Pre-k Pack: Fruit and Vegetable
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Type of Resource: PDF
Number of Pages: 12
Coordinating Activities
Pre-K Pack: Fruit and Vegetable
- Fruit and vegetable color clip cards
- Number clip cards
- Spin and cover game
- Matching game cards
- 3-piece number puzzles
- Pattern-making cards
Six activities in one pack, all with the same fruit and vegetable pictures.
Required Materials:
- Paper, printer and ink
- Laminator
- Paper cutter or scissors
- Clothespins
- Paper fastener or paper clip and pencil for the spinner
- Small counters
Standards for Early Math and Colors
This pack supports early learning standards connected to counting, colors, matching and patterns.
Common Core State Standards
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.4: Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality. Kids count the fruits and clip the number.
- CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP7: Look for and make use of structure. Kids find what repeats in each pattern.
Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines
- PK4.V.A.2: Child counts up to 10 objects with one-to-one correspondence. Kids count the pictures on each card.
- PK4.V.E.3: Child recognizes, duplicates, extends and creates patterns. Kids continue each fruit and vegetable pattern.
- PK4.V.E.1: Child sorts objects that are the same and different into groups and uses language to describe how the groups are similar and different. Kids match fruits and vegetables by color.
Virginia Standards of Learning
- Math K.NS.1.a: Use one-to-one correspondence to determine how many are in a given set. Kids count each set.
- Math K.PFA.1.b: Extend a repeating pattern by adding at least two complete repetitions of the core to the pattern. Kids keep each pattern going.
Pre-K Pack: Fruit and Vegetable gives preschool and kindergarten kids six hands-on activities for colors, counting and patterns.
Kids clip colors and numbers, play spin and cover, find matching pairs, put together 3-piece number puzzles and build patterns with fruits and vegetables.
Use the pack during a food or healthy eating unit, or set out one activity at a time in centers.
How to Use Pre-K Pack: Fruit and Vegetable
- Print, laminate and cut apart the cards and puzzles.
- Clip cards: name the color or count and clip the answer.
- Spin and cover: spin and cover a matching picture.
- Matching game: find the pairs.
- Puzzles: match the number, word and set.
- Pattern cards: continue each pattern.
Math Center: Set out one activity each day.
Snack Time: Count and name real fruits and vegetables.
Easy Ways to Differentiate This Fruit and Vegetable Pack
Every group has a mix of early learning skills. These simple changes keep the activity familiar while meeting each child where they are.
For Children Who Need More Support:
- Start with numbers 1-3.
- Play the matching game face up.
- Count together.
- Use real fruits and vegetables.
For On-Level Practice:
- Do every activity.
- Name each fruit and vegetable.
- Count each set.
- Continue each pattern.
For an Extra Challenge:
- Make your own pattern.
- Sort the pictures into fruits and vegetables.
- Count higher with real objects.
- Play the matching game face down.
For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support:
- Name each picture together and give plenty of wait time.
- Accept pointing, gestures, AAC or any communication method the child already uses.
- Use real objects next to the cards.
- Repeat the same activity across several days.
Pre-K Pack: Fruit and Vegetable Is Perfect For:
- Preschool and pre-K
- Kindergarten
- Food and nutrition themes
- Math centers
- Small-group instruction
- Special education
- ELL and multilingual learners
- Homeschool
