A police unit study can be used at any time, although you might want to use it to emphasize safety skills at the start of the school year or in observance of the anniversary of 9-11. Today, I’m sharing the links to free printables I’ve used to create Montessori-inspired police activities for preschoolers through kindergarteners.
I show how I used the printables to prepare the Montessori-inspired activities. I also have links to other posts with additional ideas and presentations.
Free Police Printables Used in the Pictured Police Activities for Preschoolers-Kindergarteners
How Many Fingerprints? Activity
Free Printable: Police Printables ~ Preschool at Homeschool Creations
This activity used a free printable from the Police Printables ~ Preschool Packet at Homeschool Creations. It also uses an ink pad, stapler, and inexpensive tray from the grocery store. After the child places the correct number of fingerprints on each page, a “How Many Fingerprints?” booklet could be created.
Catch the Robber Math Game
Free Printable: Catch the Robber from the Safety Mini Unit printable (clear box under Day 3)from A Teaching Mommy
Learning to Call 911
Free Printable: Learning to Dial 9-1-1 from I Can Teach My Child
I Can Teach My Child has a creative printable for Learning to Dial 9-1-1 along with helpful ideas for introducing 9-1-1. Children could practice calling 911 first on the printable, then on a cordless phone, and then on a cell phone. I cut out extra numbers from the printable so the children could place the numbers 9-1-1 in the order needed in an emergency.
Police Badge Punching Activity
Free Printable: Hero Badge from Pastiche Family Portal
Police Car Skip Counting by 2s to 100
Free Printable: Numberline Freebies from City Teacher Goes Country
For this activity, I used the Numberline Freebies from City Teacher Goes Country. There are also police car numbers in the printable for counting by 10s, although I chose counting by 2s to 100 for this activity. Many children like big projects and would enjoy placing the numbers in order by twos in a long line across the floor.
Police Station and Police Car Craft
This is an activity for children with advanced cutting and assembly skills. I used Police Station and Police Car printables from Canon Creative Park. UPDATE: Unfortunately, the printable is no longer available.
Free Police Printables for Preschoolers-Kindergarteners
- Police Officer Printables from Homeschool Creations
- Kindergarten Police Officer Printables from Confessions of a Homeschooler
- Unit Study: Police from Lawteedah
- Police Count and Clip Game from Our Country Road
- The Police Officer Emergent Reader from The Measured Mom
- Community Helpers Printables from PreKinders
- Community Helpers Preschool Themes – Police from Early Childhood Fun
- Police Officer Craft from Learn Create Love
- Community Helper Paper Dolls from First Palette
- Police Officer Printables from First School
- Policeman Toilet Paper Tube Puppets from Making Learning Fun
- National Police Week Printables from DLTK’s Crafts for Kids
- Policeman’s Cap from Making Friends
- Printable Badges for Kids from Tim Van de Vall’s Blog
- Official Badge Generator from Says.It
- Blank Shields from Print. Color. Fun
- Community Helper Printables from Preschool Mom
- Police Printables from Teachers Pay Teachers
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I often wonder how long it takes you to research and write a post like this. You have so much information here. Thank you for all you do! I’m sue when we have a police theme again this post will be a HUGE help!
Thanks for your sweet comment, Renae! I’m afraid to actually count the hours it takes me to do everything I do for my posts on the 15th of each month. But I enjoy it, and I’m so glad they’re helpful. 🙂
I know my little guy will love this! Thanks so much Deb!
Thanks, Rebecca! I hope some of the activities are perfect for him. 🙂
Thank You for sharing!!!!
Thanks, Jamie! I did have fun putting this together. 🙂
So many great ideas. I’ll be featuring this on The Sunday Showcase this weekend. Thank you for linking up!
SO cute! My boys would go CRAZY for these! They absolutely love to play police right now! Thanks Deb! 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing this great resource! I’m going to try some of these activities with a community helpers unit in preschool. I’ll be sharing this on Share It Saturday tomorrow. 🙂
Wow, what a collection! Thanks so much for sharing at the After School linky.
Love having all these resources together in one place. I particularly love that Learn to Dial 911 activity from I Can Teach My Child. My husband has often told me of the time he did that as a young child and probably saved his mother’s life. It is truly so important.
I don’t know why I even bother to look anywhere but your website for things. 🙂 My about-to-turn 6 son wants to have a “police birthday”, so I have been trying to think about things we can do and favors to give that relate to the “theme”, but aren’t violent.
Thank you for once again being an indispensable resource, even for things I don’t expect!
This is a great collection of hands-on ways to learn about the role of police officers. Thanks for linking up to Discover & Explore. I’m featuring this post today.
Thank you so much for linking up to the Kids Learning Printables Linky Party. I remember this post from the first time I saw it. Such a fabulous post with so many resources for printables! You’ve been featured this week at Every Star Is Different. We hope to see you stop by again soon!