Flashcards of Tools | Printable Tools and Machines Picture Cards | 26 Card Pages

Flashcards of tools for early vocabulary

These flashcards of tools are a packet of 26 card pages, each titled Tools and Machines! with a grid of picture cards. Every card shows a tool or a machine with its name printed below, and most pages hold nine cards in three rows.

The set is made for children who are learning tool words in English, and for teachers or parents who want a short, focused set for a workshop or building unit. The same items come back on many pages in new borders and colors, so children see each word again and again as they go through the pages.

A parent who wants flashcards of tools for the kitchen table can print a page at a time. A teacher can build a center from the pages that match a building unit. Because each page changes color and border, a child who learned wrench on one page sees it again in a new look on the next, which is how flashcards of tools stay fresh over several weeks.

What’s on the pages

Each card page has a Tools and Machines! heading in bright letters. The borders are dashed, solid or colored, and stars and confetti fill the page edges, so the 26 pages do not all look alike.

• Hand tools: hammer, screwdriver, wrench, pliers, hand saw, hacksaw, clamp, vice and tape measure.
• Power tools: drill, power drill, circular saw, chainsaw, band saw and power sander.
• Machines: tractor, bulldozer, excavator, dump truck, lawn mower and sewing machine.
• Other items: toolbox, ruler, ladder, wheelbarrow and safety goggles.

The pictures are objects only, with no people and no animals. Some card names have spelling slips, such as pliars or screwdriver written as screwdrver, so look through the preview pages before you print.

What’s in the download

The tools and machines flashcards pdf has 29 pages in total.

• Name page: 1 page with lines for name, class and date
• Tool and machine cards: 26 pages, nine cards on most pages
• Two closing pages with a thank you note and copyright information

Everything comes as PDF, so you can print one page for a small group or the whole set. The large pictures are easy to see from across a table. The words are already printed on the cards, so there is nothing to write by hand.

How to use flashcards of tools

Print the pages you want and cut the cards apart along their borders. Hold up a card, say the word and let the child repeat it. After a few rounds, hold up a card and ask the child to say the word first.

A few ways to use the cards:

• Lay out nine cards from one page and ask the child to point to the one you name.
• Sort the cards into hand tools, power tools and machines.
• Ask which tool you would use to turn a screw, cut a board or mow a lawn.
• Pair the cards with a unit on builders, farmers and gardeners.
• Leave a few pages with a substitute as a quick vocabulary activity.

Flashcards of tools work best in short rounds of five or six cards. Add a few new cards each lesson and bring back the older ones for review. Power tools flashcards like these also start a good talk about staying safe around real tools.

If you want printable tool cards for a station or a bulletin board, the borders make cutting easy, and hand tools picture cards like these fit well beside real objects on a table. Take a look at the preview pages before you buy, so you can see the layout and the pictures.

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