All the leaves are falling down! Now is a great time to explore learning with leaves, apples, and pumpkins. These fun fall activities for preschool are the perfect way to explore fall with your young learners. Explore fall science, math, literacy, sensory, social-emotional activities and more! Great for preschool at home or in the classroom, these versatile fall activities will fit the needs of all your preschoolers without a bunch of extra planning time.

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For Preschool Activity Plans:

24 Interactive Fall Theme activity plans for young children

Get ready for fun and learning with all our preschool activity plans. These preschool fall activities are packed with literature-based plans that are easy to prepare and fun to do.

Just like all of our themed activity plans, the fall themed activities for preschool included in this activity plan are created around a set of high quality, classic fall themed books that your preschoolers will love. We have included the list of books below so that you can grab them from your public library or purchase them for your personal library so that you can use these activities year after year.  

20+ fall theme preschool activity plans samples pictured

What are the benefits of the fall preschool activity plans?

  • Explore a variety of themed hands-on fall learning activities!
  • Build vocabulary and early literacy skills with fall songs and circle time games!
  • Get learners ready for school with fall printable activities!
  • Develop math skills through fun fall counting activities.
  • Our fall science experiments and fun fall crafts for kids bring out the creativity in your preschoolers!
  • Use fall foliage in your math, art and sensory activities to learn more about nature.

These easy-to-follow fall activity plans include modifications and adaptations to meet the needs of all of your preschoolers.

Every theme is comes with recommended reading lists, songs, material lists and more.

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Each of the Preschool Activity Plans themes is a digital download that you will receive access to immediately after purchase.

No need to wait for a book to come in the mail to implement these fun preschool activities!

Every theme contains 2 files within a .zip file. Once you open the .zip file you will see one PDF with all the printable activities and one PDF with the themed activity plans.

Take a Look at What is Included:

Fall activity plans for preschool materials list

Mini Fall Themes included within the Fall Activity Plans :

Leaves, Apples, Pumpkins

Recommended Reading:

• ‘Why Do Leaves Change Color?’ by Betsy Maestro
•’Leaf Man’ by Lois Ehlert
•’The Little Red Hen’ (many print versions available)
•’Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden’ by George Levenson
•’Apple Picking Day!’ By Candice Ransom

Materials List for Fall Preschool Activity Plans:

  • Real Leaves
  • Fake Leaves
  • Pumpkin
  • Apples
  • Pocket Chart (optional)
  • Leaf Paper Punch (recommended)
  • Pom Poms
  • Tongs/Tweezers
  • Small Plastic Pumpkins
  • Number Magnets
  • Foam Pumpkins
  • Shredded Brown Paper
  • Cotton Swab
  • Knife (for adult use)
  • Large Tray or Shallow Container
  • Oatmeal
  • Toothpick
  • Plastic Forks
  • Paper Plate
  • Apple Sauce
  • Black Beans
  • Cornstarch
  • Potato Masher
  • Cinnamon
  • Bowl

Fall Themed Activities at a glance:

What is included in the Fall Preschool Activity Plans?

Fall Math Activities for Preschool:

  • Graphing Fall Pictures
  • Apple Seed Stamping
  • Oatmeal Writing Tray
  • Leaf Patterns

Fall Literacy Activities for Preschool:

  • L is for Leaf
  • Pumpkin Life Cycle
  • Leafy Names
  • Fall Words BINGO

Fall Science Activities for Preschoolers:

  • Color Changing Leaves
  • Baking Bread
  • Apple Boards

Fall Social Studies Activities for Preschoolers:

  • Leaf Self-Portrait

Fall Sensory Activities for Preschoolers:

  • Pumpkin Harvest
  • Applesauce Ooblek

Fall Art Activities for Preschoolers:

  • Chicken Scratch Painting
  • Apple Prints
  • Parts of an Apple Paper Plate Craft

Fall Fine Motor Activities for Preschoolers:

  • Transferring and Counting Pumpkins
  • Apple Seeds Fine Motor Tray

Fall Gross Motor Activities for Preschoolers:

  • Pumpkin Hop

Fall Music Activities for Preschoolers:

  • Painting to the Sounds of Fall

Fall Circle Time Activities for Preschoolers:

  • Pass the Pumpkin
  • Sorting and Graphing Leaves
  • ABC Fall Leaf Game

How Can I Expand the Fall Activity Plans Even Further?

Who Developed the Fall Activity Plans for Preschoolers?

Developed by a team of talented teachers and parents, these fall preschool activities range from whole group circle time ideas to active learning games. All activity plans have been carefully crafted and kid tested!

Whether you are a new teacher developing an entire preschool curriculum, a veteran teacher searching for new inspiration, or a parent homeschooling your preschooler, you’ll find everything you need in these Fall Preschool Activity Plans.

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Digital Download

Each of the Preschool Activity Plans themes is a digital download that you will receive access to immediately after purchase.

No need to wait for a book to come in the mail to implement these fun preschool activities!

Every theme contains 2 files within a .zip file. Once you open the .zip file you will see one PDF with all the printable activities and one PDF with the themed activity plans.