Preschool Spring Theme Activity Plans
The weather is warming, the days are longer, and nature is getting back to business! Spring is a great time to explore spring preschool themes with flowers, insects, weather, and more. These fun spring activities for preschool are the perfect way to explore spring with your young learners. We’ve included spring themed preschool science, math, literacy, sensory, preschool crafts for spring and more! Great for preschool at home or in the classroom, these versatile spring learning activities will fit the needs of all your preschoolers without a bunch of extra planning time.
Recommended Age
For Preschool Activity Plans:
24 Interactive Spring Theme activity plans for young children
Get ready for fun and learning with all our preschool activity plans. These preschool spring 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 spring lesson plans for preschool included in this activity plan are created around a set of high quality, classic spring 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.
What are the benefits of the spring preschool activity plans?
- Explore a variety of themed hands-on spring projects for preschoolers!
- Build vocabulary and early literacy skills with spring songs for preschool and circle time games!
- Get learners ready for school with spring printable activities!
- Develop math skills through fun spring counting activities.
- Our spring science experiments and fun spring crafts for kids bring out the creativity in your preschoolers!
- Use spring flowers and soil in your math, craft projects, and sensory activities to learn more about nature.
These easy-to-follow favorite spring activity plans include modifications and adaptations to meet the needs of all of your preschoolers.
Every theme comes with recommended reading lists, songs, project ideas, material lists and more.
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.
Take a Look at What is Included:
This theme includes activities for:
Mini Spring Themes included within the Spring Activity Plans :
Rain, Flowers, Garden
Recommended Reading:
• “The Tiny Seed,” by Eric Carle
• “Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt,” by Kate Messner
• “The Reason for a Flower,” by Ruth Heller
• “When Spring Comes,” by Kevin Henkes
• “Who Likes Rain?” by Wong Herbert Yee
Preschool Books About Spring
The Tiny Seed: With seeded paper to grow your own flowers! (The World of Eric Carle)Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt: (Nature Book for Kids, Gardening and Vegetable Planting, Outdoor Nature Book) (Over and Under)The Reason For A Flower: A Book About Flowers, Pollen, And Seeds (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Ruth Heller’s World of Nature)When Spring ComesWho Likes Rain?
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Materials List for Spring Preschool Activity Plans:
- Scissors
- Cardstock
- Flower Petals
- Construction Paper (green, black, brown)
- Brown Paste Board (from cereal box)
- Garden Themed Stickers/Stamps
- Glue
- Soil
- Printer Paper
- Sentence Strips (cut)
- Chart for Sentence Strips
- Markers
- Colored Craft Sticks
- Silk Flowers (no stems)
- Craft Foam Blocks
- Numbers 1-10 (optional)
- Laminating Materials (optional)
- Child-Safe Scissors
- Small Beads
- Plastic Cups/Cans with Smooth Edges
- Dot Markers (or circle label stickers)
- Insect Counters (mini erasers, etc.)
- Seeds
- Soil
- Container
- Pipettes
- Blue Gems (or other manipulative)
- Celery
- Clear Jar
- Food Coloring
- Paper Plates (small and regular)
- Brown Shredded Paper
- Washable Paint
- Paint Brush
- Sequins
- Tape
- Vegetable Oil in Small Bottle
- Squirt Bottle
- Crayons
- Watercolor Paint (blue)
- Small Bowl
- Watercolor Paper
- Contact Paper
- Tissue Paper (rainbow colors)
- Foam Sheets (green, pink, white)
- Pre-cut Foam Flowers (optional)
- Peanut Butter
- Bird Seed
- Yarn (or chenille stems)
- Various Parts of Flowers (stems, leaves, petals)
- Water Bin
- Cotton Balls
- Plastic Cups
- Empty Plastic Bottle
- Plastic Insects
- Funnel
- Divided Tray
- Play Dough
- Hot Glue (or tape)
Spring Themed Activities at a glance:
What is included in the Spring Preschool Activity Plans?
Spring Math Activities for Preschool:
- Flower Counting Activity
- One to One Flowers
- Growing Plants
- Flower Patterns
- Counting Raindrops
Spring Literacy Activities for Preschool:
- Letter Flowers
- Flower Petal Name Building
- G is for Garden, D is for Dirt
- Spring Words
Spring Science Activities for Preschoolers:
- Celery Experiment
- Parts of a Plant Craftivity
- Why Do Ducks Stay Dry? Experiment
Spring Sensory Activities for Preschoolers:
- Down in the Dirt Discovery Bottle
- Flower Playdough
Spring Arts & Crafts for Preschoolers:
- Process Art with “Rain”
- Rainbow Collages
Spring Fine Motor Activities for Preschoolers:
- Spring Blossoms
- Two-Dimensional Shape Bird Feeder
- Nature Cutting Tray
Spring Gross Motor Activities for Preschoolers:
- Rain Drop Catching
- Alphabet Flower Jump
Spring Music Activities for Preschoolers:
- Five Little Ducks
- Rainstick Instrument Craft
Spring Circle Time Activities for Preschoolers:
- Rainy Day Spring Sensory Bin
How Can I Expand the Preschool Activities for Spring?
Who Developed the Spring Activity Plans for Preschoolers?
Developed by a team of talented teachers and parents, these preschool spring activities for preschoolers range from whole group circle time ideas to craft 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 Spring Preschool Activity Plans.
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.