Winter and Valentine's Activity Trays!!

Tomorrow is my monthly day to 'teach' at our homeschool co-op preschool group.  

Here is what will be on the trays this month:

Snowman addition game.  I found this idea on My Montessori Journey.

It is free for download from Making Learning Fun.

Snowman Colors.  I found out about this great printable from Deb at Pre-K and K Sharing (also LivingMontessoriNow).

It is available at The Kids Place.

Heart patterning.  I downloaded pattern strips from PreKinders.

Then I paired them with the hearts from a pack of candies I got from Oriental Trading Company (not an affiliate link).

Snowman magnet page, also from The Kid's Place. 

I found this through Deb's Pinterest page.

Roll a snowman.

From 2 Teaching Mommies.

How Tall is the Snowman?

Yet another great printable from The Kid's Place.

Matching Snowflakes.

These are from Confessions of a Homeschooler.

Tweezing feathers.  I found this idea on My Montessori Journey.

Mini Cooper got into my bin of materials while I was putting together other trays.

She started doing this on her own, so I hope the other kids like it, too.

Felt heart sorting. I made this one up a couple of years ago.

It's nice to have it already made up :).

Lacing beads.

Opening and closing little heart boxes.  There is a little bead in each one.

Red boxes are from the Dollar Tree. 

Heart sticks from the Dollar Tree put into a Parmesan holder (also from the Dollar Tree).  

Penguin pattern blocks from Prekinders.

Heart scratchers I found at Hobby Lobby.  

Water transfer.  I made the mistake of pouring all the water out before I took a picture!  I got this idea from My Montessori Journey.

Spelling puzzles by Lauri.

Matching written numbers to the numeral.

I made these 2 years ago, so they aren't as great as some of my newer printables.  You can find them here.

Count and clip cards.

These are from Nicole at Tired, Need Sleep.

Matching the uppercase snowman to his lowercase hat is one more great printable from The Kid's Place.

It was featured on PreK and K Sharing, which is how I heard about it :).

So there you have it, 20 Activity Trays or Tot Trays as some would call them.  I'm so thankful for the many printables that are shared by wonderful blog mommies out there!  It really made my job a breeze this time!!

Enjoy and God Bless!!

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22 Fun Christmas Activity Trays!!

I have been preparing Christmas activity trays all week for our Homeschool Co-Op Christmas Party.  The kids have been helping me test them all out, too.  My children loved most of them, and I thought I'd share them with you in case you will be doing school next week.  Sorry no action shots on these, my children were working on them while I made others.  I didnt get the pictures until after they were in bed!

Peppermint Puzzles which I made.  They can be downloaded free, here.

Christmas Pattern blocks from Prekinders.  Thanks for the heads up Adventures of Bear!

Jingle bell tonging and patterning.

3 is for three kings magnet page from Making Learning Fun.

I Spy Christmas Tree.  I found this adorable idea from Kinder by Kim via Pinterest. 

Pouring jingle bells.  I saw this idea on Parenting in the Moment.

Candy size sorting.  I purchased a big bag of foam candy beads from Oriental Trading Company.  Then, I made a sorting mat for big and small pieces of candy.  The sugar bowl was a great yard sale find this summer.

I made Nativity lacing cards from graphics I purchased from Just So Scrappy earlier this year.  

I downloaded the adorable Gingerbread Baby printable pack from Homeschool Creations.

I combined the houses from her hide and seek game with gingerbread men from Oriental Trading Company to create a cards and counters game.

I added stickers on the back for self checking.

An oldie but goodie, pipe cleaner bead sculpture from My Montessori Journey.  Mini Cooper loves this one!

Tonging and sorting pom poms.  Inspired by a tray I saw on H is for Homeschooling.  

They can be sorted by color

or by size.  The tray is from our Melissa and Doug Birthday Party set.

I was just going to set this Christmas tree out to be decorated as the kids wanted.  But then I got an idea...

I decided to add instruction cards.   

Mustang is reading, so she is able to read these to herself.  Then she read them to Charger.

The end result.

Felt tree decorating.  I read about this idea on Criss-Cross Applesause and LOVED it!!  Then, I came across a premade set in Hobby Lobby for $2.50!!

I decorated the tree four different ways and took pictures.  I printed out the pictures and put them with the trees.

The object is to decorate the tree like the picture.  Criss-Cross Applesauce has made a free download available if you would like to make one too!

I made up a set of Christmas Tree Cards and Counters that can be downloaded free here.

Then I found some little presents at Walmart to put with the cards.

I added stickers on the back for self checking.

This lovely stamping page is part of a great set provided free from Our Worldwide Classroom.

I put out a little basket with all the letters needed to spell Nativity.  I also included crayons which didnt make the picture.

This alphabet match is also part of the Gingerbread Baby set from Homeschool Creations.  Using the pocket chart is always a highlight for my children!

I put self checker stickers on the back of the matching cards.

I am sure that these Nativity sticker sheets from Oriental Trading Company will be a hit tomorrow.  My children didnt get to try them out because there are limited amount-they will get theirs tomorrow, too.  The sheets dont come with a paper, so I included a tablet of paper to use.

I always put out an art box, because I have a few students in our Co-Op that would rather draw and color then do activity trays.

This one includes Christmas stampers (Walmart), mini cookie cutters for tracing (Hobby Lobby last year), markers and card stock.

Nativity Puzzle.  I found this at Hobby Lobby for a couple dollars and my children have really loved it.

Christmas tree color scratch ornaments.  I know these are going to be a hit!  They are from Oriental Trading Company.    I took advantage of their free shipping sale earlier this month and ordered a bunch of stuff.  I have loved all of it!

Nativity finger puppets.  These are also from Oriental Trading Company.  They come in packages of 4 sets, so I already gave my children one.  They have been having many plays of Baby Jesus' birth this week.

Last but not least, snowflake rubbing.  This basket includes paper, crayons, and a set of snowflake rubbing plates from Oriental Trading Company.  They are really cool!  

I found a ton of other great ideas that I didnt end up using this year.  Some of them I pinned on Pinterest you can check out my board here: http://pinterest.com/ourcountryroad/christmas-trays/

I hope you all are having a great Christmas Season!!

God Bless!

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