Shapes Activities for Preschoolers
A collection of over 30 activities to explore and learn shapes for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. Hands-on activities to make learning fun.
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All About Me Snack Activity
A fun snack and teaching activity for kids to think about their bodies; great for All About Me theme; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten
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Back to School Storytelling Box
Getting ready for back to school is so exciting for us this year as my twins are heading to preschool. We’ve been doing a lot of back to school reading and have found a favorite book. I came up with a fun storytelling activity to go with it. Read a Fun Book There Was an
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Body Reflexes Action Game
A fun game about body reflexes where children can act out the different things bodies do; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
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Music with Kids: Song Cubes and Finding the Beat
DIY Song Cubes to help children learn music “old favorites” and practice finding and keeping the beat; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
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12 Environmental Print Activities
A collection of ideas and activities for using environmental print in the classroom to develop early reading skills; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
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Pre-K Literacy: Using Word Charts with Children
A fun shape exploration activity using child-made word charts that extends the book Shapes in the Kitchen; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
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Craft Stick Shapes Building Activity for Preschool
Build craft stick shapes with your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten kids. A fun, hands-on learning activity to go with the book The Greedy Triangle.
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30+ Color Activities For Preschoolers
30 color activities for preschoolers. Teach your toddlers and preschoolers how to identify colors with these fun activities and ideas!
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Nature Shape Scavenger Hunt
When preschoolers learn something new, they love nothing more than putting it on display. When my 4 year old first mastered shape recognition, the world became a massive I Spy game of shapes. A Star in My Orange is a great way to reinforce shape recognition with your preschoolers. They will also immediately want to
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The Shape of Things Chalk Drawings
Shapes are found, identified, and drawn in all preschool classrooms! Discovering just how often circles, squares, and triangles occur in our everyday life make them relevant to children. When a concept is applicable to the learner, it is easier to retain the knowledge. Let’s show our students shapes all around them! The Shape of Things
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Shape Wands Math Activity
Create shape wands and locate all the matching shapes throughout your classroom or house; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
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Shape Exploration for Kids
After reading the wonderful book Mouse Shapes by Ellen Walsh, I thought it would be fun to make a mouse that could be used in a shape game. The mice in the book explore shapes so, why shouldn’t we? Concepts About Shapes As preschoolers learn about shapes, they can develop visual discrimination skills, learning to
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Make a Tortilla Shape Snack
This fun snack activity encourages shape recognition and expands on the book Round Is a Tortilla by Roseanne Thong; for preschool, pre-k,and kindergarten.
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Rainforest Activities for Preschoolers
The Amazon Rainforest covers much of northern Brazil and extends into other South American countries as well. This large tropical region has diverse animals and plants. Your children may enjoy exploring the rainforest as part of a study of the earth and animals. You could also use these activities in a study of Brazil in
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Perfect Square Shapes Art
This Perfect Square art activity is so easy to set up and totally open-ended. It goes perfectly with the book and would be an excellent addition to a shapes unit. I just love the message in the book Perfect Square by Michael Hall. It’s about a perfect square that is transformed into something new and
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Create a Shapes Photo Book
After reading the book So Many Circles, So Many Squares by Tana Hoban, make your own photo shapes book; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
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A Color of His Own: Color Mixing Activity
Predict color changes in this fun activity that extends the book A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
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Green: One Color Sensory Bin
This one-color sensory bin encourages exploration of green and extends the book Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
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Monsters Love Colors Painting Activity
Read the book Monsters Love Colors by Mike Austin and explore colors with this fun watercolor resist activity; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
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