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Big shapes for the youngest children and a fine-motor warm-up for everyone else. There is no wrong answer, so every child can finish.
For kindergarten, preschool, daycare, ESL and homeschool educators
Photo Play turns one picture into six printable activities about the same subject. In a classroom, that means one familiar picture and six ways into it, so every child can start at a level that suits them.
Photograph something the whole group knows: the class mascot, a classroom plant, a pumpkin from the field trip or a block tower built together. Photo Play turns it into line art and builds six pages around it.
Big shapes for the youngest children and a fine-motor warm-up for everyone else. There is no wrong answer, so every child can finish.
Numbered areas and a colour key practise matching numerals to colour words.
A numbered grid reveals the picture square by square. A good fit for children who enjoy a longer task.
36 to 40 dots around the subject practise number sequence. Pair children up, or sit with an adult, if the numbers are new.
Six picture pieces to rebuild. An adult cuts; children arrange. Keep each set in an envelope for a quiet centre.
Starter packs have a three-frame story page. Packs made from your own photo have a picture detective page instead: find three close-up details.
Printable PDFs are in English. Packs are for personal and classroom use; please do not resell them.
The Draw a story page in every starter pack has three frames: First, Then and At the end. One page works for a range of writers in the same group:
A class mascot, a toy, a plant or an object from a field trip works best and keeps children’s faces out of it. To use a photo that shows a child, you need permission from a parent or guardian, and your school’s own photo policy still applies.
Your pack is private and stays available for 24 hours, so download the PDFs you want to keep. Free tries are limited to 5 packs in any 24 hours and are shared by everyone on the same network, which matters on a school connection. After that, each pack uses one generation credit, from US$0.99.
All 31 starter packs are free to download without an account. Each activity is also on its own page with single-sheet PDFs.
Preschool printables & kindergarten worksheets for home learning · Browse free printable packs
With 20 credits for US$13.99, you can turn a new class pet, field-trip photo or theme into six printable activities every week of the term. No subscription; credits are kept in your account.
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