Lesson Plan Ideas
Lesson Plan IdeasAre 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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Pigeon Activities for Preschoolers
The series of Pigeon books by Mo Willems star a pigeon who really wants things his way. Beginning with the best-seller Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, these humorous books have become favorites in the preschool classroom. Reading these books is just the beginning. These activities will extend learning […]
Retelling Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes
Retell and act out the book Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by painting with feet; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
QR Code Listening Center in Preschool
How to create a listening center using QR codes for your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. An inexpensive way to make a listening center.
Planting a Rainbow Color Sort
Use seed catalogs and our free printable to “plant” gardens in color rows; extension for Planting a Rainbow; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
DIY Tactile Alphabet Cards Printable
Printable alphabet cards to help your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten kids learn the letters of the alphabet. Make your own tactile alphabet cards.
Firefly Jar Fine Motor Activity
I remember chasing fireflies or lightning bugs and placing them in an old mayonnaise jar that had holes punched in the lid. My grandmother kept jars on her porch just for that purpose. This activity invites children to place fireflies in the jar and punch holes in the lid. Use […]
Button Counting Math Activity
Button counting activity using a foam puzzle frame and a collection of buttons for a fun counting activity for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
Outdoor Obstacle Course For Kids (modifications for preschoolers & toddlers)
Create an outdoor obstacle course from materials you have to build gross motor skills; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
Science for Kids: Nature Investigation Table
Set up a nature investigation table outdoors for seasonal explorations of the natural world; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
Life Cycle Of A Butterfly For Kids
Learning about the butterfly life cycle in your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. Your kids will love watching their butterflies grow!
Rain Activities for Preschoolers
Rain activities for learning about spring or weather in your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. Fun activities about rain
Growing Beans in Baggies
How to grow a bean seed in a window baggie at home or in your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. Learn the life cycle of a lima bean!
Gross Motor Beach Ball Game
A fun outdoor gross motor game using a beach ball for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. Perfect for summer or end of the school year!
Fine Motor Clothespin Activities for Preschool
Clothespin activities to develop fine motor skills for children in preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. Fun learning activities for kids!
Decorative Magnet Gift for Mother’s Day
A simple homemade magnet gift for mothers or other special family members; for your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom.
Pond Theme Snack Activity
A fun pond theme snack in two versions–sweet and salty–for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten kids to enjoy at home or in the classroom.
Butterfly Activities for Preschoolers
A collection of butterfly activities and the butterfly life cycle; great for an insect or spring theme in your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom.
Best STEAM Toys for Preschoolers
STEAM toys for your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten kids at home or in the classroom. Toys to support Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math.
Science for Kids: Observing Pond and Sink Water
In this science activity, observe pond water and sink water, compare and contrast the water, and make observations; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
Spring Poems for Preschoolers
April is National Poetry Month. Do you read poems with your preschoolers? Perhaps you read rhyming books with them or say nursery rhymes together. Fingerplays are often poetic in nature. Look for ways to incorporate different types of poetry with your preschoolers. The book Hi, Koo utilizes the haiku to […]