All About BALLS: A Complete Pre-K Literacy, Language, Math & Motor Skills Packet
By Deborah Brooks, MA CCC-SLP, TSSLD
Bring movement, language, literacy, and early math to life with this comprehensive, 50+ page thematic unit all about balls—one of the most motivating play themes for young children! This packet is intentionally designed for SLPs, Pre-K teachers, occupational therapists, special educators, and parents looking to build foundational learning skills through play-based, functional activities.
This resource strengthens fine motor, gross motor, expressive & receptive language, math concepts, phonological awareness, describing & compare/contrast, sequencing, and social communication—all wrapped in a joyful, movement-rich theme children love.
What’s Inside
✔ Fine Motor Activities: tracing lines and circles, cutting paths, sand-tray writing, cotton-ball gluing for precision and pincer skills.
✔ Trace & Build a Sentence Pages: predictable sentence frames, CVC vocabulary, action words, and coloring that integrate literacy with motor planning.
✔ Describing Cards (“Describe It! Describe It!”): color, function, shape, and attributes for every ball type—perfect for articulation, vocabulary, and grammar expansion.
✔ Compare & Contrast Worksheets: supports critical thinking, semantic mapping, and academic standards like PK.ELAL.10.
✔ 4-Part Sequencing Story: engaging narrative about kids playing ball, encouraging temporal vocabulary and retell skills. Includes SMART goals.
✔ Math Integration: counting 1–20, numeral matching, simple addition/subtraction, patterning, size concepts, and more—perfect for centers or small groups.
✔ Gross Motor Games (classroom-friendly!): Ball Hop & Match, Cup Knock-Down, Balance Beam Ball, Skee Ball, Roll & Match, and more—each with built-in language targets.
✔ Social-Emotional Learning: turn-taking, cooperative play, emotional labeling, joint attention, and encouragement built into every activity.
Perfect For
Speech therapy push-in or pull-out
OT sessions
Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms
Centers, morning work, movement breaks
Homeschool
Parent carryover
Skills Targeted
Speech & Language
✔ expressive & receptive vocabulary
✔ describing, categorizing, compare/contrast
✔ sentence expansion & morphology
✔ WH-questions & following directions
✔ sequencing & narrative
✔ articulation practice in meaningful contexts
Academic Readiness
✔ early literacy
✔ visual-motor integration
✔ number sense & early equations
✔ patterning & problem solving
Motor Development
✔ pincer grasp, tracing, cutting
✔ balance, coordination, bilateral integration
✔ whole-body regulation & sensory input
This packet gives you weeks of lessons, all aligned with developmentally supportive, play-based practice. Simply print, play, and watch your students thrive!
All About BALLS: A Complete Pre-K Literacy, Language, Math & Motor Skills Packet
By Deborah Brooks, MA CCC-SLP, TSSLD
Bring movement, language, literacy, and early math to life with this comprehensive, 50+ page thematic unit all about balls—one of the most motivating play themes for young children! This packet is intentionally designed for SLPs, Pre-K teachers, occupational therapists, special educators, and parents looking to build foundational learning skills through play-based, functional activities.
This resource strengthens fine motor, gross motor, expressive & receptive language, math concepts, phonological awareness, describing & compare/contrast, sequencing, and social communication—all wrapped in a joyful, movement-rich theme children love.
What’s Inside
✔ Fine Motor Activities: tracing lines and circles, cutting paths, sand-tray writing, cotton-ball gluing for precision and pincer skills.
✔ Trace & Build a Sentence Pages: predictable sentence frames, CVC vocabulary, action words, and coloring that integrate literacy with motor planning.
✔ Describing Cards (“Describe It! Describe It!”): color, function, shape, and attributes for every ball type—perfect for articulation, vocabulary, and grammar expansion.
✔ Compare & Contrast Worksheets: supports critical thinking, semantic mapping, and academic standards like PK.ELAL.10.
✔ 4-Part Sequencing Story: engaging narrative about kids playing ball, encouraging temporal vocabulary and retell skills. Includes SMART goals.
✔ Math Integration: counting 1–20, numeral matching, simple addition/subtraction, patterning, size concepts, and more—perfect for centers or small groups.
✔ Gross Motor Games (classroom-friendly!): Ball Hop & Match, Cup Knock-Down, Balance Beam Ball, Skee Ball, Roll & Match, and more—each with built-in language targets.
✔ Social-Emotional Learning: turn-taking, cooperative play, emotional labeling, joint attention, and encouragement built into every activity.
Perfect For
Speech therapy push-in or pull-out
OT sessions
Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms
Centers, morning work, movement breaks
Homeschool
Parent carryover
Skills Targeted
Speech & Language
✔ expressive & receptive vocabulary
✔ describing, categorizing, compare/contrast
✔ sentence expansion & morphology
✔ WH-questions & following directions
✔ sequencing & narrative
✔ articulation practice in meaningful contexts
Academic Readiness
✔ early literacy
✔ visual-motor integration
✔ number sense & early equations
✔ patterning & problem solving
Motor Development
✔ pincer grasp, tracing, cutting
✔ balance, coordination, bilateral integration
✔ whole-body regulation & sensory input
This packet gives you weeks of lessons, all aligned with developmentally supportive, play-based practice. Simply print, play, and watch your students thrive!
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