File folder games are a fun way for your preschooler to learn! I've made about 10 of them so far and Braxton LOVES them! The websites below are where I got most of them:
File Folder Fun. Most of ours came from here. You have the option of searching by theme or by grade. (I suggest searching by grade so that you will be looking at age appropriate games.) Once you choose a grade you can then choose from different types of games. (Numbers, Science, Matching, etc.)
Check out Christian Preschool Printables if you're interested in Bible based file folder games. We've gotten a couple games from here.
I stumbled upon this site when doing a Google search for Bible file folder games and found an adorable game. It's called "Dress the Bear" I plan on printing if off soon. I'm sure Braxton would love it.
Confessions of a Homeschooler also has some great file folder games. I love the Shades of Color game, it costs pretty much nothing to make. We also have the Fishy Faces & Paintbrush match up games. Both are a big hit around here. If you haven't already, take some time and look around her blog, it's packed with tons of great info and ideas!
Just wanted to share how we store our File Folder games:
I got this red file folder basket at Walmart in the office supplies for $3. (It was half off.) I use hanging folders to sort the games. (Colors, Matching, Bible, Shapes, etc.) We also have some regular pocket folders in there that Braxton picked out (so of course they are Spiderman. ;) They hold his art & drawings. The white binder is our alphabet book. Cover & pages are from Homeschool Creations. For each letter we paste the art & craft projects we did into the book. (Ex. Letter A page we pasted our Apple crafts into it and will be pasting our Alligator crafts in it as well.)
File Folder Fun. Most of ours came from here. You have the option of searching by theme or by grade. (I suggest searching by grade so that you will be looking at age appropriate games.) Once you choose a grade you can then choose from different types of games. (Numbers, Science, Matching, etc.)
Check out Christian Preschool Printables if you're interested in Bible based file folder games. We've gotten a couple games from here.
I stumbled upon this site when doing a Google search for Bible file folder games and found an adorable game. It's called "Dress the Bear" I plan on printing if off soon. I'm sure Braxton would love it.
Confessions of a Homeschooler also has some great file folder games. I love the Shades of Color game, it costs pretty much nothing to make. We also have the Fishy Faces & Paintbrush match up games. Both are a big hit around here. If you haven't already, take some time and look around her blog, it's packed with tons of great info and ideas!
Just wanted to share how we store our File Folder games:
I got this red file folder basket at Walmart in the office supplies for $3. (It was half off.) I use hanging folders to sort the games. (Colors, Matching, Bible, Shapes, etc.) We also have some regular pocket folders in there that Braxton picked out (so of course they are Spiderman. ;) They hold his art & drawings. The white binder is our alphabet book. Cover & pages are from Homeschool Creations. For each letter we paste the art & craft projects we did into the book. (Ex. Letter A page we pasted our Apple crafts into it and will be pasting our Alligator crafts in it as well.)
MONEY SAVING TIPS:
•Like I've mentioned before, when printing things off, you can save money by printing them in black and white rather than color. Then color the pictures in! This is what we did with all of our file folder games.
•Laminating. There are several different ways you can laminate. You can use sticky laminate or contact paper or you can use laminating pouches that require a laminate machine to seal them. If you choose sticky laminate you can find $1 rolls at the dollar tree or you can find larger rolls of Contact Paper at Big Lots or Walmart. (Make sure you get CLEAR.) If you choose to use the pouches you can either 1.) Buy the laminate machine and participate in Amazons rebate offer to save $20 or you can do what I did: Seal the pouches with an iron. (Lowest heat setting) It works perfectly and is SO much easier than the sticky laminate. (Faster, too!)
Thats all the FREE file folder games I have so far! Next blog post will be about our favorite educational toys/books so make sure you check it out!
Also, we started our first official week of the new "curriculum" so on Friday or Saturday I will be posting about that and sharing what we did! :)
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