Toddler Animal Theme Activity Plans
All the leaves are falling down! Now is a great time to explore learning with leaves, apples, and pumpkins. These fun fall activities for toddlers are the perfect way to explore fall with your young learners. Explore fall science, math, literacy, sensory, social-emotional activities and more! Great for toddlers at home or in the classroom, these versatile fall activities will fit the needs of all your toddlers without a bunch of extra planning time.
Recommended Age
For Toddler Activity Plans:
24 Interactive Fall Theme Activity Plans for Young Children
Get ready for fun and learning with all our toddler activity plans. These toddler 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 toddlers included in this activity plan are created around a set of high quality, classic fall themed books that your toddlers 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 fall toddler activity plans?
- Explore a variety of themed hands-on fall learning activities!
- Build vocabulary and early literacy skills with fall songs and games!
- Get your littlest learners ready for preschool with hands-on learning and exploration!
- Introduce math skills through fun fall counting activities.
- Our developmentally-appropriate fun fall crafts for kids bring out the creativity in your toddlers!
- 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 toddlers.
Every theme is comes with recommended reading lists, songs, material lists and more.
Digital Download
Each of the Toddler 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 toddler 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 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
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Materials List for Fall Toddler Activity Plans:
- Construction Paper
- Printer Paper
- Laminating Materials (optional)
- Game Markers
- Glue
- Tape
- Scissors
- 3×5 Note Cards
- Markers
- Washable Paint: Black, Red, Yellow, Orange
- Paint Brush
- 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 Toddler Activity Plans?
Fall Math Activities for Toddlers:
- Graphing Fall Pictures
- Apple Seed Stamping
- Oatmeal Writing Tray
- Leaf Patterns
Fall Literacy Activities for Toddlers:
- L is for Leaf
- Pumpkin Life Cycle
- Leafy Names
- Fall Words BINGO
Fall Science Activities for Toddlers:
- Color Changing Leaves
- Baking Bread
- Apple Boards
Fall Social Studies Activities for Toddlers:
- Leaf Self-Portrait
Fall Sensory Activities for Toddlers:
- Pumpkin Harvest
- Applesauce Ooblek
Fall Art Activities for Toddlers:
- Chicken Scratch Painting
- Apple Prints
- Parts of an Apple Paper Plate Craft
Fall Fine Motor Activities for Toddlers:
- Transferring and Counting Pumpkins
- Apple Seeds Fine Motor Tray
Fall Gross Motor Activities for Toddlers:
- Pumpkin Hop
Fall Music Activities for Toddlers:
- Painting to the Sounds of Fall
Fall Circle Time Activities for Toddlers:
- 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 Toddlers?
Developed by a team of talented teachers and parents, these fall toddler 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 toddler curriculum, a veteran teacher searching for new inspiration, or a parent homeschooling your toddler, you’ll find everything you need in these Fall toddler Activity Plans.
Digital Download
Each of the Toddler 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 toddler 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.