February Preschool Themes
Curriculum themes and activities for February for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten; February Preschool Themes; Pre-K Valentines activities.
Caterpillar and Butterfly Life Cycle Art Activity: Shape Caterpillars
Use shapes to create a caterpillar and a book of caterpillar life cycle or butterfly life cycle; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. Spring Art Project
Printable Road Shape Mats for Preschool
Your kids will love these printable road shape mats! This is a super fun, hands-on shape learning activity using toys car to trace shapes.
Pattern Block Mats for Preschool
Pattern block mats are about so much more than just teaching shapes in preschool. Using pattern block mats introduces kids to geometry.
20+ Light Table Activities for Preschool
Light table activities for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten; ideas for using a light table or light box in Pre-K classroom; science center preschool.
Geoboard Activities for Preschool
Add geoboard activities to your math centers or small group time in preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten. Make learning shapes fun and hands-on!
Feathers on the Light Table
Feathers are a multi-sensory natural material for preschoolers to explore. There are so many ways for children to learn and play with feathers! When presenting them on a light table, children can observe the feathers lit from below to further marvel at their structure. This is a great activity for […]
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Shape Wands Math Activity
Create shape wands and locate all the matching shapes throughout your classroom or house; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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.
Ten Black Dots: Counting and Grouping Circles
A fun counting and grouping activity for preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten based on the book Ten Black Dots.
Math Picture Books for Preschool
60 books for teaching math concepts in your preschool or kindergarten classroom. Books about counting, numbers, shapes, colors, patterns and more!
Teaching 3D Shapes
Teaching 3D shapes cone, cube, cylinder and sphere in preschool and kindergarten with hands-on materials, activities and songs. Includes free song printable.