Quick and Low Prep Early Learning With A Simple Free Printable

As a busy mom to 3 boys, I’m always looking for easy education ideas that don’t involve a lot of preparation. I came up with this simple printable recently that is perfect for low prep early learning. The page can be used in many different ways for a variety of different skills. All the necessary supplies are inexpensive. The activity is entirely mess-free, making it perfect for learning on the go. Keep reading to see how you can use this page for your child’s skill practice. And be sure to grab the free printable before you go!

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PRINTABLE PAGE FOR LOW PREP EARLY LEARNING

What You Need

• Free printable page. (Scroll down to grab yours).
• Pen or marker.
• Dot stickers. (3/4″ diameter is perfect).
  • I grabbed ours from Target for $1.19 for 300 of them! Doesn’t get more reasonably priced than that!

How To Use The Page

This printable is perfect for any sort of matching skill an early learner needs to work on. Check out these simple directions, as well as ideas to put the printable to use.

1. Print out the page.
2. Decide on a skill to practice.
   1. Example: Matching upper case and lower case letters.
3. Adult uses pen or marker to write the upper case letters in the dots on the page.
   1. 1 capital letter per circle.
      
4. Adult uses pen or marker to write the lower case letters on accompanying dot stickers.
   1. 1 lower case letter per sticker.
      
5. There are 32 circles per page. If that’s too many for the skill you are practicing, leave some circles blank or consider repeating.
   1. Example: 32 circles, but only 26 letters in the alphabet. My son struggles with the letters M and W, so I might make some extra M and W dot stickers, and label extra circles with those letters as well.
      
6. Encourage kids to peel the lower case sticker from the sheet, and place it in the circle of the corresponding capital letter on the page.
   
   
7. When each sticker has been correctly placed on the page, the activity is complete!
   

In addition to practicing the academic skill being worked on, young learners also benefit from fine motor practice and hand-eye coordination as they peel and place the stickers.

Skills Your Child Can Practice

1. Simple letter recognition. (A to A, B to B, etc.)
   1. Upper and lower case. (a to a, b to b, etc.)
2. Simple number recognition. (1 to 1, 2 to 2, etc.)
3. Capital to lower case recognition. (A to a, B to b, etc.)
4. Counting recognition. (1 to one dot, 2 to two dots, etc.)
5. Simple color recognition. (Pink sticker to pink circle, yellow sticker to yellow circle, etc.)
6. Sight word color recognition. (Pink sticker to word ‘pink’ in circle, yellow sticker to word ‘yellow’ in circle, etc.)
7. Sight word number recognition. (1 to one, 2 to two, etc.)
8. Simple shape recognition. (⬛ to ⬛, ❤ to ❤, etc.)
9. Sight word shape recognition. (⬛ to square, ❤ to heart, etc.)
10. Simple math facts. (‘2+2’ to 4, ‘5-3’ to 2, etc.)

Honestly, the possibilities are endless, and can so easily be customized to whatever your child is currently learning about or most interested in!

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Does this seem like a low prep early learning idea that would work well for your kiddos? If you try it, be sure to let me know in the comments below!