Easter pom pom mats build pincer strength one fluffy pom pom at a time! With the Fine Motor Mats for Easter | Pom Poms, preschool and kindergarten children grab and place pom poms to fill spring pictures like a lily, a chick and a rabbit.

Fine motor skills help children learn to control the hand, fingers and thumb. Activities like these help children develop the skills they need not only to hold a crayon and write with a pencil but to handle everyday tasks. On each mat, children build the picture with matching colors using one-to-one correspondence (one pom pom for each circle), trace a word and find the pictures that have the same beginning sound.

With these Easter pom pom mats, you get

• Easter pictures to fill, such as a lily, a chick and a rabbit
• Color matching and one-to-one correspondence on every mat
• A word to trace on each mat
• Beginning sound picture choices

Print, laminate and set out the pom poms for an easy Easter center.

What's Included

• Easter pom pom mats with pictures such as a lily, a chick and a rabbit
• Color-matching circles to fill with pom poms
• Traceable words, such as lily, chick and rabbit
• Picture choices for finding images with the same beginning sound

Why Teachers Love It

• Builds hand strength: Grabbing and placing pom poms strengthens the index finger and thumb.
• Easy to level up: Add tweezers to stretch fine motor skills even further.
• Literacy built in: Word tracing and beginning sounds sit right beside the fine motor work.
• Seasonal and fun: Soft, colorful pom poms and Easter pictures keep children excited to finish each mat.
• Flexible: Use the mats for morning work, fine motor activities, literacy centers or rainy day activities.

Skills Students Practice

Primary Academic Skills

• Fine motor strength: Grabbing and placing pom poms builds the pincer grasp and pre-writing skills.
• Color matching: Children match each pom pom to the color shown on the mat.
• One-to-one correspondence: Children place one pom pom on each circle to build the picture.
• Pre-writing skills: Tracing each word builds hand control.
• Beginning sounds: Children find the pictures that start with the same sound.

Secondary Life & Learning Skills

• Following directions
• Maintaining attention
• Working independently
• Communicating choices
• Building confidence during group participation

How to Use It

Step 1: Print the Easter pom pom mats and laminate them so they can be used again and again.

Step 2: Set out pom poms in the colors children need. Model how to match each pom pom to its circle on the mat.

Step 3: Children fill the Easter picture, trace the word and find the pictures with the same beginning sound.

Materials You'll Need

• Pom poms
• Tweezers (optional, for an added fine motor challenge)

Easy Differentiation

Children come to fine motor centers with different hand strength and sound knowledge. These mats are easy to adjust for each of them.

For Children Who Need More Support

• Set out only the pom pom colors needed for one picture
• Use larger pom poms that are easier to grab
• Trace the word together with a finger before using a marker
• Say each picture name aloud before choosing the beginning sound match

For On-Level Practice

• Fill each picture independently with matching colors
• Trace the word on each mat
• Find the pictures with the same beginning sound
• Count the pom poms once the picture is full

For an Extra Challenge

• Use tweezers to pick up and place each pom pom
• Name another word that starts with the same sound
• Write the word on a separate sheet after tracing it
• Invite children to tell a short story about the Easter picture

For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support

• Use the mats in OT sessions for pincer grasp and finger isolation
• Practice color words with a frame such as "I need a ___ pom pom."
• Practice spring vocabulary such as lily, chick and rabbit
• Practice target sounds with the beginning sound pictures
• Give extra processing time and model each step

Perfect For

• Spring and Easter fine motor centers
• Morning work
• Literacy centers
• Small groups
• OT sessions
• Special education classrooms
• Homeschool learning
• Rainy day activities

Standards

These Easter pom pom mats support the 2022 Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines and Virginia's Early Learning and Development Standards (2021), and they build toward kindergarten skills in Common Core, the TEKS (ELAR, adopted 2017) and the Virginia English SOL (2024):

Common Core State Standards

• CCSS RF.K.2.d: Isolate and say the first sound in simple spoken words when finding pictures with the same beginning sound.

Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines

• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.IX.B.1: Show control in tasks that take small-muscle strength, such as grabbing and placing pom poms.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.IX.B.2: Show growing control in tasks that need eye-hand coordination while tracing words.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.III.B.7: Identify words that begin with the same sound with picture support.

Texas TEKS

• TEKS ELAR K.2.A.ii: Recognize groups of words that begin with the same spoken initial sound.

Virginia Early Learning and Development Standards

• Virginia ELDS HPD3.1: Use eyes and hands together to place each pom pom on its circle.
• Virginia ELDS HPD3.2: Develop small muscle control while picking up and placing pom poms.
• Virginia ELDS CLLD3.3: Handle writing tools while tracing words.

Virginia SOL

• VA SOL English K.FFR.3.B: Identify common letter-sound correspondences.

Kids will love learning with the Easter Fine Motor Pom Pom Mats while they build literacy skills, fine motor skills and have a LOT of fun! Add them to your cart today and have your Easter centers ready in minutes.

The Easter Fine Motor Pom Pom Mats are also included in the Fine Motor Mega Pack.

Download Details

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