Have fun using your students fine motor skills to roll the play doh out to tear into sprinkles, roll balls for pretend cherries, or even add scissor skills with snipping the doh!

Link to printable mats here:

https://modernpreschool.com/ice-cream-counting-play-dough-mats/

Color by number is a great way to work on visual tracking skills your student uses to copy their writing, follow along with the whiteboard in class, and read. Coloring within the lines helps improve the fine motor skills of your child. This activity requires eye-hand coordination and significant hand strength to color in a regulated way.

Link to worksheets found here:

https://www.mamaslearningcorner.com/color-by-number-worksheets-preschool-ice-cream/

Materials

• colored paper

• markers, crayons, or paint

• glue

Directions:

Draw a triangle on brown paper (or any color desired for your cone). If you chid can cut it out, have them cut, but if not provide the cut out triangle for them. Glue on the paper. Trace your child's hand on paper, and help them cut it out. They can color it with markers, crayons, paint, or anything they desire. Finally, glue on top of the ice cream cone! They can work on their pre-writing strokes by drawing lines on the cone.

Materials:

• 12 wooden clothespins

• Dot paint markers/ Children’s markers in 6 different colors

• Construction papers in 6 different colors that match the colors of the markers

• Brown marker pen

• White paper for making the color pattern cards

• A piece of long cardboard (at least 10 inches long)

Directions:

• Cut 12 circles from the construction papers. Cut 2 circles in each of the following color: Green, purple, yellow, orange, pink and blue.

• Attach these 12 circles onto the clothespins. Tip: I like using glue dots for this but you can use any glue you prefer or tape.

• Draw an ice cream cone at the bottom of the cardboard strip using brown marker.

• Create the ice cream scoop pattern cards by first drawing the cone at the bottom and then stamping dots of different colors on top of the ice cream cones.

Find the Activity here as well:

https://happytotshelf.com/learn-colors-and-counting-with-this-cute-clothespin-ice-cream/

This is a great way to practice writing the letters of the Alphabet with a sensory approach. Simply print out the Ice cream cones provided on the link provided and have your child copy the letters one at a time in a tray full of sprinkles!

Here is the link to print off the ice cream cones:

https://modernpreschool.com/ice-cream-sprinkles-writing-tray/

If you do not want to print out the alphabet ice cream cones you can use any letter cards or paper to have your child copy the letters. You can even say the letter and see if they know how to write in on their own.