Many parents feel unsure about how to share music with their preschooler. Today, I have activities that make music easy along with Montessori-inspired Christmas bell activities. You’ll find free bell printables for a variety of bells, including Christmas bells.
Here, I’m also sharing the links to free bell printables for preschoolers through 1st graders (and sometimes older). To keep my list manageable, I don’t share coloring pages unless a page has a specific educational purpose related to bells.
At PreK + K Sharing, I tell how I used the printables to prepare Montessori-inspired bell activities. I also have links to other posts with additional ideas and presentations.
Free Printables Used in the Pictured Bell Activities for Preschoolers-First Graders
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Handbells and Musical Notes
Free Printable: Preschool Handbells: New-Sew Felt Musical Notes and Printables from Imagine Our Life
For this activity, I used a Multicraft tray and set of 8 handbells.
Jingle Bells Song Tray
Free Printable: Jingle Bells Music Color Coded by MontessoriSoul
For this activity, I used a Multicraft tray, a small tabletop easel, and the 5 lowest bells from the handbell set.
Jingle Bell Counting and Transfer Activity
Free Printable: Jingle Bell Numbers (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)
For this activity, I used a Montessori Services medium-size tray, sugar tong, and exact number of bells to match a number card. I purchased a set of 144 ½” gold bells to use for a number of activities.
Counting and Transferring Jingle Bells
DIY Jingle Bell Cards and Counters
Free Printable: Jingle Bell Numbers (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)
I used a Montessori Services medium-size tray, the number cards for 1-10, and 55 of the 144 ½” gold bells.
Bell Multiplication Board Activity
Free Printable: Multiplication with Bells Printable from Carol of the Bells Pack at Every Star Is Different
Free Printable: Math Facts Board Multiplication from Livable Learning
For this activity, I used a Multicraft tray, 27 of the bells for multiplication facts through 9×3, a small red bell for the top of the multiplication “board”, Bambu large condiment cup for the bells, small Bambu condiment cup for other pieces, and a miniature clothespin.
Jingle Bell Lane Game for Short E or Long A Words
Free Printable: Jingle Bell Lane Game by JK Curriculum Connection at Teachers Pay Teachers
I used a Montessori Services large plastic tray, dice, and gold and silver bells for place holders.
My holiday bell sensory bin and scavenger hunt uses a free printable.
Free Bell Printables for Preschoolers-First Graders
Montessori-Inspired Bell Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, and DIY Movable Alphabet (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber)
- Bell Templates from FirstPalette
- Preschool Handbells: New-Sew Felt Musical Notes and Printables from Imagine Our Life
- Bell Printables from Teachers Pay Teachers
- Bell Printables from Teachers Notebook (the word search can’t be saved, so just search for bell and free when you’re there)
Christmas Bells – Free Printables
- Carol of the Bells Pack from Every Star Is Different
- Free Christmas Pack from 3 Dinosaurs
- Polar Express Pack from 3 Dinosaurs
- Count Down to Christmas – Bells from 3 Dinosaurs
- Christmas Lacing Cards from Royal Baloo
- Bell Patterns from First-School
- Polar Express Printables (K-3) from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
- The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell Printables from Making Learning Fun
- Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell Printable from Pre-K Pages
- You’ve Been Jingled Printable from Pre-K Pages
- Christmas Treat Bag Toppers from PreKinders
- List of nursery rhymes and songs for letter J (free printable book) from The Measured Mom
- Christmas Bell Jigsaw from Activity Village
- Christmas Countdown (Bell) Printable from The Party Teacher
- Jingle Bells Lyrics from Christmas-Printables
December Holiday Posts at Living Montessori Now + December Pinterest Boards
You’ll find all my December posts here: Hundreds of December Holiday Activities for Kids
Pinterest Boards:
- Kids’ Winter Activities Pinterest Board
- Kids’ Christmas Activities Pinterest Board
- Kids’ Non-Christian Religious Holiday Activities Pinterest Board.
Please join me at PreK + K Sharing for ideas on how to use the free printables to create Montessori-inspired bell activities: Montessori-Inspired Bell Activities Using Free Printables.
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