These sports flash cards help PreK to 3rd Grade students name 18 sports from pictures of their gear, with an answer key included, to grow everyday vocabulary.
Using the Beginning Consonants Baseball Activity, students play Baseball to practice identifying the beginning consonants of words.
These Basketball Desk Name Tags are a perfect way for your students to identify their desks and practice spelling their name with a basketball theme.
These Football Desk Name Tags are a perfect way for your students to identify their desks and practice spelling their name with a football theme.
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Kick, throw, and cheer together
For preschoolers, sports are a joyful way to learn about moving, playing and getting along. Kids learn the names of sports and their equipment, like a bat for baseball and a net for soccer. They practice big body skills: running, kicking, throwing and catching a soft ball. Most of all, sports teach being on a team, taking turns and cheering for friends, even when someone else wins. The click moment is when a little one shouts "Good job!" to a friend without being reminded.
Preschoolers learn best by moving. These moves mix play, words and teamwork.
Hold up a picture card and have kids act out the sport: swing a bat, shoot a basket, kick a ball. Then say the sport name together. Moving and naming at the same time builds vocabulary fast.
Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withSports Flash CardsFlash CardsOpen it →Run a pretend baseball game where kids say the beginning sound of a picture before they run to a base. It's a sneaky way to mix phonics into a sports theme, and everyone gets a turn at bat.
Why it works: playful practice with a clear goal keeps kids practicing longer, and simple learning games have been shown to build real skills (Ramani and Siegler, 2008).
Try it withBeginning Consonants Baseball ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Teach a short team cheer and practice it in a circle before outdoor play. Talk about how teammates help each other and how it feels when friends cheer for you.
Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
Try it withBasketball Desk Name TagsOpen it →Soft balls, big moves and lots of cheering. Here is what preschoolers love.
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Preschoolers build big muscle skills like running, kicking and throwing. They also learn to take turns, follow simple rules and be a good friend on a team.
Simple games like soccer kicks, tee ball, tossing and catching soft balls and relay races work well. Keep rules short and focus on fun, not winning.
Practice saying "good game" and cheering for friends. Praise kids when they take turns or help someone, and model being a kind winner and loser yourself.
Count kicks or throws, name the colors of balls, or call out a letter sound before each turn. A few minutes of play can include math and reading.
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