INSIDE: 30+ hands-on, playful and fun kindergarten activities. Check out this amazing list of learning activities for kids 5 to 7 years old.
Hands-On Learning For Kindergarten
Play is essential for kids to learning even for older children aged 5 to 7 (in fact, I would incorporate elements of play in learning for kids even older than 7 but that’s just me!).
In this post I focus on learning activities including literacy and math but in a fun play-based manner that is aligned with how children at this age learn. If you have a 5 to 7 year old you know that they need to move and their imaginations are still incredibly vivid. To help keep them engaged incorporating play into their learning activities will go a long way.
Other Kindergarten Activities
If you are looking to improve your kindergartners fine motor skills check out this post: 100+ Fine Motor Skill Activities.
When it comes to practicing shapes check out these fun activities: 10 Genius Colouring Sorting Activities for Kids.
If you are looking for more fun ideas to to with 5 and 6 year olds, check out this post of 55+ Easy Activities for 5 Year Olds. You will find fun arts and crafts, sensory play ideas along with tons of fine motor ideas as well.
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Kindergarten Literacy Activities
Shaving Cream Sight Word Game – write sight words
Ocean Sight Word Sensory Bin – find and build sight words
Dot Sticker Sight Words – match sight words
Post-it Memory Game – remember and math sight words
Sticker Decoding CVC Word Activity – practice letter sounds and making CVC words
Painting Writing Tray – write sight words, name or sight words
Phonics Boards – make CVC words
Alphabet Zoo – initial letter sound matching
CVC Tree Words – make CVC words
CVC Hearts – make CVC words
Sight Word Sticky Wall – make sight words on a sticky wall using contact paper. Find contact paper here and learn how to put up sticky wall here.
Kindergarten Math Activities
DIY Post-It Dominoes – count and match values
Colour by Addition – Parents write simple addition or subtraction problems in each section of a colouring paper. Then create a key idenifitin which colour each answer should be. For instance if the answer is 3 then colour that second red.
Ice Cream Skip Counting Sticky Wall – Supplies: contact paper, masking tape, foam sheets, scissors and black sharpie.
Build A Magnetic Tile Clock – use magnetic tiles to make a giant clock. Use post it notes for the numbers or washable chalk markers.
Telling Time Sticky Wall – practice telling time
Rubber Duck Math Race – practice counting
DIY Egg Carton Ten-Frame Game – practice counting
Magnetic Tile Ten Frame Game – practice counting
Ten Frame Sensory Bag – practice counting
One More One Less with Dot Stickers – count one more/less
Mystery Math: A Crayon Resist Activity – practice addition
Toilet Paper Roll Skip Counting – skip counting using rings make out of paper towel rolls or toilet paper rolls and masking tape.
Piggy Bank Coin Sort – sort coins
Coin Sorting Sticky Wall – sort coins
Greater than Less Monster – identify the greater/lesser number using tongs as monsters that eat the greater number.
Heart Symmetry Math – symmetry drawing and counting
100 Counting Box: An Easy Math Activity for Kids – counting to 100 by 10s
Squeeze Pouch Lid Patterns – make patterns
Rocket Ship Patterns – pattern making
Star Counting – sort the simple math problems on written stars to the correct number written on a black construction paper.
Age Suitability
This activity is great for kindergartners 5, 6 and 7 years old.
Skills Developed
This Homemade Ice Cream recipe is great for developing the following skills:
- Gross motor skills
- Hand-eye coordination
- Fine motor skills
- Math skills
Supplies
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- Pool Noodles
- String or twine
- Funnels
- Buckets
- Bowls
- Large Measuring Cups or a small jug
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