Dino-Multiplication File Folder

Here is another fun file folder game that we included in our dinosaur theme studies. I found this file folder on the FILE FOLDER FUN website.

It’s a quick and fun way to get kids practising or reviewing their times tables – in this case, the 10 times tables.

I used a sheet of A3 card folded in half and stuck down the sums on each half of the page.

The answer cards are bone-shaped and I hole-punched them and strung them together inside the file folder.

Then the kids read out the sum and match it to the correct answer card.

Count to 10 File Folder

I made this file folder when my daughter Basma was just starting to count. She used to count things by touching but sometimes she would be counting faster out loud rather than matching the number of objects she was counting. So this little file folder game was great to help her slow down and count objects carefully and individually.

This file folder is A5 size and when opened out it shows chickens numbered 1 to 10 and a string holding a set of cards showing different numbers of eggs in baskets.

The idea is for the child to count the number of eggs on the card and match it to the corresponding chicken. This helps reinforce both counting and number recognition skills.

If you’d like to make a similar file folder game you can find the templates available to download from my File Share Widget as you scroll down the right of the screen.

2 letter Words File Folder

You would think that two-letter words would be easier to learn than three-letter words, but that’s not always the case. Many two-letter words in the English language are not pronounced how they are written and this can be confusing for small children who are just beginning to read.

So I was rather fortunate to come across this colourful set of two-letter words that I was able to make into a file folder. I found the templates on the File Folder Fun website.

Now I can sit and practise daily with Amina (and Basma) or even a couple of times a day to help her learn and remember the words. These words are usually learned based on sight-recognition as opposed to pronounciation (sounding out) and once these words are learned and memorised it helps to speed up sentence reading in future insha’Allah.

I also took the time to check an up to date English dictionary and I can confirm that these are all the most commonly used two-letter words in the English language.

For additional practise and reinforcement I also get Amina to write out and read back as many of the two-letter words as she can.

Nouns & Verbs File Folder

My daughter Samira was recently reviewing nouns and verbs and I managed to find online a file folder game to help her practise. I downloaded the templates from the FILE FOLDER FUN webite.

The individual nouns and verbs are printed on shamrock shaped cards, which I stored in a paper envelope on the back of the file folder.

When the file folder opens it shows two gold pots on either side of the folder, one for storing the nouns and one for the verbs.

And the idea is to correctly place the nouns or verbs into the corresponding pots.

Fun and Simple!

 

Subtraction File Folder Game

This is a little file folder game that I made for my 3 and 4 year old daughters to start practising take aways (subtraction).

I got the templates for this game from the Homeschool Share website.  It’s a combination of two games contributed to the website.

When the file folder opens out you can see the numbered pockets all containing cards.

Printed on each card is a sum and the child must work out the sum in order to put the card into the correct answer pocket.

In order to help them complete the sum correctly they can use the squirrel’s acorns to count.

So if the sum card reads 5 – 2 …

Then the child will count out 5 acorns …

And then take away (subtract) 2 acorns …

Which leaves the answer of 3 acorns …

And having found the correct answer, the child then gets to place the sum card into the number 3 pocket.

My girls, Amina and Basma have been having great fun playing this game, masha’Allah.

If you’d like to have a go at making this file folder game I have made the templates available to download for free from my file share widget that you will find as you scroll down the right of the screen.

HAVE FUN!

First Phonics File Folder Game

I made this First Phonics game for my youngest two daughters Amina (3 years) and Basma (2 years). They are both very keen to learn alongside their older siblings and quite often come to me demanding to “do school stuff”.

Amina has been working through the alphabet and is working on letter recognition and first phonics. Basma is quite bright, masha’Allah tabarak’Allah and I think she would easily benefit from joining in with her older sister to start learning letters and sounds. She loved the Numbers and Counting File Folder game I made for them and quickly mastered counting and number recognition.

The idea of this game is to put the correct cards into the corresponding letter pocket.

I have made the files for this activity free to download from my BOX file share widget which you will find on the right side of the menu screen as you scroll down.

When the folder is opened out it reveals 26 small pockets. On the front of each pocket is a letter from the alphabet in both upper case and lower case.

Each of the pockets contains approximately 6 cards with pictures of objects that begin with the letter on the front of the pocket.

The less common letters such as X, Y and Z have fewer cards.

This is a close up of  the letter K pocket showing the upper and lower case on the front. I chose to use the MS Word Comic Sans font because they are the closest font in which most children are taught to handwrite. So I encourage my children to draw over the letters with their fingers to help them learn how that letter is formed.

There are a set of 6 cards for this pocket.

*Kangaroo  *King  *Kettle  *Kitten  *Kite  *Ka’bah

Being a Muslim family, I included a few cards with Islamic elements such as K for Ka’bah.

Here is another example of a set of cards from the letter M pocket:

*Moon  *Monkey  *Money  *Mouse  *Mushrooms  *Masjid (Mosque)

At present we are using this activity on a daily basis, so I’m strongly considering getting the cards laminated so they last longer insha’Allah.

We are having lots of fun learning our first phonics and we hope you will too insha’Allah.

Numbers & Counting Game

I decided to make this little file folder game to help my youngest two girls, Amina 3 and Basma 2 with their counting and number recognition.

The aim of this file folder game is to place the cards into the correct pockets.

There are 12 pockets. Each pocket has a different coloured number on the front. I have used colours to help the kids match the cards to the correct pocket. There are 12 sets of cards with 3 cards in each set.

This is the set of cards for the number 3 pocket. On each card are objects. The idea is for the child to count the number of objects on the card and then place the card in the correct number pocket.

Here is a close of sample of some of the cards.

If you like this file folder game you can download it for free from my BOX file sharing menu which you will find as you srcoll down, on the right of the screen.

Apple Match Game

Here is another simple yet brilliant file folder game, this time courtesy of Homeschool Share.

Inside the file folder are 12 pockets with apples on the front of each pocket. There are 24 cards with red, green and yellow apples. The idea is to put a number of cards into each pocket that matches the number and colour of the apples on the front of the pocket. i.e 1 red apple and 1 green apple on the front of the pocket = 1 red apple and 1 green apple card into the pocket.

 A nice easy game for the little ones. My younger two girls, Amina 3 and Basma 2 were entertained, masha’Allah. The quickly understood how to play the game and could play it without me supervising and they would bring it to me once they had completed it having put all the cards into the correct pockets.

Paintbrush Colour Matching Game

I first saw this on Umm Adbul Basir’s Creative Corner, although it’s originally from the Confessions of a Homeschooler blog.

It’s a great idea, masha’Allah that keeps my little ones quiet for ages. The idea is to match the different colour paintbrushes to the relative jars.

When the folder is opened out you can see the 8 jar-shaped pockets with 4 matching paintbrushes per jar.

A close up of the jar parket with 4 paintbrushes with purple tips.

A close up of the brush shows the name of the colour written on the brush handle.

The templates to make this file folder are free to download from the Confessions of a Homeschooler blog.

Have fun!

Arabic Colour Matching Game

Masha’Allah I saw this posted on Umm Abdul Basir’s Creative Corner a while back and I knew as soon as I saw it that my girls would love it. Umm Abdul Basir has two downloads available, one in colour and one in black and white for kids to colour in themselves.

Today I got that ‘Friday Feeling’ – our family fun day, so I decided to make this file folder with my younger two girls, Amina 3 yrs and Basma 2 yrs.

It’s very easy and doesn’t take long to put together. Here is what it looks like when the folder is opened out.

The idea is to match the crayons to the correct colour pocket whilst learning the Arabic names for the colours. The girls had great fun and it was nice for Abi (Dad) to get involved too, to teach the kids, being as Arabic is his first language.

Here is a close up of one of the crayons.

This is the close up of the pocket with the Arabic for ‘red’ printed on the front.

Great fun, masha’Allah!