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I Spy “Flip” Board Game: Valentine’s Day Shapes

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Preschool kindergarten early elementary

Type of Resource: PDF

Number of Pages: 22

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What’s Included in this Valentine’s Day Shapes Activity

Everything you need is included to make this Valentine’s Day I Spy board game easy to prep and simple to use.

  • 10 full-color I Spy board game boards
  • 40 Valentine-themed image cards
  • 20 token cards
  • Valentine images featuring envelopes, cookies, treats, postage, and themed shapes
  • Reusable game pieces for repeated 2D shape practice

The included materials give you plenty of variety for centers, partner games, and small group instruction while keeping the focus on shape recognition and fun.

Required Materials:

  • Laminator
  • Paper Cutter
  • Paper, Printer, Ink

Standards Alignment for Early Math Skills

This Thanksgiving shapes I Spy board game supports foundational early math and visual learning skills often addressed in preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten standards.

  • Recognizing and identifying 2D shapes
  • Sorting and distinguishing attributes of shapes
  • Building visual discrimination and observation skills
  • Developing early math vocabulary
  • Participating in cooperative learning activities

It is an easy way to add meaningful shape practice to your seasonal plans.

Skills Students Practice with this 2D Shapes Game

Every round of this Valentine’s Day shapes activity gives children another opportunity to build strong early learning skills while staying actively involved in the game.

  • 2D shapes
  • Shape recognition
  • Visual discrimination
  • Visual scanning
  • Matching skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Focus and concentration
  • Turn-taking
  • Early math vocabulary

Because children keep searching, matching, and identifying shapes throughout the game, this I Spy board game gives them valuable repeated practice in a format that holds attention.

I Spy "Flip" Board Game: Valentine's Day Shapes

This Valentine’s Day I Spy board game brings a bright, playful feel to your February centers while helping children practice important early math skills. Kids flip image cards, scan the board, and race to find the matching Valentine-themed picture.

Each round gives preschoolers and kindergarteners another chance to notice details, identify 2D shapes, and build confidence with shape recognition.

  • Strengthens 2D shapes and shape recognition
  • Builds visual discrimination and visual scanning skills
  • Adds hands-on fun to Valentine’s Day math centers
  • Keeps preschoolers and kindergarteners engaged through active play
  • Encourages focus, attention to detail, and quick thinking
  • Supports repeated skill practice in a fun game format

With sweet Valentine-themed images and simple game play, this I Spy Flip Board Game is an easy way to make shape practice feel exciting and inviting.

How to Use this Valentine’s Day I Spy Board Game

This I Spy Flip Board Game is simple to set up, which makes it easy to slide into your February plans.

Step 1: Choose one game board and place it where all players can see it. Give each child a stack of image cards face down, or let players draw from one shared pile.

Step 2: Players flip their top card at the same time and search the board for the matching Valentine image. Children use visual discrimination and shape recognition to spot the correct picture as quickly as they can.

Step 3: The first player to find the match wins a token. Keep flipping, matching, and collecting tokens until all the cards have been used.

The I Spy Flip game format is easy to learn, easy to repeat, and packed with opportunities for 2D shape review.

Perfect For Valentine’s Day Math Centers and Small Groups

This Valentine’s Day I Spy board game fits naturally into a wide range of early childhood settings and routines.

  • Valentine’s Day math centers
  • Small group instruction
  • Partner games
  • Early finisher activities
  • Homeschool math lessons
  • Occupational therapy support
  • Speech therapy sessions
  • ELL and ESL learning support
  • Indoor recess games
  • Rainy day classroom activities

From center time to small groups, this shape recognition game gives you a cheerful, skill-focused activity preschoolers and kindergarteners will be happy to play.

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I Spy “Flip” Board Game: Valentine’s Day Counting

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Preschool kindergarten early elementary

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What’s Included in the Valentine Counting I Spy Board Game

You’ll have everything you need to set up a reusable Valentine’s Day math center that works for partners, small groups, homeschool lessons, or therapy sessions.

This Valentine I Spy game includes:

  • 10 Valentine I Spy game boards
  • 40 I Spy image cards
  • Number cards for numbers 1-10
  • Heart ten frame cards for counting practice
  • Cute Valentine picture cards with hearts, animals, umbrellas, flowers, and love-themed images
  • Token cards for winning each round
  • Teacher prep directions
  • Easy-to-follow game instructions

The 10 game boards give students plenty of variety, so the Valentine counting activity can stay in your February math center for more than one rotation without feeling like the same game over and over.

Required Materials:

  • Laminator
  • Paper Cutter
  • Paper, Printer, Ink

Standards Alignment for Valentine Counting and Number Recognition

This Valentine I Spy Board Game supports early math and language skills commonly practiced in preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten classrooms.

Standards and skill areas may include:

  • CCSS K.CC.A.1: Count to 100 by ones and tens
  • CCSS K.CC.B.4: Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities
  • CCSS K.CC.B.5: Count to answer “how many?” questions
  • CCSS K.CC.C.6: Identify whether groups are greater than, less than, or equal to another group
  • Early childhood math: number recognition, counting skills, and quantity comparison
  • Early childhood language: vocabulary building, listening, speaking, and following directions
  • Visual motor development: visual scanning, visual discrimination, and attention to detail

The Valentine counting activity gives students developmentally appropriate practice with foundational math skills in a hands-on, easy-to-use game format.

Skills Students Practice with the Valentine I Spy Board Game

This Valentine I Spy counting game targets early math skills while also supporting visual motor development, language practice, and classroom readiness skills.

Primary Math Skills

  • Number recognition 1-10
  • Counting skills
  • Matching numerals to quantities
  • Recognizing ten frames
  • Comparing quantities
  • Building one-to-one correspondence foundations

Visual and Language Skills

  • Visual scanning
  • Visual discrimination
  • Visual perception
  • Attention to detail
  • Valentine’s Day vocabulary building
  • Naming, describing, and comparing pictures

Social and Classroom Skills

  • Partner play
  • Turn taking
  • Following directions
  • Waiting for a turn
  • Focus and self-control
  • Friendly competition during small group games

Because this Valentine I Spy board game combines numbers, heart ten frames, and love-themed picture cards, students can practice several early learning skills in one low-prep activity.

I Spy "Flip" Board Game: Valentine's Day Counting

Bring some adorable Valentine’s Day fun into your math centers while helping students practice number recognition, counting skills, visual scanning, and early vocabulary!

This Valentine I Spy Board Game turns counting 1-10 into a cute, interactive search-and-find game that preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students can play with a partner or small group.

Students flip an I Spy card, scan the Valentine’s Day game board, and race to find the matching number, ten frame, or picture first.

Every round keeps students looking closely, comparing details, counting carefully, and matching with purpose. That means your February math center feels fun and fresh while still giving students meaningful early math practice

How to Use the Valentine Counting I Spy Game

Step 1: Choose one Valentine I Spy game board and place it where all players can see the board clearly.

Step 2: Deal the I Spy image cards face down to each player, or place the cards in one shared draw pile for small group play.

Step 3: Players flip the top card and search the Valentine’s Day game board for the matching number, ten frame, or picture. The first player to find the match wins a token card for that round.

Keep flipping, searching, and collecting tokens until all cards have been matched. The player with the most token cards at the end wins the game.

For a slower-paced version, let students take turns drawing one card at a time and pointing to the matching image. This option works especially well for small groups, homeschool lessons, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and students who need more processing time.

Perfect For Valentine’s Day Math Centers and Small Groups

The Valentine Counting I Spy Board Game fits easily into February lesson plans and gives students a playful way to practice number recognition and counting skills.

Use this cute Valentine I Spy game for:

  • Preschool math centers
  • Pre-k Valentine’s Day activities
  • Kindergarten counting practice
  • Small group math instruction
  • Partner games
  • Morning tubs
  • Early finishers
  • Valentine party stations
  • Homeschool math practice
  • Speech therapy vocabulary practice
  • Occupational therapy visual scanning practice
  • ELL and ESL vocabulary support
  • Indoor recess or rainy day activities

This Valentine’s Day I Spy activity gives students meaningful number recognition practice while still feeling like a game, which is exactly the kind of February math center we all need when the classroom is full of paper hearts and slightly mysterious glue stick lids.

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]]> Lowercase Alphabet BINGO: Valentine’s Day https://lifeovercsclub.com/lowercase-alphabet-bingo-valentines-day/ https://lifeovercsclub.com/lowercase-alphabet-bingo-valentines-day/#respond Tue, 06 Jan 2026 04:30:56 +0000 https://lifeovercsclub.com/?p=20391 This Valentine’s Day Lowercase Alphabet BINGO turns letter recognition into a hands-on game kids actually want to play. With 30 unique black-and-white bingo boards and lowercase letter calling cards, this low-prep activity is perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten literacy centers, small groups, or Valentine’s Day classroom fun.

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Lowercase Alphabet BINGO: Valentine’s Day

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What’s Included

This printable Valentine’s Day alphabet game includes everything you need for low-prep learning fun:

  • 30 unique Lowercase alphabet BINGO boards
  • Lowercase letter calling cards (A–Z)
  • Black & white format for easy printing and copying
  • Valentine-themed heart letter markers that keep kids engaged and focused

Each board includes a mix of lowercase letters, giving students repeated exposure without boards being identical.

Required Materials:

  • Laminator
  • Paper Cutter
  • Paper, Printer, Ink

Standards Alignment

This activity supports early literacy standards, including:

Common Core ELA (Kindergarten):

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1.D: Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet

Texas Pre-K Guidelines (2022):

  • III.C.1: Child names at least 20 uppercase letters
  • III.C.2: Child recognizes at least 20 letter sounds

Virginia ELDS (2021):

  • LLD3.4a: Recognize and name letters in familiar contexts

Skills Students Are Practicing

This Valentine’s Day Alphabet BINGO looks like a cute game… but it’s doing some serious early literacy heavy lifting.

Lowercase letter recognition: Kids identify and name lowercase letters as they scan their boards. This repeated exposure helps them move from “I think that’s an m?” to “Oh yep, that’s m!” without the pressure of a worksheet or a timed drill.

Visual discrimination between similar letters: BINGO naturally strengthens the ability to notice the small differences between look-alike letters like b/d, p/q, m/w, n/h, i/l/t, and o/a. They are practicing careful looking, which is a huge part of early reading readiness.

Left-to-right tracking and scanning skills: To find the called letter, students have to visually scan the board in an organized way. That builds early eye-tracking skills used later for reading, copying from the board, and completing center work without getting lost.

Letter identification in different placements: The same letter shows up in different locations across boards, so kids learn the letter based on its shape, not its “usual spot.” That’s a big step for kids who memorize patterns instead of truly recognizing letters.

Listening and processing language: Students hear the letter called, hold it in working memory, and match it to what they see. This is great for auditory processing and following directions, especially for kids who need extra practice with attention and listening stamina.

One-to-one correspondence and fine motor control (with manipulatives): Covering one square at a time builds control and accuracy. If you use mini erasers, bingo chips, pom-poms, or small heart counters, you also sneak in fine motor practice that supports pencil grip, hand strength, and precision.

Self-regulation and game routines: BINGO is amazing for teaching real classroom skills like waiting, turn-taking, managing excitement, and handling “not winning yet.” It’s structured practice for social skills… and it’s way more fun than a lecture about patience. 😉

Confidence and motivation: Because the game format feels playful and predictable, kids who avoid letter work often participate willingly. They get lots of “I can do this!” moments, which matters a ton for reluctant learners.

Lowercase Alphabet BINGO: Valentine's Day

Make lowercase letter recognition feel like a game your kids beg to play with this Valentine’s Day Lowercase Alphabet BINGO activity! 💕

This hands-on alphabet game is perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students who are learning to recognize and identify lowercase letters. Instead of worksheets, your kids get to play BINGO while strengthening foundational literacy skills… and yes, it totally feels like a party.

With a sweet Valentine’s Day theme and 30 unique BINGO boards, this activity is ideal for small groups, whole class games, literacy centers, or one-on-one practice.

How to Play

  1. Choose how many boards you need and print.
  2. Give each student a BINGO board and letter markers, counters, mini erasers, or bingo chips.
  3. Draw a letter card and call out the lowercase letter.
  4. Students find and cover the matching lowercase letter on their board.
  5. Play until someone gets BINGO… or keep going for blackout rounds to extend learning time.

This works beautifully for circle time, small groups, literacy centers, or therapy sessions.

Easy Differentiation Ideas

This alphabet BINGO game is super flexible and easy to adapt:

  • Beginner learners: Use only a few letters at a time and pre-teach the letters before playing.
  • Advanced learners: Ask students to say the letter name out loud or find the lowercase match after covering it.
  • Small groups or intervention: Call letters slowly and provide visual letter charts for extra support.
  • Fine motor support: Use larger markers, play dough balls, or textured counters.

You can even turn this into a listening game by giving letter clues instead of naming the letter directly.

Where This Works Best

  • Preschool and pre-k literacy centers
  • Kindergarten alphabet review
  • Small group instruction
  • Homeschool learning time
  • Speech therapy and occupational therapy sessions
  • Valentine’s Day themed classroom activities

It’s quick to prep, easy to reuse year after year, and works with a wide range of learners.

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Uppercase Alphabet BINGO: Valentine’s Day

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Kindergarten early elementary

Type of Resource: PDF

Number of Pages: 33

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What’s Included

This printable Valentine’s Day alphabet game includes everything you need for low-prep learning fun:

  • 30 unique uppercase alphabet BINGO boards
  • Uppercase letter calling cards (A–Z)
  • Black & white format for easy printing and copying
  • Valentine-themed heart letter markers that keep kids engaged and focused

Each board includes a mix of uppercase letters, giving students repeated exposure without boards being identical.

Required Materials:

  • Laminator
  • Paper Cutter
  • Paper, Printer, Ink

Standards Alignment

This activity supports early literacy standards, including:

Common Core ELA (Kindergarten):

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1.D: Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet

Texas Pre-K Guidelines (2022):

  • III.C.1: Child names at least 20 uppercase letters
  • III.C.2: Child recognizes at least 20 letter sounds

Virginia ELDS (2021):

  • LLD3.4a: Recognize and name letters in familiar contexts

Skills Students Are Practicing

This Valentine’s Day Alphabet BINGO looks like a cute game… but it’s doing some serious early literacy heavy lifting.

Uppercase letter recognition: Kids identify and name uppercase letters as they scan their boards. This repeated exposure helps them move from “I think that’s an M?” to “Oh yep, that’s M!” without the pressure of a worksheet or a timed drill.

Visual discrimination between similar letters: BINGO naturally strengthens the ability to notice the small differences between look-alike letters like B/D, P/R, M/W, N/H, I/L/T, and O/Q. They are practicing careful looking, which is a huge part of early reading readiness.

Left-to-right tracking and scanning skills: To find the called letter, students have to visually scan the board in an organized way. That builds early eye-tracking skills used later for reading, copying from the board, and completing center work without getting lost.

Letter identification in different placements: The same letter shows up in different locations across boards, so kids learn the letter based on its shape, not its “usual spot.” That’s a big step for kids who memorize patterns instead of truly recognizing letters.

Listening and processing language: Students hear the letter called, hold it in working memory, and match it to what they see. This is great for auditory processing and following directions, especially for kids who need extra practice with attention and listening stamina.

One-to-one correspondence and fine motor control (with manipulatives): Covering one square at a time builds control and accuracy. If you use mini erasers, bingo chips, pom-poms, or small heart counters, you also sneak in fine motor practice that supports pencil grip, hand strength, and precision.

Self-regulation and game routines: BINGO is amazing for teaching real classroom skills like waiting, turn-taking, managing excitement, and handling “not winning yet.” It’s structured practice for social skills… and it’s way more fun than a lecture about patience. 😉

Confidence and motivation: Because the game format feels playful and predictable, kids who avoid letter work often participate willingly. They get lots of “I can do this!” moments, which matters a ton for reluctant learners.

Uppercase Alphabet BINGO: Valentine's Day

Make uppercase letter recognition feel like a game your kids beg to play with this Valentine’s Day Uppercase Alphabet BINGO activity! 💕

This hands-on alphabet game is perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students who are learning to recognize and identify uppercase letters. Instead of worksheets, your kids get to play BINGO while strengthening foundational literacy skills… and yes, it totally feels like a party.

With a sweet Valentine’s Day theme and 30 unique BINGO boards, this activity is ideal for small groups, whole class games, literacy centers, or one-on-one practice.

How to Play

  1. Choose how many boards you need and print.
  2. Give each student a BINGO board and letter markers, counters, mini erasers, or bingo chips.
  3. Draw a letter card and call out the uppercase letter.
  4. Students find and cover the matching uppercase letter on their board.
  5. Play until someone gets BINGO… or keep going for blackout rounds to extend learning time.

This works beautifully for circle time, small groups, literacy centers, or therapy sessions.

Easy Differentiation Ideas

This alphabet BINGO game is super flexible and easy to adapt:

  • Beginner learners: Use only a few letters at a time and pre-teach the letters before playing.
  • Advanced learners: Ask students to say the letter name out loud or find the lowercase match after covering it.
  • Small groups or intervention: Call letters slowly and provide visual letter charts for extra support.
  • Fine motor support: Use larger markers, play dough balls, or textured counters.

You can even turn this into a listening game by giving letter clues instead of naming the letter directly.

Where This Works Best

  • Preschool and pre-k literacy centers
  • Kindergarten alphabet review
  • Small group instruction
  • Homeschool learning time
  • Speech therapy and occupational therapy sessions
  • Valentine’s Day themed classroom activities

It’s quick to prep, easy to reuse year after year, and works with a wide range of learners.

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]]> https://lifeovercsclub.com/uppercase-alphabet-bingo-valentines-day/feed/ 0 Alphabet Beginning Sounds Sort: Valentine’s Day https://lifeovercsclub.com/alphabet-beginning-sounds-sort-valentines-day/ https://lifeovercsclub.com/alphabet-beginning-sounds-sort-valentines-day/#respond Sat, 03 Jan 2026 06:12:07 +0000 https://lifeovercsclub.com/?p=20340 Make beginning sounds practice feel like play with this Valentine’s Day Beginning Sounds Sort. Using candy-themed picture cards and letter “candy boxes,” preschool and Pre-K students build phonemic awareness by matching pictures to their correct beginning sounds in a hands-on, engaging way. With color and black-and-white options included, this low-prep literacy activity is perfect for February centers, small groups, or one-on-one support.

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Alphabet Beginning Sounds Sort: Valentine’s Day

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Kindergarten early elementary

Type of Resource: PDF

Number of Pages: 33

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📦 What’s Included in This Valentine's Day Beginning Sounds Sort

Beginning sound letter “candy boxes” for the alphabet
• Valentine-themed picture cards for sorting
• Color and black-and-white options for easy printing
• Flexible print sizes (full page or 2/4 per page) to fit your space and needs

Required Materials:

  • Laminator
  • Paper Cutter
  • Paper, Printer, Ink

🎯 Learning Standards Addressed

Common Core State Standards – English Language Arts (Kindergarten):


• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1.D: Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3.A: Demonstrate basic knowledge of letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound of many consonants

Texas Pre-K Guidelines (2022):


• III.C.1: Child names at least 20 upper- and 20 lowercase letters
• III.C.2: Child recognizes at least 20 letter sounds
• II.D.1: Child demonstrates phonological awareness by identifying beginning sounds

Virginia Early Learning and Development Standards (ELDS):


• LLD3.4a: Identify and name letters
• LLD3.4c: Demonstrate awareness of sounds in spoken words, including beginning sounds

Skills Students Are Building While Playing

• Beginning sound identification
• Letter-sound correspondence
• Phonemic awareness
• Visual discrimination
• Vocabulary development
• Fine motor coordination
• Attention and focus during independent work

Students are saying the picture names, listening carefully to sounds, and making meaningful letter connections instead of guessing or memorizing.

Alphabet Beginning Sounds Sort: Valentine's Day

Beginning sounds practice does not need to involve worksheets, tiny pencils, or tears before snack time. This Valentine’s Day Beginning Sounds Sort turns early phonics practice into a hands-on matching game that preschoolers actually want to play.

Using adorable candy-themed picture cards and letter “candy boxes,” students listen for the beginning sound in each word and match it to the correct letter. It feels like play, but it’s doing some serious phonemic awareness work behind the scenes.

This activity is simple to prep, easy to differentiate, and perfect for February literacy centers, small groups, or one-on-one support.

How to Use the Valentine's Day Beginning Sounds Sort

Set out the letter candy boxes and place the candy picture cards within reach.
Students say the name of each picture out loud, identify the beginning sound, and place the candy on the matching letter box.

This activity works beautifully as:
• A literacy center
• Small group instruction
• One-on-one intervention
• Speech or phonics support
• A low-pressure independent activity

Encourage students to say the letter name and sound as they match for extra reinforcement.

💡 Why Teachers & Kids Love These Beginning Sounds Sorts

No worksheets required
• Quick prep and easy storage
• Hands-on and engaging
• Works for a wide range of learners
• Seasonal without being overwhelming

It’s the kind of activity you can prep once, pull out every February, and know your students are getting meaningful phonics practice without you needing to explain a million directions.

Perfect for:

  • Literacy centers
  • Beginning readers
  • Phonics small-group lessons
  • Independent seatwork
  • Intervention and RTI
  • SPED reading instruction
  • Quiet activities for morning tubs

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I Spy Digital Board game Google Slides and Seesaw: Valentine’s Day

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Type of Resource: PDF

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What's Included:

  • 10 I Spy Board Games for Google Slides and Seesaw

Required Materials:

  • Google Slides or Seesaw Account
  • Digital device: tablet or computer

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]]> 2D Shape Hide and Seek: Valentine Chocolate Theme https://lifeovercsclub.com/2d-shape-hide-and-seek-valentine-chocolate-theme/ Tue, 07 Jan 2025 02:43:41 +0000 https://lifeovercsclub.com/?p=16772 Check out this chocolate theme 2D shapes hide and seek game for Valentine's Day! A festive, fun, simple activity for Valentine's math.

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2D Shape Hide and Seek: Valentine Chocolate Theme

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Preschool kindergarten Early Elementary

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Number of Pages: 10

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Coordinating Activities

What's Included:

  • 12 Shape Cards
  • Hiding Cards
  • Recording Sheet

Required Materials:

  • Paper, Printer, Ink
  • Pocket Chart
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]]> Pre-k Math & Literacy Centers | Valentine Theme https://lifeovercsclub.com/pre-k-math-literacy-centers-valentine-theme/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 13:56:40 +0000 https://lifeovercsclub.com/?p=12147 Incorporate these Valentine's Day preschool math and literacy centers into your friendship theme. Engaging and hands-on!

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Pre-k Math & Literacy Centers | Valentine Theme

Recommended Grade Level:

early elementary

Type of Resource: PDF

Number of Pages: 228

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Coordinating Activities

What's Included:

  • Clip Cards
  • Games
  • Graphing
  • Line Tracing
  • Puzzles
  • Number Mats
  • Patterns
  • Sorting
  • Visual Discernment
  • Write the Room

Required Materials:

  • Laminator
  • Paper Cutter/Scissors
  • Paper, Printer, Ink
  • Pencil
  • Clothespins
  • Bingo Chips
  • Differentiated Cube (Optional)
  • Play Dough
  • Dice
  • Paper Fastener/Paperclip (Spinner)
  • Dry Erase Marker
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]]> Pre-K Math Valentine https://lifeovercsclub.com/pre-k-math-valentine/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 13:46:38 +0000 https://lifeovercsclub.com/?p=12156 Celebrate friendship and love with this Valentine's Day pre-k math pack! With over 20 math centers, learning early math skills is fun!

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Pre-K Math Valentine

Recommended Grade Level:

Preschool Kindergarten

Type of Resource: PDF

Number of Pages: 89

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Coordinating Activities

What's Included:

  • Size Order Mats
  • Measuring Activities
  • Weight Activities
  • Graphing Games & Activities
  • Patterns

Required Materials:

  • Laminator
  • Paper Cutter/Scissors
  • Paper, Printer, Ink
  • Balance Scale
  • Items to Weigh
  • Dry Erase Crayons
  • Snap Cubes/Pom Poms/Conversation Hearts/Paperclips
  • Differentiated Cube (Optional)
  • Pocket Chart
  • Paper Fastener/Paperclip (Spinner)
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]]> Sight Word Editable Hide & Seek Pocket Chart Cards | Valentine Theme https://lifeovercsclub.com/sight-word-editable-hide-seek-pocket-chart-cards-valentine-theme/ Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:00:36 +0000 https://lifeovercsclub.com/?p=12197 Enjoy this Valentine's theme sight words game for kids. They'll love playing hide and seek finding the sight word cards and a pocket chart.

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Sight Word Editable Hide & Seek Pocket Chart Cards | Valentine Theme

Recommended Grade Level:

kindergarten early elementary

Type of Resource: PDF

Number of Pages: 16

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Coordinating Activities

What's Included:

  • Sight Word Chart (Editable)
  • Hide & Seek Game (Color and Black and White Versions)
  • Differentiated Recording Pages

Required Materials:

  • Laminator
  • Paper Cutter
  • Paper, Printer, Ink
  • Pocket Chart
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