Ready for summer... Hula Bear Tracers

Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers out there today!  If I know my own Mother, she is out mucking stalls with her furbabies. She used to tell me that all of her gray hairs were merit badges for raising kids.  Hmm...she should have had a head of white hair along time ago then, she's raised hundreds, if not thousands of kids in her lifetime. Happy Mother's Day, Mom! :) 

I decided to post something today that is summery.  Why?  Because I am really ready for summer.  Not that I like the excessive heat and bugs,  I DO like the sunshine!  The 'hula bear' featured in this project was part of a "summer camp" that I created last year where my fans/followers were able to download cool stuff to keep the kids happy during the summer months.  It was then picked up by a craft company (that shall remain nameless) and published last year. 

I've always wanted to go to Hawaii.  Have you been there?  I think my aversion to flying, kind of crimps the plans of that ever happening. lol  Not unless they get some sort of teleporting system similar to Star Trek, I'm land bound. :)

Note: Do you LOVE fonts like I do? The cute font that I used on the cover of the free packet in the link below was made by my friend Wendy at Teacher's Toolkit!  You can download it for free from here TPT store here!  

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Materials Needed:

Cardstock
Scissors
Lamination
Binder Rings
Hole Punch
Dry Erase Marker
Hula Bear Alphabet Tracer Template
(Blank template included)

The Hula Bear Alphabet Tracing Cards are perfect for a summer theme! A blank template is being provided as well as the pre-made alphabet tracer cards in case you'd like to make other tracers to go along with the same theme.

Directions:

1. Print out templates onto cardstock.
2. Cut individual cards out, and laminate. Laminating after the items have been cut out provides a better seal around the cards.
3. Punch a hole in the left (or right) corner of the cards and insert a binder ring. Using a large binder ring makes it easier to trace on the separate cards without tearing them.
4. Cards are ready for play. Use a dry erase marker or crayon for tracing alphabet letters.


Great news!  The winners of the Teacher's Appreciation Extravaganza have been announced.  WOW, there were over 11,000 entries!!! That's amazing!  A huge thank you to all of you who stopped by our Blogs and supported us!  We had a lot of fun!!!

 

 

  

Congratulations to Linda K., Emma, and Kayrn W.   The winners have been contacted by email!  WOO HOO!  

If you didn't win a prize this time,  stay tuned for upcoming events.  We're planning some more fun activities!  

Alphabet Write On / Write Off Activity Notebook

Click the photo to download the printable pages for this activity!

Materials Needed:

1 inch View Binder Notebook
Sheet Protectors
Cardstock
Dry Erase Markers
Alphabet Tracing Sheets (all 26 letters, frog tracing, cover)


Creating a Write On / Write Off Activity Notebook gives you a lot of options, including the different skills that you emphasize. It is a great item to have made up ahead of time for kids that finish their work early, and need something to work on independently. Smaller versions of a Write On / Write Off Activity Notebook can be made up ahead of time for road trips, or other occasions where children have to be occupied for periods of time.

The sample Write On / Write Off Activity Notebook uses a combination of Frog themed tracing lines, and a set of 26 alphabet tracing sheets. For the purposes of this tutorial, I am using a few pages selected at random to photograph.




Directions:

1) Select the notebook you would like to use for the project. View binders are perfect to slide a custom book cover in the front and back.

2) Print out the template pages, or use other worksheets (Coloring book pages, tracing pages, work well too!).

3) Slide the printed pages into sheet protectors, and insert into your notebook.

4) Use dry erase markers on the sheet protectors to complete the activities.