Lacing Cards to print and laminate for preschool children ( Educational Resources ) from www.Resource4Preschool.com

Lacing is a great activity for developing the fine motor skills, improving hand / eye coordination and focus.


Easy Instructions for the sets - Print and cut out the lacing cards onto card stock paper (recommendations: Follow the individualized directions for each set).  Laminate, and cut carefully around the edges. Using a single hole punch, punch holes around the edges (the gray hole areas).  This area is just inside the line - If modifications are necessary - follow the shape as much or as little as it would be appropriate for the age of your child(ren). Remember that younger children might need a 
simplified outline, while the older (or more advanced) student may be able to lace a more complicated design.


Use a shoe lace or colored yarn (spun wool) with the ends 'solidified' with either sticky tape or white glue to 
thread the shapes a lot easier (with less difficulty). Older children can use a large holed blunt needle 
and a bit more yarn.


Beginning Sound Lacing Set at www.Resource4Preschool.com contains 27 PDF printable lacing cards.


The cards are designed to have added strength, since each card will be doubled thickness of the recommended card stock weighted paper.


The lacing card set includes a generic apple while the rest of the set includes an appropriate picture with the written word near it on the front of the lacing card.


The set includes:  apple, ball, car, dog, elephant, fish, globe, horse, iguana, juice, kangaroo, lamb, monkey, nose, octopus, penguin, quail, rabbit, snake, top, umbrella, vase, worm, x-ray, yams and zebra.


The set is beautiful and easy to complete.  The graphics used are fantastic (check out the FAQ page for the variety of clip art utilized in this set).


The set at www.Resource4Preschool.com retails for $9.97 .... and it is definitely worth it.  


You download (save it) the zipped file with purchase.  Once you have it saved onto an external drive (my recommendation) ... you unzip the folder and click on the PDF.  It opens and you print off what ever you want.  


The nice thing is that if you (or your child) loses or tears up a piece - the entire set is not 'trashed'.  You have the right to print off another piece!  


Sure .... you cannot resale the set, nor can you give it away in any form (why would you - that is the same as stealing - just like in the music or movie business) .... But .... this set is able to be used by you for your students for years to come.  It is always available at your fingertips (okay..... in your hard drive).


Again - it is definitely worth $9.97 .... but if you use the coupon code - LACECARD75   You will save around 75%.  This is not even a clearance ..... You actually will get the entire PDF for only $2.49   

A Fun Activity for Preschool and Kindergarten - A Spin on Hot Potato - the Game

Have the students sit in a circle – Provide a bag with 

lots of funny clothing items in it.  Play some music 

and have the students pass the bag around the circle.  

Stop the music – the person with the bag must reach 

into the bag (without looking) and pull out an article 

of clothing and put it on over their other clothing.  Then 

begin the music again and pass the bag... repeat the 

process until the bag is empty.  

When everything has been put on – discuss which 

person looks the funniest with the wacky clothes or 

which person has the most pieces on …... 

This game is a lot of fun especially in Phys. Ed.

It's Magic ... Pretend Play for preschool and kindergarten

This is a great pretend game to get the imagination flowing.

Provide a hat, cape, jacket …. or any item that can be worn safely. 

Tell the students that it is magic and will let them pretend to be anything they would like to be. 

Have a student put the item on and pretend to be something or someone different …. have the other students in the room take turns guessing what that student is. 

After everyone has had a turn or the student identifies what they are … it is then the next student's turn.

This is a fun game and can be theme directed even. Example – The theme is 'safety' – the students can be a fire hydrant, police person, fire person or even an emergency vehicle! Have Fun with it.

Lacing Cards ..... Huge Variety of Activities and a Coupon Code - Huge Savings

Have you seen the lacing cards .....

These cards are so easy to make and can be used for more than just lacing.  Make several sets of these cards and have the children use them for making words .... practice spelling lessons or making rhyming words.  The cards were also created using a color pattern - red, yellow, blue and green.  Have the students sort into color sets.  I am certain this is not the only activities that these letters can be utilized for .... let your imagination run wild ---- okay ---- use a little control.


The set is over at http://www.Resource4Preschool.com


The Lacing set is listed for $4.97 .... but if you use the coupon code ABCLACE  - you will will get it for only $1.24 .... I think that is around a 75% savings on the set.