There are many options out there when you’re looking for preschool crafts and activities. Read on to see some options that we have used in our preschool. Many of these preschool activities were used over and over again because my preschooler loved them. They have been the foundation for our Kindergarten year and beyond! My son still talks about these activities today. What I love about a lot of these preschool activities is you likely have many of the items on hand. If you do not already have these items on hand for preschool, I suggest you check my links. All the items I linked have been tried and tested by us and used over and over again!
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Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT for short) has been my go-to for preschool and early grade worksheets. I highly encourage you to explore there. If I have pictures of things we have tried here, very likely I got printables on their site. You do not need to be a licensed teacher to have an account. There are paid options to help the teachers out, but the filter on the side allows you to select the grade and there is a lovely FREE option! I have not paid for any of the activities from TPT on this post.
TRY THESE READING PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES
- Make a “Bookworm”. Cut out several large circles of various colors of construction paper. After any reading you do with your preschooler, write the title of the book on the circle and hang it on the wall for all to see! You will have so much fun seeing the worm grow as you read!
- Check out the printable activities here in my shop! So many preschool reading activities are ready for you to use!
- Print out or make a mat with the alphabet and use letter tiles, or magnetic letters to match the mat. Try to get or make a mat that has the letters mixed up, this will make it more challenging. The exact tiles pictured are not available, so I linked some that are similar. They are great for other sorting games. We use them a lot for spelling.
- Laminate mats with CVC words (consonant, vowel, or consonant patterns such as CAT, DOG, BED, CUP…) The child can then match the letters to the sounds and spell simple words!
- Practice rhyming words and make silly up silly songs using rhyming words and even nonsense words.
- Check out the rhyming words worksheets in my shop!
HOW TO USE MATH IN YOUR PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES
- Cut out several colors of construction paper in circles or other shapes. Label each shape with the numbers 1-10. Put dots, stickers, or other shapes to count around the outer edge that equals the number labeled in the middle. Use clothes pins to count the dots or stickers. My preschooler loved this, he asked to do it all the time.
Math Cubes have been a great addition to our homeschooling. (No pun intended) We have used them in various ways, here are some of our favorites.
- Count an object like cereal or a snack and count that many math cubes. Use them with a printable to match the number of objects. (see picture)
- Use one color of cubes in one hand and another color in the other hand. Add or take away the cubes as you count, and learn addition and subtraction.
- Grab some colorful dominos and math cubes. Use the cubes to count out the number on each side of the domino with different colored cubes.
Sorting:
- Sort Matchbox cars or other toys by color. Place various colors of construction paper on the floor or table and have them match the car or toy to the same color of construction paper.
- Sort counting bears into a muffin tin or egg carton. You can sort them by color, or just add one to each tin and count.
- Sort counting bears, snacks or other small toys on a ten frame. Using two different colors can help when adding.
SCIENCE
- Leaf rubbings are super easy and quick to do. Collect a variety of leaves or other flat objects from outside. Place them under a piece of paper, take the paper label off of a crayon, and rub the side of the crayon over the object. My son was amazed as the leaf started showing up! Talk about the leaf…Look at its veins, colors, shapes, and other details.
- Make a sensory bin with sand, rocks, and dirt. Place some dinosaurs, sticks, and other plants in the sand or dirt. Add a couple of train track pieces, and your trains or cars can take a scenic drive!
I hope you have found something useful here! I enjoyed the preschool years so much, and I hope you do, too! They went by so fast!
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We love these activities! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks! I hope they help others enjoy their preschool!