New Year Number Literacy and Social Studies Activities and Centers Preschool

This pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children and would work well in a January curriculum plan.

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43 pages

Besides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:

• Talk about a simple concept of a "resolution", and make a list of ideas from each child.
• Make an emergent reader “It’s a NEW YEAR!
• Happy New Year poster coloring (2)
• Connect the dots party hat
• Cut and paste number booklet – 1-10
• Complete the pattern center
• Puzzle cards center. Match both halves of the pairs.
• 6 piece puzzle – print 2 copies, cut up one and match to the other.
• New Year’s clock – children trace the numbers, and the hands. Talk about the significance of the clock, and the time.
• Set of New Year 10-frame cards, 0-10
• Set of large numbered stars, 0-10. Match to 0-frames cards, or sequence in numerical order, forwards or backwards. (Click for printable)
• Fine motor tracing practice – trace the lines from the children to the New Year’s items.
• Song printable - sing and decorate.
• New Year mini foldable booklet
• Discuss and draw: “It's a brand new year! This year I am going to try something new. I'm going to..."

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This pack is included in the MEGA BUNDLE January Preschool Themes BUNDLE

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Pre-K Themes is a series of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners. Although the activities are written to cover one full day of activities and related games, centers and other printables, there are enough ideas to extend the theme longer if needed.

Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum.

The learning areas included are:

• A Spark! Activity to ignite interest in the topic
• Large group learning time
• Discovery centers
• Music and movement
• A story suggestion
• Small group game, and a
• Record and remember activity

All the printables needed are included – click on the activity description to go to the related printables.

KidSparkz Teacher Resources

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