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Colors, Shapes, Reasoning, and Sequencing
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Learning ShapesCircles _______________________________________________________________Circles _______________________________________________________________Circles _______________________________________________________________Squares ______________________________________________________________Squares ______________________________________________________________Squares ______________________________________________________________Ovals ________________________________________________________________Ovals ________________________________________________________________Ovals ________________________________________________________________Rectangles ____________________________________________________________Rectangles ____________________________________________________________Triangles _____________________________________________________________Triangles _____________________________________________________________Triangles _____________________________________________________________Diamonds_____________________________________________________________Diamonds_____________________________________________________________Diamonds_____________________________________________________________Shapes review _________________________________________________________Reasoning Things that go together __________________________________________________Things that go together __________________________________________________Things that go together __________________________________________________Things that go together __________________________________________________Things that go together __________________________________________________Things that do not belong ________________________________________________SequencingWhat comes next _______________________________________________________What comes next _______________________________________________________Making a hotdog _______________________________________________________Making a pencil ________________________________________________________Making a bone _________________________________________________________Making a watermelon____________________________________________________Learning ColorsRed__________________________________________________________________Red__________________________________________________________________Blue _________________________________________________________________Blue _________________________________________________________________Orange _______________________________________________________________Orange _______________________________________________________________Review–red, blue, and orange _____________________________________________Review–red, blue, and orange _____________________________________________Yellow ________________________________________________________________Yellow ________________________________________________________________Black_________________________________________________________________Black_________________________________________________________________Green ________________________________________________________________Green ________________________________________________________________Review–yellow, black, and green___________________________________________Colors review __________________________________________________________
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Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Learning ShapesCircles ...............................................3Circles ...............................................4Circles ...............................................5Squares.............................................6Squares.............................................7Squares.............................................8Ovals.................................................9Ovals...............................................10Ovals ...............................................11Rectangles ......................................12Rectangles ......................................13Triangles .........................................14Triangles .........................................15Triangles .........................................16Diamonds........................................17Diamonds........................................18Diamonds........................................19Shapes review ................................20Reasoning Things that go together ...................21Things that go together ...................22Things that go together ...................23Things that go together ...................24Things that go together ...................25Things that do not belong...............26
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SequencingWhat comes next ............................27What comes next ............................28Making a hotdog .............................29Making a pencil ...............................30Making a bone ................................31Making a watermelon......................32Learning ColorsRed.....................................................33Red.....................................................34Blue ....................................................35Blue ....................................................36Orange ...............................................37Orange ...............................................38Review–red, blue, and orange ........39Review–red, blue, and orange ........40Yellow.................................................41Yellow.................................................42Black...................................................43Black...................................................44Green .................................................45Green .................................................46Review–yellow, black, and green ...47Colors review ..................................48
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning shapes–circles
Trace and color the circles.
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning shapes–circles
Color all of the circles red.
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning shapes–circles
Trace the balls. Draw four more balls.
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning shapes–squares
Trace and color the squares.
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning shapes–squares
Color all of the squares blue.
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning shapes–squares
Draw four square gifts. Color each gift.
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning shapes–ovals
Trace and color the ovals.
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning shapes–ovals
Color all of the ovals yellow.
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning shapes–ovals
Draw five oval eggs. Color each egg.
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning shapes–rectangles
Trace and color the rectangles.
rectangle
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning shapes–rectangles
Trace each rectangle. Draw a rectangle in each box just like the first one.
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning shapes–triangles
Trace and color the triangles.
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning shapes–triangles
Trace the dotted line to complete the triangle wings of each butterfly.
Draw butterfly wings for the butterflies below. Color the butterflies.
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning shapes–triangles
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Trace each triangle. Draw a triangle in each box just like the first one.
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning shapes–diamonds
Trace and color the diamonds.
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning shapes–diamonds
Color all of the diamonds green.
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning shapes–diamonds
Trace the dotted lines of each diamond to complete each kite.Color the kites.
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Name___________________________ Skill: Shapes review
Trace and color all of the shapes.
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Name___________________________ Skill: Reasoning
Circle the three pictures that belong together in each row .
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Name___________________________ Skill: Reasoning
Circle the pictures that belong together in each box.
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Name___________________________ Skill: Reasoning
Circle the pictures that belong together in each row .
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Name___________________________ Skill: Reasoning
Circle the pictures that belong together in each box.
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Name___________________________ Skill: Reasoning
Draw a line to match the pictures that go together .
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Name___________________________ Skill: Reasoning
Put an X on the object that does not belong in each box.
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Name___________________________ Skill: Sequencing
Draw what comes next in the box at the end of each row .
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Name___________________________ Skill: Sequencing
Draw what comes next in the box at the end of each row .
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Name___________________________ Skill: Sequencing
Cut out the pieces of the hotdog. Paste them in the correctorder to make a hotdog like the one pictured below .
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Name___________________________ Skill: Sequencing
Cut out the pieces of the pencil. Paste them in the correctorder to make a pencil like the one pictured below .
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Name___________________________ Skill: Sequencing
Cut out the pieces of the bone. Paste them in the correctorder to make a bone like the one pictured below .
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Name___________________________ Skill: Sequencing
Cut out the pieces of the watermelon. Paste them in the correct order to make a watermelon like the one pictured below .
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning colors–red
Trace the word red.
Color the pictures red.
red
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning colors–red
Trace and write the word red.
Draw and color a picture of something red.red///////////////
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning colors–blue
Trace the word blue.
Color the pictures blue.
blue
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning colors–blue
Trace and write the word blue.
Draw and color a picture of something blue.blue//////////////
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning colors–orange
Trace the word orange.
Color the pictures orange.
orange
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning colors–orange
Trace and write the word orange.
Draw and color a picture of something orange.
orange////////////
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning colors–review
Color the pictures. Trace and write the color words.
orange////////////////////
red///////////////////////
blue//////////////////////
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning colors–review
Color each picture the correct color.
blue
redred
orange
blue
orange
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning colors–yellow
Trace the word yellow.
Color the pictures yellow.
yellow
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning colors–yellow
Trace and write the word yellow.
Draw and color a picture of something yellow .yellow//////////////
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning colors–black
Trace the word black.
Color the pictures black.
black
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning colors–black
Trace and write the word black.
Draw and color a picture of something black.black///////////////
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning colors–green
Trace the word green.
Color the pictures green.
green
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning colors–black
Trace and write the word green.
Draw and color a picture of something green.
green//////////////
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning colors–review
Color the pictures. Trace and write the color words.
yellow/////////////////////
green/////////////////////
black/////////////////////
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Name___________________________ Skill: Learning colors–review
Color each picture the correct color.
green
greenyellow
yellow
black
black
blue orange
red
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