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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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Post Office and Mailing Activities for Preschool

20 post office activities perfect for a community helper theme or to supplement Valentines activities; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten

Transportation Process Art

Transportation Process Art Activity For Preschool

A fun transportation process art activity! Your preschoolers will love driving vehicles through paint to create interesting designs.

Transportation Alphabet Relay

Transportation Alphabet Relay

Transportation alphabet relay activity to get kids moving and learning to identify letters at the same time! Perfect for preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten.

Transportation Color Mixing

Transportation Color Sorting and Mixing

A fun transportation color mixing activity perfect for a transportation theme in your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom.

Patterning with cars

Making Patterns with Cars

Make patterns with cars for a fun transportation themed activity. Your preschoolers will learn to recognize, continue, and extend patterns.

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Little Blue and Little Yellow: Exploring Colors with Play Dough

Use play dough to explore colors and extend the book Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

Dinosaur Play Dough Eggs

Dinosaur Play Dough Activity

Dinosaur play dough activity using plastic eggs. Your kids will have fun making and hatching their very own dinosaur eggs with this fun activity for a dinosaur theme in the preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom.

Candy Cane Play Dough

Candy Cane Playdough Activity

A fun play dough exploration with a candy cane theme for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten is a great Christmas or holiday activity.

Transportation Play Dough Tray

Transportation Play Dough Activity Tray

A fun transportation play dough activity for preschool and pre-k. Your kids will have a blast making vehicles with this hands-on play dough tray and mats.

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Little Red Hen Play Dough Activity

A play dough invitation to extend the story of The Little Red Hen for your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten kids at home or in the classroom.

Play Dough Faces Activity pre-k

Making Faces Play Dough Activity

A fun face play dough mat for kids to build faces using play dough, great for a body theme; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

Easter Playdough Tray

Easter Playdough Activity for Preschool

Easter play dough invitation to create. An easy open-ended playdough activity with dollar store items like wiggly eyes, pipe cleaners, cookie cutters, and rolling pins. Invite your preschool or kindergarten kids to create using these inexpensive items.

Teeth Play Dough Tray Activity for Preschool

Dental Health Play Dough Tray

A fun dental health play dough activity for preschool and pre-k. Your kids will have a blast learning about teeth and how to care for them!

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.

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!

Pet Biscuit Play Dough Activity

Dog Play Dough Biscuit Activity

Create pet biscuits from homemade wholemeal flour and play out feeding pets; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

Snowman Playdough Activity

Snowman Play Dough

A fun snowman play dough activity for a winter theme in your preschool or pre-k classroom. Make a snowman with white play dough and loose parts.

Valentine Play Dough Activity

Valentine play dough activity for a Valentine’s Day theme in preschool or pre-k. Your kids will have fun exploring and creating with play dough!

Farm Writing Center activity

Farm Book Activity: Get Well Card Center

Farm theme literacy experience to accompany the book “Barnyard Song.” Preschoolers will giggle with delight as they create get well cards for the animals!

a child holding a magnetic wand

Science for Kids: Exploring Magnets

A simple science exploration using magnets and items from around the house or classroom; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.