Kindergarten basic skills

Kindergarten
Basic Skills
Written by: Aaron Levy & Kelley Wingate Levy
Illustrated by: Karen Sevaly
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Learning the Alphabet and Fine Motor Skills
Basic alphabet and fine motor skills
activities necessary for developing the
skills students need to succeed!
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Fine Motor Skills
Alligator maze__________________________________________________________
Tracing angled lines _____________________________________________________
Tracing zig-zag lines ____________________________________________________
Tracing horizontal and vertical lines _________________________________________
Tracing curved lines _____________________________________________________
Tracing curved lines _____________________________________________________
Tracing curved lines _____________________________________________________
Tracing curved lines _____________________________________________________
Tracing curved lines _____________________________________________________
Tracing a dotted lined picture ______________________________________________
Tracing a dotted lined picture ______________________________________________
Tracing dotted lined pictures ______________________________________________
Alphabet Skills
Learning the letter A_____________________________________________________
Learning the letter B _____________________________________________________
Learning the letter C_____________________________________________________
Learning the letter D_____________________________________________________

Learning the letter E _____________________________________________________
Learning the letter F _____________________________________________________
Learning the letter G ____________________________________________________
Learning the letter H_____________________________________________________
Learning the letter I _____________________________________________________
Learning the letter J _____________________________________________________
Learning the letter K _____________________________________________________
Learning the letter L _____________________________________________________
Learning the letter M ____________________________________________________
Learning the letter N_____________________________________________________
Learning the letter O ____________________________________________________
Learning the letter P _____________________________________________________
Learning the letter Q ____________________________________________________
Learning the letter R_____________________________________________________
Learning the letter S _____________________________________________________
Learning the letter T _____________________________________________________
Learning the letter U_____________________________________________________
Learning the letter V _____________________________________________________
Learning the letter W ____________________________________________________
Learning the letter X _____________________________________________________
Learning the letter Y_____________________________________________________
Learning the letter Z _____________________________________________________
Upper case missing letters ________________________________________________
Upper case missing letters ________________________________________________
Lower case missing letters ________________________________________________
Lower case missing letters ________________________________________________
Upper case dot-to-dot ___________________________________________________
Lower case dot-to-dot ___________________________________________________
Upper case dot-to-dot ___________________________________________________
Lower case dot-to-dot ___________________________________________________

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Skills Assessment Checklist – Portfolio Copy
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Fine Motor Skills
Alligator maze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Tracing angled lines . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Tracing zig-zag lines . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Tracing horizontal and vertical lines . .6
Tracing curved lines . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Tracing curved lines . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Tracing curved lines . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Tracing curved lines . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Tracing curved lines . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1
Tracing a dotted lined picture . . . . .12
Tracing a dotted lined picture . . . . .13
Tracing dotted lined pictures . . . . . .14
Alphabet Skills
Learning the letter A . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Learning the letter B . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Learning the letter C . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Learning the letter D . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Learning the letter E . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Learning the letter F . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Learning the letter G . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Learning the letter H . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Learning the letter I . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Learning the letter J . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Learning the letter K . . . . . . . . . . .25
Learning the letter L . . . . . . . . . . .26
Learning the letter M . . . . . . . . . . .27
Learning the letter N . . . . . . . . . . .28
Learning the letter O . . . . . . . . . . .29
Learning the letter P . . . . . . . . . . .30
Learning the letter Q . . . . . . . . . . .31
Learning the letter R . . . . . . . . . . .32
Learning the letter S . . . . . . . . . . .33
Learning the letter T . . . . . . . . . . .34
Learning the letter U . . . . . . . . . . .35
Learning the letter V . . . . . . . . . . .36

Learning the letter W . . . . . . . . . . .37
Learning the letter X . . . . . . . . . . .38
Learning the letter Y . . . . . . . . . . .39
Learning the letter Z . . . . . . . . . . .40
Upper case missing letters . . . . . .41
Upper case missing letters . . . . . .42
Lower case missing letters . . . . . .43
Lower case missing letters . . . . . .44
Upper case dot-to-dot . . . . . . . . . .45
Lower case dot-to-dot . . . . . . . . . .46
Upper case dot-to-dot . . . . . . . . . .47
Lower case dot-to-dot . . . . . . . . . .48
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Name___________________________
Skill: Fine motor skills
Follow the maze to help the alligator g et to his friend.
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Name___________________________
Skill: Fine motor skills
Trace the dotted lines to connect the b ugs.

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Name___________________________
Skill: Fine motor skills
Trace the dotted line to help eac h bus get to the school.
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Name___________________________
Skill: Fine motor skills
Trace the dotted line to g et the car to the house .
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Name___________________________
Skill: Fine motor skills
Trace the dotted line to g et each key to the lock.
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Name___________________________
Skill: Fine motor skills
Trace the dotted line to help the r ocket get to Earth.
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Name___________________________
Skill: Fine motor skills
Trace the dotted line to g et each hook to the fish.
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Name___________________________
Skill: Fine motor skills
Trace the dotted line to help the rabbit g et to the carrots.

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Name___________________________
Skill: Fine motor skills
Trace the dotted line to help eac h space shuttle get to the
astronaut.
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Name___________________________
Skill: Fine motor skills
Trace over the dotted lines to complete the picture .
Color the picture black.
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Name___________________________
Skill: Fine motor skills
Trace over the dotted lines to complete the picture .
Color the picture.
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Name___________________________
Skill: Fine motor skills
Trace over the dotted lines to complete the pictures.
Color the pictures.
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A/A/A/A/A/A///

a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a
Name________________________
Skill: Writing letters of the alphabet–“A”
Practice writing the letter “A”.
Apple
A a
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B/B/B/B/B/B/B//
b/b/b/b/b/b/b/b/
Name________________________
Skill: Writing letters of the alphabet– “B”
Practice writing the letter “B”.
Ball
BB bb
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C/C/C/C/C/C//
c/c/c/c/c/c/c/c/
Name________________________
Skill: Writing letters of the alphabet–“C”
Practice writing the letter “C”.

Cake
C c
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D/D/D/D/D/D/D
d/d/d/d/d/d/d/d/
Name________________________
Skill: Writing letters of the alphabet–“D”
Practice writing the letter “D”.
Dog
D d
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E/E/E/E/E/E/E//
e/e/e/e/e/e/e/e/
Name________________________
Skill: Writing letters of the alphabet–“E”
Practice writing the letter “E”.
Eggs
E e
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F/F/F/F/F/F/F//
f/f/f/f/f/f/f/f/f/
Name________________________
Skill: Writing letters of the alphabet–“F”
Practice writing the letter “F”.
Fish
F f
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G/G/G/G/G/G/
g/g/g/g/g/g/g/g/
Name________________________
Skill: Writing letters of the alphabet–“G”
Practice writing the letter “G”.
Gate
G g
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H/H/H/H/H/H///
h/h/h/h/h/h/h/h//
Name________________________
Skill: Writing letters of the alphabet–“H”
Practice writing the letter “H”.
Horse
H h
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I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I//
i/i/i/i/i/i/i/i/i/i/i/i/
Name________________________
Skill: Writing letters of the alphabet–“I”
Practice writing the letter “I”.
Ice cream
I i
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J/J/J/J/J/J/J/J
j/j/j/j/j/j/j/j/j/j/j/
Name________________________
Skill: Writing letters of the alphabet–“J”

Practice writing the letter “J”.
Jar
J j
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