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Are you looking for preschool lesson plan ideas and learning activities for your classroom? Your little learners will love these fun, hands-on activities for literacy, math, science, dramatic play and more!

Some of our favorite lesson plans to explore with pre-K students are using sensory bins, incorporating fun preschool songs, and practicing fine motor play. 

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Nursery Rhyme Number Game

A number and counting game to use with the nursery rhyme Baa Baa Black Sheep; builds math concepts for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

humpty dumpty alphabet activity

Humpty Dumpty Letter Crack

A fun letter matching game with plastic eggs to use with the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten

nursery rhyme gross motor game

Jack Be Nimble Gross Motor Activity

Make a candle and use it as a gross motor game for the nursery rhyme Jack Be Nimble; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

Recycling Activity for Preschoolers

Recycling Activity for Preschool

Earth Day is a great time to do a recycling activity with your preschoolers. Your kids will enjoy sorting items to be recycled.

Muffin Man toss

Muffin Man Tossing Activity

Muffin Man alphabet letters in a muffin pan for a tossing game; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten

Earth Day Sensory Play

Sensory Play Activity for Earth Day

A simple and fun sensory play experience with animals and an earth day theme for your preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten kids to enjoy.

Earth Day Weaving Activity

Earth Day Paper Plate Weaving Craft

A fun Earth Day weaving craft builds fine motor skills and provides a way to talk about the earth with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten

Homemade Seed Paper Recipe

Earth Day Project: Making Homemade Seed Paper

Celebrate Earth Day by recycling paper into homemade seed paper (that can even be planted!); for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

Preschool Earth Day Activities

Earth Day Activities for Preschoolers

What do your preschoolers know about the environment? Often teachers will talk about animals or plants or other parts of the natural world. In these themes or learning times, they may talk about how to take care of the world.  April 22 is Earth Day, a natural time to talk […]

Upcycled Plastic Egg Shakers for Music

How To Make Upcycled Plastic Egg Music Shakers

Recycle plastic eggs from Easter to make music shakers for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. A fun recycling activity for kids!

Nursery Rhyme Ideas for Preschool

Nursery Rhymes Activities for Preschoolers

A collection of activities for a preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom for a nursery rhymes theme. Pre-K literacy and rhyming activities.

Earth Day Play Dough for Preschool

Earth Day Theme Play Dough for Preschool

A fun Earth Day play dough activity for preschool and pre-k. Your kids will have a blast playing and learning with this Earth Day theme invitation to play!

Blue and Green Shredded Paper Sensory Bin for Recycling theme

Earth Day Recycling Sensory Bin for Preschool

A fun, hands-on Earth Day sensory bin activity for your preschool or pre-k classroom. Your kids will have fun learning about recycling with this sensory bin

Nursery Rhyme Songs for Preschoolers

Best Nursery Rhyme Songs for Preschool Children

The best nursery rhyme songs for preschool children, including pre-k and kindergarten. Your kids will love these teacher approved nursery rhyme songs!

black flannel background featuring the different parts of a flower

Parts of a Flower: Science Activity for Preschoolers

A science center exploration of the parts of a flower; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten; Pre-K spring theme life cycle activities; parts of plants.

Retelling a Spring Story with Puppets

Read a spring theme book and use puppets and props to explore and retell the story; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

colorful paint splattered across a white paper

Spring Splat Art

A fun Spring process art exploration with paint and a variety of brushes for your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. Your kids will love splat art

Flower Play Dough Recipe for Spring

Add in flower petals, rose water and food dye to create spring flower play dough for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

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Spring Book Activity: Birds in the Trees

Create a tree full of birds after reading the spring book Bird Watch; for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten classes. Spring book literacy activity for toddlers.

Life Cycle of a Tree

Exploring the Life Cycle of Trees and Flowering Plants

Explore the life cycle of trees and other plants with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten; Spring toddler activities; tree life cycle: buds, seeds, fruit