Problem solving child care centers

Also included in: Name Activities Bundle Editable Literacy Practice for Preschool and PreK

Interactive Name Activities: Editable Name Folders for Preschool and PreK

Created by

Child Care, Spelling, Writing

These name folders are a fun, portable way for children to practice their names with 4 different activities. Please see THIS BLOG POST for pictures of how we use these folders in our classroom.To use this editable product, you will need to "unzip" the file.There are 2 documents included:The PDF has detailed instructions and pictures, as well as 8 different covers for you to print and use.The other document is a PowerPoint. Make sure that you can open and use PowerPoint before purchasing this pro

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Numbers, Place Value, Problem Solving

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Place Value Mystery Pictures

Created by

Cara Carroll

This activity packet includes 9 mystery cards students have to solve to unveil a surprise picture! Each mystery card contains pictures of various sets of base 10 blocks. Students must read each set, write the corresponding number, and color in that number cell on a corresponding 100's chart {also included}. 9 answer keys are included in this packet as well. These mystery pictures can be completed as an individual task OR as a whole group oral/listen & follow directions lesson. Please n

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Printables, Centers

Alphabet Practice Letters Recognition Sound Craft Activities Letter of the Week

Created by

Child Care, English Language Arts, Occupational Therapy

Are you looking for fun, easy, editable, and versatile alphabet letters and sound activities or letter crafts for your preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten kids? These editable letter mat pages are perfect for your letter of the week activities or continuous alphabet practice to teach letter recognition and letter sounds.These fun alphabet pages can be used for alphabet collages, alphabet crafts, as an alphabet coloring page, as alphabet play dough or activity mats. You can also bind the sheets t

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RF.K.1a

, RF.K.1b

, RF.K.1c

, RF.K.1d

, RF.K.3a

Also included in: Alphabet Activities Uppercase & Lowercase Letter Identification & Sounds BUNDLE

Math Logic Puzzles: 5th grade Enrichment - [Digital & Printable PDF]

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Math Logic Puzzles for 5th grade includes 15 higher-order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills to build a solid understanding of essential 5th-grade math concepts. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.Math Concepts a

Subjects:

Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

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Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles: 3-5 BUNDLE - [Digital & Printable PDF]

STEM Index Card Tower Challenge - Easy Prep Project- 2 Versions

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This easy prep STEM Activity is surprisingly challenging! Students will have a fantastic engineering opportunity through problem-solving. Index Card Towers show your students how to persevere and redesign based on their initial thinking and planning (plus the towers are fun to build!) The best part is that your prep includes one basic material and the students take over from there. Just stand back and watch them brainstorm and build incredibly tall towers. They will groan when the tower falls, d

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Engineering, Problem Solving

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Centers

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Also included in: STEM Challenges Tower Problem-Solving BUNDLE Set 1 featuring Index Card Towers

Quadrilateral Robots - Great Project Based Learning Math Activity (PBL)

Created by

Art with Jenny K

Quadrilateral Robots: Project-based Learning Math Activity, worksheets & game. My "Quadrilateral Robots" lesson is a great hands-on way for students to have fun learning about quadrilaterals. There is a quadrilateral robot art project, a "robot road" game, and high-level thinking worksheets. The quadrilateral robots are made up of parts made only from members of the quadrilateral family–squares, rectangles, parallelograms, rhombuses, kites, and trapezoids!I have included all of the colored e

Subjects:

Geometry, Problem Solving, Visual Arts

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

3.G.A.1

, 4.G.A.2

, 5.G.B.3

, 5.G.B.4

Math Logic Puzzles: 4th grade ENRICHMENT - [Digital & Printable PDF]

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Math Logic Puzzles for 4th grade includes 14 higher order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem solving skills while building a solid understanding of essential math concepts and skills. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.Math Con

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Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

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Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles: 3-5 BUNDLE - [Digital & Printable PDF]

Math Logic Puzzles: 3rd grade Enrichment - [Digital and Printable PDF]

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Math Logic Puzzles for 3rd grade includes 15 higher-order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills while building a solid understanding of essential math concepts and skills. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.--------

Subjects:

End of Year, Math, Problem Solving

Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles: 3-5 BUNDLE - [Digital & Printable PDF]

End of the Year Activities Math Project - Plan a Summer Vacation

Created by

Love Teaching Kids

End of the year activities should be fun. This math project will have your students excited about doing math. The students will plan a summer vacation using a budget sheet. They will have $2,500 to spend while on vacation with a friend. This is a great way to practice financial literacy with your kids. There is a Powerpoint attached with the flight information that is editable so you can change the flight prices and information to reflect where you live. Also includes a digital copy on Google™

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Projects, Centers

Also included in: Math Project - Plan a Vacation Bundle

Carpet Games for Preschool Skills: Alphabet & Numbers Group Activity

Created by

Child Care, Numbers, Reading

These CARPET GAMES for CIRCLE TIME are a quick and fun way for preschoolers to practice essential skills including colors, numbers, letters, and shapes. Use them during circle time or as a transition activity.*** Includes 18 carpet games! ***:1. Funny Frog - colors2. Lucky Shamrock - colors3. Wiggle Worm - colors & numbers to 20 4. Sneaky Pig - colors & numbers to 205. Runaway Cookie - colors & numbers to 206. Buzzing Bumblebee - colors & numbers to 127. Scaredy Cat - colors &amp

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Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Number Activities for Kindergarten and Preschool - Numbers 1-20 - Number Sense

Created by

Child Care, Numbers, Special Education

Engage your kids with hands-on Number Sense Activities that will help your students with recognizing numbers, writing numbers, counting numbers 1-10 or numbers 1-20 and constructing & deconstructing numbers. These number activity mats are so much more than just number playdough mats, These number activities and counting activities are the perfect addition to your math centers. These versatile number sense activities and hands-on counting activities are perfect for your preschool, pre-k, pr

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

CCSS:

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Also included in: Counting Activities to 10 & to 20 - Number Sense & Number Recognition BUNDLE

Math Logic Puzzles Shapes - Early Finisher Activities - levels A,B,C BUNDLE

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These pattern block math logic puzzles for kindergarten, first, and second grade make a great, NO PREP math center activity, morning work activity, or challenge math activity. These logic puzzles keep students highly-engaged while improving and developing their logic and visual discrimination skills. These brain teasers are a great way to teach your students to persevere through challenging tasks and help to develop their growth mindset. This bundle includes three different levels of math logic

Subjects:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Math Logic Puzzles: 2nd grade Enrichment - [Digital & Printable PDF]

Created by

Math Logic Puzzles for 2nd grade includes 16 higher-order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills while building a solid understanding of essential math concepts and skills. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.--------

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Engineering, Problem Solving

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

CCSS:

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LEGO Challenge Task Cards {Great for STEM or fun building!}

Created by

A Special Toolbox

I am really excited to show you some cute, older-kid friendly LEGO Challenge Task Cards! These are bright, colorful, and can appeal to older students without looking too primary. Don’t’ have LEGOs? That’s okay! These can be used for any building materials you may have—unifix cubes, plastic Flake Discs (Amazon), Bunchems (Amazon or Target), Wiki Stix, pipe cleaners, play-dough, etc. Get those kids engineering and manipulating. They work great as an independent station for special education, a STE

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 8th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

Preschool Science Curriculum - Yearlong Centers and Activities

Created by

Basic Principles, Child Care, General Science

Students will enjoy hands-on SCIENCE CENTERS all year long. Each of the 50+ units includes a list of supplies for each topic, learning objectives, lesson ideas, as well as photos and activities that students will want to explore again and again! Encourage young learners to ask questions, make observations, and develop scientific thinking skills.Science Centers All YearUnit 1: Our Senses - Scientific Investigation Unit 2: Force & Motion Unit 3: Opposites - Properties of Matter Unit 4: Life Cy

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Computer Science - Technology, English Language Arts, Problem Solving

Read Across America Activities STEM 8 Silly STEAM Challenges Elementary Summer

Created by

Miss Tech Queen STEM

Looking for Read Aross America STEM Challenges? This 60 page resource has 8 themed hands-on STEAM activities. My students LOVE these activities each year. Use these as stations or try one each day! Celebrate Dr. Seuss Birthday in a fun way!What's Included in this SILLY STEM Bundle? 8 Silly Themed STEM Challenges great for Read Across America Week! Silly STEM Challenge 1: Use pattern blocks to create fish Silly STEM Challenge 2: Create a hat with cups Silly STEM Challenge 3: Create silly things

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

CCSS:

...

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

...

Also included in: STEM Challenges & Activities for the Year STEAM Team Building Summer No Prep

Writing Practice - Tracing Cards

Created by

Child Care, English Language Arts, Writing

Learning to write letters is important for preschoolers and kindergartners. These tracing cards break down the writing strokes into easily manageable steps.This set includes:26 pages - 1 for each letter of the alphabetEach page has 4 tracing cards: 2 for the upper case letter and 2 for the lower case letter.These tracing cards are printer-friendly and low prep! Just print, cut, and laminate.Students can use dry erase markers to trace the letters, erase, and then practice again.You can see pictur

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Child Care, Special Education

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Transportation Sorting | Air Land Water Vehicle Sort | Category Sorting

Created by

ChalkDots

This hands-on activity is a fun way to help your children classify vehicles by determining whether they travel on land, in air, or on water. These cute and colorful cards can be used as a whole class “circle time” activity or in small group instruction. They can also be put in a center for the children to work on individually. This resource includes two sets of colored headings for you to choose from and 36 colored vehicle cards.★ Please check out the preview to see page samples of this sorting

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Just Teachy - Megan Conway

Also included in: Sorting Activities BUNDLE | Preschool PreK Kindergarten | Category Sort

Visual Discrimination MEGA Bundle Fine Motor Activities

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These activities will allow your students the opportunity to develop their visual discrimination skills along with their fine motor skills. They will need to pay attention to the color, orientation and position of the objects on the cards to be able to recreate the design themselves.This Mega Bundle includes ALL of my Visual Discrimination activities at 25% off the individual price of each resource.Great for Morning Tubs, Math Centers, Fine Motor Centers, Indoor Recess, or Early Finishers!Visual

Subjects:

Early Intervention, For All Subject Areas, Problem Solving

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Activities, Centers

Preschool Counting Books 1-10 - Numbers Practice & Counting to 10 - Pre-k Math

Created by

Child Care, Numbers, Special Education

Are you looking for ways to help your kids with counting objects and counting practice? Kids will enjoy creating these versatile counting books. Teach numbers, counting, and creating sets with these number books. They can add stickers, pictures, drawings, stamps, etc. to each page to represent the number. A great hands-on math activity for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten and SPED classes and at home learning packets for preschoolers. Perfect for your math centers, math work stations and even

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Also included in: Counting Activities to 10 & to 20 - Number Sense & Number Recognition BUNDLE

End of the School Year Memory Book for Preschool Pre-K Kindergarten Activities

Created by

Child Care, End of Year, English Language Arts

Are you looking for fun end of the year activities for preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classrooms? This end of year memory book activity is designed especially for little learners. There are MANY options to customize the books to meet the needs of you and your students and the best part is PARENT'S LOVE IT!!Use the memory book as a literacy center activity, as a craft activity, in place of end of the year coloring pages, or as part of an end of year celebration, party, or graduation.This set

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Activities, Centers

Editable Center Signs for Play-Based Preschool and Pre-K

Created by

Lovely Commotion Preschool Resources

You need more from your Center Signs than just a label! Center Signs should also help communicate what children are learning!These Preschool Center Signs tell parents, administrators and other visitors to your classroom just what learning is going on within the center. Plus they are bright, attractive and ready to print!EDITABLE! Add your own photos and/or text! Also, edit the title of the Centers Signs. See the preview for more information. Must have the free program AdobeReader to edit.****

Subjects:

Child Care, Classroom Management

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Classroom Forms, Centers

ALPHABET Carpet Games

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Child Care, Reading

These Alphabet CARPET GAMES for CIRCLE TIME are a quick and fun way for preschoolers to practice letter identification, beginning sound awareness, and oral language vocabulary.*** Includes 26 hide & find carpet games! ***Each game includes:Rhyming poem8 pictures that start with the same letterUpper case & Lower case letter to hide - you choose* Please note that the vowel games include 4 pictures that start with the short vowel sound and 4 pictures that start with the long vowel sound.* T

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types: