My Preschool Learning Book

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NOTICE: Permission for reproduction of this material by classroom teachers for classroom use only, not commercial resale, is granted by virtue of the purchase of this book. © 2009 Dalmatian Press, LLC. All rights reserved. Printed in China The BRIGHT START LEARN & GROW name and logo are trademarks of Dalmatian Press, P.O. Box 682068, Franklin, Tennessee 37068-2068. 17525 - Bright Start Learn & Grow™ My Preschool Learning Book

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Table of Contents Uppercase Alphabet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Lowercase Alphabet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Beginning Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Same or Different . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 Colors and Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139 Counting 1 – 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199 Ultimate Counting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227 Amazing Mazes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .349 My Own Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .365 Family Fun Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381

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Uppercase Alphabet • I can trace my uppercase alphabet.

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• I can write uppercase letters of the alphabet.

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• I can match letters that are the same.

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Write the beginning letter sound of this picture.

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Write the beginning letter sound of this picture.

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S T A R T

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Lowercase Alphabet • I can trace my lowercase alphabet.

Name

Date

• I can write lowercase letters of the alphabet.

Name

Date

• I can work an alphabet maze.

Name

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apple Say the name of each picture. Color the things that begin with the same sound as apple.

Trace A and a.

AAAaaa

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bike Say the name of each picture. Color the things that begin with the same sound as bike.

Trace B and b.

BBBbbb

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cat Say the name of each picture. Circle the things that begin with the same sound as cat.

Trace C and c.

CCCccc

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dog Say the name of each picture. Color the things that begin with the same sound as dog.

Trace D and d.

DDDddd

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Draw a line to connect each letter to the picture whose name begins with that letter sound.

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eggs Say the name of each picture. Circle the things that begin with the same sound as eggs.

Trace E and e.

E E E e e e

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fish Say the name of each picture. Color the things that begin with the same sound as fish.

Trace F and f.

F F F f f f

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goat Say the name of each picture. Circle the things that begin with the same sound as goat.

Trace G and g.

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house Say the name of each picture. Color the things that begin with the same sound as house.

Trace H and h.

HHHhhh

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Draw a line to connect each letter to the picture whose name begins with that letter sound.

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igloo Say the name of each picture. Circle the things that begin with the same sound as igloo.

Trace I and i.

I I I i i i

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jar Say the name of each picture. Color the things that begin with the same sound as jar.

Trace J and j.

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key Say the name of each picture. Circle the things that begin with the same sound as key.

Trace K and k.

KKKkkk

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lamp Say the name of each picture. Color the things that begin with the same sound as lamp.

Trace L and l.

L L L l l l

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Connect the letters in ABC order to find something that begins with the L sound.

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mouse Say the name of each picture. Circle the things that begin with the same sound as mouse.

Trace M and m.

M M m m

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nut Say the name of each picture. Color the things that begin with the same sound as nut.

Trace N and n.

NNNnnn

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octopus Say the name of each picture. Circle the things that begin with the same sound as octopus.

Trace O and o.

OOOooo

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pig Say the name of each picture. Color the things that begin with the same sound as pig.

Trace P and p.

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Connect the letters in ABC order to finish this picture that begins with the P sound.


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quarter Say the name of each picture. Circle the things that begin with the same sound as quarter.

Trace Q and .

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ring Say the name of each picture. Color the things that begin with the same sound as ring.

Trace R and r.

RRRrrr

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sun Say the name of each picture. Circle the things that begin with the same sound as sun.

Trace S and s.

S S S s s s

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tent Say the name of each picture. Color the things that begin with the same sound as tent.

Trace T and t.

T T T t t t

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Connect the letters in ABC order to finish the picture that begins with the T sound.


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up Say the name of each picture. Circle the things that begin with the same sound as up.

Trace U and u.

UUUuuu

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vest Say the name of each picture. Color the things that begin with the same sound as vest.

Trace V and v.

V V V v v v

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web Say the name of each picture. Circle the things that begin with the same sound as web.

Trace W and w.

W W w w

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X-ray

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zipper Say the name of each picture. Color the things that begin with the same sound as zipper.

Trace Z and z.

Z Z Z z z z

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Connect the letters in ABC order to finish the picture that begins with the Z sound.


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AaBbCcDdEe F f G g H h I i J j Kk LlMmNnOoPp QqRrSsTtUu VvWwXxYyZz Practice writing some letters.

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Beginning Sounds • I practiced saying my beginning sounds today.

Name

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• I can say all of my beginning sounds.

Name

Date

• I have colored and circled pictures.

Name

Date

Draw a circle around the 2 things that are the same in each row.

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Draw a circle around the 2 letter pairs that are the same in each row.

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Draw a circle around the 2 things that are the same size in each row.

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Draw a circle around the shape that is different in each row.

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Draw a circle around the thing that is different in each row.

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Draw a circle around the letter pair that is different in each row.

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Draw a circle around the thing that is a different size in each row.

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Same or Different • I colored items that were the same.

Name

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• I circled items that were the same.

Name

Date

• I colored items that were different.

Name

Date

• I circled items that were different.

Name

Date

Red

Color the

red. heart

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Colors & Shapes / Preschool

Circle the things that are red. Draw a red on the street. car

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Blue

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Circle the things that are blue. Draw a blue in the sky. butterfly


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Draw a face on the

and color it yellow. sun

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Circle the things that are yellow. Draw a yellow on the girl. hat


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Circle the things that are green. Draw green on the branches. leaves


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Orange

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Circle the things that are orange. Draw more orange in the bucket. flowers


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Purple

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Circle the things that are purple. Draw a purple on the plate. plum


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Brown

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Circle the things that are brown. Draw a brown on the ground. acorn


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Black

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Circle the things that are black. Draw a black in the circus ring. horse


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White

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Color the picture the same as the paint beside each item

blue purple

yellow

red

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Circle the item in each row that is a different color.

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Follow the red string to help the kitten find the ball of yarn.

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Draw a line to match the things that are the same color.

red

yellow

green

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Color all the dotted areas red.

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Make each picture the same color as its helmet. yellow

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Follow the yellow road to get the bus to the school.

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Circle the item in each row that is a different color.

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Draw a line to match the things that are the same color. brown brown

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Follow the purple highway to get the truck to the construction site.

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Circle

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Draw circles to add cereal in the bowl. Color the circles brown.

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S uare

Trace the square to finish the building. Color the building yellow.

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Follow the path of squares to get the child to the zoo. Draw a zoo animal.

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Rectangle

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Draw and color the shape that comes next.

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Triangle

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Draw triangles to add sails to the boat. Color the sails orange.

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Oval

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Find and color the eggs. Color some eggs purple. Color some eggs orange.

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Diamond

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4

2

3

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Star

Trace the star to make a starfish. Color the starfish yellow.

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Heart

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Follow the path of circles to get the fisherman to the pond. Draw a fish in the pond.

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Draw lines to match the main shapes. triangle

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Put a circle around each bird. Put a square around each leaf. Put a triangle around each flower.

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This picture is missing some of its ovals! Draw them in. Color them, too!

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Color the circles yellow. Color the triangles and rectangle green. Color the squares red.

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Follow the path of stars to get the rocket to the moon.

finish

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Color the stars green, the hearts blue, the diamonds yellow, and the circles red.

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Draw lines to match the main shapes. circle circle

heartt hear

rectangle

diamond

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This picture is missing some of its triangles! Draw them in. Color them, too!

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Put a heart around each fish. Put a diamond around each bubble. Put a rectangle around each plant.

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Colors & Shapes • I know my colors.

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Name

Date

• I can draw stars, ovals, diamonds, and hearts.

Name

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Counting 1-10 / Preschool

Find the box that has thing in it. Write in the small box next to that thing.

Count the number of chicks and write the number in the box.

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Find the box that has things in it. Write in the small box next to those things.


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Connect each number to its matching set.

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Connect each group of things to its number.

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Follow the numbers from to to help get the worm to the apple.

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Follow the numbers from to to help get the frog to the lily pads.

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Follow the numbers from to to help get the cat to the ball of yarn.

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Follow the numbers from to to help get the mouse to the cheese.

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Counting 1-10 • I practiced counting today. Name

• I can count to

Date

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Name

Date

• I can say my numbers from 1— 10. Name

Date

• I can write my numbers from 1— 10. Name

Date

Color the number.

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Ultimate Counting / Preschool

Color the number.

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Color the number.

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Color the number.

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Color the number.

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Color the numbers.

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1 carrot orange. Circle 1 hidden 1.

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1 flower.

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2 bowls red. Circle 2 hidden 2s.

Color

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2 clouds.


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3 balls blue. Circle 3 hidden 3s.

Color

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3 flowers.


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4 donuts yellow. Circle 1 hidden 4.

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4 musical notes.


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5 cookies brown. Circle 2 hidden 5s.

Color

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5 flowers.


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6 candles yellow. Circle 3 hidden 6s.

Color

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6 flower petals.


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7pumpkins orange. Circle 1 hidden 7.

Color

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7diamonds.


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8 circles purple. Circle 2 hidden 8s.

Color

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8 flowers.


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9 apples red. Circle 3 hidden 9 s.

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10 butterflies yellow. Circle 1 hidden 10. Color

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10 toes.


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1 sun yellow. Circle 2 hidden 1s.

Color

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1 shell.


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2 squirrels. Circle 2 hidden 2s.

Color

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2 birds.


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3 hearts pink. Circle 1 hidden 3.

Color

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3 clouds.


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4 spots yellow. Circle 2 hidden 4s.

Color

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4 pears.


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5 buckets red. Circle 3 hidden 5s.

Color

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5 paintbrushes.


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6 fish blue. Circle 1 hidden 6.

Color

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6 bubbles.


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7 planets blue. Circle 2 hidden 7s. Color

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7stars.


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8 dots orange. Circle 3 hidden 8s.

Color

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8 fish.


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9 triangles green. Circle 1 hidden 9.

Color

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9 baby turtles.


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10 butterflies pink. Circle 2 hidden 10s. Color

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10 flowers.


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Circle 1 balloon. Color the picture.

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Circle 2 crayons. Color the picture.

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Circle 2 dolls. Color the picture.

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Circle 4 keys. Color the picture.

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Circle 3 pears. Color the picture.

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Circle 5 mugs. Color the picture.

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Circle 6 bottles. Color the picture.

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Circle 4 chairs. Color the picture.

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Circle 7 lightbulbs. Color the picture.

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Circle 10 butterflies. Color the picture.

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Circle 3 frogs. Color the picture.

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Sly as a . . . 6

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8 9

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11

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Summer Treats!

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13

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12

4

11

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Pur-r-r-itty! 14 15

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3 12

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Whoo am I? 11

12

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10

13 14

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9

15

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5 4

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Tweet Tweet! 8 7

6

9

5

10 4 11 3 12 13

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Fluttering By!

6

4 3

7

5

2

8 1✿ 9 10

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Cluckity-Cluck! 6 5 4

7 8 9

3

10 13

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Cooling Down! 8

10

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7

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Silly Billy 12 13 10

15

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Ruff Ruff! 3

4

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Out for a Swim

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3 5

4 6

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Jump on In!

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7

8 9 10 11

4 3

12

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Harvest Time

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11 12

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5

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What’s Up? 2 1 ✿

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A Lovely Lady 8

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Just for You! 7

6 4

5

8 9

3

10 2 11

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Cock-a-Doodle-Doo! 10 9

11 12

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13

14 15

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Howdy, “Neigh”-bor! 19 2 20

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18

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4

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Wee Wee Wee! 10

8

11

9

7

12

6 13 5

14

4

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Out to Pasture

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At the Pool

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Cute Little Kid 11

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10 9

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Pretty Pretty!

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6 7 8

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So Soft!

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Soaring High 17 15

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21

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Gobble Gobble Gobble! 3

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Hangin’ Around!

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Pen Pals 5

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Snack Time

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Rise and Shine! 5 2

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Follow the numbers from 1to10 to help get the alien to his ship.

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Follow the numbers from 1to 10 to help get the baby to his blanket.

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Follow the numbers from 1to10 to help get the goose to the egg.

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Follow the numbers from 1to 10 to help get the ballerina to her crown.

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Follow the numbers from 1to10 to help get the cowboy to his horse.

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Follow the numbers from 1to 10 to help get the panda to the bamboo.

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Follow the numbers from 1to10 to help get the boy to his ball.

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Follow the numbers from 1to 10 to help get the bunny to the carrots.

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Follow the numbers from 1to10 to help get the butterfly to the strawberry.

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Follow the numbers from 1to 10 to help get the racer to the finish line.

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Follow the numbers from 1to10 to help get the clown to his hat.

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Follow the numbers from 1to 10 to help get the football to the goal.

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Follow the numbers from 1to10 to help get the watering can to the flower.

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Follow the numbers from 1to 10 to help get Gretel to Hansel.

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Follow the numbers from 1to10 to help get the horse to the hay.

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Follow the numbers from 1to 10 to help get the ballerina to her shoes.

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Follow the numbers from 1to10 to help get Bo-Peep to the sheep.

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Follow the numbers from 1to 10 to help get the bee to the flower.

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Follow the numbers from 1to10 to help get the baby to Mom.

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Follow the numbers from 1to 10 to help get the dog to the fire hat.

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Follow the numbers from 1to10 to help get the dog to her house.

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Follow the numbers from 1to 10 to help get the child to the umbrella.

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Follow the numbers from 1to10 to help get the astronaut to the ship.

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Follow the numbers from 1to10 to help get the squirrel to the nut.

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Draw a line to connect the numbers that are the same.

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Draw a line to connect each number with its matching word.

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Draw a line to connect each number with the matching number of objects.

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Ultimate Counting • I can count to 10. Name

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• I can count objects and match to a number.

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• I can finish dot-to-dots.

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• I finished a number maze.

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A Day’s Work

Help the busy worker-ant sisters roll a strawberry to their mom, the Queen. Bright Start™

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Pond Paddle

Swim with Bucky the Beaver all around the logs and lily pads to reach his lodge. Bright Start™

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Water... Water!

Guide the thirsty dromedary camel around the sandy dunes to the water at the desert oasis. Bright Start™

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Mommy’s Here!

Fly around the clouds with Mommy Eagle to her nest of hungry eaglets in the cliff-top aerie. Bright Start™

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Nap Time!

Show the sleepy grizzly bear how to get through the woods to his den in the cave. Bright Start™

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Horse Trail

Show the brown mare the way through the barnyard to her pals in the pasture. Bright Start™

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Bamboo Boogie

Paddy the Panda wants to join his buddies. Can you show him the way through the bamboo? Bright Start™

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Back Stroke

Help the seal weave his way around the waves to get back to his friend on the opposite beach. Bright Start™

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Slither In!

Slither into the burrow with Papa Snake and help him find his family. Bright Start™

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Swamped!

Myrtle the Turtle has finished basking in the sun. Guide her to her favorite cool pool. Bright Start™

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Buzz on in!

Betty Bee needs to tell the other bees where to find sweet nectar. Can you guide her to the hive? Bright Start™

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Ahoy, Hippos!

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Sea Search

Swim with the Yellow Tang fish around the bubbles and ocean buddies to find his waiting friend. Bright Start™

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Elephant Walk

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• I learned that bees look for nectar. Name

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• I learned that a baby elephant is a calf. Name

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Draw and write your own story. Once upon a time…

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1. Sand Letters Take advantage of letter writing opportunities that come up during the day. When you and the child are at the beach, or in the backyard sandbox, practice writing letters in the sand. Show the child how to combine letters to write the names of familiar people.

2. Sequence Cards Create uppercase letter cards using 26 3"x5" index cards. Write one letter of the alphabet on each card. Help the child sequence the letters in order from A to Z. After the child is comfortable sequencing the letters, play a letter game with the cards. Place any card on the table and ask the child to find the one that comes next, or the one that comes before your card.

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3. Print a Shopping List Look for opportunities to have the child print letters to make words. When you are creating a shopping list, ask the child to print some items on the list. If the child asks you how to spell an item, spell out each letter slowly and wait until he or she has written it before reciting the next letter in the word. At the store, ask the child to “read” the items he or she has added to the list and then ask for help selecting the items that are to be purchased. By combining letters into words that help make a task simpler, the child will discover the importance of letters and the sounds associated with them. This will provide a successful introduction to early reading.

4. Make an Alphabet Book Help the child make an alphabet book. Staple together 26 pages of blank paper. Encourage the child to write one alphabet letter on each page of the book. Supply the child with old magazines to look through. Cut out pictures that can be placed with each alphabet letter. Sit down with the child during the quiet times and read the alphabet book together. Take turns naming the items on the pages and identifying the letters.

5. Matching Game Create upper and lowercase letters using 26 3"x5" index cards. Cut each index card in half and write the uppercase letter on one half and the lowercase version on the other half. Have the child match the uppercase letter with the lowercase letter. Once all the cards are matched, the child may put the cards in alphabetical order.

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6. Memory Game Using two identical decks of playing cards, select matching pairs of cards. For first-time players, begin with 10 pairs of cards. As the child becomes accustomed to playing and his or her attention span increases, add additional pairs of cards. Game Directions: This game can be played by 1 or more players. The goal of the game is to collect pairs of cards that are the same. Mix up the cards and spread them face down on a table. Player #1 turns over two cards. If they match, the player keeps the cards and takes another turn. If the cards do not match they are turned back over. When Player #1 does not make a match the play passes to Player #2. The game continues with each player taking a turn until all the cards have been matched. The player with the most pairs wins.

7. Classification Take a walk to hunt for fallen leaves. Help the child sort the leaves into categories. For example, some may look like mittens, some may have pointed edges, some may have rounded edges, etc.

8. Sorting Game Look for sorting opportunities in your everyday life. Ask the child to sort silverware into like groups. How many groups are there? Ask the child to describe how the groups were made. Are the large spoons with the small spoons, or did your child choose to make a separate grouping also based on size?

9. Block Party While playing with colored blocks, help the child sort the blocks by size, shape, and color. For example, select all the large blocks, the large red blocks, the small blue blocks, etc.

10. The Travel Game As you and the child travel on errands, look for things that are the same or different. Depending on what criteria you use, two items could be considered either the same or different. For example, two red cars might be the same because they are both red, or they might be different because one is large and one is small. Each time you play, be sure to determine the characteristics that make things the same or different.

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11. Shapes in the Sand When at the beach or at the sandbox, draw different shapes in the sand and have the child tell you what each shape is. Then call out a shape and have the child draw that shape in the sand.

12. Crayons Get a box of eight crayons and have the child tell you the name of each color crayon.

13. Roll Call Make a list of different shapes. Ask the child to draw the outline of each shape you call out. When all the shapes are drawn, have the child color each shape in a color that you specify.

14. Cut and Paste On paper, have the child draw five of each shape and color each one red, yellow, blue, green, and orange. Draw the outline of each shape on a separate piece of paper and ask the child to place the red triangle in its spot and so on. Be sure to mix it up a little!

15. Color of Everyday Items Gather up different colored items you would see in everyday life. Have the child tell you what color each item is that you hold up.

16. Say It Aloud Say a letter from the alphabet. Have the child give you a word that begins with the letter you called out. Then, call out a word and have the child tell you what letter it starts with.

17. Fill In the Blanks Write simple words on paper from A to Z, but leave the first letter off. Say the word without the first letter and have the child tell you what’s missing. After the child is comfortable doing this, try to leave a letter out of the middle of another set of words.

18. Go Shopping Grocery or any other type shopping is a good way for a child to learn the importance of numbers. Have the child call out numbers he or she sees printed on the groceries you buy. Show the child how numbers are used for pricing, amounts, and quantity.

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