With a new month underway and routines settling in, I have some fantastic resources to share with you! This post highlights 25 free November-themed downloads that are ideal for engaging your kindergarten students throughout the month. Whether you’re planning whole-class activities, small groups with decodable books, printables, or independent learning centers, these interactive resources are perfect for the season. From engaging centers and digital slides to decodable books and playful printables, these activities will bring plenty of learning fun and autumn excitement to your classroom!
Decodable November Books for Early Readers
Start November with a set of three free and engaging November-themed decodable books! Ideal for early readers, these stories feature phonetically controlled CVC words to help build reading confidence. The fiction books support letter recognition and beginning sounds, making them a great choice for small groups or independent practice. These books provide a solid foundation for key reading skills, setting students up for success throughout the school year. I added an additional bonus book for students still working on letters and sounds.
This themed free download provides you with (2) beginning sounds-based books and (2) cvc-based decodable book. You will have fiction and nonfiction decodable books. Students will be able to read from the standard fold and flip decodable books, MINI decodables, and all-in-one passages. Access this free download HERE.
Engaging November-Themed Centers for Phonics and Math
This November, bring a seasonal touch to your classroom with these interactive, hands-on centers! Loaded with free resources that support math, literacy, and fine motor skills, these activities are perfect for keeping your young learners engaged all month long. Fun and adaptable, they’ll add an exciting autumn vibe to your lessons and keep your classroom energized and engaged!
HANDS-ON CENTERS
NOVEMBER THEMED
Discover an array of interactive math and phonics centers, each inspired by engaging November themes! These centers are ideal for filling your classroom with hands-on learning activities all month, providing weeks of engaging skill-building that your students will enjoy.
We begin with a selection of math centers designed to strengthen number sense with numbers up to 20. Students can explore, solve, roll, and search, building confidence as they practice key math skills. Click on the images to download.
This free download offers math counting sequence puzzlers. These puzzlers are offered for varying number sets. The free download includes puzzlers for numbers 1-10 and numbers 11-20. Access the free download HERE.
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Hands-On and Engaging November Free Downloads (Centers Continued)
Coming up next, prepare for some exciting November-themed free downloads designed to target essential skills in a fun, engaging way! Start with a lively approach to building number sense through interactive activities. You’ll also enjoy the creative sensory bin ideas crafted for November, featuring themed cards and recording sheets. Additionally, students can strengthen phoneme-grapheme connections with word mapping activities using autumn-themed mats for CVC words, digraphs, blends, and CVCE words. And the best part? Extra resources are available in a DIGITAL format, offering added flexibility!
This free download includes two engaging math centers. Center 1 is a spin and and build. Students spin and show the matching number of turkeys. Center 2 is a roll and build hands-on turkey center. Students roll and build the matching number of turkey feathers. Access the free download HERE!
NOVEMBER MATH SENSORY BIN
Science of Reading Aligned November-Themed Phonics Centers
Do you use phoneme-to-grapheme connections with word mapping in your classroom? These free November-themed all-in-one phonics mats are ideal for getting your students involved in saying, tapping, mapping, and writing phonics words, making skill practice both interactive and enjoyable!
This free download has multiple uses. First off, it’s completely DIGITAL. You can use these November-themed slides to build fluency in skill-based words. You can also print the resource and use it for flashcards. I also include blank versions for generic mapping mats. Access the free resource HERE!
I also created an additional set of digital + print fluency slides for ABCs and high frequency words. These follow the Guided Phonics + Beyond scope for high frequency words. You can mix the slides up as needed for your reviewing purposes.
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Students will love these engaging November-themed magnetic letter mats. Students can build words, map words, or simply work on letter recognition. The freebie includes color and black and white versions to choose from.
BEGINNING SOUNDS SENSORY BIN
SCARECROW WORD WRITING TASKS
This is an exciting rhyming center option. It not only works with rhyming but there is also a strong connection with CVC words. This will allow students to build rhyming skills alongside their CVC work.
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This free download offers you a hands-on and engaging phonics centers. Students will have the opportunity to work on letter sounds, CVC words, and a fun turkey-themed writing center option. Access the free download HERE.
NOVEMBER PHONICS SENSORY BIN
NOVEMBER WORD MAPPING MATS
November-Themed Printables for Phonics and Math Skills
ENGAGING PRINTABLES
NOVEMBER THEMED
Running a busy classroom can be challenging, but this collection of November-themed printables is here to help! Packed with engaging activities for both math and phonics, these resources are great for reinforcing essential skills. Whether you use them for group work or independent practice, these adaptable worksheets are a valuable addition to your November classroom toolkit.
This free download offers you beginning sound “scenes” for the students to label. This is another teacher and kid favorite. Students will label the items with the matching beginning sound/CVC word and then play “match it” along the side of the page. Access the free download HERE!
This free download offers 50 engaging phonics-based November sheets.
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Access INSTANT printable handwriting practice for both letters and numbers below and along an additional set of November-themed phonics and math printables.
Pip the Pup is a classroom favorite. Enjoy this free set of seasonal Pip the Pup coloring sheets. Students will get to enjoy seeing Pip throughout the seasons and exploring fun topics. Access the free download HERE!
BONUS November Free Downloads!
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November-Themed Free Downloads
Thanks so much for stopping by to explore the 25 fantastic November-themed freebies for your kindergarten classroom! I hope these resources add extra fun and seasonal flair to your activities this month. Stay tuned for more exciting, free downloads each month—there’s plenty more to come, and I can’t wait to share it with you! Be sure to bookmark the blog so you never miss a new set of themed goodies. Keep up the great work, and see you soon! Happy teaching!
Thanks so much for downloading the November themed free resources. Reach out with any questions.
Tara West – Little Minds at Work
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