book of Small Things
Students explore size relationships as they collect pictures of the small things in their world. In this early childhood math and literacy lesson, students gain an understanding of size differences and develop fine-motor and literacy...