Fall Preschool Lesson Plans and Art Ideas

If you're getting ready for a fall theme, I have a set of preschool lesson plans and hands-on activities that will make planning incredibly easy. These resources are designed to help children explore math and literacy concepts through playful learning. 

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Fall Preschool Lesson Plans

Here is what our half-day preschool looks like! 

I always start my day with table time! My students come in the room and there are 6-7 options to choose from. Students rotate freely through activities that hit on literacy, math, and fine motor skills. 

Then we have our morning meeting. This is a very quick time of day where we do calendar, and quickly review our focus letter, number, shape, and color. 

We always do an art activity related to our theme! Here are some fun farm art projects! 

Bubble Wrap Prints: This simple art activity is always a hit. Paint a piece of bubble wrap and print onto your template. 

TP Tube Leaf Prints: Smash a toilet paper tube to look like a leaf. Dip in paint and make a fall tree! 

Cork Fall Trees: I always love when I can incorporate their sweet little handprints into art activities. We made handprints for our tree. Then, we used corks to paint fall leaves.

Spin Art Leaves: Kids LOVE spin art! We use a salad spinner and small squirt bottles of paint. It is ALWAYS a hit.

Color Diffusing Leaves: You can use a coffee filter or paper towels cut in the shape of leaves. But the easiest is to order color diffusing leaves from Amazon. Squirt with liquid watercolors and they turn out gorgeous. 

 

Then we have circle time. We have a themed read aloud, say rhymes/chants from my circle time packs, and do literacy or math lessons. 

We wrap up our day with centers and recess! 

I hope this will help your planning! 

Dinosaur Preschool Lesson Plans and Art Ideas

If you're getting ready for a dinosaur theme, I have a set of preschool lesson plans and hands-on activities that will make planning incredibly easy. These resources are designed to help children explore math and literacy concepts through playful learning. 

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Dinosaur Preschool Lesson Plans

Here is what our half-day preschool looks like! 

I always start my day with table time! My students come in the room and there are 6-7 options to choose from. Students rotate freely through activities that hit on literacy, math, and fine motor skills. 

Then we have our morning meeting. This is a very quick time of day where we do calendar, and quickly review our focus letter, number, shape, and color. 

We always do an art activity related to our theme! Here are some fun farm art projects! 

Bubble Wrap Prints: This simple art activity is always a hit. Paint a piece of bubble wrap and print onto your template. 

Dinosaur Scrape Art: Drop dots of paint on a dinosaur template. Use a squeegee or a gift card to scrape the paint.

Chalk Pastel Dinosaurs: Tape a dinosaur template to a piece of black paper. Sketch around the outside of the outline. Remove the dinosaur! If you want a less messy alternative to chalk pastels, check out wonder sticks. They work just as well, but without any mess!

Dinosaur Directed Drawing: I absolutely love how directed drawings turn out! We first made a background with paint sticks. Then, we followed the directions to draw a dinosaur.

Dinosaur Tracks Painting: Dip dinosaur feet in paint and have them stomp! 

 

Then we have circle time. We have a themed read aloud, say rhymes/chants from my circle time packs, and do literacy or math lessons. 

We wrap up our day with centers and recess! 

I hope this will help your planning! 

Birthday Preschool Circle Time

Birthday Preschool Circle Time 

Birthday Preschool Circle Time 

Birthday preschool circle time has 5 mini lessons to go along with a read aloud, 5 -songs/chants to practice skills, and questions of the day.

Counting Candles-  Say the chant as a class. Count the candles on each cake and match it to the correct number. 

Birthday Sounds- Say the chant as a class. Find a picture with the correct beginning sound. Match it to the correct present. 

Party Letters- Say the chant as a class. Pick a letter and name it. 

Missing Cake- Place the numbers in a pocket chart. Hide the cake. Guess which number it is hiding behind. 

Question of the Day- There are 5,  birthday themed, questions of the day to use during circle time.

Birthday Invitations-  Deliver the birthday invitation to the correct animal by solving the riddle.

Birthday Box- Use a magnetic wand to grab a letter card or beginning sound card out of the birthday box. Trace the correct letter on the recording page. 

Counting Balloons- Pick a number card and count the balloons on the playing mat. 

Birthday Preschool Circle Time 

Farm Preschool Lesson Plans and Art Ideas

If you're getting ready for a farm theme, I have a set of preschool lesson plans and hands-on activities that will make planning incredibly easy. These resources are designed to help children explore math and literacy concepts through playful learning. 

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Farm Preschool Lesson Plans

Here is what our half-day preschool looks like! 

I always start my day with table time! My students come in the room and there are 6-7 options to choose from. Students rotate freely through activities that hit on literacy, math, and fine motor skills. 

Then we have our morning meeting. This is a very quick time of day where we do calendar, and quickly review our focus letter, number, shape, and color. 

We always do an art activity related to our theme! Here are some fun farm art projects! 

Tractor Painting: This simple art activity is always a hit. Dip a tractor in paint and make tracks! 

Muddy Pig Painting: This art activity is a sensory experience! Mix coffee grounds, glue, and a dab of brown paint! Paint the pig! 

Paper Plate Chickens: To start, paint a paper plate with a fork. Then fold the paper plate in half. Trace handprints for the wings, and add eyes and a beak! 

Toilet Paper Tub Sheep: To make this adorable sheep we dipped a toilet paper tube in black paint to make a body. When it was dry, we added a head, eyes, and legs. 

Pigs Directed Drawing: I absolutely love how directed drawings turn out! We first made a muddy background with some textured sponges and brown paint. Then we completed the directed drawing. 

Then we have circle time. We have a themed read aloud, say rhymes/chants from my circle time packs, and do literacy or math lessons. 

We wrap up our day with centers and recess! 

I hope this will help your planning! 

Transportation Preschool Lesson Plans and Art Activities

If you're getting ready for a transportation theme, I have a set of preschool lesson plans and hands-on activities that will make planning incredibly easy. These resources are designed to help children explore math and literacy concepts through playful learning. 

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Transportation Preschool Lesson Plans

I always start my day with table time! My students come in the room and there are 6-7 options to choose from. Students rotate freely through activities that hit on literacy, math, and fine motor skills. 

Then we have our morning meeting. This is a very quick time of day where we do calendar, and quickly review our focus letter, number, shape, and color. 

We always do an art activity related to our theme! Here are some fun transportation art projects! 

Contact Paper Airplanes in the Clouds: Trace an airplane on contact paper and stick onto blue construction paper. Sponge paint around the plane. Remove the contact paper! 

Tear and Glue Traffic Light: Work on fine motor skills as you tear and glue paper to make a traffic light.

Q-Tip Painting Trains: I searched for a simple train template, and then had my students create dot designs on the train cars with Q-tips and paint! 

Car Track Painting: This is always my favorite! Dip cars, trucks, and trains into paint and make tracks! It turns out so wonderful each time.

Dot Marker Hot Air Balloons: Use dot markers to decorate a paper plate. Cut out a basket from brown construction paper and glue together! You can even take pictures of your students to place inside the basket. 

Then we have circle time. We have our themed read aloud, do rhymes/chants from my circle time packs, and do literacy or math lessons. 

We wrap up our day with centers and recess! 

I hope this will help your planning! 

Back to School Beginning Sounds- Preschool Literacy

   Beginning Sounds Preschool and Kindergarten Literacy- School Theme

This literacy preschool activity pack focuses on beginning sounds with a fun, school theme! Use these activities in circle time, small groups, centers, and/or for independent practice.

School- Preschool Literacy Beginning Sounds

Whole Group/ Circle Time- Complete the beginning sound sort as a class. 

Small Groups/ Center Time- Identify the beginning sound for each picture. Place a letter magnet on the card.

Center Time/ Independent Practice-  Color the correct letter for each picture.

School- Preschool Literacy Beginning Sounds