Educator Jonathon Holt says children learn best when they are actively involved. So here are free printable mini books, miniature coloring books and preschool activity booklets for children to color. Subjects in mini books include letters, words, seasons, animals, science, Bible, holidays and lots more. These coloring books make excellent preschool lesson plans for classroom and homeschool lessons for ages 4-7 years old. These free printable activity booklets are especially good for special needs children.
To
print coloring books, visit DLTK-Teach. This page lists all the themes
for free printable mini books and activity booklets. There are 26 alphabet
mini books, one for each letter. They are titled "What begins with the
Letter (A, B, C, etc.)?" Words are shown in one color and the letter being
explored shows as a different color. If you print in black and white, the
letter will appear in a different shade of gray. Ask the child to color the
letter a different color than the other words to emphasize it. There are also
suggested reading activities to teach each letter using the free printable mini
books.
Other
subjects for free printable coloring books include Bible: Adam and Eve, Noah's
Ark, Creation, Life of Jesus and Men of the Bible. There is a series of free
printable activity booklets for preschool lesson plans called "All About
Me," in which the child personalizes to book to himself. There are
booklets about "My family," too. These mini books work well for
preschool lesson plans on social studies and health
There
are several science-themed free printable activity booklets, too. Subjects
include: birds, farm life, nutrition and vehicles. Use the free printable
seasons booklets for science, too. "Fall" explores leaves and trees;
"Winter" covers water and ice: "Spring" looks at new life
and seeds and "Summer" covers plant growth.
Seasonal
topics for free printable
coloring books for preschool
lesson plans include: Halloween (gentle, non-scary images of pumpkins),
Veteran's Day, (patriotic), Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter,
St. Patrick's Day and Earth Day. These work well as preschool lesson plans too.
Each of the activity booklets weaves in reading skills and some basic counting
activities. Activity booklets are 10 pages long. Pages print half-sheet (two
pages on each printed page). Each page can be printed in color or black and
white. If you print the booklet in black and white, the child can color each
page. This extra exposure will help to reinforce the concept begin taught. As
she colors, you may ask her to repeat the words printed on the page.
Some
of the mini books are available for Spanish speaking children also. You'll like
that these preschool lesson plans multitask. As children cut and paste, they
learn eye-hand coordination. Coloring helps build fine motor skills. As they
make their books, they learn to read and follow directions. Assembling the
booklets is good for sequencing and organization. There's lots of learning
going on when children make these free printable books.For more free printable
reading activities visit Free Printable Lesson Plans.
