Updated Garden Pre-K/K Pack - Part 2 - PreK Letter and Cutting Activities

Oct 22, 2026

Uploaded by Mia

Updated Garden Pre-K/K Pack - Part 2 provides preschool learning printables focused on early literacy and hands-on fine-motor skills. Activities include beginning letter sound matching with vegetable picture cards, a sentence print awareness routine using cut-out word order on a paper plate, and a “Carrot Poke Page” with hole-poking through an outline using a toothpick or push pin. It also includes garden cutting practice with pattern cards, featuring prep steps to cut along darker lines first and then dotted lines to form separate picture cards for cutting and pattern-making.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages32

Reading Time1 h 21 min

AccessFree to download

From the Garden

Letter Matching Directions

Picture Key

Garden Print Awareness

Directions

Carrot Poke Page

How To Use

Variations

Garden Cutting Practice & Pattern Cards

From the Garden Beginning Letter Matching Cut apart the pictures below. Paste them in the garden, matching the beginning sounds to each letter. Picture Key: zucchini, peas, tomatoes, lettuce, broccoli, carrots, watermelon, eggplant Updated Garden Pre-K/K Pack ww©w2t014hisrAll Readiights Reservedngmama com. Garden Print Awareness Directions: •On a paper plate, ask your child to draw or create a few of his favorite vegetables. •Cut out and mix up this sentence. •Lay out all the words so the child can see them. Say the sentence in the correct order and let him help you put them back in the right order. •You can glue them down on a piece of paper and attach to the paper plate. •Read the sentence out loud, pointing to each word as you read it. •Ask the child to try it, too! | My | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | came | | from | | | | | garden. | | | | | | vegetables the Updated Garden Pre-K/K Pack Created [by Becky @ thisreadingmama.com](by Becky @ thisreadingmama.com) ©2014 All Rights Reserved. is for vegetables Updated Garden Pre-K/K Pack ww©w2t014hisrAll Readiights Reservedngmama com. is for seeds Updated Garden Pre-K/K Pack ww©w2t014hisrAll Readiights Reservedngmama com. Carrot Poke Page How To Use: *Print the carrot poke page onto regular copy paper. *Place on top of carpet. *Using a toothpick or push pin, poke holes along the outline of the carrot. *Place on a window and let the light shine through! Variations: *Tape a piece of construction paper under poke page and poke through both pieces. When finished poking holes, remove poke page and place the construction paper carrot on a window to let the light shine through! *Place in a plastic sleeve protector and trace the carrot with dry erase markers. *Place stickers all along the outline of the carrot. [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) Carrot Poke [Page ](Page www.th)~~[ www](Page www.th)~~[.](Page www.th)~~[th](Page www.th)i~~©~~sre~~201~~adi~~4~~ ~~Al~~n~~l~~ g~~Ri~~mama~~ghts~~ ~~Rese.~~ ~~~~m~~ed Garden Cutting Practice & Pattern Cards *I recommend printing these onto cardstock to make it easier for the child to cut. *To prepare for the child, cut along the darker, horizontal lines first to create 4 separate strips. (like the strip below) | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | *Give the strips to the child and ask her to cut along each dotted line to make six separate picture cards for each row. *This can be used as a stand-alone cutting activity OR the little cards can then be used to make patterns together with your child. Updated Garden Pre-K/K Pack Created [by Becky @](by Becky @ thisreadingmama.com)[ thisreadingmama.com](by Becky @ thisreadingmama.com) ©2014 All Rights Reserved. Garden Cutting Practice & Pattern Cards Created [by Becky](by Becky @ thisreadingmama.com)[ @](by Becky @ thisreadingmama.com)[ thisreadingmama.com](by Becky @ thisreadingmama.com) ©2014 All Rights Reserved.

FAQs

What materials are used for the beginning letter matching activity?

Use the provided vegetable picture cards (zucchini, peas, tomatoes, lettuce, broccoli, carrots, watermelon, eggplant) and match beginning sounds to each letter.

How do you run the Garden Print Awareness activity with a paper plate?

Have the child draw or create favorite vegetables, cut and mix the sentence words, lay out the words, then say the sentence in the correct order while pointing to each word and helping the child rebuild it.

What are the steps for using the Carrot Poke Page?

Print it on regular copy paper, place it on the carpet, poke holes along the carrot outline with a toothpick or push pin, then place it near a window so light shines through. Variations include layering with construction paper, tracing with dry erase markers in a sleeve, or adding stickers along the outline.

Oct 22, 2026

Uploaded by Mia