Play-Based TK Learning Center Cards, English & Spanish
Play-Based TK Learning Center Cards, English & Spanish
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These play-based TK learning center cards give Transitional Kindergarten teachers 48 center cards in English and Spanish for eight classroom centers, in a 72-page printable PDF with center signs.
What you get: 72 printable PDF pages for Transitional Kindergarten: 48 center cards in English and Spanish. US Letter, in a ZIP. Instant download after checkout; nothing is shipped.
Ready-to-use, play-based learning center cards for California Transitional Kindergarten, in English and Spanish. Set up eight centers with common classroom items and rotate 48 activity cards all year. 72 printable PDF pages.
What's inside
- Staff guide (3 pages): setting up 8 play-based centers, materials, adult roles, home language support, safety and printing
- 48 center cards, 6 per center: Math, Literacy, Blocks & Building, Art, Dramatic Play, Science & Nature, Sensory, Feelings & Friends
- Every card in English with a matching Spanish card printed on the back: goal, materials, steps, adult prompts, and make it easier / make it harder
- 8 printable center signs in English and Spanish
- Teacher observation checklist (landscape) and observation notes page, completed by hand
- Family take-home activity sheet in English and in Spanish
- Standards map listing all 89 PTKLF foundations used, with the cards for each
California standards
Tagged to the California Preschool/Transitional Kindergarten Learning Foundations (PTKLF), by domain and foundation number. Each card lists its foundation numbers.
- Approaches to Learning: ATL 1.4 Persisting Despite Difficulties; ATL 2.2 Managing Impulsive Behaviors; ATL 3.1 Planning; ATL 3.3 Problem-Solving Together
- Social and Emotional Development: SED 1.1 Self-Identity; SED 1.3 Understanding Emotions in Self and Others; SED 1.4 Regulating Emotions, Behaviors, and Stress; SED 1.6 Awareness of Similarities and Differences Across People; SED 1.8 Empathy and Caring; SED 3.1 Interacting and Cooperating with Peers; SED 3.2 Conflict Resolution with Peers
- Language and Literacy Development: Foundational Language Development: LLD 1.1 Understanding and Using Vocabulary; LLD 1.6 Constructing Narratives; LLD 1.7 Sharing Explanations and Opinions; LLD 1.8 Participating in Conversations; LLD 2.1 Isolating Initial Sounds; LLD 2.3 Participating in Rhyming and Wordplay; LLD 2.4 Identifying Letters; LLD 2.5 Learning Letter–Sound Correspondence; LLD 3.2 Understanding Stories; LLD 4.1 Developing Fine Motor Skills in Writing; LLD 4.3 Dictating Thoughts and Ideas to Be Conveyed in Writing; LLD 4.4 Writing to Represent Words or Ideas; LLD 4.5 Writing Own Name
- Language and Literacy Development: English Language Development: ELD 1.2 Using Words; ELD 1.8 Constructing Narratives; ELD 2.3 Participating in Rhyming and Wordplay; ELD 2.4 Recognizing and Identifying Letters; ELD 3.3 Understanding Stories; ELD 4.1 Writing to Represent Words or Ideas; ELD 4.2 Writing Own Name
- Mathematics: Math 1.2 One-to-One Correspondence; Math 1.3 Cardinality; Math 1.4 Subitize; Math 1.5 Numeral Recognition; Math 1.6 Number Comparison; Math 2.5 Sorting and Classifying; Math 2.6 Recognizing, Duplicating, and Extending Patterns; Math 2.7 Creating Patterns; Math 3.1 Comparing Measurable Attributes of Objects; Math 3.2 Ordering Objects; Math 3.4 Representing Data; Math 4.1 Identifying Two-Dimensional Shapes; Math 4.2 Identifying Three-Dimensional Shapes; Math 4.3 Comparing Two-Dimensional Shapes; Math 4.4 Composing Shapes; Math 4.5 Positions and Directions in Space
- Science: Science 1.1 Making Observations; Science 1.3 Asking Questions; Science 1.4 Defining Problems; Science 1.5 Making Predictions; Science 1.6 Planning and Carrying Out Investigations; Science 1.7 Using Tools; Science 1.8 Documenting Observations and Using Models; Science 1.9 Mathematical Thinking and Analyzing Data; Science 2.1 Characteristics of Objects and Materials; Science 2.2 Light and Sound Waves; Science 2.3 Exploring Changes in Objects and Materials; Science 2.4 Force and Motion; Science 3.1 Characteristics of Living Things; Science 3.3 Living and Nonliving Things; Science 3.6 Growth, Change, and the Life Cycle of Living Things; Science 3.7 Needs of Living Things; Science 4.3 Weather; Science 5.1 Engineering Design Process
- Physical Development: PD 1.8 Fine Motor Manipulative Skills
- Health: Health 1.3 Understanding the Role of Health Care Providers
- History–Social Science: HSS 2.2 Membership in Communities; HSS 2.5 Exploring Similarities and Differences; HSS 3.2 Showing Care and Offering Help; HSS 3.7 Collective Problem-Solving; HSS 5.3 Understanding Physical Space Through Drawings, Building Materials, and Maps; HSS 6.2 Awareness of People at Work; HSS 6.3 Understanding Exchange
- Visual and Performing Arts: VPA 1.2 Communicating About Art Forms and Elements; VPA 1.3 Drawing or Painting Lines and Curves; VPA 1.4 Working with Dough or Clay; VPA 1.5 Using Visual Arts Materials; VPA 1.6 Communicating Visual Arts Terms; VPA 1.8 Mixing and Blending Colors; VPA 1.9 Creating Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Representations; VPA 1.10 Intensity and Mood; VPA 2.3 Recognizing Sounds and Vibrations; VPA 3.2 Understanding Plot; VPA 3.3 Showing Emotions; VPA 3.4 Acting Out Prompts or Scripts; VPA 3.5 Engaging in Role-Play; VPA 3.6 Vocal Projection; VPA 3.8 Using Props or Costumes
Written to support the PTKLF; not published or endorsed by the California Department of Education. The cards and checklist are teaching aids, not an assessment.
Static, non-fillable US Letter PDF in a ZIP download. Print double-sided (flip on long edge) for English on the front and Spanish on the back; pages also print well in black and white.
Classroom use included
License: one school site. Staff at the purchasing site may print copies for their own classrooms and send the family sheet home. No resale or redistribution. No student data: everything is completed by hand on paper; nothing is entered online and no student information comes to Creator Supply Co. District licenses: shopcreatorsupplyco@gmail.com. Digital download; no physical product.
Funding fit: Schools often use Title I/SPSA or LCFF funds for resources like this; your district decides.