March Preschool Themes

march preschool themes

Looking for some curriculum themes that you could use in March for your preschool classroom? As the days are getting warmer or signs of spring are appearing, several natural learning activities and themes are possible. While these are not the only March preschool themes, this list will help jump start your lesson planning with some fun learning experiences for preschoolers.

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March Preschool Themes

ST. PATRICK’S DAY
This holiday on March 17 provides a natural theme for preschoolers. Explore rainbows, shamrocks, the color green, and those mischievous leprechauns in a fun St. Patrick’s Day theme.
St. Patrick’s Day Bundle
St. Patrick’s Day Fine Motor Activities
Rainbow Fruit Cups Healthy Preschool Snack
St Patrick’s Day Play Dough
St. Patrick’s Day Songs for Preschool
St. Patrick’s Day Math Activities
Books for St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day Bingo
St. Patrick’s Day Literacy Activities
St. Patrick’s Day I-Spy Activity
Fool’s Gold Science Experiment
Rainbow Sensory Bin
Rainbow Crayons
Mess Free St Patrick’s Day Snacks

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SPRING
Seasons are always a popular theme for preschoolers. These spring activities will help your children explore the changes that are happening in the world around them.
Spring Sensory Bottles for Preschool
Spring Songs for Preschoolers
Spring Books for Preschoolers
Spring Book Activity: Birds in Trees
Spring Fine Motor Activities
Painting with Flowers
Spring Fine Motor Practice
Patterning with Flowers
Spring Sand Pictures
Raising Butterflies
Spring Movement Games
Spring Splat Art
Flower Play Dough
Planting and Growing Grass
Spring Race to the Top Game

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A bundle of 19 of our most popular spring theme resources, including math, literacy, circle time, fine motor, dramatic play - and more!


LIFE CYCLES
Expand on the spring theme with a specific look at life cycles, both for animals and for plants.
Books About Animal Life Cycles
Books About Seeds and Plant Life Cycles
Exploring Life Cycle of Trees and Flowering Plants
Raising Butterflies
Planting and Growing in Preschool
Shape Caterpillars
Butterfly Life Cycle Sensory Bin

EASTER
Sometimes Easter is in March. If your children celebrate Easter or if your center explores holidays of different groups, an Easter theme would present some fun exploration ideas.
Easter Painting Process Art
Preschool Books for Easter
Easter Sensory Bin
Easter Sensory Bin
Easter Play Dough Activity
Easter Fine Motor Activities
Easter Transfer Activity
Bunny Castanets
Plan an Educational Easter Egg Hunt
Easter Math Activities
Easter Literacy Activities
Pond Theme Bundle

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March Curriculum Themes for Preschoolers

POND
Ponds teem with all kinds of life–insects, fish, birds, amphibians, and mammals intermingle in this habitat. A pond theme offers many fun learning opportunities.
Books About Pond Life
Pond Life Songs for Kids
Duck Pond Sensory Bin
Frog Pond Play Dough Tray
Duck Pond Play Dough Tray
Observing Pond Water and Sink Water
Pond Theme Snack Activity
Frog Life Cycle Play Dough Mats
Five Little Ducks Activity
One Duck Stuck: Muck Sensory Play

WEATHER
In March your area may experience all kinds of weather–sunny, windy, rainy, cool. A weather theme could be fun for preschoolers to explore.
Books About Weather
Weather Songs for Kids
Weather Movement Game
Raindrop Suncatchers
Make an Umbrella
Weather Dramatic Play

SPACE
Expand on the weather theme and explore more things in the sky and in space. A theme that explore stars and planets and astronauts will engage many preschoolers.
Books About Space
Nighttime Process Art
Planet Sun Catchers
Space Theme Sensory Bin
Making Craters Science Exploration
Star Discovery Bottle
Moon Salt Writing Tray
Space Station Dramatic Play

WESTERN
A cowboy theme could be just what your classroom needs to shake off the wintertime blues. These western activities will provide fun learning experiences for your preschoolers.
Western Block Play
Cowboy Gross Motor Activity
Lasso a Letter
Western Literacy Activities
Western Math Activities

Need more theme ideas? Check out our theme list.
Curriculum Themes