Homework Folder Cover Sheet for Primary Grades {Bilingual} UPDATED JANUARY 2022

If you teach preschool, transitional kindergarten (also known as TK or junior kindergarten), or kindergarten then this bilingual homework folder cover sheet might be for you!

I created these sheets as a custom request by my dear friends Linda Veik and Susan Lopez, both kindergarten teachers in Fontana, CA.

Updated 7/21/2016

Special thanks to Yaileen Nieves for reaching out to me on Instagram and asking if I would translate this resource into Spanish. Absolutely! With teamwork from Yaileen, you will find the alphabet corresponds to words in Spanish. The letter Gg for instance shows a "gato" and the letter Vv shows a "vaca." Thank you, Yaileen! Thank you, thank you, thank you! :)

UPDATED 10-1-18

Please re-download. I have freshened up the fonts and clip art. There are now SEVERAL different options, including some with coin images for penny, nickel, dime, and quarter as well as math symbols for plus, minus, greater than, and less than.

UPDATED 7-8-19

Someone pointed out that one of the Spanish pages had the number words in English and another person pointed out that the word December was spelled incorrectly on some of the Spanish pages. Ack! Thank you to those ladies! Both issues have been corrected. Please re-download and use the updated sheets. Have a great year!! :D

UPDATED 8-20-19

Yikes! Special thanks to Vanessa for reaching out to me to correct the addition, subtraction, greater than, less than, and coin words on the Spanish versions of this Freebie. Please re-download! Thank you again! <3

UPDATED 1-4-22

It was brought to my attention that the little boy clipart I used for the month of May was insensitive. This was certainly NOT my intent. As a former teacher in a district with over 90% English Language Learners, many who dressed in traditional attire to celebrate cinco de mayo, I did not think it would be found offensive... I apologize if you, your students, or their parents found it as such. In order to avoid future issues, I have changed it to a garden gnome with flower because "April showers bring May flowers." I also updated the Spanish word for orange as I was not aware I was using the term for the fruit rather than the color. It now correctly reads "anaranjado." I want to thank the person who pointed that at out and extended me a little grace as I am not a native Spanish speaker. <3 Please re-download. Thank you!

What's Included?

* Several different options for use as a Homework Folder Cover Sheet (ENGLISH and SPANISH).

** Option One: Has a school monster on it. The alphabet is slightly smaller on this version.

** Option Two: No school monster. The alphabet is slightly larger on this version.

*** Option Three: Cute kids (original simplified style)

What information is on the sheet?

* A primary dotted line for you to write your student's name

* Letters Aa-Zz with pictures and words for each, most are easy-to-read CVC words (exceptions are the vowels, which begin with a short vowel sound: ant, egg, ill, ox, up and also excluding Qq which shows a quilt and X which shows an x-ray).

* Months of the Year

* Days of the Week

* Numbers 1-20, shown with ten frames and with the word and number word

* Colors and Shapes - basic shapes are: circle, square, triangle, rectangle, hexagon, and oval. 3D solid shapes are: cube, cylinder, sphere, cone, and rectangular prism.

* Added 8-15-18 - coins: penny, nickel, dime, and quarter - each showing the coin name, heads/front, and back/tails image of each coin as well as the value or worth of each coin.

* Added 8-15-18 - math symbols or signs with a fun mustache theme: plus sign, minus sign, greater than, and less than.

How do I use these?

* Print (be sure to select "SHRINK OVERSIZE PAGES" or "SHRINK TO FIT PAGE" so as to not cut off the page borders),

* Write student names on the lines using permanent marker,

* Paste onto the front cover of your folders using a glue stick,

* Add other useful info for them on the inside pockets of the folder and in the back of the pockets if you wish prior to the next step,

* Laminate folders (Folders should be open when feeding through the laminator),

* Use a razor blade to cut slits on the inside to make the pockets usable.

Note: You may also wish to paste other types of sheets on to the inside pockets and/or back cover before laminating. The ones pictured on the cover have a sight word list laminated on the back cover.

Don't want to mess with laminating? You may instead choose to buy pronged folders or binders and slip into a page protector. Or purchase folders with a clear pocket on the front and back and slip into the pocket.

Feedback and follows are GREATLY appreciated! This took about two hours to complete from start to finish (that was for the original cover! The newer covers added LOTS OF TIME and were a labor of love) and feedback and follows really make it worth my time so please take a moment if you would. I enjoy reading and replying to each piece of feedback I receive.

Have a GREAT school year and thank you!

Karen :)