Kids learn in so many ways, and each child learns at their own pace. The one thing that pre-school kids have in common is their attention span is short. They want to learn but get easily distracted by anything bright, shiny, or noisy. The designers at Creative Fabrica have taken this in mind when they designed the many printable pre-school worksheets for kids.
The Basics
The first four things every kid needs to learn when getting ready to start school are counting, the alphabet, shapes, and colors. When I was getting my daughter ready for her kindergarten assessment, the school required the kids to count to 100, recite their ABCs, know basic shapes, and primary colors.
It took months to get my lovely daughter ready for her knowledge test. I was so proud when she recited the alphabet with no problem, breezed through the shapes and colors test, and moved on to the counting phase. The advisor asked my daughter if she could count to 100. My daughter said she could. The advisor asked her to count. My daughter said, and I quote, “One, two, skip a few, ninety-nine, one hundred”! Pride turned to shock and dismay in seconds!
If I had the resources back then that are now available, I would not have viewed teaching my daughter as such a chore. I would have taken full advantage of the printable pre-school worksheets for kids available on Creative Fabrica.
There are pre-school counting printables, shape and color flashcards, and simple games for the kids to learn the alphabet. All these great resources are available for immediate download. Where was the internet back then?
Intermediate Learning
Let’s face it, most of us learned the alphabet because we were taught the ABC song. (We should all pay homage to Charles Bradlee who composed the lyrics in 1835. And bless Mozart who composed the tune!) Some kids learn more quickly than others and the song might become boring. The printable pre-school worksheets for kids available to you include tracing the letters of the alphabet. There are traceable worksheets for lines and shapes, numbers, and teaching the concept of “Same and Different”. These printable pre-school worksheets are a fun and colorful way for your kids to learn. We all know that teaching is much easier when there is something fun involved.
Advanced Pre-School Printables
Some kids seem to be well advanced in their learning skills but still need that visual to focus their thoughts. This is especially true when introducing a new concept or idea, such as adding or subtracting. There are printable pre-school printables available for kids to hone these critical thinking skills as well. For instance, your child may know what the upper-case letters look like but struggle with understanding the lower-case letters. A worksheet that is available includes a matching game so the pre-school kids can learn both sets of letters.
Just for Fun (I’m Bored and There’s Nothing to Do!)
The great thing about the printable pre-school worksheets for kids that are available on Creative Fabrica includes something for toddlers as well as their older siblings. There are flashcards, bingo games, and “missing letter” puzzles. When it is raining outside and everyone is complaining about being bored, grab a printable pre-school (or other age-appropriate) worksheet that is fun to do. The kids won’t realize they are learning because they are solving puzzles and playing games.
Home-School Help
Parents who home-school their children should take a look at the various printable pre-school worksheets for kids offered by the Creative Fabrica designers. Many of these printables are perfect when setting up the lesson plan for the school year. Often a child who is home-schooled learns at a faster pace because of the one-on-one interaction between the student and the teacher. There are many printable pre-school worksheets available to kids that may be in this group.
Some of the worksheets include “CVC” words (Consonant, Vowel, Consonant), sight words, number recognition, and simple math problems using pictures of common objects or animals. And to keep it fun, most of them include coloring the pictures too!
The Files
Most of the printable pre-school worksheets for kids come in a PDF format. The file is often a ZIP file that needs to be extracted once you down it to your computer. I suggest creating several folders so you can extract the alphabet/ letter files to one main folder and the numbers/counting files to another folder. Other files you create could be for coloring, games, sight or CVC words, and so forth. This way, it is easy to find the files you are looking for when you need them. For home-school parents, it is also a way to organize the printable pre-school worksheets you want to focus on for your lesson plans.
Reinforcements
We all know that repetition is one of the best ways to learn something new. When you use printable pre-school worksheets for kids to learn then what better way to reinforce the lessons of the day with posters. There are small wall posters you can download that have the alphabet, shapes, colors, and numbers already designed into fun and colorful pages you can hang in their play area or bedroom.
A child’s mind is like a sponge, always soaking up new ideas and concepts. They love to use this new knowledge when they play. With these posters hanging up around the house, you may find yourself listening to them reciting what they learned from the printable worksheets while they are looking at the poster.
Don’t be afraid to get everyone in on the teaching action either. Make several copies of the printable pre-school worksheets for the kids and hand them out to the babysitter, grandparents, and older siblings. It’s always good to have someone besides mom or dad reinforce the lessons being taught. (As long as they don’t teach them to count to 100 the way my daughter did!)
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